Music / NewsMusic / NewsLily Cole and Rowan Blanchard star in posthumous Leonard Cohen music videoHarley Weir directs the ‘Thanks for the Dance’ visual, premiering on Nowness todayShareLink copied ✔️February 24, 2020February 24, 2020TextSelim Bulut Rowan Blanchard and Lily Cole both star in the new music video for “Thanks for the Dance”, the title track of Leonard Cohen’s posthumous final album. Directed by Harley Weir and premiering on Nowness, the “Thanks for the Dance” video sees American actor, activist, and former Disney star Rowan Blanchard play a bride who is caught between different stages of life. British model and actor Lily Cole poses like Botticelli’s Venus and then as the Madonna, surrounded by three infants. “I’m a huge fan of Leonard Cohen,” Harley Weir says in a press release. “His lyrics are so raw and yet so warm. I am honoured to be a part of his legacy.” Weir’s music video is part of a series of visuals made for Thanks for the Dance by Nowness in collaboration with the Leonard Cohen estate and Sony Music Canada. Her contribution follows previous directors like Daniel Askill and Laure Prouvost. Watch the “Thanks for the Dance” video below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online