In everything he did, John Lennon spoke his truth and questioned the truth. An incomparable and uncompromising artist who strove for honesty and directness in his music, he laid bare his heart, mind and soul in his songs, seeing them as snapshots of his current emotions, thoughts and world view. Believing the one quality demanded of himself as an artist was to be completely honest, he did not disguise what he had to say or conform his messages to be more in line with what he felt others thought they should be.

When the world’s greatest timple virtuosos Germán López joins forces with international award-winning jazz singer/songwriter Halie Loren you get a whole new creative sound that will have you singling along or deeply memorized.

To celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, Yoko Ono will release a special reissue of ‘Wedding Album’, out this Friday 22nd March with Chimera Music and Secretly Canadian. Its release comes 50 years after Yoko and John were married - to mark the golden wedding anniversary of two of the 20th century’s most emblematic cultural figures.

Blackbird Presents Records is proud to announce the CD/DVD/LP release of Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert. The concert film and music release features a collection of legendary singers and superstars who came together for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event taping in New York City at The Theater At Madison Square Garden to celebrate the songs of music icon John Lennon.

Tuomo & Markus is a new musical project from acclaimed Finnish soul/jazz artist Tuomo Prättälä and singer/songwriter Markus Nordenstreng of The Latebirds. The duo’s music has been described as Nordic Americana and neo folk with distinct jazz, soul and prog-rock influences. Their haunting harmonies complement each other much like in the cases of Simon & Garfunkel or Crosby Stills Nash.

Avid Beatles fans have been blaming Yoko Ono for the break-up of the Beatles for over 40 years.