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Sting, Elton John, James Taylor and Ravi Shankar have been confirmed as the first round of performers for the tenth annual Carnegie Hall benefit for the Rainforest Foundation. The event is set for April 13th in New York City. Various special package tickets are already available: the Platinum Package offers First Tier Box seats for $50,000 ($46,000 of which can be deducted as a charitable donation), which includes a sixteen-seat block of seats, two backstage passes, a table at the post-show party and Rainforest Foundation membership. Gold Package seats include eight tickets, concert mementos, a table at the post-show party… Read more »

Sting has signed a deal with the Bantam Dell Publishing Group to write his first work of narrative nonfiction, the publisher announced. The hardcover book is expected to be published in 2004. “From the very first pages Sting let me read, I was so impressed by his prose, which is as provocative, memorable and beautifully written as his lyrics,” said Susan Kamil, vice president, editorial director of The Dial Press, who will edit the book. “His book will fascinate his longtime fans as well as a broad readership,” Kamil said in a statement released last week. Sting is among the… Read more »

Three weeks after winning a Golden Globe Award for his song “Until…,” Sting has learned that his song from the film Kate & Leopold is now also an Academy Award-nominated composition in the category of original song. In a statement, the singer-songwriter said he was “thrilled and delighted by this honor.” “I was sent this film to watch shortly after September 11th at a time when we all felt numb,” Sting says. “The movie was filled with love and optimism and inspired me to write a song that would be as romantic and positive as the film itself. I’m pleased… Read more »

Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Sting, Randy Newman, and Ashford & Simpson have been named as the next inductees to the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The songwriters-all of whom are also performing artists in their own right-will be honored during the 33rd annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and dinner in June. Songwriter Hal David, the Hall’s chairman and CEO, said during the announcement on Monday (February 11), “The Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards & Dinner is so important because it’s a time when some of the premier songwriters in the world come together to honor their own. That kind… Read more »

Redman and Method Man are heading out on the “How High” tour next week in support of their upcoming movie and soundtrack, yet the dynamic duo are already very vocal about another potential outing. “I hope Jay-Z starts [another] Hard Knock Life tour,” said Redman, who, along with Meth, was the opening act on the 1999 multi-artist trek. “That’s what I’m waiting on. Come on, Jay-Z, you got five mics in The Source magazine. Start that tour up and throw me and [Method] Man on there, ’cause you know we’re blowing the spot. I don’t care who you’re putting on… Read more »

Out Tuesday (November 20) is…All This Time, the live album Sting recorded in Tuscany, Italy, on September 11. The tone of the performance was, of course, affected by that day’s terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., and Sting pulled a planned webcast of the concert after performing just one song, “Fragile,” as a tribute to the victims. Using a larger band that includes string and horn players, Sting employs different arrangements on most of the album’s 15 songs, and he said that throughout his career he’s felt the freedom to tinker with even his biggest hits. “I’ve… Read more »

Out Tuesday (November 13) is Driving Rain, the latest album from ex- Beatle Paul McCartney. Much attention has been paid to the fact that McCartney made the album-his first since 1999’s cover-heavy Run Devil Run, and his first release of all-new music since 1997’s Flaming Pie-with an entirely new creative team, including producer David Kahne and a group of young studio musicians that includes guitarist Rusty Anderson, keyboardist Gabe Dixon, and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr., the son of the famed session bassist. However, McCartney said that he doesn’t think fans will find the sound of Driving Rain foreign. “It sounds… Read more »

The Yankee Group today released a new study that examines the viability of webcasting, even as online-only broadcasters such as Live365, RadioWave, ClickRadio, and NetRadio suffer losses, announce layoffs, and face the specter of shuttering operations altogether. Ryan Jones, the analyst who authored the report, said in the executive summary, “The challenges facing Internet-only webcasters are significant enough to keep broadcasters in the lead for the foreseeable future. But a growing listener base, falling streaming costs and an increasingly cooperative advertising community are all aligning to mark webcasting as a soon-to-be profitable complement to broadcast radio.” The report indicates that… Read more »

Microsoft Corp. today announced that as part of its worldwide launch of Windows ® XP in New York, it would host a public concert dedicated to the people of New York City on Thursday, Oct. 25. International recording artist Sting will perform at the midday concert in New York’s Bryant Park. The concert will be webcast around the world on MSN ®, the most popular portal destination on the World Wide Web. “We’re honored to be doing the Windows XP launch in New York and couldn’t be happier that Sting has accepted our invitation to perform,” said Bill Gates, chairman… Read more »

Sting has announced initial concert dates in support of his upcoming live album, All This Time, due November 20. The singer-songwriter is set to play a half-dozen shows across the country, beginning on December 6 at New York’s Beacon Theatre, according to his official website (sting.com). Other dates on the initial schedule include two shows in Colorado (Colorado Springs, December 9; Denver, December 10), a pair of charity-related shows in Los Angeles (December 12, 13), and one in Las Vegas (December 14). The first Los Angeles show, at the Universal Amphitheatre, is part of the Elton John AIDS Foundation Benefit… Read more »