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On last night's episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Rufush Wainwright sang "Minuit, Chrétiens," the French version of the Christmas song "O Holy Night," with the Roots backing him up in a…   Read Story »
Progress Report: The mercurial singer/songwriter chats about his new Mark Ronson-produced album, Out Of The Game. Since releasing his debut album back in 1998, Rufus Wainwright has proven himself…   Read Story »
The legendary French singer/libertine Serge Gainsbourg is a man worth honoring, and a new tribute album called From Lulu To Gainsbourg does just that. Gainsbourg's son Lulu put together the tribute…   Read Story »
It's a full-on revolution down at Occupy Wall Street right now; the contingent seems to be growing every day, with no sign that it will be relenting any time soon. People are pissed and enacting…   Read Story »
Weird stuff keeps happening down at Occupy Wall Street (or doesn't keep happening, ahem ahem, Radiohead) so why not add a Wainwright/Lennon Madonna cover into the mix? Let's do this, for the 99%.…   Read Story »
Rufus Wainwright's never been shy about his intention to be a big star. The prodigiously talented and prolific piano man was well on his way after his hailed self-titled debut LP and my personal…   Read Story »
The singer-songwriter announced a new album and its tracklist this week, now performs its intimate set-closer about his mother, "Zebulon," in this private session. Hear and watch it at Guardian. (via…   Read Story »
All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu will be his sixth studio LP. It'll be out April 5 in the U.K. and April 20 in the U.S. Tracklist and more at TwentyFourBit.   Read Story »
Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic.…   Read Story »
You know when your parents are like, "What is that garbage you're listening to?" and turn down your Soulja Boy CD and try to turn you to on to some Bob Seger shit from before you were born? Parents…   Read Story »