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Sting, the Grammy award-winning Universal Music artist and performer, has partnered with Vizzavi for its first music European-wide webcast. Vizzavi is the rapidly growing internet portal formed by Vodafone Group plc, the world’s largest mobile network operator, and Vivendi Universal, one of the world’s leading media companies. The concert is the actual recording of Sting’s much anticipated new album due for release later this year. This is no ordinary event – the recording will be Sting’s first “live” album since 1986’s Bring on the Night and will be comprised of both his solo work, as well as the hits from… Read more »

In a moonlit courtyard in Tuscany, on the evening of September 11th, 2001, Sting will host a musical evening for 200 fans and friends. With his long-time band and several guest musicians, Sting will perform songs from his triple-platinum album, Brand New Day as well as some of his most celebrated hits. In his inimitable style, Sting will reinvent these songs through reconstructed, intimate arrangements. The performance will be recorded for album release on November 20th entitled… on such a night. Two years of roadwork on stages across the globe in front of over 3 million people have served to… Read more »

Bonnie Raitt is giving environmentalists something to talk about. The singer was among 20 activists, including former Doors drummer John Densmore, who were arrested on Wednesday for holding a sit-in outside an office products company in the Chicago suburb of Itasca, according to Reuters. Raitt and the others were demonstrating against the logging practices of Boise Cascade Office Products. They were handcuffed and charged with disorderly conduct. The activists were released later Wednesday from the city jail and face a small fine. The sit-in was organized by the Rainforest Action Network, which has publicly fought with Boise Cascade for more… Read more »

Globix Corporation has announced that Clear Channel Interactive has selected Globix to host and manage the systems infrastructure for a substantial portion of its online business. Globix will provide network software with monitoring, reporting, management, and security services. Globix is also designing and building the network architecture for CCI’s offerings. The company had previously hosted all its online radio websites in-house. Clear Channel Interactive is a division of Clear Channel Worldwide, Inc., which owns or operates approximately 1170 radio and 19 television stations in the United States, and has equity interests in more than 240 radio stations internationally. The company… Read more »

Garbage have pushed back the release of Beautiful Garbage until September, but they’re teasing fans by offering a complete track listing for their third album, which they finished recording in April. The album was recorded at drummer/producer Butch Vig’s Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and had been expected to hit stores this summer. Beautiful Garbage will contain 13 tracks, including “Drive You Home” and “Cup of Coffee” – tunes that singer Shirley Manson wrote about in her studio diary on the band’s Web site over the winter. No official release date has been set, according to the group’s manager, Gayle… Read more »

XM Satellite Radio’s second satellite, dubbed “Roll,” has been formally handed over to XM by Boeing Satellite Systems and has begun broadcasting. Roll reached its final position in geostationary orbit at 85 degrees West Longitude, roughly above Detroit. XM took possession of Roll this afternoon, after the spacecraft completed in-orbit testing. According to a company announcement, the satellite, launched May 8, is performing beyond expectations and has begun broadcasting XM’s channels as part of the preparation for XM’s commercial launch later this summer. “Roll’s” sister ship, “Rock” has been at its final position at 115 degrees West Longitude (approximately above… Read more »

Jordan’s Queen Noor made a surprise appearance in Washington to present British rock star Sting with an award for promoting cross-cultural understanding, calling him one of “the heroes of our time.” The Arab American Institute Foundation gave Sting one of its 2001 Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity awards to honor what it said was his “commitment to indigenous people and the environment, as well as his efforts to promote cross-cultural understanding.” Noor, the wife of the late King Hussein, praised Sting for his activism on issues such as saving the rain forest. “I think we can count Sting among the… Read more »

Sting effortlessly trots through a cowboy-style Western ditty, swoons a blues number interrupted by French rap and still knows how to strip down to pure form the songs of the group that made him a legend. On tour to promote his album “Brand New Day,” the former Police frontman uses that distinct, throaty voice to sow together his eclectic musical endeavors. “Fill Her Up” from his latest record, a song which is about as close as the poised Englishman comes to singing in a country twang, glides almost seamlessly into “Fields of Gold,” one of his most melodic solo ballads.… Read more »

Back in 1983, Sting sang about being the “King of Pain.” These days, he’s pain-free, not to mention prosperous. His most recent album, 1999’s “Brand New Day,” is one of the most successful of his career, with more than 7 million copies sold. It won two Grammy Awards and netted him a spot in the pre-game show at this year’s Super Bowl, while his contributions to the soundtrack for Disney’s animated feature “The Emperor’s New Groove” earned him an Oscar nomination. And on Saturday in Washington, D.C., the British musician – who co-founded the Police in 1977 and dissolved the… Read more »