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The Police, Sting, has paid tribute to A&M Records co-founder and executive, Jerry Moss.News of Moss’ death broke yesterday morning (August 17), when a statement was shared by his family, confirming that he had died of natural causes at his home in Bel Air. He was aged 88.Now, Sting has become the latest of the countless famous faces from across the music world to pay tribute to the late music executive, and described the A&M founder and Rock Hall Of Fame member as “irreplaceable”.The singer-songwriter made the comments in conversation with Billboard and recalled his longtime friendship with Moss, as well as the ways in which the executive impacted both his solo music and work with The Police.“I first met Jerry Moss in 1979.

Hulu show premieres August 8. The series follows a trinity of true crime enthusiasts (and probable fixed signs) played by Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as they trauma bond over bloodshed, clues and the lies they tell each other. Season one found the three tracking down a killer among their high-end neighbors while season two detailed their journey to exonerate themselves in a second murder.

Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO is playing host to huge acts like Avett Brothers, String Cheese Incident, Boygenius, Duran Duran and Sting to name just a few.Brandi Carlile, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Janelle Monáe, Tyler Childers and Arctic Monkeys will be there too.Don’t forget Deadmau5, Hozier or Bert Kreischer either.…and Yoga on the Rocks.Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves — the 2023 lineup is too hot to not mention all the mega headliners, comedians and fun events dropping into The Centennial State.Want to find out which rockers, EDM icons, jam bands, indie darlings and country heroes are coming to Red Rocks and how much it costs to see them?Keep reading, Red Rocks concertgoers.We’ve got everything you need to know and more below about the beloved amphitheater’s 2023 concert schedule right here.All prices listed above were found on Vivid Seats at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.Want to see a show somewhere else?Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here to find one.

Sting has warned of an incoming “battle” between humans and Artificial Intelligence with regards to songwriting.The former frontman of The Police has spoken to the BBC about the increasing rise of AI-led songwriting, and how he believes it can never replicate songs written by humans.Sting added that the technological innovation “doesn’t impress me at all,” likening it to “the way I watch a movie with CGI”.The comments come in the same week that Spotify launched its AI DJ across the UK and Ireland, which recognises users listening habits and suggests new songs for them using artificial intelligence.The concept was first announced by Spotify back in February, when it unveiled its DJ feature, and described it as a “personalised AI guide that knows you and your music taste so well that it can choose what to play for you”.Last month, a UK band went viral after using AI to imagine what Oasis might sound like if they were to reform and release a new album in 2023.The eight-track album – dubbed ‘AISIS’ – was developed by indie band Breezer, who created their own tracks, then added an AI version of Liam Gallagher’s voice over the top.Elsewhere, April also saw Universal Music Group removed an AI-generated collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd from all streaming platforms, while Nick Cave is another to criticise the technology, saying that “ChatGPT should just fuck off and leave songwriting alone”.

“Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take” and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” anymore.But the former Police frontman isn’t about to go chasing the charts in his golden years.“I’m 71 now, so my music has to reflect who I am, so I’m not desperately trying to get on the K-pop charts,” Sting told Music Week. “But there’s something about being a young musician, a young songwriter; it’s just kind of balls to the wall, let’s go for it. That energy is something that you can’t discount.”The English rock icon will become an Ivors Academy Fellow in London on May 18, receiving the highest honor from the songwriting organization.“Songwriting is a craft, and the Ivor Novello is its guild, if you like, so to be invited to be part of the fellowship is a great honor and one I don’t take for granted at all,” said Sting, who was born Gordon Sumner.Despite no longer trying to keep up with the BTS’s of the world, the 17-time Grammy winner still knows a great song when he writes — or hears — it.“Well, we all know it when we hear it,” said Sting.

Dolly Parton has revealed the star-studded tracklist from her forthcoming album ‘Rockstar’ which is set for release later this year.The LP will feature nine original songs and 21 covers of rock classics such as Heart‘s ‘Magic Man’, Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and many more. The tracklist is a rock lover’s dream as the majority of the songs feature many of the greats such as Sting, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, Steve Perry, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and more.“I’m so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album ‘Rockstar’!” Parton said in a statement.“I am very honored and privileged to have worked with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs throughout the album was a joy beyond measure.

Diddy had everyone running to their calculators for no reason, it turns out, after the rap mogul revealed there's no truth behind him dishing $5,000 per day for sampling one of Sting's songs without his permission. Diddy on Friday took to social media and let it be known that he was only being «facetious» when chimed in after Sting, in a newly resurfaced 2018 interview with, said rumors that Diddy was paying him $2,000 per day «for the rest of his life» for sampling his song without his permission were true.Diddy now says, not so much.«I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You. He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.

