Yoko ono News

The 83-year-old concept artist and widow of Beatle John Lennon has been admitted to a New York hospital complaining of severe flu-like symptoms. Ono has lived in New York since her husband's death in 1980 and never remarried.

Las Vegas - Cryotherapy is a weirdly unorthodox treatment that seems to be gaining popularity. It entails exposing the body to sub-zero temperatures and some say it may be beneficial, especially after a facial and moisturizer treatment.

Mark David Chapman, the man who shot Beatle John Lennon dead 34 years ago this month, has written to Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and asked her to forgive him. Chapman's wife says she has also written Ono.

Austin - Seventy-six films will premiere at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Among them are "All Is By My Side," a Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast's Andre 3000, and "SVDDXNLY," a documentary about rapper A$AP Rocky.

Singer-songwriter Lissie has been selected to serve as Hard Rock's "Imagine There's No Hunger" artist ambassador in the United States.

Berlin - "For her lasting artistic and peace-promoting political work," Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and widow of John Lennon, has won a prestigious German peace prize — the Theodor Wanner Lifetime Achievement Award.

Right now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering lifting a temporary ban on fracking in New York, threatening communities' health, polluting vital water sources and opening up peoples' lands to gas exploration. You can help.

New York - On Sunday in New York City, Yoko Ono Lennon presented the Courage Award for the Arts 2013 to Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, who accepted the award in absentia.

Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, started a petition against fracking in New York. They were then invited to visit communities in Pennsylvania to see the actual impacts and effects of fracking, up close and personal.

Prague - Rock stars Bono, Edge, Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Yoko Ono Lennon have paid the costs of a tapestry that will be unveiled next month at the Prague airport, which has been renamed after former Czech President Vaclav Havel.

Lady Gaga has been named one of three to get a John Lennon peace prize to be awarded Oct. 9 on what would have been Lennon's 72nd birthday. Along with Gaga, the Russian band Pussy Riot and late-journalist Christopher Hitchens will get the special award.

Kitchener - A Yoko Ono art exhibit is coming to The Museum in Kitchener from May 12 to September 3. The artist will not be making an appearance at the Canadian exhibit.

The author perhaps best known for writing the only authorized biography of the Beatles has uncovered more than 250 letters and cards sent by John Lennon to his family, and they are soon to be published for the first time.

John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono has agreed for some of Lennon’s personal letters to be published in a book after 30 years have passed since his death.

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono plans to break her silence and write an autobiography featuring her years with the former Beatle.

The World March for Peace and Nonviolence is holding a bed-in on August 16 for world peace. The celebration is the 40th anniversary of Yoko Ono and John Lennon's famous bed-in.