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May 23, 2023

So often in the theatre world, more is more ­- elaborate backdrops; brightly-coloured, sparkling costumes; cleverly-moving scenery and special effects. However sometimes there is beauty in the more stripped back productions - which is exactly the case with Message in a Bottle...

May 18, 2023

Amazon Music has today announced further details on the ways they will be amplifying and scaling The Ivors 2023 as a part of their multi-year global deal, including the first ever livestream from the event. The ceremony, which will see the pioneering songwriter, Sting, presented with the top Award will also a feature a special live performance by the iconic superstar...

May 18, 2023

Sting says musicians face "a battle" to defend their work against the rise of songs written by artificial intelligence. "The building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings," he told the BBC. "That's going to be a battle we all have to fight in the next couple of years: Defending our human capital against AI." His comments come after a number of songs have used artificial intelligence to "clone" famous artists' vocals. Full interview here.

May 15, 2023

In collaboration with the Cherrytree Music Compnay and Live Nation to be fittingly held in the City of Brotherly Love on September 9. Best friends, Grammy award winners and regular collaborators Sting and Shaggy curate the artists across two stage and headline their 'One Fine Day' festival with a joint set of combined hits from “Roxanne” to “It Wasn’t Me” to “Every Breath You Take” to “Angel” and more...

May 14, 2023

Sting and Shaggy performed at the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival on Sunday, 14 May with an electrifying perfomance of songs encompassing both artist's careers. Sting classics like Englishman in New York, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Fields of Gold and Every Breath You Take were mixed with iconic Shaggy tunes including Oh Carolina, Angel, It Wasn't Me and Boombastic as well as material from their 44/876 release....

May 12, 2023

This month, Sting will become the latest songwriter to become an Ivors Academy Fellow, the highest honour the Academy bestows. Ahead of the ceremony, Music Week enjoys a one-on-one meeting with the legendary star to talk about everything from songwriting and Sam Fender to The Police, sampling and much more besides...

ON THIS DAY...

 

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2019: Sting performed at Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2001: Sting performed at the National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.

2000: Sting performed at the Plaza Central de la Feria de Muestras in Valladolid, Spain. More

1996: Sting performed at the Waldbuhne in Berlin, Germany. More

1993: Sting performed at Kingswood Music Theatre in Toronto, Canada. More

1988: Sting performed at Le Zenith in Montpellier, France.

1985: 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free' was released as single. More

1979: The Police performed at the Odeon in Edinburgh, Scotland. More

 

SUMMONER'S TALES...

"I can't sleep without reading. I think I have conditioned myself to do that. I will either read in the afternoon and/or the night. I read every day. I read the literary supplements in the newspapers, and, also, I can smell a good book. I can walk into a bookshop and smell a good book. I'm always reading two or three at the same time."

 

 

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