Leonard Cohen Song Catalog Acquired by Hipgnosis

Hipgnosis Song Management has acquired the song catalog of Leonard Cohen, poet, novelist, performer and one of the most influential songwriters of the past 50 years. The Canadian-born artist, who died in 2016 at the age of 82, is an inductee of both the Songwriters Hall Of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Hipgnosis has acquired rights in all 278 songs and derivatives written by Leonard Cohen, including “Hallelujah,” which has been covered more than 300 times. Within those rights, 127 songs are from Cohen’s Stranger Music catalog, for which Hipgnosis has acquired the songwriter’s share of… Read Full Article