The post St. Vincent Says “Hallelujah” Covers Are “The Worst Thing in the World” appeared first on Consequence. St. Vincent is tired of singers covering Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” while stripping ...

Another of his “covers” has been blown. The unearthed account was created eight years ago with the handle @georgedevolder, one of the many versions of the Republican congressman’s full name, George ...

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 ...

When Leonard Cohen died on November 7, 2016, he’d recently declared that Bob Dylan’s receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature was like “pinning a medal on Mount Everest” – but it could just as easily ...

The post Rufus Wainwright Says Trump Playing His “Hallelujah” Cover Was “Height of Blasphemy” appeared first on Consequence. On Monday night (October 14th), Donald Trump’s town hall transformed into a ...

What’s the difference between a great cover song and a banal cover song that brings little or nothing to the table? One is like tasting a delicious, unexpectedly creative version of your favorite dish ...

Recording a cover song is an exercise fraught with risks, specifically that you might not live up to the original—especially if it’s a well-known song. But there are also those times when an artist ...

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is an insightful look at the legendary performer and songwriter through the lens of one of his most successful and often covered songs, Hallelujah. When it ...

After the Republican National Convention closed with two different versions of the late Leonard Cohen's signature song "Hallelujah," the singer and songwriter's estate is now seeking legal action. The ...