Leonard Cohen's Estate Denied The Republican National Convention Use of 'Hallelujah'; They Played It Anyway

The Leonard Cohen estate has said that it is “exploring … legal options” after Donald Trump used the musician’s song ‘Hallelujah’ during the finale of his Republican National Convention speech last week.It has now emerged that the Trump campaign requested specific permission to use the song in a live performance at the RNC event, which was denied.

Leonard Cohen's estate have issued a statement, along with music publisher Sony, regarding the unauthorized use of the late singer's song "Hallelujah" at the Republican National Convention. The song was used without permission during two performances, says the estate, and as a result Cohen's estate is exploring legal action.

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.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe final night of the Republican National Convention, which headlined by a rambling 70-minute speech from President Trump, failed to score a big boost from the previous nights, at least according to early numbers.Across the three major broadcast networks which covered the RNC’s curtain call, around 5.4 million viewers tuned in, which is up a fraction on the previous night, but down on night 2.

Facing a national moment fraught with racial turmoil and a deadly pandemic, President Donald Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, boasting of helping African Americans and defying his own administration's pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.

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

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThroughout the weeklong broadcast of the Republican National Convention, speakers argued that Donald Trump was not in fact the person we’d seen for nearly four years as our president and for longer as a presence on social media and in the national psyche — that he was gentle, loving, kind, generous.

Will Thorne Staff WriterNight 3 of the Republican National Convention delivered the smallest viewership tally to date, dropping 13% from the previous night.Wednesday night’s proceedings drew around 15.8 million total viewers across all the broadcast and cable news networks, roughly a 2 million viewer dip on Tuesday night.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe second night of the Republican National Convention preformed better than the first, at least according to early Nielsen numbers.After opening night drew 4.9 million total viewers across the three broadcast networks, night 2 delivered 5.2 million, with a marked bump for NBC in particular.

The second night of the Republican National Convention brought some of those closest to President Donald Trump to the stage. The event also stirred a lot of debate among critics and supporters on Twitter, who had a lot of different feelings about how the evening played out.

Republican National Convention brought some of those closest to President Donald Trump to the stage. The event also stirred a lot of debate among critics and supporters on Twitter, who had a lot of different feelings about how the evening played out.First Lady Melania Trump closed out the night with a speech in the Rose Garden outside the White House, where she addressed a small gathering that included her husband.

Tiffany Trump steps out in a cool blue suit to make a rare appearance during the 2020 Republican National Convention inside an empty Mellon Auditorium Tuesday (August 25) in Washington, DC.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe first night of the Republican National Convention was down a touch in total viewership on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, at least according to early numbers.Across the three broadcast networks, the RNC night 1 drew around 4.9 million total viewers, a 14% drop from last Monday’s DNC first night which drew 5.7 million.Looking at the networks individually, ABC scored the largest total viewership (as it did for the DNC), drawing 1.8 million

Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, and featured some memorable moments. The virtual event proved to be a talking point for many celebs who took to Twitter to reflect on the night's fiery speeches.The first night of the event featured addresses from several big names in the Republican party, including Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Jr., among others.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAs they pointed out the highlights and critiqued segments from last week’s virtual Democratic National Convention, television’s late-night hosts returned to do the same for this week’s Republican National Convention.The first night of the Republican National Convention, which was held at North Carolina’s Charlotte Convention Center, saw Donald Trump Jr., Tim Scott, Kimberly Guilfoyle and others make the the case for President Trump’s

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Republican National Convention got underway on Monday, and a series of speakers warned voters that President Trump is the only bulwark protecting them from a raging mob.Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, set the theme for the evening when he said “Trump is the bodyguard of western civilization.” Several speakers also made the case that Black voters should back Trump.The first night featured speeches from Donald Trump, Jr., former ambassador Nikki

Eli Countryman President Donald Trump will take center stage this week at the Republican National Convention.The convention will be held in Charlotte, N.C., Monday to Thursday from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.