John Lennon’s “Imagine” was awarded the National Music Publishers Association Centennial Song Award Wednesday and Yoko Ono was given a long overdue credit as co-writer of the iconic song. More
Yoko Ono is producing a film that will explore her complex relationship with John Lennon, documenting the couple’s love story and anti-war causes. Anthony McCarten (Theory of Everything) will write the as-yet-untitled movie, and Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball, Captain Phillips) and Immersive Pictures’ Josh Bratman will co-produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In a statement, De Luca said the plot will “focus on ripe and relevant themes of love,…
Today, a ton of people took part in the Women’s March on Washington and its sister marches around the world. A wide variety of artists joined in, including Michael Stipe, Yoko Ono, Grimes, Ed Droste, Britt Daniel, Karen O, Deakin, Bat for Lashes, Miley Cyrus, Eric Andre, Mark Ronson, Natalie Prass, and more. Find some of their posts below.
Earlier today, the National, Tegan and Sara, Carrie Brownstein, and many more shared social media missives from the marches, using their voices to stand against Trump. The Women’s March on Washington featured performances from Amber Coffman, Janelle…
Jack White and Third Man Records, Bon Iver, Yoko Ono and Sub Pop are among the artists and labels contributing exclusive bundles to an auction for Studios for Schools, a nonprofit organization that builds music and film studios in low-income schools.
The Third Man bundle includes White’s Acoustic Recordings alongside the Elvis Presley seven-inch Third Man released on Record Store Day, a translucent green seven-inch of Jack White and the Electric Mayhem, a Dead Weather flexi-disc and other albums from the label’s catalog.
Bon Iver’s bundle includes Justin Vernon’s entire discography on vinyl, including his new…