Loss of manual jobs could be driving toxic masculinity, says Sting Musician says ‘we’ve lost that direction for our energy’ as his musical The Last Ship returns to West End The Guardian - UK · May 28
"We'd blown all the momentum that we had and all the credibility." The Police's journey to superstardom wasn't the smooth ride you might imagine How The Police's debut album Outlandos d’Amour helped pushed 'new wave' into the mainstream Louder · May 25
“We once came close to an Angine de Poitrine tribute guitar. This might be the next best thing…” All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a Sting-approved limited-edition Fender An Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck, another cool collab from Fender, and the ultimate Tube Screamer clone? All that and more in this week's gear round-up Guitar World · May 16
Wrestling world remembers pioneer Ted Turner after WCW founder's death aged 87 TV pioneer Ted Turner has been remembered by the wrestling world after his impact on the sports entertainment landscape. BANG Premier · May 7
Sting explains why he won’t be giving children a share of his fortune IN FULL The Independent UK · May 6
Sting says giving kids his fortune would be ‘a form of abuse’ The ‘Every Breath You Take’ singer is the father of six children The Independent UK · May 6
'A form of abuse': Why Sting wanted his kids to make their own way in the world Sting still doesn't plan for his kids to inherit his fortune and thinks it would have been "a form of abuse" to have given his children unlimited financial support. BANG Premier · May 6
These are the 4 new 4K Blu-rays I'm most looking forward to testing in May 2026 — and one of them is 'easily one of my most anticipated discs ever' May 2026 has another big list of 4K Blu-ray releases, so I've picked the top 4 I'm most looking forward to testing. TechRadar · May 4
“Nostalgia for a time when digital was still new”: How Mk.gee is bringing back a ’90s-era modeler favored by Joni Mitchell, David Lynch, and Sting The Roland VG-8, released in 1995, was designed as “a toolbox filled with essentially every existing guitar sound” – and, over the past couple of years, has been given a new lease on life by modern-day tone hunters Guitar World · Apr 15
The Last Ship review – Sting’s sincere but cloying musical stars the man himself – and Shaggy Glasshouse Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts CentreSting plays a Wallsend foreman navigating the threat of his shipyard’s closure, bringing a renewed version of his musical to Brisbane’s newest theatre The Guardian - AU · Apr 12
Keith Altham obituary Journalist who pioneered the role of rock music PR in the UK and looked after the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Beach Boys The Guardian - UK · Apr 6
Raye, PinkPantheress and Deep Purple to headline 60th Montreux Jazz Festival Further performers include Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Lewis Capaldi and Sting. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Shaggy crashes Sting interview with Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘It Wasn’t Me’ A reggae legend crashed Jimmy Fallon's interview with Sting, as they performed one of the artist's most iconic songs together. The Independent UK · Mar 13
“Tal came over and said, ‘Sting, it doesn’t quite go the way you’re playing it…’” When Tal Wilkenfeld taught Sting the correct way to play an Aerosmith classic Sting was performing alongside Steven Tyler and Jeff Beck at the MGM Grand when Wilkenfeld intervened Guitar World · Feb 14
Guitar World · Feb 11 “He wanted $200 for it. Now it’s worth millions”: Andy Summers was skeptical of Telecasters at first – until he found one that would become one of his main Police guitars The Strat-lover’s head was eventually turned by a modded Tele that ended up becoming one of his go-to guitars
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 Roger Allers obituary Co-director of the animated Disney hit The Lion King who also worked on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast
MusicRadar · Jan 19 “There’s a truism that ‘a band is only as good as its drummer’. Any band that Josh graced with his presence on the kit was fortunate indeed”: Josh Freese to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Drum Workshop NAMM 2026: Award to be presented at the NAMM show this week
Guitar World · Jan 15 Why Sting just paid $800,000 to his former Police bandmates, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland Summers and Copeland launched a legal case last year, claiming “historic underpayment” for their contributions to the Police's hits
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15 First Thing: Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high Mayor urges calm as city continues to reel in aftermath of Renee Good’s killing. Plus, how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Sting ‘pays former Police bandmates £600,000 in royalties’ as lawsuit continues The Police frontman’s ex-bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are arguing they are also owed a portion of his income from streaming and download sales of the band’s music
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15 ‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious story
Evening Standard · Jan 14 Sting pays Police bandmates nearly £650,000 as royalties row reaches High Court Guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland first took legal action against the musician last year
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 Can’t stand losing out: battle over the Police’s royalties reaches high court Dispute between Sting and former bandmates relates to whether streaming revenue, estimated at £1.5m, features in ‘arranger’s fees’
MusicRadar · Jan 14 Police royalties case reaches London’s High Court – Sting has now paid $800,000 to Summers and Copeland But that doesn’t include interest, according to drummer’s and guitarist’s lawyers
Reason · Jan 6 Sting Can Call Himself an Englishman, Court Rules From Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) yesterday in White v. Google: Plaintiff … asserts state law claims for… The post Sting Can Call Himself an Englishman, Court Rules appeared first on Reason.com.