New York Post — Leonard Cohen is no more — the Canadian folkie died at 82 on Nov. 7 — but his song “Hallelujah” is immortal, seemingly gaining in cultural strength with each passing year since its first appearance on his little-noticed 1984 album, “Various... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin played a surprise last-minute benefit show at the small New York venue Mercury Lounge, raising money from the Manhattan homeless shelter the Bowery Mission. During his set, Martin sang a few Coldplay singalo... more info

MSN Music — Judging just by the obituary columns, 2016 was a miserable year for music. From David Bowie, Prince, and Leonard Cohen to Phife Dawg, Merle Haggard, Juan Gabriel, and Maurice White, not to mention Vanity, Glenn Frey, Leon Russell and Sharon Jones, it... more info

BBC News - UK — Kayleigh Rogers' version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was the highlight of her school's Christmas concert. more info

Uncut — Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Leon Russell and our 2017 preview Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Leon Russell and our 2017 preview The post This month in Uncut appeared first on Uncut. more info

Uncut — Leonard Cohen, 50 great modern protest songs, giant 2017 preview and much more Leonard Cohen, 50 great modern protest songs, giant 2017 preview and much more The post Introducing the new issue of Uncut! appeared first on Uncut. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Proceeds from this tribute benefit the Preemptive Love Coalition Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — So much of what we think about when we think of 2016 in music is tragedy. Whether it’s the thrilling artists we lost — from Prince to David Bowie to Leonard Cohen — to the horrific fire at an underground electronic mu... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Media as art. Artists at Standing Rock. And an afternoon of music by Leonard Cohen. Plus paintings that riff with collage and a pair of innovative reading series. Here are six events to check out in the coming week: "Breaking News: Turning the Lens o... more info

KEXP Seattle — 2016 was an especially brutal year: we lost David Bowie, Prince, Sharon Jones, Leonard Cohen, Lemmy Kilmister, Phife Dawg, and that’s just to mention a few. (You can see part one of our list here.) KEXP is celebrating the lives of all these artists... more info