
Morrissey pens essay on Loudon Wainwright III's debut album: "Sometimes it takes the rest of the world 50 years to catch up – but they do"
"He needed nothing but his solo acoustic and his impressive palette of words"

Watch Adam Granduciel, Elvis Costello, Sharon Van Etten, Lucinda Williams and more cover Bob Dylan’s 'Blood On The Tracks' at 50th anniversary tribute gig
Musicians from the original recordings were also present

Rufus and Martha Wainwright to launch initiative to help musicians with cancer record music
Inspired by their late mother Kate McGarrigle, who died of cancer in 2010

Rufus Wainwright speaks out against Donald Trump playing 'Hallelujah' at rally: "The height of blasphemy"
Wainwright calls the Leonard Cohen song "an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth"

Donald Trump Town Hall sees him dance for 30 minutes to Sinead O'Connor, Rufus Wainwright, Guns N' Roses and more
The playlist included songs by artists who had blocked him from using their music

Composer Bear McCreary announces new album featuring Slash, Corey Taylor and more
Also featuring on the album are Rufus Wainwright, System Of A Down's Serj Tankian and many others

Rufus Wainwright and Ivo van Hove collaborate for new musical 'Opening Night' with Sheridan Smith
The production will come to London's West End next year

Rufus Wainwright duets with Jake Shears and honours Jeff Buckley at Royal Albert Hall
Wainwright played classic albums 'Want One' and 'Want Two' with the BBC Concert Orchestra for the Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall

Soundtrack Of My Life: Rufus Wainwright
Art-folk icon and opera maestro

Rufus Wainwright celebrates 50th birthday by covering Neil Young
A version of the track appears on Wainwright's new covers album 'Folkocracy'