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Sting announces ‘Sting 3.0 Tour’ with 3 Brooklyn concerts. Get tickets

Sting has announced a nationwide tour.The ‘Sting 3.0 North American Tour’ will take the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to huge venues all over North America where he’ll play “the most electrifying hits from his timeless discography” with guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas from September through November.That includes three huge back-to-back-to-back gigs at Brooklyn’s Paramount Theatre on Monday, Oct. 7, Wednesday, Oct.
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Here’s how to get tickets to the 52 biggest classic rock tours in 2024
Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, The Beach Boys and Billy Joel to tireless road veterans Grand Funk Railroad, Marshall Tucker Band, .38 Special, Southside Johnny and Three Dog Night, it’s likely one of your favorite artists from way back when may be coming to a venue near you soon.It should also be noted that some of these tours are more urgent than others — a few of these iconic stars from yesteryear are conducting their final run of farewell shows before hanging up their mics and electric guitars for good.So, to make sure you’re in the loop, our team found the 52 (!) most notable classic rockers on the road in 2024 who’ve been at it from the Watergate era all the way to the days of the World Wide Web.Alls you have to do to find 2024’s best in live rock and roll is scroll.Runs April 28 through July 17.Runs March 19 through Nov. 22.Featuring Sting on select dates.Runs Jan. 11 through Aug. 9.Featuring Steely Dan.Runs Jan. 5 through March 16.Featuring The Black CrowesTour dates are TBD.Runs Jan. 12 through Oct. 26.Runs July 10 through Sept. 7.Featuring Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick on select dates.Runs Feb. 9 through Sept. 8.Featuring Black Stone Cherry and The Outlaws.Runs March 8 through Sept. 22.Featuring John Waite.Runs Jan. 19 through Nov. 9.Runs Jan. 26 through March 2.Runs April 18-21.Featuring Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Toto’s Steve Lukather and more.Runs May 22 through June 1.Runs Jan. 24 through May 23.Runs Feb. 21 through March 9.Runs Jan. 18 through Aug. 24.Runs Feb. 10 through July 28.Runs Jan. 27 through June 14.Jan. 13.Runs Feb. 10 through March 9.Runs Feb. 8 through Aug. 10.Runs March 3 through April 14.Featuring Charlie Sexton.Runs Jan. 11 through Sept. 15.Runs Feb. 16
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Sting says songwriting “battle” between humans and AI is coming
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”.
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Diddy forced to pay Sting $5,000 a day for the rest of his life
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.
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Sam Fender says getting Limmy’s approval was “probably one of the best fucking moments of my life”
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.
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