After a near lifelong fascination with the work of German-American composer Kurt Weill, Wainwright released a tribute album ...

Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.

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The Dalai Lama’s Grammy win for an audiobook, narration and storytelling has been described by Beijing as “a tool for ...

Funk music was transforming rapidly in the 1970s, and by 1976, many hits already felt timeless because they sounded like the ...

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The full artist lineup for the Music of Billy Joel benefit concert has been unveiled. Returning to the iconic stage of Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium on March 12, the 21st annual presentation of ...

There simply aren’t very many artists or voices like Rufus Wainwright. One of those polymath talents who build upon multigenerational musicianship and a voracious mind for knowledge, art and the ...

Amazon's Rufus transforms from a simple chatbot that answers inquiries to an Agents AI, capable of executing actions on your behalf. Perhaps the most relevant innovation is Rufus’s change of role.

Long Island may not rival New York City as a source of musical inspiration, but the region has found its way into more than a few pop songs. Even if you weed out the obvious Billy Joel numbers (such ...

It’s 8.30am in LA’s Laurel Canyon, and in his crimson-walled, book-lined living room, Rufus Wainwright is fitting me into his manic week. He asks if he can turn off the camera to collapse as he ...