ContactMusic — Rocker Sting is struggling to write songs as he gets older because he is now more critical of his work than ever before The Police frontman who turned 60 earlier this month Oct11 was a prolific songwriter at the start of his career but admits it is r... more info

Guardian Music — OK kids, it's time to remember what you learned in school – Egyptians, Romans, Greeks – for songs about ancient historyBack in the mists of time, when I was a boy, we used to talk about "the olden days". Well, ancient history is even older than t... more info

Guardian Music — (Fuzzy Moon) The great British jazz singer Norma Winstone has just passed her 70th. Having spent much of her career working with composers who've used her range and precision as a texture, she has blossomed in recent years, with the superb Grammy-nom... more info

NME — Sting, Patti Smith and My Morning Jacket will also feature on new compilation more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I was turned onto an article by the AV Club referring to something called the five-album test.  It's actually an old music cliche that was originally coined by Sting decades ago.  I guess some writer thought he could pass it off as his own, hoping ... more info

ContactMusic — Sting Patti Smith and KEHA are teaming up to cover songs by folk legend Bob Dylan for a new charity compilation British soul star Adele and the Dave Matthews Band are also contributing tracks to Chimes of Freedom Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years ... more info

Guardian Music — (Deutsche Grammophon)It goes without saying that Anoushka Shankar is a virtuoso sitar player, but one can never be sure how she will use her skills. She has given some memorable performances in the past, playing ragas alongside her legendary father a... more info

Starpulse — Rocker Sting has teamed up with health officials in Britain to promote a new anti-smoking campaign. The "Roxanne" hitmaker is backing the Every Breath initiative by Fresh and the British Lung Foun... more info

Pop Justice — Here is the demo of a song called 'Try With Me', which Nicole Scherzinger is apparently recording for a US single / for a UK deluxe edition bonus song / for the unadulterated joy of singing because she's got the music in her. As you can hear, it's q... more info

Mercury News, California — At 85, Tony Bennett released an album that recently debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart. Sting, who turns 60 on Oct. more info