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Sting spoke out Saturday night during his concert in Warsaw, warning that democracy is under attack worldwide. He called the war in Ukraine "an absurdity based upon a lie," and brought out popular Polish actor Maciej Stuhr to translate his statement that democracy is "in grave danger of being lost…

Sting announced today that proceeds from his recently re-recorded 1985 song “Russians” will benefit Ukrainian humanitarian and medical aid. Written at the height of the Cold War, Sting’s anti-war lament “Russians” includes the memorable refrain “Believe me when I say to you/I hope the Russians love their children too.&#8221…

Sting has become the latest elder rocker to cash in his songwriting catalog, selling his back output to Universal Music for a reported $300 million. In doing so, the 70-year-old Sting joins several such recent sales by artists, including Sony buying Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting catalog and recorded music copyrights…

Sting is headed to Vegas. The long-ago Police frontman has announced a concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace starting in May 2020, with shows set for the following June, August and September. See the schedule below. Sting: My Songs kicks off May 22, 2020. In an interview with the Associated Press, the…

The 25th annual gala amFAR Cannes charity event, Cinema Against AIDS, took place even in the shadow of Harvey Weinstein’s downfall — the man who ruled over this event for almost all of the past quarter century. Not this time, though. And though the star quotient was lower than usual, his presence wasn’t missed in any…

The Oscars just added some musical star power. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said today that Lin-Manuel Miranda, Justin Timberlake, Sting, John Legend and Moana star Auli’i Cravalho will perform Best Song nominees during the ceremony later this month. As he goes for the EGOT, Hamilton creator Miranda…

The recipient of 16 Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, and three Academy Award nominations, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sting may well add to his tally soon. Teaming with Oscar-nominated composer J. Ralph, Sting set to work on a track for a film that spoke to his own heart, HBO documentary Jim: The James Foley S…

Nearly a year to the day after the deadly terrorist attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris, the Bataclan theater is set to re-open next Saturday, November 12, with a performance by Sting. The charity event by the British rock star comes four days ahead of the previously planned first concert at the venue where 89…

A Kennedy Center honorary, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee is coming to the Robert Redford founded festival this year. Rumored for a few weeks, it is now official – Sting will be playing the Sundance Film Festival on January 23 in a performance in support of Jim: The James Foley Story. The Police frontman has co-penned…

EXCLUSIVE: While we’re all thanking David Letterman for tossing the genteel Tonight Show mold and recasting post-primetime comedy in his own rebellious image, here is a heresy worth considering: Letterman’s debt to Ed Sullivan goes way beyond just the name of the theater in which he’s hosted The Late Show since August…

The Last Ship sailed months ago but Sting and his Tony-nominated score live on. Another chance to hear it — near, if not precisely on Broadway — comes up Tuesday, May 19, when it will be performed by the figurehead himself, and it’s even for a great cause: He will sing songs from the show at the Heath at the…

UPDATE, 1 PM: Adds details of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time recouping, below. Opening in the winter doldrums might prove disastrous for Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Bergman’s well-reviewed musical adaptation of Bergman’s 1992 comedy Honeymoon In Vegas. Two weeks after opening to what should have…