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Leonard Cohen’s estate said it is exploring legal action following the unauthorised use of the revered singer-songwriter’s music at the Republican National Convention.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

Leonard Cohen‘s Estate has issued a statement just a day after the Republican National Convention played his iconic song “Hallelujah” twice during its closing night.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee are under fire for the use of another piece of music — Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”The estate of songwriter Leonard Cohen and Sony/ATV Publishing say that they specifically declined the Republican National Committee’s request for the song, but it was played any way during the final night of the convention, as Trump delivered his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House.Michael L.

Chris Willman Music WriterRepresentatives of the late Leonard Cohen’s estate and publishing company have both issued statements saying they declined requests for his song “Hallelujah” to be used at the Republican National Convention — even though it was played twice following the conclusion of Donald Trump’s speech Thursday night.The estate’s attorney made a threat of legal action as part of her statement.Said Michelle L.

Tenille Townes puts her heart and soul into a cover of “Hallelujah”.

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

Leonard Cohen fans have reacted angrily after Donald Trump used the musician’s song ‘Hallelujah’ at the conclusion of his Republican National Convention speech last night. Twice.In a musical finale to the event, Tori Kelly’s cover of ‘Hallelujah’ was played, along with the more obvious RNC soundtrack choices of George M Cohan’s ‘She’s A Grand Old Flag’ and Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless The USA’.

Chris Willman Music WriterDonald Trump would probably never claim to be a Leonard Cohen fan, but that didn’t stop him or his campaign from choosing to use the Canadian artist’s signature song, “Hallelujah,” not once but twice following the conclusion of his speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night.Many Cohen fans were displeased when they heard Tori Kelly’s recording of the song playing during the fireworks that capped Trump’s address — sandwiched right between “She’s a Grand

Heidi Klum’s Golden Buzzer recipient Cristina Rae returned to wow the “America’s Got Talent” judges during Tuesday’s quarter-finals.

Justice League now has its first official trailer – check it out below.The clip was aired on Saturday (August 22) at a DC FanDome panel, which shared a number of updates on various upcoming projects in the DC extended universe.Set to Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’, the trailer shows various members of the team on their individual journeys as they slowly band together.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEverybody knows, as Leonard Cohen once sang. Everybody knows the music business has taken a hit this year, as there’s no live music, TV and film production is down, releases are being held back, and ad revenues from streaming are diminished.But here’s an eye-opener, courtesy of a report in Music Business Worldwide:  The industry is still generating about one million dollars per hour of streaming.

to purge Joss Whedon’s footage from the film.And of course, it wouldn’t be a Zack Snyder movie without what appears to be the only record he owns, “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen.

Father John Misty has returned with two brand new songs – listen to ‘To R.’ and ‘To S.’ below.The tracks come as a AA-side, which is part of the Sub Pop Singles Club.The two new songs are Josh Tillman’s first since 2018, when he released his most recent album, ‘God’s Favorite Customer’.Since then, the singer has released a new live album called ‘Off-Key In Hamburg’, which saw proceeds donated to the MusiCares coronavirus relief fund, and released a new Bandcamp EP of Leonard Cohen covers.Listen

Sylvie Simmons, “Blue On Blue” (Compass Records) Respected music journalist Sylvie Simmons' second album, “Blue On Blue,” is an intimate collection of sweet songs about romance, regret, experience and hope. With gentle plucks and strums, Simmons — whose biography of Leonard Cohen is an industry standard — sometimes makes her ukulele sound like a diminutive harp, a cozy combination with her gentle, serene voice.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn Hulu’s “Palm Springs,” Andy Samberg can’t escape a time loop, reliving the same wedding day over and over.

Creeper have further teased their new album by sharing new single ‘Poisoned Heart’ – listen to it below.The Southampton punks release their second album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ a week today (July 31).Speaking of the new track, vocalist Will Gould said: “This song was the first we had written where we’d experimented with a baritone lead vocal.“Inspired by Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave I attempted to sing in a way I had not before, combining this with a country sensibility we had

first opera, “Prima Donna,” is due to stage a new production in Stockholm this fall. “It was an amazing time.

Chris Morris Music ReporterSinger, songwriter and instrumentalist Charlie Daniels, whose fusion of traditional country and Southern rock made him a popular cross-genre artist during the ‘70s and ‘80s, died Monday of a hemorrhagic stroke in Hermitage, Tenn.

Father John Misty has announced that he’s releasing a new covers EP tomorrow, featuring his take on Leonard Cohen and a selection of other artists.The four track release, which is titled ‘Anthem + 3’ opens with a cover of Cohen’s 1992 track ‘Anthem’.

Bill Callahan has released the first single from his forthcoming ten-track album, ‘Gold Record.’The single, titled ‘Pigeons’, sees Callahan sings about a pair of newlyweds asking for advice.

VILNIUS, Lithuania -- J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” was honored Friday with a sculpture featuring a rye field near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors lived.

Leonard Cohen’s influence is still being felt well after his passing.

David Gilmour is bringing the music to quarantine life.

In this period of social distancing, people are finding fun new ways to keep themselves entertained. A popular global activity that's been bringing people together has been balcony sing-alongs.

Martha Wainwright acted as virtual choirmaster

Miley Cyrus is showing off her new ink.

The trio are due to reveal the name of their third album tomorrow

Suppressing expression outside of your assigned birth gender is a common experience in the LGBTQ community, and on his third album Milkteeth, British singer-songwriter Douglas Dare crafts a gently heartbreaking ode to the feminine side he repressed as a child with "The Joy In Sarah's Eyes."A pianist and autoharpist with a penchant for sparse, reflective compositions in the vein of Leonard Cohen (with a similar attention to lyrical detail) and Donovan, Dare recorded "The Joy In Sarah's Eyes" live