Sting News

Composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author and activist Sting will headline celebrations for Peace One Day's 20th anniversary at Shakespeare's Globe on London's Bankside this September. This year Sting was recognised by the BMI Pop Awards for his enduring hit single “Every Breath You Take” as the Most Performed Song on radio, and he will close the concert with a special performance for Peace Day.

Musical chemistry is in the air. After their first teamup 'The Great Escape' in 2016, Dutch artists Chico Rose and Afrojack steadily kept on delivering hit tunes together, including last year's '2012' and 'Where Did The Love Go'. In the meantime, Chico Rose also kept on delivering festival bangers on solo duty, but now surprises again with the more touching sounds of 'Sad'.

Lou Volpe's show is full of good rhythm feel with guitar virtuosity and a unique sound is the backdrop for spirited and soulful versions of songs from the Sinatra era to Clapton & Santana, to Sting & Michael Jackson, with a salute to jazz greats and pop stars (many of whom Lou has played with) along the way. Some exciting originals are also part of Lou's personable & inspiring show, including a sampling of his new music from his soon to be released CD, BEFORE AND AFTER (Jazz Guitar Records), BEFORE AND AFTER will release October/November.

La actriz sudafricana, miembro del reparto original de EL REY LEON en Broadway, ha elegido Toledo para el estreno de su concierto tributo a la cantante y activista Miriam Makeba.

Front and Center, the critically acclaimed concert series that kicked off its ninth season last month, announced that popular indie folk band The Head and The Heart is featured in its next episode on public television (check local listings). 

This October will mark Birmingham Hippodrome's official 120th birthday. To celebrate, the greatest show on earth will come to the city centre with a range of free performances and workshops honouring the theatre's origins as a circus.

Each year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors rock music's pioneering figures during a prestigious, black-tie ceremony. As the Hall of Fame enters its third decade, it's these extraordinary induction ceremonies -- featuring the biggest names in classic rock from the '60s, '70s and '80s - that have become nearly as epic as the artists they celebrate. On September 6, Time Life and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame give home audiences front row seats to the unforgettable ceremonies from 2010-2017 with the 11-disc collector's set ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: IN CONCERT.

Sir Bryn Terfel will return to the Royal Albert Hall in April to headline Love Classical 2020 with a one-off show featuring famous friends.

Famed Mexican-born jazz vocalist Magos Herrera joins the genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider (Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; and Michael Nicolas, cello), hailed as a?oethe future of chamber musica?? (Strings), for an unforgettable musical journey reinterpreting Latin classics from their 2018 recording, Dreamers, on Wednesday, October 10, 2019, in the Bram Goldsmith Theater at The Wallis. The album, on Sony Music Masterworks, features a collection of works from the Ibero-American songbook as well as pieces written to texts by Octavio Paz, Rubén Darío and Federico García Lorca and reimagined by such noted arrangers as Jaques Morelenbaum, Gonzalo Grau, Diego Schissi, Guillermo Klein and Brooklyn Rider's own Colin Jacobsen. These compelling works from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Spain illuminate the essential role poets and songwriters play as dreamers, sharing their faith in humanity and generating hope. NPR hails Dreamers as a?oea vocally resplendent album, one for the head and the heart.a?? A Preludes @ The Wallis pre-concert conversation moderated by Classical KUSC's Brian Lauritzen will be held before the concert with the artists along with a complimentary glass of wine.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Blaine Alden Krauss in From the Soul on October 13th, 2019. In his anticipated New York City solo concert debut, Krauss offers his vocal interpretations on funk, disco and theatrical favorites. With a bold and inspiring set list, the high- spirited evening of music will feature the eclectic influences of artists/shows such as Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Diana Ross, Purlie! and The Wiz. Under the musical direction of Dylan Glatthorn and with an arsenal of Broadway Voices, including Kinky Boots star J. Harrison Ghee, don't miss the feel-good show of the fall.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, WAITRESS will end its Broadway run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. When the show says goodbye to Broadway, it will have played 33 previews and 1544 performances.

When DubVision and Afrojack started creating 'New Memories' for fans worldwide with their very first collab, it was only a matter of time before the two top acts would mingle again. And today is that day, because the Dutchmen joined forces for a second time to emerge with a track that illuminates and inspires like a beacon of hope: 'Back To Life'.

This is farcical theater to the extreme, aimed at testing your reflex for laughter. What a fun and funny way to kick off the 2019a?"2020 theater season here in Milwaukee. I'd say this 'Farce' is anything but unnecessary.

 Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) presents the first concert of its 13th season featuring Founders—a songwriting collective combining classical and folk music with original compositions and pop arrangements—in a program entitled “Songs for the End of Time” on Monday, September 23 at 7:30pm at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South).

Since opening on September 25, 2009 a?" the birthday of Royal Conservatory alumnus Glenn Gould a?" Koerner Hall has established a reputation as one of the world's great concert halls and has emerged as one of Canada's musical hubs.

The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 4, 2019. Tickets are available starting this Friday, August 16 at 10 am PT via the Staples Center box office, www.AXS.com or by calling 1-888-929-7849.

World renowned violinist, Ara Malikian will play in Greece for the first time on Sept. 27 at the Pallas Theater.

He wrote the songs that make the world sing and now you and a guest can meet the legendary Barry Manilow.

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts:

Throughout his notable career, Grammy-winning DJ and producer Afrojack always exhibits the ability to kickstart any atmosphere, and his latest release on his Wall Recordings label is a perfect example of how he can pump up any crowd. 'Bass is Kicking' is a loud, energetic song that shows why the Dutchman is one of dance music's most esteemed acts and is the third single from his upcoming Press Play 2 EP.