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

Star Online, Malaysia — Sting speaks of winter, his childhood and finding success. more info

BAND Razorlight have joined artists Sting and Moby in slagging off the 'pathetic' X Factor more info

Starpulse — Dance star Moby has followed Sting's lead by hitting out at reality shows such as American Idol - insisting the "awful" singing contests are cheapening the music industry.[...] Read more! more info

411 Mania — The Who, Aerosmith, Amy Winehouse’s fall from grace, and why “the X Factor” and ”American Idol” suck, courtesy of Sting and myself. more info

Perez Hilton — Their claws are out! Sting had some choice words for Simon Cowell and his show The X Factor, including "appalling," "bland," and "soulless!" The singer says: "It's a preposterous show, and you have judges who have no recognizable talent apart from ... more info

People.com — The TV judge and the rock star get into a feud over the British version of Idol more info

Starpulse — Music mogul Simon Cowell has sparked a war of words with Sting after the musician slammed his TV talent shows as "televised karaoke."[...] Read more! more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Music mogul Simon Cowell has sparked a war of words with Sting after the musician slammed his TV talent shows as "televised karaoke." more info