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Rufus Wainwright on music, politics and life: ‘Creativity helps to fend off the darker angels’

INTERVIEW: Next month, the musician releases a cover album of songs by his hero Kurt Weill. He talks to Jude Rogers about life under Trump, hanging out with Marianne Faithfull, and why he’ll never criticise Britain over Brexit again

The Independent UK

Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones

Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more

Louder

Chrissie Hynde announces Duets Special album

Chrissie Hynde has announced her new album Duets Special that will see her team up with an array of music stars.

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Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more

Listen to Chrisie Hynde's version of Always On My Mind featuring Rufus Wainwright now

Louder

“A spontaneous and what I thought would be a fun thing”: Chrissie Hynde to release a new album of duets featuring Debbie Harry, Dave Gahan and Rufus Wainwright

Brandon Flowers, Shirley Manson and Julian Lennon have also joined her in the vocal booth

MusicRadar

Chrissie Hynde announces star-studded duets album featuring Rufus Wainwright, Debbie Harry and Brandon Flowers

The record will feature 13 tracks reimagined in stripped-back arrangements

Evening Standard

King and Queen meet artists to celebrate 25 years of Royal Drawing School

Works by David Hockney, Tim Burton and frontline Ukraine sketches were shown as Rufus Wainwright performed for the royal couple.

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‘I’d dress as Judy Garland and scare my parents’: Rufus Wainwright’s honest playlist

The singer-songwriter rises to Bruce Springsteen and loves the Eurythmics. But why has he had to rebrand as Wainwright?

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright says he should use the fact Trump is a fan to ‘reason with him’

Trump is reportedly a fan of Wainwright’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Halleujah’

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem album review – a sense of special occasion, all concerned believe in it

Hollywood royalty in the shape of Meryl Streep, and the soaring soprano of Anna Prohaska lend authenticity to Wainwright’s expressive eulogy to human loss

The Guardian - UK

Julian Lennon’s heartache exposes the plight of the musical nepo baby

COMMENT: The son of John Lennon was upset after late-night hosts declined to invite him onto their shows to plug his latest album. Roisin O’Connor says he should be grateful that music is arguably the only entertainment industry where success demands real talent

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright offers ‘most controversial opinion’ as he names Chappell Roan as favourite artist

Musician said the ‘bar needed to be raised’ when it came to a specific community of pop fans

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I had a great party trick, but it once blew up in my face’

The singer-songwriter on his most memorable fan, his love of Chappell Roan, and his close friend and nemesis Jake Shears

The Guardian - AU

Joni Mitchell issues three-word attack on Donald Trump

Legendary Canadian artist performed two sold-out concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles over the weekend

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The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump takes his dance cue from Shrek

Brief letters: Rally tunes | Ending violence | Mud play | Transport tactics | Money pit

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright attacks Trump’s use of ‘Hallelujah’ during chaotic town hall: ‘Height of blasphemy’

Folk artist issued an impassioned statement as Leonard Cohen’s estate sent a cease-and-desist order to the Republican presidential candidate

The Guardian - AU

US election briefing: Georgia shatters early voting record as more than 300,000 cast ballots

Harris speaks to Charlamagne tha God and Trump rallies in Atlanta with three weeks to go until polls open on 5 November in the US presidential election

The Independent UK

Rufus Wainwright is ‘mortified’ Trump played his version of ‘Hallelujah’ at bizarre town hall

Numerous high-profile musicians like Beyoncé and Rolling Stones have previously complained of Trump campaign’s use of their songs

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The Guardian - UK

‘Height of blasphemy’: Rufus Wainwright and Leonard Cohen estate oppose Trump use of Hallelujah

Classic ballad was played during bizarre campaign event in which Trump told audience: ‘Let’s just listen to music’

The Guardian - UK

Linda Thompson: Proxy Music review – rueful songs of love and ageing with an all-star cast

The extended Thompson clan, the Proclaimers and Rufus Wainwright are among those lending their voices to a moving set from a folk great

The Guardian - UK

Brexit didn’t bring down the curtain on Rufus Wainwright’s show. The play’s the thing

Word of mouth is vital if a costly West End production is going to succeed, and Opening Night had the wrong kind

Evening Standard

Rufus Wainwright blames post-Brexit 'lack of imagination' for Sheridan Smith show flop

Opening Night received largely negative reviews and is closing early

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright blames UK’s ‘narrow outlook’ after Brexit for Opening Night’s flop

Exclusive: Audience had ‘vitriolic reaction’ to European tone of musical, forced to close early

The Guardian - UK

‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car