Reuters — VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Sting, former frontman of The Police, kicked off a world tour of his greatest hits on Wednesday but replaced the familiar guitar, drum and base riffs with the gentle strains of oboes, violins and cellos. more info

Guardian Music — Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside"This is a lot bigger than when we played here five years ago," say local heroes the Futureheads, noting Evolution's expansion from its beginnings as a free festival spanning Newcastle and Gateshead. You could be forgiven ... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Blue Note Records "Andreas Oberg - Six Sting Evolution" giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 1st. Click here to enter the contest (Foll... more info

Sky News — Ted Terry, the father of England star John Terry, will not be jailed after admitting supplying cocaine to an undercover newspaper reporter. more info

Dlisted — Tara Reid shows off her new bikini body, and suddenly I've got a serious craving for overcooked pork buns and dehydrated shredded beef - Daily Mail Hillbilly camel toe alert! And that knock on your door is the police coming to take you to jail ... more info

People.com — Sarah Ferguson was "not in my right place" when she took money for access to Prince Andrew, she tells Oprah more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker STING has ruled out collaborating with his singing offspring COCO and JOE - because he's convinced he'd just "mess up" their style.The Roxanne... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker STING is returning to Broadway - he's working on a musical for the New York stage.The former The Police frontman, 58, has confirmed rumours he's teamed up with... more info

ContactMusic — STING's rocker daughter COCO is struggling to complete her band's debut album - because record label bosses have ordered her to choose only 11 tracks.The 19-year-old... more info

Chorus.fm — Cleveland radio station 88.3 FM The Sting (http://www.wbwc.com/) will be hosting an 18-hour *New Found Glory* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/newfoundglory) marathon on June 3rd (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125092277518293). Submitted by Gau... more info