An Australian vote for the 100 best songs of all time has shown it's a man's, man's world for music fans Down Under, with not one female artist making the list. More than 500,000 people took part in public broadcaster ABC's online poll, which showed a clear preference for classic rock anthems over pop, dance ...

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" has made music chart history when it became both number one and number two in the Christmas singles charts -- although both versions were covers. Alexandra Burke was almost guaranteed to take the top slot with her version after winning television talent show X Factor this month, and the song became the fastest-selling single by a ...

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" made British chart history Sunday when it became both number one and number two in the Christmas singles charts -- although both versions were covers. Alexandra Burke was almost guaranteed to take the top slot with her version after winning television talent show X Factor this month, and the song became the fastest-selling single by a ...

It almost goes without saying that the countless cover versions of Leonard Cohen’s iconic “Hallelujah” loom larger than the original. This is rare—Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” is one of the few other instances that come to mind—but it isn’t necessarily tragic. Cohen’s 1984 version is marred by chintzy synths and regrettable production ...