Diddy has backtracked over comments he made in which he said he was forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.Earlier this week, the rapper responded to a re-surfaced interview with the musician in which The Police frontman said he received royalties for their hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy sampled in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You’.The hip-hop icon was said to have been forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling the track without permission in 1997.Diddy then tweeted to confirm that he pays Sting “5k a day.”But today (April 7) the rapper took to Twitter to set the record straight and said his previous tweet was a joke.He wrote: “I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for ‘Missing You.’ He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.”I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You.

costing Diddy big time. For sampling Sting’s 1983 “Every Breath You Take” track on 1997 Biggie Smalls tribute “I’ll Be Missing You,” music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is said to be forever indebted to the rock star — to the tune of $5,000 a day. “5k a day. Love to my brother [Sting],” tweeted Diddy, 53, in part, Wednesday, seemingly confirming his eternal obligation to the Police frontman. Neither representatives for Diddy nor Sting immediately responded to The Post’s request for a comment. But in his Twitter admission, Diddy, a native New Yorker, reposted a clip that featured Sting, 71, discussing the perpetual payment during a 2018 appearance on Power 105.1 FM’s “The Breakfast Club.”The tweet, which amassed more than 7.6 million views, came as a correction to Sting telling the morning show host Charlamagne Tha God that Diddy had to pay him $2,000 a day for co-opting his Grammy-winning hit.

Diddy has been forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.The hip-hop icon was forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling one of the musician’s tracks without permission in 1997.The sample in question was taken from The Police’s hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy used in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You”. He has now confirmed the hefty fees on Twitter after a 2018 Sting interview re-surfaced.Sting originally discussed the subject when speaking with The Breakfast Club five years ago– check out the clip below.Sting Reveals How He Clears His Song SamplesHow much did Diddy have to pay Sting to clear "Every Breath You Take"? Watch the full interview here – https://ihr.fm/2tDV4ZQPosted by Breakfast Club on Monday, March 12, 2018In the footage, radio host Charlamagne the God asked the frontman: “Is it true that Diddy has to pay you USD $2,000 (£1,608) because he didn’t ask permission to sample ‘Every Breath You Take’?” To which the former Police member simply replied: “Yep, for the rest of his life.”Sting – real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – also stated that the R&B icon did ask him for permission to sample the track, but only after he had already released the song.Following the clip of Sting re-emerging on social media, Diddy took to Twitter to not only confirm the statement but also correct the musician on the actual amount he is expected to pay.“Nope.

Passive income, the act of making money from investments, properties, or anything that doesn't involve a lot of work, is a big deal to the kind of finance bros who love to make TikToks about their grindset. Sting doesn't strike me as someone who has ever even heard the phrase "side hustle" and yet it seems he's sitting on a pretty sweet one. Essentially having Diddy pay him $5k a day for the rights to his 1983 single “Every Breath You Take.” That is how much Diddy claims he pays Sting for his role in "I’ll Be Missing You," the 1997 single written in honor of the late Notorious B.I.G.

Sting is raking in the royalties with every breath he takes. According to Diddy, he pays the 71-year-old musician a whopping $5,000 per day for sampling one of his songs without permission. «Every Breath You Take,» written by Sting and released by his band, The Police, in 1983, was famously used in Diddy's and Faith Evans' 1997 tribute to the late The Notorious B.I.G., titled «I'll Be Missing You.» In a newly resurfaced 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club, Sting confirmed rumors that Diddy was paying him $2,000 per day «for the rest of his life» for his use of the song without asking. Sting added, «We're good friends now.» On Wednesday, however, Diddy took to Twitter to correct that number to $5,000 per day. «Nope.

Sting is on the road.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has 11 shows all over North America from April through September this year.On the first leg of the run, the “Fields Of Gold” singer will perform six shows at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace.Months later, he’ll wrap up his quick jaunt in the northeast at Atlantic City’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Sept. 3.Most importantly, reasonably-priced tickets are available.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $63 before fees on Vivid Seats.Will the former Police frontman play hits like “Roxanne,” “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “Every Breath You Take” at the show of your choosing?We can’t say for certain but we do know the best way to find out is live.Now here’s everything you need to know about Sting’s brief 2023 U.S.

