Rufus and Martha Wainwright are launching a new initiative in honor of their late mother, Kate McGarrigle, to provide musicians living with aggressive cancer time in professional recording studios. “Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project” was inspired by the way McGarrigle — an accomplished singer-songwriter who worked closely with her …
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Rufus Wainwright spoke out against Donald Trump playing his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at a campaign event last night the “height of blasphemy,” in a statement shared with Rolling Stone. “The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth,” …
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“It’s a bit of a hectic day,” Rufus Wainwright tells Rolling Stone. Work is part of the reason: The singer, songwriter, pianist, and pop cabaret icon is opening a multi-night stand at New York’s Carlyle Café tonight. But it’s also a busy moment thanks to an unusual event last night. …
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Anohni and the Johnsons, Jessica Pratt, and Waxahatchee will appear at Big Ears Festival next year. Taking place on March 27 through 30 in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, the stacked lineup also includes Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza Spalding, Taj Mahal, Lankum, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra Arkestra, Cassandra Jenkins, Wilco’s Nels Cline, …
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Rufus Wainwright has lent his voice to some timeless words over the years, from modern classics penned by Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell to the traditional songs on last year’s Folkocracy project. But he’s never before used those golden tones to sing about something quite as grand as The Lord …
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Rufus Wainwright won’t hit age 50 until July 22, technically, but he started the festivities a few days early with “Fifty Isn’t the End,” a three-hour show at Long Island’s East End that was a tribute to Wainwright’s career, his family lineage and, inadvertently, some of the other children of …
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Rufus Wainwright has announced his upcoming album Folkocracy will arrive June 2 and released its lead single “Down in the Willow Garden” on Monday. The track features Brandi Carlile, and is described by Wainwright as a “blatantly brutal and masochistic” folk ballad. “I chose us a cheery little number — …
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“What happened was, we reached the moon. But lost in space, I think we got there all too soon. But you know what? I’m coming back for you, baby.” That’s the spoken-word bridge to the title track of Carly Rae Jepsen‘s The Loneliest Time, a charming retro-disco duet with one …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a recent stop on her So Nice tour, Carly Rae Jepsen was in the middle of performing her hit “Cut to the Feeling” with her band and …
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Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped another new song from her forthcoming album The Loneliest Time, this time sharing the title track. Disco-tinged, anthemic number “The Loneliest Time” features Rufus Wainwright on guest vocals as the pair showcases a dynamic duet. In the accompanying music video, Jepsen and Wainwright take an …
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