Leonard Cohen News

?'It's written on the walls of this hotel, you go to heaven, once you've been to hell' - Leonard Cohen. Acclaimed Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen hits Toronto on national tour!

German conductor Christoph Konig leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and American violinist Tim Fain in a program featuring the Pittsburgh premiere of Philip Glass's 'The American Four Seasons,' during BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Beethoven's Pastoral this weekend, January 15, 16 and 17 at Heinz Hall.

German conductor Christoph Konig leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and American violinist Tim Fain in a program featuring the Pittsburgh premiere of Philip Glass's "The American Four Seasons," during BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Beethoven's Pastoral on January 15, 16 and 17 at Heinz Hall.

Capitol Music Group (CMG), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, announced today that Ashley Newton has been named President of CMG and Executive Vice President of Creative/Special Projects for UMG. The announcement was made by CMG Chairman and CEO Steve Barnett and UMG Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge, to whom Newton reports in his respective positions. In his newly-created CMG Presidency, Newton will work closely with Barnett and members of his executive team to set the creative direction of the company and oversee management of its day-to-day operations. In his UMG role, Newton will work with Grainge and his executive team on a variety of creative endeavors, including music, film and television projects. Newton will be based in Hollywood at CMG's iconic Capitol Tower.

After 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as "Early Morning Rain," "If You Could Read My Mind," "Carefree Highway," "Sundown," "(That's What You Get) For Lovin Me," "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,' 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy,' 'Ribbon Of Darkness,' 'Beautiful,' 'Song For A Winter's Night' and 'Rainy Day People' to name a few.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, takes great joy in announcing its 46th consecutive season under new leadership.

Following a sold-out three-and-a-half-week run in Victoria, BC, Chelsea Hotel returns to Vancouver and the Firehall Arts Centre invites you to deck the halls with this special holiday run of its smash hit musical from tonight, December 15, 2015 to Saturday, January 9, 2016.

Melanie Brook, Anna Ty Bergman, and Kerri George are back with a new video on YouTube, this time, taking on a new mashup featuring Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' and John Lennon's 'Imagine,' arranged by Nat Zegree. Check it out below!

Well-Strung, the celebrated boy band string quartet, are gleefully following in the footsteps of their predecessors. With A Well-Strung Christmas, the charming foursome gives plenty of reasons for us all to put aside our copies of New Kids on the Block's Merry, Merry Christmas and 'N SYNC's Home For Christmas. They also leave us asking Santa to turn this show into an album in time for Christmas 2016 too.

Crystal Monee Hall, star of Broadway's RENT and lead singer of the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Band, will take to the Rockwood Musical Hall stage tonight, December 12th at 9 p.m. for her second annual 'Season of Love Concert: Crystal Monee Hall & Friends'.

Sacred Music in a Sacred Space presents beloved male chorus Chanticleer in their annual NYC holiday performances of A Chanticleer Christmas on December 4 & 6.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has extended its worldwide deal with Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff, while signing a new joint venture with him.

Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and arranger Perla Batalla, whose repertoire cuts across genre and language brings her vocal prowess to the intimate Scherr Forum Theatre, Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

Crystal Monee Hall, star of Broadway's RENT and lead singer of the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Band, will take to the Rockwood Musical Hall stage on Saturday, December 12th at 9 p.m. for her second annual "Season of Love Concert: Crystal Monee Hall & Friends". 

92Y presents the brilliant Brazilian jazz singer/songwriter Luciana Souza in concert tonight, November 19 at 8 p.m., kicking off a nationwide tour in support of her acclaimed new album, Speaking In Tongues. Click here for tickets and information.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) celebrates the 2015 holiday season with a wide variety of concert programming, from the traditional annual performances of Handel's Messiah with the Concert Artists of Baltimore to a one-of-a-kind experience that pairs world-class acrobats and gymnasts with music by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in an exciting program titled Cirque de la Symphonie.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, takes great joy in announcing its 46th consecutive season under new leadership.

This week Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. Scroll down for details!

To offer fans a more immersive experience, violinist Tim Fain today released a new virtual reality (VR) video for YouTube based on his original composition Resonance. In a close collaboration with Google, the VR video was filmed using Jump (g.co/Jump), which not only gives fans a vivid 360° experience, but also a realistic sense of depth so they can feel like they're actually there. Turn in every direction to enjoy Fain's mesmerizing performance. The VR video is best viewed with a Google Cardboard viewer using the YouTube app available for Android smartphones (iOS coming soon). You can also view the video in non-VR mode on desktop and iOS.