NME — Sting on Obama's iPod, Gaga's 'chronic sadness', SuBo dances for Scotland – your music gossip stop more info

Topix — Sting and his wife Trudie keep with tradition on Christmas Eve: They go to a local church, sing along to carols, then head back home to their English estate to open presents with their family. more info

Dlisted — Usually raggedy beards don't give me the tingles, but there's something about Sting's facial pubes that is rubbing me the right way. It could have something to do with the sink full of greasy pots and pans that I've been avoiding ... more info

Live Daily — From the standards to more contemporary collections, store displays are filled with new or revamped holiday-themed releases this year, including albums by Straight No Chaser and A Fine Frenzy, along with a series of various collections that feature a... more info

The kind of celebratory mood usually found on holiday music is absent on "If On A Winter's Night," which features the rocker's interpretations of traditional British songs that somberly mark winter. more info

Guardian Music — A lyrical feast for you this week, with Lady Gaga, Paramore, and Flo-Rida and Akon serving up their meagre morsels. While Sting offers us a piece of his soul cake. Yuk!Lady Gaga – Bad RomanceIt seems the Gaga may need a bit of a break. She's c... more info

The Newsroom — Exclusive Billboard interview. Sting reveals the soul of his new holiday album "If on a Winter's Night." Includes footage of recording sessions at Sting's Italian villa. more info

British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Sting's "If on a Winter's Night..." may feature holiday-inspired songs, but don't call it a Christmas album. "The whole season is much broader than that," he says. "Winter is about inspiration and imagination." more info

411 Mania — Who cares if Halloween was last month? more info