Rufus Wainwright

Improving Maternal Healthcare, One Song at a Time

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.01.2012

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Did you know that every 90 seconds a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes? Every Mother Counts is dedicated to increasing education and support for reducing maternal mortality through programs around the world.

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Rufus Wainwright Performs In The Back Of A Cab

Posted 04.21.2012

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The Black Cab Sessions have welcomed bands like Delta Spirit, Mumford and Sons and Cool Kids. Now, Rufus Wainwright lent his voice to the acoustic sho...

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WATCH: Rufus Wainwright & Helena Bonham Carter Get Naughty

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.03.2012

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Rufus Wainwright has teamed up with Helena Bonham Carter in the music video for his latest single "Out of the Game," off his upcoming album of the sam...

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From The Beach Boys & Randy Newman to Fleet Foxes & Skrillex: A Conversation With Van Dyke Parks, Plus Calling JB Baretsky's Bluff

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.21.2012

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An Awesomely Seventies New Rufus Wainwright Track

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 03.09.2012

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As far as expectations go, Rufus Wainwright's upcoming seventh studio album has crazy high ones to meet. Wainwright wants Out Of The Game's "danceabil...

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Rufus Wainwright's First Opera Premieres In The U.S.

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 02.20.2012

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Nearly five years after a dropped deal with the Metropolitan Opera and three years after it premiered at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, England, Ru...

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Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" Premiers At The Brooklyn Academy Of Music

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 04.21.2012

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NEW YORK — Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" took an unusual path to its United States premiere, switching companies and sopranos. Commissioned ...

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New Rufus Wainwright Song Debuts

Posted 02.19.2012

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L.A.'s public radio station KCRW premiered Rufus Wainwright's latest tune, "Montauk," on Friday, off his forthcoming seventh album, Out of the Game. P...

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LGBT Predictions For 2012

Laurence Watts | Posted 02.26.2012

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During this month, journalists do one of two things: write an article summing up the main events of the year almost gone, or write a forward-looking piece about the year to come. 2011 was a great year for the LGBT community, but I think 2012 is going to be even better.

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Classical Music In 2011: Ape Opera, Gehry In Miami, OWS And More

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.23.2011

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To evaluate classical music in 2011 shows us a divided land. One troubling trend shows the continued financial struggles of classical music organizati...

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Ring In The Holidays With Rufus Wainwright's Soulful Rendition Of 'Minuit Chretiens'

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.21.2011

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If you're not feeling especially Christmas-ready, why not flood yourself with as many holiday songs as you can? Start with Rufus Wainwright's stripped...

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Johnny Depp And Vanessa Paradis Sing A Song Together

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.22.2011

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Off the beaten path, this year has been all about the Gainsbourgs, with a film and album for father Serge and a film and album for daughter Charlotte....

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A Song For 11/11/11

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 01.11.2012

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In observance of what should be a worldwide holiday -- because a day like this only comes along once in a lifetime, twice if you're lucky -- today's t...

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WATCH Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon Cover Madonna At Occupy Wall Street Protests

Posted 12.24.2011

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It's a rare moment when one of the world's biggest gay icons pays tribute to another -- and rarer still when it's done for a worthy cause. But th...

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Sean Lennon, Rufus Wainwright Performs 'Material Girl' Protesters At Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.24.2011

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In 1971, John Lennon moved to New York City, led protests against both racism and the Vietnam war, and released the seminal album "Imagine," which inc...

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Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011

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15 Things You Should Probably Know About Van Dyke Parks

Michael Sigman | Posted 10.11.2011

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This "sui generis" Southern gentleman, raconteur and erstwhile child actor defies linear explication. Here are 15 semi-random items for the not-yet initiated.

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Music: Teddy Thompson Shines at City Winery

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Poor Teddy Thompson. The New York Times calls him "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation."

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HuffPost Exclusive: Craig Wedren's "Are We," Plus Conversations with The Civil Wars and NEeMA

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wedren began his career fronting the seminal Washington, DC post-punk outfit Shudder to Think, a band that helped define the scenes in the '80s and '90s. Here is his latest release: "Are We."

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Rufus Wainwright, Fiance Become Fathers

popeater.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Canadian singer Rufus Wainwright announced last Friday that he is the proud father of new baby girl Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen....

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NEW YORK: Rufus Wainwright's 'Prima Donna' To Debut At NY City Opera

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and then rejected, Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" will be staged by the New York City Opera in t...

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OPERA: Rufus Wainwright's 'Prima Donna' On Display In Pieces

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Metropolitan Opera reportedly didn't want it. Critics in Britain were mixed about it. Still, Rufus Wainwright seems determined to bring his opera,...

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An Opening of Consciousness

Jennifer Elster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here we embark on unruly excursions go so far into internal dialogs of the mind that a viewer might think: "how did I end up inside Terrence Howard's head?"

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HuffPost Premiere: Dead Confederate's "Run From The Gun," Plus Conversations With Tegan & Sara and Hayley Taylor, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rufus Talks Lulu - Plays Denver August 17

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Also, to be frank, I am a strong believer that art is tied to the ways of the world. We are in a period of cutbacks and downsizing. So, there was also a very practical reason why I had to do it - I had to survive like everyone else in these challenging times.

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