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Adele Still On Top Of Album Chart, Lana Del Rey Debuts At #2
Wed Feb 8 2012 by Robbie Daw
With Adele's 21 in the peak position on Billboard's Top 200 for a 19th non-consecutive week, the album is just seven days shy of tying the 20-week run at #1 by the soundtrack to 1992 film The Bodyguard — i.e. the most recent album to have a lengthier run atop the chart. 21 sold another 122,000 copies last week, and the Grammy Album Of The Year nominee will likely see a boost in sales after this Sunday's ceremony.
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Susan Boyle Gifts Another “Hallelujah” Cover To The World
Fri Nov 5 2010 by Becky Bain
Susan Boyle, who will soon be lighting up Rockefeller Center with her angelic voice, is pretty much destined to repeat the success of her first solo album upon the release of her Christmas LP, The Gift (out November 9). The 10-song disc features several holiday classics, from "O Come All Ye Faithful" to "Auld Lang Syne," as well as covers of a 80s rock-pop song and a Lou Reed track possibly about heroin use (that Lou Reed doesn't particularly approve of). Best of all, Boyle performs a gorgeous rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Listen below.
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Kate Voegele Sings ‘Hallelujah’ For The Holidays
Fri Dec 25 2009 by Idolator Staff
Kate Voegele, perhaps best known for her recurring role on One Tree Hill, has pulled out a daring cover of Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" on her recent tour (note: not even Derulo seems willing to try it without that Imogen Heap sample piping in behind him). But OTH fans know she's fairly fearless when it comes to taking on prominent songs: she tried her hand at Leonard Cohen's iconic "Hallelujah" on the show last year, and just released a new version with a proper video. She has a nice take on it. Need proof?
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Wed Jul 22 2009 by Maura
Ever-dapper singer Leonard Cohen has announced that he’ll be embarking on a second leg of his U.S. tour this fall, and if you live near any of the 15 cities on its itinerary, I strongly suggest you make time this fall and head to the concert nearest you. The bulk of the dates are on the eastern side of the country, with only dates in Las Vegas and San Jose, Calif., announced as West Coast cities so far. Full slate of dates after the jump. More »
Leonard Cohen And Metric Reach For Polaris
Mon Jun 15 2009 by Maura
The Polaris Music Prize, which gives $20,000 a Canadian-bred album released between Junes that’s realized by a panel of homegrown music experts as the year’s “best,” has released its long list today, and among those artists up for the honor are Leonard Cohen, Metric, Fucked Up, and k-Os. The long list is made up of 40 albums, so there are many other honored artists who haven’t crossed my personal transom quite yet; to help as far as context goes, Globe And Mail critic Carl Wilson and Jim Di Gioia at Quick Before It Melts both blogged about their nominees shortly after they sent in their ballots. All of their picks didn’t make it through, but their writeups did pique my curiosity (particularly Wilson on the Martha Wainwright album). Full list after the jump. More »
Leonard Cohen Revises “Hallelujah” Into A Love Song
Mon Mar 30 2009 by Mike Barthel
If you were Leonard Cohen, and you kept hearing how no one considers your version of “Hallelujah” to be the best one—and, trust me, most people do not—you might be tempted, on your new tour, to change the song’s arrangement a bit. Make it a little more like that dead pretty boy, with chiming guitar, or more like the viola guy from that Warhol band, a little peppier and piano-driven. But did he?
Leonard Cohen Hits The Interstate
Fri Feb 20 2009 by Maura
Last night I saw Leonard Cohen play the Beacon Theatre, and it was fan-freaking-tastic; his voice was in top form, his songs were still shiver-worthy, and the grace with which he handled both the seemingly perpetual standing ovations and the gratitude he was feeling toward every single person who helped put on the show—from the woman who takes care of his hats on up—was a joy to watch. I come not to brag, but to get you excited, for Cohen has announced a North American tour that includes his first U.S. dates in quite some time. Itinerary after the jump.
Leonard Cohen Returns, And This Time It’s Personal
Wed Jan 14 2009 by Lucas Jensen
In news that only the hardest-hearted among us (ahem, Superineficaz) will be grumpy about, Canadian songwriter and former Buddhist monk Leonard Cohen will play his first United States show in 15 years at New York’s Beacon Theater on Feb. 19. That place has a capacity of 2,800, and I’m making the ballsiest prediction of my life here: it’s gonna be a sellout. Tickets go on sale this Friday. But there’s a dark side to all of this.
Jason Castro, What Hath Thou Wrought
Tue Nov 25 2008 by Maura
Apparently having his opera men cover Leonard… More »
