Laurie Anderson was on committee that selected Ono for Edward MacDowell Medal
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko scored the award for Best Animated Short
Pixar alum Dave Mullins discusses turning the iconic John Lennon and Yoko Ono song into an alternate-reality World War I short.
Couples within the entertainment industry come and go. However, those who make music together tend to be remembered forever, especially the really good ones.
Whether it's an artist with lethal perfectionist tendencies or someone who just became too self-absorbed over time, some of the best band leaders, R&B divas, and rap superstars have earned the title of being more than a little hard to work with, with the levels of destruction varying significantly from artist to artist.
More than half a century ago, a prominent portion of the music that found popularity in mainstream America achieved it through what feels almost antithetical to the concept of "popular" music.
The de facto ground zero from which contemporary rock and pop culture emerged, The Beatles did a few things better than their peers and even did a few things no one had yet conceived of. Thus, let's celebrate the 20 ways that The Beatles changed the world.
Whether it's an artist with lethal perfectionist tendencies or someone who just became too self-absorbed over time, some of the best band leaders, R&B divas, and rap superstars have earned the title of being more than a little hard to work with, with the levels of destruction varying significantly from artist to artist. Today, we take a look at 20 of them.
Daytime Revolution follows Yoko Ono and John Lennon as they co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show for a week in 1972
It's quite the task to limit a list to only 30 drummers who have paved the way for others, incorporated some trendsetting technique, or provided technically masterful playing. That said, we gave it a shot, listed in alphabetical order.
Celebrities often produce other celebrities. Sure, having a famous parent gives these kids a leg up, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have skills. That includes acumen with music.
The image of a naked Lennon curled up to Ono, hours before his death, is perhaps the magazine's best-known cover. You can bid on a rare original copy starting December 5, with proceeds to gun-violence prevention efforts
No matter the reason, here is our list of shocking departures that changed the course of pop music itself. (Note: We did our best to distinguish quitting from being fired from a band, as that's a list for another day.)
Striking out on one's own can be a daunting move in any profession. However, as a musician, the pressure is obviously greater. For many of music's all-time great solo artists, it was just a matter of time that the success they enjoyed within the confines of a group, duo or band would translate when it was just about them.
Couples in bands don't always work out, but most of the time they make for great drama and even better rock music....
Sixty years ago, on October 18, 1957, Paul McCartney performed for the first time ever with the Quarrymen, John Lennon's band. It was the first time Lennon and McCartney shared the stage, clearly making this one of the most important moments in Beatles history.
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