National anthem should be changed to John Lennon’s ‘Imagine,’ activists say

John Lennon could go on a tour of Liverpool to mark his upcoming 80th birthday.Laura Lian, who created the six-foot bronze statue of the late music icon, has said she wants it to be displayed in Lennon’s home city by September 21 – the International Day of Peace.The likeness of Lennon – who would have turned 80 in October – has been displayed at London’s Hard Rock Cafe since Lian completed work on it two years ago.But she is now calling for the statue to tour all of the boroughs in Merseyside

Paul McCartney is rereleasing his 1997 album Flaming Pie, which will be available in multiple formats, including a five-CD, two-DVD, four-LP collector’s edition.

Paul Weller has become only the third artist to top the UK album chart in five consecutive decades, alongside Paul McCartney and John Lennon.The former The Jam frontman shot to the top of the charts tonight (July 10) with his latest LP ‘On Sunset’.His previous chart-toppers include The Jam’s ‘The Gift’ in 1982 and The Style Council’s ‘Our Favourite Shop’ in 1985, plus five solo albums: ‘On Sunset’, ‘Stanley Road’ (1995), ‘Illumination’ (2002), ’22 Dreams’ (2008), and ‘Sonik Kicks’ (2012).‘On

Teigen-Legends to provide extremely cute family content, and their latest Instagram posts very much prove that point. Both Chrissy Teigen and John Legend co-ordinated their swimsuits with their children's on a recent trip on a yacht; Teigen matched daughter Luna in leopard print, while Legend mirrored son Miles in stripes.

Ringo Starr is officially 80!

Sir Richard Starkey, celebrated the milestone on Tuesday and some famous names were quick to share some sweet words in his honor.Sir Paul McCartney, the Beatles singer who last reunited with Starr during his July 2019 Los Angeles concert, shared a pic of his former bandmate grinning from ear to ear to celebrate the day.«Happy birthday SIR RICHARD alias RINGO,» McCartney, 78, wrote. «Have a great day my long time buddy!»Yoko Ono, who was famously married to Beatles singer John Lennon before his

Thought about it and thought why not. Happy Birthday Ringo.

Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey in Liverpool in 1940, celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday.

Three years ago, when the National Music Publishers’ Association presented Yoko Ono with their Centennial Song Award, Sean Lennon pushed his mother onto the stage at Cipriani 42nd Street in a wheelchair — shocking some who didn’t realize the formidable avant-garde artist was incapacitated.

Kanji Yamanouchi, the Consul General of Japan in New York, rang in July 4th with a Jimi Hendrix-inspired rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”The 62-year-old, bow-tied clad diplomat crushed a version of the American national anthem on an electric guitar in a video posted to the consulate’s official Facebook page this week.“This year marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the very first Japanese delegation to the United States and New York City,” he said.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe National Football League plans to have the song Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing performed live or played via a recording before every Week 1 NFL game. The song is considered by many as the Black national anthem and would precede the traditional performance of the Star Spangled Banner, the official US national anthem.The report on the plans cited anonymous sources and came from The Undefeated, an ESPN offshoot focused on sports, race and culture.

Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a cover of John Lennon‘s protest anthem ‘Gimme Some Truth’ – you can listen to it below.Arriving in place of his usual weekly No Fun Mondays instalments, the Green Day frontman instead has offered up a No Fun Monday Hump Day edition of his quarantine series.Released in 1971, the track – which was written during the Vietnam war and originally featured on John’s Imagine album – has been covered a number of times over the years.Most notable versions include those by

Billie Joe Armstrong wants to “Gimme Some Truth” with his new John Lennon cover.

star-studded cover version of Imagine released at the start of lockdown as “the thing we didn’t need that everybody hated.”The actor, 40, took part in a lo-fi rendition of John Lennon’s classic track along with celebrities including Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Kirsten Wiig and Jimmy Fallon.The stars took turns to each sing a section of the song in video clips recorded from their homes in an attempt to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.However, the gesture was instead viewed as tone deaf

Chris O'Dowd doesn't blame anyone for thinking poorly of the "Imagine" video he participated in earlier this year. In March, after the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine, O'Dowd, 40, was one of several celebrities to take part in a musical relay race of sorts, featuring stars singing bits of the famous John Lennon song, line by line.

celebrity cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ that emerged at the start of lockdown, labelling it “creative diarrhoea”.A video of famous faces including O’Dowd, Jimmy Fallon and Gal Gadot, who sang the iconic track in an apparent show of solidarity, went viral when it was posted online in March.It failed to strike the desired note and instead received a legion of backlash for being “cringeworthy” and “out of touch”.Speaking on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast, O’Dowd has now admitted that the

Chris O'Dowd initially thought Gal Gadot's 'Imagine' video was for charity. The 40-year-old actor and his wife Dawn O'Porter both starred in the much-maligned video, which saw various celebrities perform part of John Lennon's iconic track amid the coronavirus crisis - but Chris has now admitted he didn't give the concept proper consideration.