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Mar 08, 2021

Original or cover? Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” or Jeff Buckley’s cover of “Hallelujah,” which one do you prefer? More

Mar 08, 2021

Original or cover? Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” or Jeff Buckley’s cover of “Hallelujah,” which one do you prefer? More

First Aid Kit Announce Live Leonard Cohen Covers Album; Share Cover of “Suzanne”

Who By Fire Due Out March 26 via Sony Sweden/Columbia

Mar 01, 2021

Swedish sister alt-country/folk duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg) have announced Who By Fire, a new live album that consists solely of covers of Leonard Cohen songs, and shared its first single, a cover of Cohen’s “Suzanne.” More

Father John Misty Shares Cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem” and Releases Covers EP

Proceeds from Anthem +3 Will Go to CARE Action and Ground Game LA

Jul 03, 2020

As announced yesterday, Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) has released Anthem +3, a covers EP timed to Bandcamp’s “No Revenue Share Day.” While it includes three previously released covers of songs by Leonard Cohen, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, and Link Wray, it’s led by a previously unreleased cover of Cohen’s “Anthem.” More

Courtney Barnett Surprise Releases New MTV Unplugged Album and Performance Videos

MTV Australia Unplugged Live In Melbourne Features a Marlon Williams Duet, a Leonard Cohen Cover, and the New Song “Untitled (Play It On Repeat)”

Dec 06, 2019

Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Courtney Barnett has surprise released a new live album, MTV Australia Unplugged Live In Melbourne. It was recorded on October 22 in her hometown and features the previously unreleased new song “Untitled (Play It On Repeat),” a duet with New Zealand singer/songwriter Marlon Williams (a cover of “Not Only I” by the Australian band Seeker Lover Keeper), and ends with a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “So Long, Marianne.” More

8 Best Songs of the Week: Coldplay, Destroyer, Anna Meredith, Wire, and More

Plus Leonard Cohen, Sorry, Little Dragon, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 25, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another light week, in terms of compelling new songs this week. Hence, just like last week’s list, we only have a Top 8 again. The top two were pretty much a tie. We’re as surprised as you about our #1. More

Leonard Cohen – Watch the Video for New Song “Happens to the Heart”

Thanks for the Dance Due Out November 22 via Sony Music

Oct 24, 2019

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away in November 2016 and a new posthumous album from him, Thanks for the Dance, is due out November 22 via Sony Music. Now another song from the album, “Happens to the Heart,” has been shared via a video for it. More

Leonard Cohen – Posthumous New Album Announced, Listen to New Song “The Goal”

Thanks for the Dance Due Out November 22 via Sony Music

Sep 20, 2019

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away in November 2016. Now a new posthumous Leonard Cohen album has been announced, Thanks for the Dance, and its first single, “The Goal,” has been shared. More

Grammys 2018 Nominations: Lorde, Father John Misty, The National, The War on Drugs, and More

Plus Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Bruno Mars, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, and Others Get Nominations

Nov 28, 2017

The 2018 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars are all vying for Album of the Year. Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, and The National compete for Best Alternative Music Album. More

Feist Shares Leonard Cohen Cover - “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye”

Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert Set for November 6 in Montreal

Nov 03, 2017

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away last November, but a few weeks before his death he released his last album, his 14th, You Want It Darker, which was produced by his son Andy Cohen. Now Leslie Feist has shared a cover of Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye.” More

Watch a Posthumous Leonard Cohen Video for “Leaving the Table”

Cohen's Son Andy Cohen Helped Guide the Video

Sep 19, 2017

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away last November, but a few weeks before his death he released his last album, his 14th, You Want It Darker, which was produced by his son Adam Cohen. Now a video for You Want It Darker track “Leaving the Table” has been shared. More

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Briana Marela Share Tracks for Anti-Trump “Our First 100 Days”

"Our First 100 Days" Will Include a New Song Every Day for the First 100 Days of Donald Trump's Presidency

Apr 14, 2017

“Our First 100 Days” is an anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.” More

Feb 23, 2017

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away last November, but a few weeks before his death he released his last album, his 14th, You Want It Darker, which was produced by his son Andy Cohen. More

Nov 17, 2016

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen‘s death was announced last Thursday (November 10) even though he actually passed away last Monday (November 7). It had been suspected that Cohen had been sick, due to statements he had given in recent interviews about being “ready to die,” but no official cause of death was stated when his passing was announced. More

Nov 14, 2016

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen‘s death was announced on Thursday even though he actually died last Monday. More

Leonard Cohen’s Son, Adam Cohen, Writes a Tribute to His Late Father

"There's so much I wish I could thank him for, just one last time."

