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=== Resurgence and collaborations === In 1990, Ono collaborated with music consultant [[Jeff Pollack (Media Consultant)|Jeff Pollack]] to honor what would have been Lennon's 50th birthday with a worldwide broadcast of "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]". Over 1,000 stations in over 50 countries participated in the simultaneous broadcast. Ono felt the timing was perfect, considering the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title=Worldwide Broadcast Planned in Honor of Lennon's 50th Birthday|newspaper=The Tufts Daily|date=October 5, 1990|page=3}}</ref> Ono went on a musical hiatus following the release of ''Starpeace'', until she signed with [[Rykodisc]] in 1992 and released the comprehensive six-disc box set ''[[Onobox]]''.<ref name="RS" /> The box set included remastered highlights from Ono's solo albums and previously unreleased material from the 1974 "lost weekend" sessions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono: Onobox|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/onobox-mw0000277368|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213131648/http://www.allmusic.com/album/onobox-mw0000277368|archive-date=December 13, 2014|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> She also released a one-disc sampler of highlights from ''Onobox'', simply titled ''[[Walking On Thin Ice (album)|Walking on Thin Ice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono": Walking on Thin Ice|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-on-thin-ice-mw0000273502|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601225850/http://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-on-thin-ice-mw0000273502|archive-date=June 1, 2013|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> That year, she sat down for an extensive interview with music journalist [[Mark Kemp]] for a cover story in the alternative music magazine ''[[Option (music magazine)|Option]]''. The story took a revisionist look at Ono's music for a new generation of fans more accepting of her role as a pioneer in the blending of pop and avant-garde music.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kemp|first=Mark|date=July–August 1992|title=She Who Laughs Last: Yoko Ono Reconsidered|magazine=[[Option (music magazine)|Option]]|pages=74–81}}</ref> In 1994, Ono produced her own [[off-Broadway]] [[musical theater|musical]] entitled ''[[New York Rock]]'', which featured Broadway renditions of her songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono, New York Rock [Original Cast]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-rock-original-cast-mw0000124969|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027090204/http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-rock-original-cast-mw0000124969|archive-date=October 27, 2015|access-date=November 7, 2014|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> In 1995, Ono released ''[[Rising (Yoko Ono album)|Rising]]'', a collaboration with her son Sean and his then-band, Ima. ''Rising'' spawned a world tour that traveled through Europe, Japan, and the United States. The following year, she collaborated with various [[alternative rock]] musicians for an EP entitled ''[[Rising (Yoko Ono album)#"Rising Mixes" (1996)|Rising Mixes]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 18, 2009|title=The Ballads (and Uptempo Songs) of Yoko: Ask Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267333/ask-billboard-madonna-yoko-ono-gospel|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225021525/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267333/ask-billboard-madonna-yoko-ono-gospel|archive-date=December 25, 2013|access-date=February 7, 2014}}</ref> Guest remixers of ''Rising'' material included [[Cibo Matto]], [[Ween]], [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], and [[Thurston Moore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ima/Yoko Ono: Rising Mixes|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rising-mixes-mw0000184569|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203032441/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rising-mixes-mw0000184569|archive-date=February 3, 2014|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> In 1997, Rykodisc reissued Ono's catalog of solo recordings on CD, from ''Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band'' through ''Starpeace''.<ref name="RS" /> Ono and her engineer Rob Stevens personally [[Audio mastering|remastered]] the audio, and various bonus tracks were added, including outtakes, demos, and live cuts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 19, 1997|title=Ready Or Not: Yoko Ono Albums To Be Reissued|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/509113/ready-not-yoko-ono-albums-be-reissued.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427092908/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/509113/ready-not-yoko-ono-albums-be-reissued.jhtml|archive-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band|year=1997 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Plastic-Ono-Band-Yoko-Ono-Plastic-Ono-Band/release/592362|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706130206/http://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Plastic-Ono-Band-Yoko-Ono-Plastic-Ono-Band/release/592362|archive-date=July 6, 2013|publisher=Discogs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono – Starpeace|year=1997 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Starpeace/release/1105426|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708080544/http://www.discogs.com/Yoko-Ono-Starpeace/release/1105426|archive-date=July 8, 2013|publisher=Discogs}}</ref> In the same year, Ono and the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Foundation established an annual music competition program for songwriters of contemporary musical genres to honor John Lennon's memory and his large creative legacy.<ref name="BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships">{{cite web|title=BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships|url=http://bmifoundation.org/programs/info/john_lennon_scholarships|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215191638/http://bmifoundation.org/programs/info/john_lennon_scholarships|archive-date=February 15, 2017|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> Over $350,000 has been given through BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships to talented young musicians in the United States, making it one of the most respected awards for emerging songwriters.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} In 2000, Ono founded the [[John Lennon Museum]] in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan, which housed over 130 pieces of Lennon and Beatles memorabilia from Ono's private collection. The museum closed in 2010.<ref name=":2" /> Ono's feminist concept album ''[[Blueprint for a Sunrise]]'' was released in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 25, 2001|title=Yoko Ono: Blueprint for a Sunrise|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6010-blueprint-for-a-sunrise/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522062918/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6010-blueprint-for-a-sunrise/|archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> A month after the [[9/11 attacks]], Ono organized the concert "Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music" at [[Radio City Music Hall]]. Hosted by the actor [[Kevin Spacey]] and featuring [[Lou Reed]], [[Cyndi Lauper]] and [[Nelly Furtado]], it raised money for September 11 relief efforts<ref name="Scot" /> and aired on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] and [[the WB]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Come Together: A Night For John Lennon's Words & Music, Dedicated To New York City & {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} People (2001)|publisher=tntdrama.com|url=http://www.tntdrama.com/title/?oid=341134|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232224/http://www.tntdrama.com/title/?oid=341134|archive-date=April 26, 2014}}</ref>
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