Hallelujah was written and recorded before 1984,
and Leonard Cohen was scammed into selling his song catalogue
(to Sony, IIRC) in 2001. So his estate has no rights to the song.
Anyone who’s a fan of rock in the slightest should check out Nothing More. This one is off their album “Stories That We Tell Ourselves.” Their self-titled album is also amazing.
In the latest blockbuster catalog deal,
Warner has agreed to buy David Bowie’s songs
for about $250 million, bringing nearly all
of the star’s work under one corporate roof.