Lorde and Sting have postponed and cancelled their respective upcoming shows in New Zealand following the destruction caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.The Category 3 cyclone hit the northern region of New Zealand’s North Island on February 12, before gradually tracking down the east coast and leaving widespread devastation in its wake. Two days later, New Zealand declared a state of emergency – only the third in its history – as Prime Minister Chris Hipkin described Cyclone Gabrielle as the country’s “most significant weather event” to occur this century.At the time of writing, the death toll of Cyclone Gabrielle stands at 11, with more than 5,000 people remaining uncontactable across New Zealand.

It pays to be famous. Forbes has just dropped their list of the top 10 highest-paid entertainers in the world in 2022.Music icon Taylor Swift is the only woman on the list and she joins fellow musicians Bad Bunny, Sting, The Rolling Stones and Genesis.The group of high-earners also includes a number of filmmakers and TV creators, like the dynamic duos behind “The Simpsons” and “South Park.”The top earners in 2022 collected about $1.35 billion — just half as much as last year’s list which boasted entertainers such as Kanye “Ye” West, Jay-Z, and Bruce Springsteen.

Forbes has published its annual breakdown of the highest-paid entertainers, revealing that Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones and Bad Bunny were among the biggest revenue-raisers in 2022.Swift came ninth on the list, totalling $92million in earnings between the release of her ‘Midnights’ album last October and subsequent ticket sales for her upcoming ‘Eras’ tour. It marks her sixth time on the highest-earners list, having previously topped it in 2019.

Sting has revealed that he had a ‘quiet weep’ yesterday following the death of the Queen.Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully with children, the now-King Charles III and Princess Anne, at her bedside in Balmoral at the age of 96.News of the Queen’s death came after it was announced at lunchtime on Thursday that she was under medical supervision and ‘comfortable’.In response to the news of her death, the singer took to social media to share a picture of Her Majesty early on Friday morning, before adding a touching statement.‘I had a quiet weep for the Queen, I am sad for my country and what it has lost,’ he said of the monarch.The former frontman of The Police, 70, was among many legendary figures from the music industry who posted tributes to social media.I had a quiet weep for the Queen, I am sad for my country and what it has lost. Sting CBE.

Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Sting and more artists will perform in an ancient volcano crater for the inaugural Atlantis Concert for Earth event in July.Scheduled to take place in Azores, Portugal on July 22 and 23, the nonprofit concert for global conservation will feature headliners the Black Eyed Peas and Pitbull, as well as supporting acts Stone Temple Pilots, Sting (in a virtual performance), Bush, Mod Sun and Girlfriends. The concerts will be hosted by Nicole Scherzinger, who will also put on a special performance.The two-day concert will take place inside the Sete Cidades Massif volcano, which last erupted in 1880.

Sam Fender has discussed how getting the approval of Scottish comedian Limmy was “probably one of the best fucking moments of his life”, as well as discussing working with the likes of Sigrid and Sting, and sharing advice for young songwriters.The North Shields singer-songwriter was in London yesterday (Thursday May 19), where he was awarded at the Ivor Novellos for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for his acclaimed second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’.As well as being named as NME’s Best Album of 2021 and winning both Best Album By A UK Artist and Best Album In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, Fender has also recently won BRIT Awards among other accolades.Speaking to NME in the winners’ room about where he was putting all of these awards, he replied: “They’re in the pub! I got them turned into beer pumps! I think this one might come home. I might give this to my dad; I think he’d be really chuffed.”And what has he done with his NME Award?“I might turn that into a beer pump, or leave it in the pub for loads of dafties to do drugs off it,” he said.During his acceptance speech at the Ivors yesterday, Fender used the opportunity to pay tribute to his former manager at said pub, North Shields’ Low Lights Tavern.“A very good friend of mine passed away last week,” Fender told the audience.

Sting has said that he doesn’t think “any grown man can be in a band” because it’s a “teenage gang” thing.Speaking in a new interview, the former Police frontman talked about aging out of rock music and how he struggles to find growth in music made by veteran bands.“I don’t think any grown man can be in a band, actually,” Sting told MOJO (via Tone Deaf). “A band is a teenage gang.

Sting has shared a powerful performance of his 1985 track ‘Russians’ in support of the Ukraine – you can watch it below.Originally released during the Cold War period, the song expressed a hope that both the US and Soviet Union would find some kind of common humanity before destroying the world through nuclear warfare.Now, with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the song has once again, sadly, found relevance, and Sting has posted a video of himself performing it in aid of Help Ukraine, an initiative that sends medicine and humanitarian aid to a warehouse on the Ukrainian border in Poland.“I’ve only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I never thought it would be relevant again,” he says at the beginning of the performance. “But, in the light of one man’s bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbour, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity.“For the brave Ukrainians fighting against this brutal tyranny and also the many Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment – We, all of us, love our children.