So often in the theatre world, more is more ­- elaborate backdrops; brightly-coloured, sparkling costumes; cleverly-moving scenery and special effects. However sometimes there is beauty in the more stripped back productions - which is exactly the case with Message in a Bottle...

Amazon Music has today announced further details on the ways they will be amplifying and scaling The Ivors 2023 as a part of their multi-year global deal, including the first ever livestream from the event. The ceremony, which will see the pioneering songwriter, Sting, presented with the top Award will also a feature a special live performance by the iconic superstar...

Sting says musicians face "a battle" to defend their work against the rise of songs written by artificial intelligence. "The building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings," he told the BBC. "That's going to be a battle we all have to fight in the next couple of years: Defending our human capital against AI." His comments come after a number of songs have used artificial intelligence to "clone" famous artists' vocals. Full interview here.

In collaboration with the Cherrytree Music Compnay and Live Nation to be fittingly held in the City of Brotherly Love on September 9. Best friends, Grammy award winners and regular collaborators Sting and Shaggy curate the artists across two stage and headline their 'One Fine Day' festival with a joint set of combined hits from “Roxanne” to “It Wasn’t Me” to “Every Breath You Take” to “Angel” and more...

Sting and Shaggy performed at the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival on Sunday, 14 May with an electrifying perfomance of songs encompassing both artist's careers. Sting classics like Englishman in New York, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Fields of Gold and Every Breath You Take were mixed with iconic Shaggy tunes including Oh Carolina, Angel, It Wasn't Me and Boombastic as well as material from their 44/876 release....

This month, Sting will become the latest songwriter to become an Ivors Academy Fellow, the highest honour the Academy bestows. Ahead of the ceremony, Music Week enjoys a one-on-one meeting with the legendary star to talk about everything from songwriting and Sam Fender to The Police, sampling and much more besides...