All About Jazz — The onetime Beatle's cheeky writing efforts are being re-released this month in an omnibus edition to mark what would have been his 70th birthday Oct. 9. 'In His Own Write' and 'A Spaniard in the Works' by John Lennon. (Estate of John Lennon / Sim... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Between the Notes Oct. 9 marks what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday - a milestone hard to grasp when the final photo of the man froze him in time at the age of 40, senselessly assassinated 30 years ago this coming December.... more info

The Mirror — John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono will tell people around the world "to learn to love each other in peace" on what would have been the music legend's 70th birthday. more info

Reuters — REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Artist and musician Yoko Ono said on Friday she was still getting over the death of her husband John Lennon, who was gunned down in New York nearly 30 years ago. more info

The Mirror — John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono will tell people around the world "to learn to love each other in peace" tomorrow as millions of people celebrate what would have been the music legend's 70th birthday. more info

Popdose — In celebration of what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, Capitol Records has released a remastered set of his solo work, arriving in digi-envelopes to mirror last year’s Beatles remasters. There are some notable differences between the... more info

The Newsroom — Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga perform for Lennon's 70th more info

USA Today Music — Global tributes will flow for the late Beatle's 70th birthday. more info

Guardian Music — Black Sabbath frontman marks what would have been the late Beatle's 70th birthday with song for Amnesty InternationalOzzy Osbourne is marking the late John Lennon's birthday by releasing a cover of his 1971 song, How?, with proceeds going to Amnesty ... more info

The Mirror — Yoko Ono has said she thinks John Lennon would have been more relaxed about turning 70 than he was about his 40th birthday. more info