Sting has offered Austin Butler his underwear from the original 'Dune' movie.The 32-year-old actor plays Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the sci-fi epic sequel, and his character was first portrayed by the 'Fields of Gold' hitmaker in the original 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel.The pair met at the premiere in New York City over the weekend, and Butler told 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon': "It was so surreal. My mind was blown."He's the best... He came up afterward, and he was so, so, lovely and just debonair."I asked him about [starring in the original Dune movie] and he said he still has the codpiece from the original [Dune], he said he's going to dry clean it and let me wear it if I want to."The character didn't appear in 2021 movie 'Dune: Part One', but he's set to serve as a main antagonist in the sequel.
- 2/29/2024
- by Alistair McGeorge
- Bang Showbiz
“Experimental pop” is probably the most succinct descriptor for the music made by Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes. But it’s also a little bland, which is why singer/vocalist Rachel Brown follows it with the more expressive “dance punk, question mark?” and “art rock, shrug.” They also admit they do, unfortunately, have to hand it to the awful drunk guy they met in England who told them, “You sound like Sonic Youth and New Order fighting underwater.”
Instrumentalist/producer Nate Amos, meanwhile, has grown partial to “sandwich rock.
Instrumentalist/producer Nate Amos, meanwhile, has grown partial to “sandwich rock.
- 5/23/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, April 7 (Ians) American rapper Diddy said that he is paying Sting $5,000 per day for sampling the Police frontman’s 1983 blockbuster hit ‘Every Breath You Take’ on his own 1997 song ‘I’ll Be Missing You’.
Diddy tweeted in response to a resurfaced video clip from a 2018 interview Sting did with the Breakfast Club, reports Variety.
As noted by the Shade Room, the clips shows interviewer Charlamagne Tha God asking Sting to confirm whether Diddy pays him $2,000 daily for sampling the song on ‘I’ll Be Missing You’. Sting said yes, “for the rest of his life,” to laughter, and then confirmed that Diddy asked for permission to sample the hit after his own song was released.
He noted that there are no hard feelings and that the two are “are very good friends now,” adding: “It was a beautiful version of that song.”
As per Variety, presumably a large...
Diddy tweeted in response to a resurfaced video clip from a 2018 interview Sting did with the Breakfast Club, reports Variety.
As noted by the Shade Room, the clips shows interviewer Charlamagne Tha God asking Sting to confirm whether Diddy pays him $2,000 daily for sampling the song on ‘I’ll Be Missing You’. Sting said yes, “for the rest of his life,” to laughter, and then confirmed that Diddy asked for permission to sample the hit after his own song was released.
He noted that there are no hard feelings and that the two are “are very good friends now,” adding: “It was a beautiful version of that song.”
As per Variety, presumably a large...
- 4/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Music fans are often curious about the inspirations behind some of their favorite songs. After all, musicians often channel their creativity in all sorts of surprising ways. For instance, Sting – whose own stage name has an interesting backstory – was inspired to write his 1993 hit song “Fields of Gold” by his 16th-century home. Here’s what we know about how one of his most famous tunes came to be.
Sting released his first solo album in 1985 Musician Sting poses for a photo during Universal Inside 2016 organized by Universal Music Group at Mercedes-Benz Arena on September 8, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. | Stefan Hoederath/Getty Images
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Sting entered the music business as the lead singer of The Police. During this time, the singer headlined several hit songs, including “Roxanne,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” and “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.
Sting released his first solo album in 1985 Musician Sting poses for a photo during Universal Inside 2016 organized by Universal Music Group at Mercedes-Benz Arena on September 8, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. | Stefan Hoederath/Getty Images
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Sting entered the music business as the lead singer of The Police. During this time, the singer headlined several hit songs, including “Roxanne,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” and “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.
- 3/30/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney has written many of the most iconic songs in music history. However, in an industry as competitive as music, there are times when he’s heard a track and become envious that he didn’t think of it first. While the former Beatle doesn’t have much to be jealous about, there are a few songs he wishes were his.
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Here are 4 songs by other musicians that Paul McCartney wishes he had written ‘Stardust’ – Hoagy Carmichael
It would’ve been tough for Paul McCartney to develop this song first, considering he wasn’t alive. “Stardust” is a 1927 song by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It’s become a standard track for many musicians to learn and has been recorded over 1,500 times as an instrumental or vocal track.
In a 1994 interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney said there aren’t many songs he wishes he had written,...
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Here are 4 songs by other musicians that Paul McCartney wishes he had written ‘Stardust’ – Hoagy Carmichael
It would’ve been tough for Paul McCartney to develop this song first, considering he wasn’t alive. “Stardust” is a 1927 song by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It’s become a standard track for many musicians to learn and has been recorded over 1,500 times as an instrumental or vocal track.
In a 1994 interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney said there aren’t many songs he wishes he had written,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1992, four years before the death of a then-unknown singer named Eva Cassidy, and eight before she would achieve posthumous, worldwide fame, she had a dream goal for her career. “Eva had a fantasy of one day having a full orchestra back her up,” says Chris Biondo, the singer’s original arranger and bandmate. “To her, that was the greatest place you could be musically.”
