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:: More performers for the 2011 American Music Awards have been announced — joining Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber will be Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige. [EW Music Mix]
:: Rufus Wainwright and Sean Lennon were spotted singing Madonna's "Material Girl" at Occupy Wall Street in New York. Considering the location of their performance, we're assuming it was meant to be taken ironically. [Vulture]
:: First Lady Michelle Obama revealed her workout playlist, and Beyonce topped the list. No wonder she and Jay-Z are regulars at the White House. [PopCrush]
:: Taylor Swift continues rolling out the cover songs with special guests — during a tour stop in Tempe, Arizona, the country singer brought out Jim Adkins from Jimmy Eat World for a performance of the band's single "The Middle". [Pop Dust]
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Posts Tagged ‘Rufus Wainwright’
Kelly Clarkson And Christina Aguilera To Perform At The AMAs: Morning Mix
Tue Oct 25 2011 by Becky Bain
Kylie Minogue And Rufus Wainwright Sing A Handful Of Hits At Long Island Gig
Mon Aug 30 2010 by Robbie Daw
Long Island, New York's The Watermill Center got a pop-diva boost on Saturday when recent America's Got Talent performer Kylie Minogue and Rufus Wainwright paired up at a benefit gig for the theater organization. The duo belted out a trio of Kylie's jams, ranging from new ("All The Lovers") to old ("Can't Get You Out Of My Head") to very old ("The Locomotion"). They capped things off with a cover of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." Watch below.
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YouTube’s Take On Columbine Is Predictable Yet Disturbing
Mon Apr 20 2009 by Mike Barthel
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings. I was curious to see if there were any tribute-style YouTube clips about the event, since it did take place before the advent of widespread online video. Surprisingly, there are quite a few; more surprisingly, most are not altogether different from the graduation montages I looked at a little while back. Both are sort of sad, wistful, and nostalgic, and accompanied by very similar tunes–but instead of fun in the sun, you get pictures of horror and loss and death. But then they take an odd turn. Let’s take a look. More »
Paul McCartney Is Being Very Charitable To Duffy
Mon Sep 22 2008 by Maura
Come November, the UK charity War Child will… More »
Judy Garland To Return From Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Perform With The Boston Pops (No, Really)
Wed Jun 11 2008 by Maura
Yes, that’s right: Judy Garland is going to play with the Boston Pops at the end of the month, and she’ll actually be walking around and talking and singing, and not wheeled around the stage Weekend At Bernie’s-style. To quote the people putting it on: “This is not a tribute show. This is not a Garland lookalike. This is Judy herself returning to the stage for the first time in 40 years–singing the great American songbook with America’s greatest orchestra, The Boston Pops. Cutting-edge technology unavailable just a few years ago has enabled NY-based production company Running Subway to present Judy’s larger-than-life passion and personal story to 21st century audiences in what can only be described as the greatest Judy Garland concert ever.” Or, as I like to put it, “just as blood-chilling as the whole Frank Sinatra/Alicia Keys duet that opened the Grammys, only creepier because it’ll be live!” (Er, “live.”)
Rufus Wainwright Writing Opera About “The Construct Of A Diva”
Mon Apr 28 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
Hey did you know that Rufus Wainwright likes opera? That he has a thing for divas? Word is, the dude is gay. If your response is “no…really?…him?” then you may not have heard that the mush-mouthed songbird has been commissioned to write songs and a libretto for an upcoming production with the Metropolitan Opera named Prima Donna. And it won’t be in English, philistine. Or did you not know that Wainwright’s from Canada too?
Mon Sep 10 2007 by jharv
Rufus Wainwright tells the NME that he has no plans to “retire from pop music” in lieu of going full time into opera. However, if Kanye West outsells 50 Cent tomorrow, he will quit rapping. More »
Tomorrow’s New Releases Revealed Today
Mon May 14 2007 by Maura
Welcome to On The Shelf, Idolator’s weekly look at new releases hitting store shelves on Tuesday. Like it or not, the big album coming out tomorrow is Linkin Park’s 98% rap-free effort, Minutes to Midnight; after the jump, we give that album a once-over, along with new efforts from Wilco, Megadeth, Gretchen Wilson, and Rufus Wainwright.
The Wit and Wisdom of Rufus Wainwright
Wed May 2 2007 by mmatos
Yet another reason to love British rock monthly The Word: This month’s cover story about Rufus Wainwright reveals that the singer-songwriter is, if nothing else, the most bitchily quotable pop star around. If it’s not enough that he refers to Kate McGarrigle as his “plain but fabulous Canadian mother,” there’s more after the jump.
