L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Sting gets Back to Bass on a new tour. Sting plays three sold-out nights at L.A.'s Wiltern theater. more info

ContactMusic — N-Dubz Fazer is set to work with Phil Collins The rapper - who is joined by Dappy and Tulisa Contostavlos in the group - is launching a solo project which will see him collaborate with the Genesis singer Sting and The Script to allow him to branc... more info

Topix — If you ever see Vince Gill shirtless at one of his concerts, you can likely place the blame on Sting. more info

Guardian Music — The many translations of Joyce's Ulysses, bad pop rhymes; St Patrick and the snakesHas James Joyce's Ulysses been translated? If so, how?Yes, into all the major world languages, starting with French, by August Morel (1929), with the assistance of Joy... more info

NME - Radar — Sunless '97 are, on the face of it, what you get when you put Edward Eke, singer from Larrikin Love – remember them? – together with Warp hero Kwes. Their mixtapes over the past few months have been mighty good – even though they had the balls... more info

USA Today Music — If you ever see Vince Gill shirtless at one of his concerts, you can likely place the blame on Sting. more info

Pop Justice — Rihanna’s shoes had the words "Fuck Off" written on them during her performance of 'We Found Love' on The X Factor last night. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3948296/Rihanna-wears-F-word-shoes-live-on-X-Factor.h... more info

Guardian Music — What's been happening on guardian.co.uk/music this week, in one easily digestable info-burstIn the newsRolling Stones open 50th anniversary sessions to former bandmatesThe Clash's Paul Simonon arrested while working as undercover Greenpeace activistS... more info

Guardian Music — Singer hails app as the new model for releasing music, saying people will stop buying CDsSting has said he may never release another album, preferring the "new model" of iOs apps. As the singer celebrates his 60th birthday, he has hailed the possibil... more info

Sky News — High street banks are offering poor investment advice and recommending inappropriate financial products to consumers, according to an undercover investigation. more info