Question: Which Canadian singer began his recording career with a self-titled debut album released on May 19 1998, and won Rolling Stone's Best New Artist award that year?
Sentence (from "Rufus Wainwright discography"): Wainwright's second album, "Poses", was released through the same label in June 2001, resulting in the #1 position on the Heatseekers Chart and #117 on the "Billboard" 200.
Relevant evidence: No