“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, Columbia Records president Walter Yetnikoff called Leonard Cohen into his office in New York City and told him, “Look, Leonard, we know you’re great, but we don’t know if you’re any good.” ...

When it comes to Leonard Cohen’s 1984 song “Hallelujah,” most people fall into two camps: You’ve heard it via Jeff Buckley or via Shrek. If you’re part of that very small minority that my husband, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Leonard’s Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” is an anthem for people who are spiritual, secular, skeptical, romantic, and heartbroken. Now it’s one of the most recognizable songs, but it was a flop upon ...

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 ...

Leonard Cohen is more than "Hallelujah," and "Hallelujah" is more than Leonard Cohen. But the song is used as a means to explore Cohen's life and legacy in "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A ...

A deep dive into the origin story of the singer's best-known song — and its unlikely ascension into the pop canon — doubles as a portrait of an artist as an accidental genius Perhaps wisely realizing ...

A version of this story about “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” first appeared in the Guilds & Critics Awards / Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. The title of Dan Geller ...

Very few songs have acquired as much staying power and widespread appeal as Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Covered by several iconic artists such as Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley, and with imagery and ...

In Alan Light's newly expanded book about the strange, growing legacy of 'Hallelujah,' he explores how the sexy song became a country favorite and then unlikely holiday hymn. If Leonard Cohen built a ...