Guardian Music — Bob Dylan's grandson is trying to make it as a rapper. Tell us what you think about the idea of artistic dynastiesIn most fields of work, nepotism can go a long way. In the arts, however, family connections are felt by some to be a mixed blessing. On... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonRufus Wainwright's residency at the Royal Opera House is billed as "five nights of velvet, glamour and guilt". Perhaps the words "post-oedipal melodrama and jokes" wouldn't quite fit on the posters.It is remarkable enough tha... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera HouseYou might expect someone as shamelessly self-absorbed as Rufus Wainwright to hog every moment of his unprecedented five-night stint at the Royal Opera House. Instead, he's generously sharing the limelight with his family, devoting en... more info

Altsounds — *From a photo of Rufus as a baby in a guitar case to his upcoming residency at the Royal Opera House, the House of Rufus Memolane traces Rufus' colourful career and allows his fans to contribute their memories from when Rufus has touched their own li... more info

DrownedInSound — At the end of every week, DiS makes a playlist using Spotify of what we've been loving and/or writing about this week. This is the 99th week we've done this, so hopefully you know the drill by now. If you're American and only just got Spotify, welcom... more info

The Telegraph — An impressive array of collaborations in Rufus Wainwright's House of Rufus. Rating: * * * * more info

ContactMusic — Gay singer Rufus Wainwright is forging ahead with plans to wed his partner Jorn Weisbrodt after officials in his adopted New York made it legal for same-sex couples to marry. The singer has been an outspoken advocate of gay rights since meeting his t... more info

DrownedInSound — Next week, critically celebrated songwriter and sometime Judy Garland dresser-upper, Rufus Wainwright, releases a 19-disc boxset, entitled House of Rufus to coincide with his 5-night residency at the Royal Opera House in London. Here, the man himself... more info

DrownedInSound — We're very excited and grateful to premiere these two songs new Rufus Wainwright from the box set, via this we7 player. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — With the release of Rufus Wainwright’s definitive House of Rufus 19 disc collection looming (it’s out on July 25th), Drowned In Sound gets a sneak peak at some of the set’s never-before-seen content. Read the full story on DrownedinSound... more info