ContactMusic — Stars including Lou Reed Rufus Wainwright actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and fashion king Calvin Klein attended a New York church on Thursday 05Jan12 for a memorial service for three girls killed in an inferno on Christmas Day 25Dec11 The daughters an.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — a scene from "Prima Donna" Rufus's letter in full (with info on his upcoming shows at BAM and the state of opera in NYC and more), below...... more info

411 Mania — Check out "Minuit Chrand#233;tiens"... more info

Perez Hilton — Yo! Hipsters! Time to get into the holiday spirit! We kid, we kid! Everyone loves themselves some Rufus Wainwright, and we know it. And if you don't, it might be time to think about becoming a fan. Watch here as he strips down a holiday classic back ... more info

Stereogum — On last night’s episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Rufush Wainwright sang “Minuit, Chrétiens,” the French version of the Christmas song “O Holy Night,” with the Roots backing him up in a distinctly non-Rootsy way. It was real purty, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gabriel Kahane is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright (both of whom he's collaborated with in the past). It’s a lot to live up to, but to that already high bar I’ll add Ben Folds and Randy Newman, if only for Kahane's s... more info

411 Mania — His next is very manly... more info

Guardian Music — Singer describes Out of the Game, his forthcoming album produced by Ronson, as 'manly', 'sexy' and 'pop'Rufus Wainwright has almost finished his most "radio-friendly" album yet, produced by Mark Ronson. Out of the Game, described as "manly", "sexy" a... more info

Stereogum — Progress Report: The mercurial singer/songwriter chats about his new Mark Ronson-produced album, Out Of The Game. Since releasing his debut album back in 1998, Rufus Wainwright has proven himself to be one of the world’s most formidable jacks-of-al... more info

Guardian Music — Discover Ireland's best kept musical secret. Plus, our albums of the year, Grammy nominations, and a Laura Marling interviewOn guardian.co.uk/music this weekThe best albums of 2011: 50-11Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year.... more info