Because it's rare for insult to come without additional injury in one form another, in closing out one of the darkest weeks in American history, one of its greatest songwriters, Leonard Cohen, died at ...

A devastating couplet is every pop star’s secret weapon. Whether it’s Morrissey grumbling about having to go to bed with nothing but a Sylvia Plath anthology for warmth or Kate Bush crooning sweet ...

“Hallelujah” continued making inroads into other genres of music. Country stars LeAnn Rimes, Brett Young, and Wynonna all performed the song. The night after Leonard Cohen’s death was announced, Keith ...

In 1984 — the same year that Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Madonna ruled the pop charts with “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Purple Rain” and “Like a Virgin,” respectively — there was another classic that ...

The ’60s is probably the hardest decade to pick just one Leonard Cohen song from, as his debut album is truly perfect and his 1969 sophomore LP is just about as great. His debut single “Suzanne” may ...

There is a distinct difference between poetry and lyrics. Leonard Cohen blurs the lines with his beauteous hymns, but he was always aware of the difference.

“Suzanne.” “Bird on a Wire.” “Hallelujah.” “Everybody Knows.” We could go on and on with a list of Leonard Cohen songs that have become nothing less than modern standards thanks to his immense ...

On Friday, February 28, fans of the beloved musician and poetic force Leonard Cohen will have the rare opportunity to bid on a piece of the artist’s personal collection when a new auction begins at 10 ...

NEW YORK — It's hard to think of any song that has taken a stranger journey through popular culture than Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Recorded in 1984, it was on the only Cohen album rejected by his ...

The song's heavy themes — including a verse that echoes the Mourner's Kaddish — come amid speculations about the singer's health. Leonard Cohen released a new song on Wednesday, which happens to be ...

In the canon of great songwriters, few names loom as large as Leonard Cohen. The Canadian singer-songwriter pursued a career as a poet before pivoting to music later in life, and that sensibility ...

When the late Leonard Cohen delivered “Various Positions,” the album that included “Hallelujah,” which in time would become his most famous song, the record label executives recoiled in distaste and ...