Yoko Ono News

Japanese avant pop maestro Cornelius celebrates 30 years as one of music’s most compelling songwriters, producers, and performers wit for Spring. The lead single from his magical new LP, Ethereal Essence, is the latest turning point in an already celebrated and iconoclastic career. Listen to the song here!

Cirque du Soleil has announced that The Beatles™ LOVE™ , the production celebrating the music and legacy of The Beatles through the artistry of Cirque du Soleil, will conclude its historic Las Vegas run at The Mirage on July 7, 2024 as the resort begins its transformation into the Hard Rock Las Vegas.

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand, during his 24th year touring around the world to 26 countries will perform in his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman, 'the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre,' on March 31st at the renowned Lithographeion Theatre in Patras, Greece.

Internationally-acclaimed cellist Trey Lee is collaborating with the English Chamber Orchestra for his new album SEASONS INTERRUPTED. Learn how to purchase the album.

Mandy Gonzalez fulfilled a lifelong dream last night as she sang the National Anthem at the Knicks game in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Check out a video of her rendition here!

 The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville has announced its 100th anniversary and year-long campaign celebrating the institution's past, present and future through groundbreaking exhibitions, events, programs and more.

The Flaming Lips share new North American tour dates and extend their already stacked 2024 schedule. These shows will again see the band deliver a full performance of their 2002 groundbreaking, Gold-certified Warner Records album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in its entirety, continuing to honor over two decades of this career high watermark.

A Hug From The Art World will debut Beryl Cook Takes Los Angeles at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. The exhibition is set to debut at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on February 26.

Current dates on leg 1 are nearly sold out. Silversun Pickups Soundcheck Package tickets will be available and includes one general admission ticket, early entry into the venue with access to an intimate preshow soundcheck (featuring songs that will not be played during their regular set), a Q&A with the band, autographed set list and more.

Vocoder, newly present in this album, distorts the song's timeless melody as she sings about the simple joy of a good day - an ever increasing rarity in this world. A companion video shot by Pooneh Ghana is also out now and features TikTok/YouTube star Lili Hayes going about her business wearing a latex Faye Webster mask.

“IMAGINE...” a table is set, where a meeting is to soon take place between Britain’s First Female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and an Ex-Beatle, John Lennon. This is what is laid forth in Ben Randall’s Whiskey & Soda currently onstage at the Off-Central Players.

MCC Theater has revealed that Miscast24 will take place on Monday April 15, 2024 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Learn additional details!

Upon entering the theatre, one is met by Berlant herself engaged in a Yoko Ono-esque performance flanked by an artist’s statement which has appeared verbatim in the program for every show I’ve reviewed in the past year.

New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents a one-night only concert on Sunday, March 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan's All Souls. Performed by 30+ singers, conductor and pianist Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and organist Trent Johnson, the beautifully interwoven program centers on adaptation—works that repurposed harmonies and melodies by composers of the past. 

MOCA Jacksonville has announced A Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA Jacksonville, an exhibition exploring the dynamic culture of New York in the 1970s that spurred a decade of collaboration and innovation between artists working in a variety of genres.

The album was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas with her longtime band. She shares the new single “Lego Ring (ft. Lil Yachty).” The new song comes with a music video featuring both Faye and Yachty playing a video game, created by the video's director Kyle Ng of Braindead Studios. Check out tour dates!

Full casting has been announced for Audible Theater's upcoming world premiere musical Dead Outlaw, with music & lyrics by Tony Award winner David Yazbek.

Japan Society, a 116-year-old non-profit organization focused on bringing Japan and the U.S. closer together, announces a rare screening of films from the radical 1960's Fluxus movement together with a conversation with Fluxus filmmaker Jeffrey Perkins.

ThickSkin, a Manchester-based theatre NPO, has appointed six new trustees. Learn more here!

Experience Cage Shock at Japan Society on December 7 as part of John Cage's Japan: A Japan Society Performance Series. Don't miss this unique and captivating performance.