“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” is a documentary about the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah,” and if that sounds like a lot of movie to devote to one song — well, “Hallelujah” is a lot of ...

Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is one of the most over-used, over-played songs on TV and in film, at least that's what the songwriter thought. "I think it's a good song, but I think too many people sing ...

Earlier this month, legendary singer, songwriter, recording artist, musician and poet Leonard Cohen passed away at the age of 82, leaving behind a legacy of music that is sure to be treasured for ...

Leonard Cohen struggled to unlock the potential of "Hallelujah"—it was John Cale who held the key Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” was a complex, nearly indecipherable musical riddle that flummoxed even ...

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 ...

However, its popularity wasn’t that clear right after Cohen first recorded it for a 1984 album that nobody really paid much attention to -- his longtime record company didn’t even release it initially ...

After appearing on his only studio album, 1994’s Grace, Jeff Buckley’s cover of “Hallelujah” overtook Leonard Cohen’s ...

In the new documentary, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song, directors Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine trace the history of the song that took 26 years to become Leonard Cohen’s most famous ...

The late Leonard Cohen's best known song, "Hallelujah," took more than a decade to find its audience. Alan Light, author of the "The Holy or the Broken," talks about the unlikely ascent of the song.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. “From the beginning,” says Geller, “we really knew that the song was the ...

It was 2014, a few days before his 80th birthday, and despite his reputation as the poet laureate of despair, Leonard Cohen was in a jovial mood. His album Popular Problems was coming out later in the ...

Representatives from Leonard Cohen's estate rebuked President Trump's repeated use of his song "Hallelujah" during the last night of the Republican National Convention. The RNC used the song despite ...