Leonard Cohen Archives

Melbourne promoter David Roy Williams has gathered some of the cities finest performers for the special event ‘Songs For Suzanna The Music and Poetry of Leonard Cohen’ to be presented at the Palais Theatre in June.

Representatives from the estate of Leonard Cohen are “surprised and dismayed” after they “specifically declined” Republican Party officials’ request to use his song Hallelujah at their National Convention.

Devorah, Gabriella Cohen, Alma Zygier, Sophia Tuv (Israel), Galit Klas, Bonnie Love, Shkolnik and Laure Lauren Glezer N Glezer are the Ladies Who Sing Leonard.

Major new titles coming this week from: Human Nature, Robbie Williams, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Labrinth, Coldplay, Rod Stewart, David Byrne, Jason Aldean, Harry Nilsson, Luke Evans, Akon, James Morrison, Lindemann, Friendly Fires, Trippie Redd, Beck, Animal Collective, Danny Brown, Ben Lee, Iggy Azalea (EP) and the final So Fresh compilation of the year.

Leonard Cohen was posthumously inducted into the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall Of Fame on Wednesday night (16.10.19).

A collection of brand new Leonard Cohen songs will be released as the posthumous album ‘Thanks For The Dance’.

Stewart D’Arietta’s latest work ‘My Leonard Cohen’ is on for two nights, this Friday and Saturday, at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda.

Leonard Cohen released his final album, You Want It Darker, on October 21, 2016 and died just two weeks later on November 7.

The short list has been announced for the Polaris Music Prize and it contains two veteran artists, one who recently passed away and one who is terminally ill.

The Junos, Canada’s biggest music awards, carried a somewhat somber tone as the late Leonard Cohen took two of the top prizes of the night while Gord Downie, who is suffering from terminal brain cancer, won five including three as a solo artist and two with his group The Tragically Hip.

Adam Cohen, the son and producer of the late Leonard Cohen, has created a video for his dad’s song ‘Traveling Light’ featuring unseen personal footage of the late star.

On Sunday night, the main Grammy ceremony had their regular In Memoriam segment along with performances saluting the late George Michael and Prince and a mention of Al Jarreau who had died earlier in the day.

In September 2016 Leonard Cohen gave his ever last to David Remnick of The New Yorker.

ABC2 will pay tribute to the late Leonard Cohen with ‘Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man’ on Sunday night.

Canadian songwriting legend Leonard Cohen has passed away at the age of 82.

The big news in Leonard Cohen circles last week, besides the impending release of his new album You Want It Darker, was the fact that he said he was “ready to die”.

Leonard Cohen will release just the fourteenth studio album of his 49-year recording career on October 21 with You Want It Darker.

Leonard Cohen will release his next album ‘You Want It Darker’ soon and it was produced by his son, singer songwriter Adam Cohen.

Adam Cohen will return to Australia national dates in March.

Prince has two new albums this week, Leonard Cohen also has a new album as does Jennifer Hudson, The Preatures and John Mellencamp.

Unofficial word has come down that Leonard Cohen’s thirteenth studio album, reportedly called Popular Problems, will be released at the end of September.

Leonard Cohen shows for Sydney and Melbourne have been moved to smaller venues.

After three sell-out tours in five years, you would think Australia would be sick of Leonard Cohen, but following the announcement of extra Sydney and Melbourne shows it seems we just can’t get enough of him.

Leonard Cohen will spend a month in Australia and New Zealand in November and December on his biggest tour of the countries ever, including A Day On The Green dates.

Two Leonard Cohen concert dates in the UK have been changed because they clashed with religious holidays.

When Leonard Cohen learned today that two of his U.K. concerts were scheduled on days of solemn religious observance, he respectfully asked AEG to move the dates.