In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...
In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jim Farber
- The Independent - Music
In 1992, four years before the death of a then-unknown singer named Eva Cassidy, and eight before she would achieve posthumous, worldwide fame, she had a dream goal for her career. “Eva had a fantasy of one day having a full orchestra back her up,” says Chris Biondo, the singer’s original arranger and bandmate. “To her, that was the greatest place you could be musically.”
In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...
In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jim Farber
- The Independent - Music
A&m/UMe celebrates the 30th-anniversary of Sting’s fourth solo album, Ten Summoner’s Tales, with a digital-only Expanded Edition released today. Originally released on March 1, 1993, the album title is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek mashup of the artist’s given surname, Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer’s 15th-century literary classic The Canterbury Tales, the summoner.
The 27-track Expanded Edition features the original 12-song Ten Summoner’s Tales album plus 15 bonus tracks consisting of B-sides, remixes, alternate versions, and live performances (complete track listing included below). Eleven of these 15 bonus tracks were previously unavailable for digital download or streaming. Mixed by 4-time Grammy Award winning Robert “Hitmixer” Orton, the album is also available in Dolby Atmos. Listen to or purchase Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales – Expanded Edition Here.
Pivoting from the deeply personal sense of loss that permeated Sting’s platinum solo album The Soul Cages, Ten Summoner...
The 27-track Expanded Edition features the original 12-song Ten Summoner’s Tales album plus 15 bonus tracks consisting of B-sides, remixes, alternate versions, and live performances (complete track listing included below). Eleven of these 15 bonus tracks were previously unavailable for digital download or streaming. Mixed by 4-time Grammy Award winning Robert “Hitmixer” Orton, the album is also available in Dolby Atmos. Listen to or purchase Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales – Expanded Edition Here.
Pivoting from the deeply personal sense of loss that permeated Sting’s platinum solo album The Soul Cages, Ten Summoner...
- 2/26/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Sting is the latest artist to sell the share of their songwriting catalog for hundreds of millions of dollars, with the singer reaching a deal with Universal Music Group for both his solo hits and the ones he penned for the Police.
According to the New York Times, while financial terms weren’t disclosed, the deal is believed to be worth an estimated $250 million. The agreement covers Sting’s entire output as a songwriter, including Police songs like “Every Breath You Take” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic...
According to the New York Times, while financial terms weren’t disclosed, the deal is believed to be worth an estimated $250 million. The agreement covers Sting’s entire output as a songwriter, including Police songs like “Every Breath You Take” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic...
- 2/10/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Late singer George Michael is the top choice in our recent poll about which male artist most deserves induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2019. The former member of Wham! received 24% of the vote, followed by a tie between Phil Collins and Sting, both with 14%. Those two men are already Hall of Fame members through their bands Genesis and The Police, respectively, but not for their impressive solo careers.
Nominating ballots will be in their hands of actual Hall of Fame committee members in a few weeks. Some male artists who had been consistently snubbed have finally made the cut in recent years. That list includes Neil Diamond (2011), Donovan (2012), Peter Gabriel (2014), Randy Newman (2013), Lou Reed (2015), Steve Miller (2016), Cat Stevens (2014), and Bill Withers (2015). No solo male artists were selected for 2018, however.
Here are the descriptions and vote totals for each of the dozen men in our poll. See...
Nominating ballots will be in their hands of actual Hall of Fame committee members in a few weeks. Some male artists who had been consistently snubbed have finally made the cut in recent years. That list includes Neil Diamond (2011), Donovan (2012), Peter Gabriel (2014), Randy Newman (2013), Lou Reed (2015), Steve Miller (2016), Cat Stevens (2014), and Bill Withers (2015). No solo male artists were selected for 2018, however.
Here are the descriptions and vote totals for each of the dozen men in our poll. See...
- 9/4/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Cher just won our recent poll about which female artist deserves induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next. And now on to the men! We’ve got 12 deserving male artists in our new poll below and are asking that you vote who voters should select for the 2019 ceremony. Nominating ballots will be in their hands in a few weeks.
Voters have done a nice job in recent years making up for past snubs. Just some of the men who have waited a while but finally received induction have been Neil Diamond (2011), Donovan (2012), Peter Gabriel (2014), Randy Newman (2013), Lou Reed (2015), Steve Miller (2016), Cat Stevens (2014), and Bill Withers (2015). No solo male artists were selected for 2018, however.
But there are still some severely snubbed male artists who deserve strong consideration for induction next year. Vote in our new poll below to tell us which solo man most deserves to be inducted...
Voters have done a nice job in recent years making up for past snubs. Just some of the men who have waited a while but finally received induction have been Neil Diamond (2011), Donovan (2012), Peter Gabriel (2014), Randy Newman (2013), Lou Reed (2015), Steve Miller (2016), Cat Stevens (2014), and Bill Withers (2015). No solo male artists were selected for 2018, however.
But there are still some severely snubbed male artists who deserve strong consideration for induction next year. Vote in our new poll below to tell us which solo man most deserves to be inducted...
- 8/24/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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