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Sean Ono Lennon poses for a photo on the red carpet

John Lennon 'resented having to be a Beatle', says son

John Lennon "resented having to be a Beatle" in the years after the band split, according to his son Sean Ono Lennon.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Butterfly Studios in New York City. August 1972. ©Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com

John and Yoko are reimagined in new documentary

A new documentary catches the world's most famous dropouts at work and play and provides new revelations about The Beatles afterlife of John Lennon. It also does a very good job of rehabilitating the unfairly maligned Yoko Ono

Movie Review • 13 Apr

Celine Dion pays tribute to 'legend' Roberta Flack

Celine Dion was among a host of music and showbiz people paying tribute to the late US singer Roberta Flack, following her death at the age of 88.

Music • 25 Feb

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, his bride of three months pose in bed in Montreal in June 1969

Sean Ono Lennon: My parents never 'really broke up'

Sean Ono Lennon has spoken about the lasting influence his father John Lennon had on his mother Yoko Ono, saying: "I think she never has moved on from that relationship."

Music • 03 Dec 24

Yoko Ono and John Lennon pictured together in 1968

Swiss court rules Yoko Ono owns John Lennon's watch

Yoko Ono has been declared the rightful owner of a watch she gave to her husband, John Lennon, shortly before his murder, according to a ruling by Switzerland's supreme court after the timepiece reappeared at an auction house.

Music • 15 Nov 24

John Lennon and Yoko Ono pictured together on the Dick Cavett show in 1971

Royalties due on recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The estate of former Beatles star John Lennon has appointed a UK music licensing company to collect royalties on all sound recordings where the late singer or his widowed wife Yoko Ono are listed as a performer.

Music • 15 Oct 24

Lorelle Meets The Obsolete. Photo credit: Fernando de la Rosa

Behind the music - Lorelle Meets The Obsolete

Mexican duo Lorelle Meets The Obsolete have released their sixth album, Datura. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 26 Jun 23

AI helps McCartney to create 'the final Beatles record'

Paul McCartney has revealed that artificial intelligence is being used to put together what he is calling "the final Beatles record".

Music • 13 Jun 23

The Beatles' friend Tony Bramwell looks at a little bit of history All photos: Press Association

John Lennon's postcard to British PM goes on display

A Christmas card sent from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Harold Wilson, which the then-British Prime Minister marked "no", has gone on display in a museum in Liverpool.

Music • 21 Apr 22

And Lennon's on sale again: John Lennon and Yoko Ono pictured at one of their "bed-ins" for peace

Tape of 1970 John Lennon interview sold for £43k

A cassette tape with a 33-minute audio recording of John Lennon being interviewed by four Danish teenagers 51 years ago as well as an apparently unpublished song by the late Beatle fetched £43,000 at an auction in Denmark.

Music • 29 Sep 21

Yoko Ono used to turn up shy John Lennon's vocals

Sean ono Lennon has revealed his mother Yoko Ono used to turn up his late father John Lennon's microphone because he was "insecure about his own voice".

Music • 09 Oct 20

John Lennon would have been celebrating his 80th birthday on 9 October

John Lennon's 80th birthday marked by various events

Late Beatles star and musical legend John Lennon would have been celebrating his 80th birthday today, 9 October, and various events marked the day.

John Lennon • 09 Oct 20

John Lennon TV channel to launch on his 80th birthday

A pop-up TV channel dedicated to John Lennon will launch next Friday on what would have been the late Beatle's 80th birthday.

John Lennon • 04 Oct 20

How the New York Daily News reported the story

John Lennon's killer apologises for 'despicable act'

John Lennon's killer has apologised to the singer's widow, Yoko Ono, saying he thinks about the "despicable act" all the time and accepts he may spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Music • 22 Sep 20

John Lennon said that if anyone other than his wife, Yoko Ono, had helped him write Imagine he would have given them credit

Yoko Ono awarded co-credit on John Lennon's Imagine

Over forty years after Imagine's release, Yoko Ono has been awarded an official songwriting credit for her late husband John Lennon's biggest solo hit.

Music • 16 Jun 17

Yoko Ono