Nov 14, 2016

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen‘s death was announced on Thursday even though he actually passed away last Monday. Now his son, Adam Cohen, has written a tribute to his father. More

Nov 14, 2016

Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen‘s death was announced on Thursday even though he actually died last Monday. Okkervil River were performing in Bristol, England on Friday night when the band covered Cohen’s “Anthem,” a song from 1992’s The Future. More

Nov 11, 2016

Yesterday legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen passed away. He was 82. The news was broken on Cohen’s official Facebook page, which stated: “We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.” More

Leonard Cohen R.I.P.

Legendary Singer/Songwriter Has Passed Away at Age 82

Nov 10, 2016

After the deaths of David Bowie and Prince and such a divisive and crazy election, could 2016 get any sadder? Well, yes, because legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen has died. More

Stream the New Album by Leonard Cohen - “You Want It Darker”

You Want It Darker Due Out October 21 via Sony

Oct 14, 2016

Leonard Cohen is releasing a new album, You Want It Darker, next Friday (October 21) via Sony. Previously Cohen had only shared the title track, “You Want It Darker.” Now you can stream the whole album via NPR First Listen. Listen below. More

Listen: Leonard Cohen - “You Want It Darker”

You Want It Darker Due Out October 21 via Sony

Sep 21, 2016

Leonard Cohen is releasing a new album, You Want It Darker, this fall via Sony. Now the release date has been confirmed as October 21. More

Leonard Cohen Announces New Album

You Want It Darker Due Out This Fall via Sony

Aug 12, 2016

Leonard Cohen has announced a new album. You Want It Darker is due out this fall via Sony. The exact release date has yet to be announced and no new music from the album has been shared yet, but here is the tracklist and cover art. More

Leonard Cohen Announces New Album, “Popular Problems”

Shares New Track "Almost Like the Blues"

Aug 19, 2014

Following his 2012 album Old Ideas, songwriting legend Leonard Cohen has announced the release of his next full-length effort, Popular Problems. More

Mar 28, 2013

Lana Del Rey recently debuted an ethereal cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel No 2.” More

Nominee Long List of 2012 Polaris Prize Revealed

Include The Weeknd, Leonard Cohen, Feist, Grimes, Japandroids

Jun 15, 2012

The long list of nominees has been announced this year’s Polaris Music Prize, honoring the best album of the year by a Canadian artist. More

Leonard Cohen Announces North American Tour

U.S. Dates Kick Off in October

May 03, 2012

Leonard Cohen has announced that he will be extending his current world tour in support of his latest album Old Ideas. More

Watch: The New Pornographers’ Carl “A.C.” Newman Covers Leonard Cohen

Performs "Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”

Feb 20, 2012

Adding yet another installment to its Old Ideas with New Friends, celebrating the past work of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and his latest album Old Ideas, Columbia has served up a new video of one of Cohen’s classic tunes, this time performed by The New Pornographers’ Carl “A.C.” Newman. More

Jan 23, 2012

Having already previewed a number of tracks off his upcoming new album Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen has finally handed the whole thing over to NPR to stream online. More

Listen: Leonard Cohen - “Going Home”

Another Track Off Old Ideas

Jan 16, 2012

In this week’s issue of The New Yorker will, the weekly publication will be including a poem by singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen called “Going Home.” More

Listen: Leonard Cohen - “Darkness”

New Single Off Old Ideas

Jan 10, 2012

Leading longtime listeners by the nose toward his forthcoming new record Old Ideas, grandfatherly songwriter Leonard Cohen has unveiled a new single entitled “Darkness.” More

Leonard Cohen Reveals New Album Details

Listen to Old Ideas' "Show Me the Place"

Nov 22, 2011

Legendary singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen has announced the first informational tidbits about his forthcoming new album Old Ideas. More

Leonard Cohen Announces New Album

Old Ideas Due Out Next Year

Oct 20, 2011

Leonard Cohen announced today that he will be releasing a new album Old Ideas next year. We have the details. More

Coachella 2009 Kicks off With Strong Sets from Paul McCartney and Leonard Cohen

The Former Beatle Plays an Emotional Set on the Anniversary of His Wife's Passing

Apr 18, 2009

Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More

Coachella Day One Photos

View photos of Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen, Franz Ferdinand, Conor Oberst, Noah and the Whale, and others

Apr 18, 2009

Check out photos from Coachella day one (Friday, April 17, 2009) More



Interviews

My Favorite Album: Hayden Thorpe on Leonard Cohen’s “The Best of Leonard Cohen”

“Leonard Cohen songs can be so minimal they’re almost concept songs. All the orchestration and grandeur within the soundscape is actually a construction of your m

Jul 08, 2020

The reason I chose this record was because when I was in New York I saw his exhibition at the Jewish Museum. Which is just a genius installation. Within that was a series of around 300 self-portraits. I don’t think he started making self-portraits until the last 20 years of his life. More


Reviews

Aug 17, 2010

A concert film begins with the plug being pulled on the show due to the singer’s encouragement for the crowd to move closer. This might sound like standard rock-flick stuff until you consider that the singer was Leonard Cohen in 1972. More

Apr 18, 2009

Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More