Decades later, Ono to get co-writing credit for Lennon hit Imagine

NEW YORK - Nearly half a century after John Lennon released the song Imagine, his widow and artistic collaborator Yoko Ono will be listed as a co-writer.

The announcement was made as the iconic 1971 ode to world peace was declared "song of the century" at a gala of the National Music Publishers Association on Wednesday in New York.

As Ono and their son Sean Lennon came up to receive a trophy, the association announced unexpectedly that Ono would join John Lennon on the songwriting credits.