We're celebrating NPR's 50th anniversary by revisiting cultural milestones from 1971. On this day, 51 years ago, John Lennon's album Imagine — along with its utopian title track — was released.

Julian Lennon broke his longstanding vow never to perform his father’s most iconic solo song, “Imagine,” during a benefit for Ukrainian refugees Saturday. “Today, for the first time ever ...

In honor of the 50th anniversary since the release of the John Lennon-penned ode to peace, “Imagine,” and the album of the same name, the song has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA ...

John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon recently broke his vow to never sing “Imagine” publicly. Here’s why the son of the iconic member of The Beatles changed his mind about performing the dreamy ...

In 1971, John Lennon released “Imagine,” a song his ex-wife, Cynthia, felt was incongruous with the way he truly lived his life. After Lennon and Cynthia divorced, he married Yoko Ono and ...

A communist told John Lennon ‘Imagine’ wasn’t as good as another 1 of his songs. Tariq Ali was a communist activist who became friends with John. During a 2020 interview with Jacobin, ...

On John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Ringo’s drum work fit in perfectly with the album’s spare instrumentation and raw emotion. And on Imagine (1971) George really let loose with the slide ...

John Lennon stopped trying to transcend possessions like he did in ‘Imagine’ The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980.

Julian Lennon had vowed never to perform his father's peace anthem "Imagine" publicly. But the singer was moved by the war on Ukraine. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

John Lennon revealed two books helped inspire “Imagine.” He did not see the song as a condemnation of all religion. “Imagine” was a hit in the 1970s and in the 1980s.