Yoko ono

The Yoko Ono Imagine Peace Award will celebrate artists and activists who follow in the footsteps of one of the most influential artist-activists of the 20th century.

Jackson's boyfriend is also her musical partner. The two play in the folk group The Soundflowers, who just released their debut EP in June.

The 86-year-old musician and widow of John Lennon wrote that everyone should imagine living a life of peace.

The British rock star, a prominent anti-war activist, was murdered on December 8, 1980.

"I burst out crying," the Killing Eve actor told Stephen Colbert.

"The world is so messed up," Yoko Ono explains. "It's a warzone that we are living in."

The star-studded cast for 'Isle of Dogs' includes Edward Norton, Yoko Ono, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Harvey Keitel and more.

After The Beatles, the most iconic phase of John Lennon's life began when he moved to the Big Apple.

Twenty five years after his death, Newsweek took a look at the defining moments in John Lennon's life.

The 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death offered a cultural milestone equally as resonant as his birthday.

His death was one of the defining moments of the 20th century, and culturally, we're still dealing with it.

A few weeks after John Lennon was shot by obsessed fan, Mark David Chapman on Dec. 8, 1980, Newsweek devoted a special report to the singer and painstakingly traced the steps of his killer.