PopSugar UK — Kate Beckinsale won libel damages after a newspaper claimed she'd been dropped from an acting role - BBC Shaheen Jafargholi has been signed to talent agency CAA which also looks after George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith - The Su... more info

Perez Hilton — Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright's first opera, Prima Donna, is set to premiere in the UK this July! After being turned away from the Metropolitan Opera in New York (the singer refused to change the language of the libretto from French to English)... more info

Guardian Music — Biennial event highlights electro pioneers, Lou Reed and new Wainwright operaThey're both as Manchester as you can get and both immensely respected for their artistic excellence, so there was a sense of appropriateness when yesterday it was announced... more info

The Independent — An opera by the singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is to have its world debut in Manchester after being turned down by the New York Met. The Canadian's first foray into the world of opera, Prima Donna, was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in N... more info

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Guardian Music — Forgoing orchestras, brass sections and choirs, Rufus Wainwright has announced that it's soon back to basics. After his opera opens next summer, the singer hopes to release a pared back collection of songs."I'm planning at the moment - and I really w... more info