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The 70-year-old singer has provided the following statement concerning the lucrative deal, “I am delighted to have Jody and the team at UMPG curate and manage my song catalog. It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected – not only to connect with longtime fans in new ways but also to introduce my songs to new audiences, musicians and generations. Throughout my career, I have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with UMG as my label partner, under the watchful guidance of Lucian, so it felt natural to unite everything in one trusted home, as I return to the studio, ready for the next chapter.”

The iconic artist spans over four decades and holds a back catalogue full of hits, both solo and with The Police.  Sting first gained notarization through The Police, the group formed in the late seventies with Sting on vocals and bass, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland. The group became a global favourite and went on to rule the charts with such hits as “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle”. The group’s catalogue includes five studio albums and multiple singles including the smash it “Every Breath You Take” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”.

After some initial solo projects, Sting released his first solo album in 1985 entitled The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The album reached number three within the UK album charts and sired two Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Male Best Pop Vocal Performance. The album’s first single “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” was released on 31st May 1985 and cemented Sting as a solo artist. Born as Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Sting released fourteen further solo albums, his most recent full release My Bridge was released on 19th November and reached the top 40 within the UK album charts.

Speaking on the impressive range of material acquired, Chairman and Chief executive of Universal Sir Lucian Grainge has provided the following statement, “We are honoured that by choosing Universal for his music publishing, Sting’s entire body of work as a songwriter and recording artist – from the Police to his solo work – will all be within the Universal family, It is a responsibility we don’t take lightly.”

The multi award-winning artist is set to resume his My Songs tour which began last year, the singer will perform on 5th March 2022 at Latvia’s Arena Riga and will finish the 23 date European leg on 13th April 2022 with a performance in Germany. The singer will then return to the UK for a six-date residency at The London Palladium starting on 15th April 2022.

Sting UK tour dates

15/04 – The London Palladium – London
16/04 – The London Palladium – London
17/04 – The London Palladium – London
19/04 – The London Palladium – London
20/04 – The London Palladium – London
21/04 – The London Palladium – London

Click here to purchase tickets.

My new album “The Bridge” will be out November 19.
Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/GfJk8XjNLM

And stream the first single, “If It’s Love,” here: https://t.co/Qt27B3Gpbo pic.twitter.com/axr8Ow3KXI

— Sting (@OfficialSting) September 1, 2021

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE  is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor known musically as Sting. Sting’s musical career spans 44 years and he came to the attention of the music world as the frontman (Lead vocals and bass guitarist) of the popular group The Police in 1977. The Police’s band lineup also included Andy Summers (Guitar) and Stewart Copeland (Drums and percussion). The group released their debut album Outlandos d’Amour in 1978 and achieved success with popular singles from the album “Roxanne” and “Can’t Stand Losing You”.

The group went on to release number 1 singles “Message In A Bottle” and “Walking On The Moon” from their second studio album and first number one album Reggatta de Blanc released in 1979. The band also achieved critical and commercial success with their singles “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “Message In A Bottle”. The group disbanded in 1984 following their last studio album Synchronicity and achieved a UK number 1 single and only US number 1 single with their timeless classic “Every Breath You Take”. Throughout their career, The Police achieved 5 UK number 1 singles and 6 UK number 1 albums in the UK Official Charts.

The singer embarked on his solo career in 1985 following the disbandment of The Police and continued his musical success with his debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles released in 1985.  The musician went on to release his popular singles “Nothing Like The Sun”, “We’ll Be Together”, “Be Still My Beating Heart”, “Fragile” and “Englishman In New York” at the beginning of his solo career.

The singer’s last album release was his album My Songs released in 2019, at the time of release the musician said “My Songs’ is my life in songs. Some of them reconstructed, some of them refitted, some of them reframed, but all of them with a contemporary focus”

Watch the video for the singer’s single “Shape Of My Heart” originally released in 1993 and featured on his 2019 album My Songs here.

In stark contrast, the singer’s new album The Bridge is said to focus on “Personal loss, separation, disruption, lockdown, and social and political turmoil” In preparation for his album release the singer launched his web series On The Bridge on September 28th, the web series details the musician’s everyday life and was made available exclusively on Sting.com for his followers every Tuesday at 09.00 am (Eastern Time/ET). Viewing for wider audiences was then made available on Wednesday’s at 09.00 am (Eastern Time/ET).  The web series On The Bridge’s series finale is today November 19th the same day as the singer’s album release.

*On The Bridge – Season Finale* Hope you’ve enjoyed Season One of “On The Bridge”. Be sure to check out ‘The Bridge’ this Friday, November 19! pic.twitter.com/SxemUuhHov — Sting (@OfficialSting) November 17, 2021

The singer produced his new album with Martin Kierszenbaum, except the single “Loving You” from the album, which was produced by the singer, Maya Jane Coles and Martin Kierszenbaum. The Bridge is available in standard cd format and vinyl as a 10 single album. There is also a deluxe edition of the album with 3 additional bonus singles and Japanese SHM-CD+DVD with 4 additional bonus tracks. As well as releasing the first single “If It’s Love” from the album on September 1st, the singer also released the second single “Rushing Water” from the album on September 30th and said that “The song ‘Rushing Water’ is a fitting start to an album that seeks to bridge all of the petty differences that can separate us”

The musician has recently returned to performing live and returned to the stage in Scilly on September 1st and also performed in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens on both September 30th and October 1st. The singer started his My Songs: Las Vegas Residency on October 29 at the famous Caesars Palace and follows in the musical footsteps of UK artists Sir Elton John, Matt Goss and Sir Rod Stewart.

The singer will also be performing in the UK at the London Palladium in April for his postponed My Songs Tour and is set to perform from April 15th through to April 21st. The musician expressed his delight to be returning to UK soil by saying “Having travelled the world with the My Songs tour, I’m delighted to bring it home to the UK next year and to perform again at such a historic venue” The singer’s followers can also enjoy his new album release The Bridge out today November 19th.

See the tracklist for Sting’s new album The Bridge: Deluxe Edition below, listen to and order the album here 

Rushing Water
If It’s Love
The Book of Numbers
Loving You
Harmony Road
For Her Love
The Hills on the Border
Captain Bateman
The Bells of St. Thomas
The Bridge
Waters of Tyne (Deluxe bonus track)
Captain Bateman’s Basement (Deluxe bonus track)
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (Deluxe bonus track)
I Guess the Lord Must Be In New York City *(Japanese exclusive bonus track)

See the dates for Sting’s London Palladium dates for his My Songs Tour below and buy tickets here

15/04/22 The London Palladium
16/04 The London Palladium
17/04 The London Palladium
19/04 The London Palladium
20/04 The London Palladium
21/04 The London Palladium