Sting and Dame Margaret Barbour are announced as patrons of music centre's Covid-19 campaign. Sting has called Sage Gateshead vital and irreplacable as he takes up a new role as a patron of the fundraising campaign set up by the music centre to secure its future. The North East-born superstar said he is delighted to support the Sage as it faces its enormous challenge to raise £3m over three years to ensure it can survive the effects of the coronavirus crisis...

No one could say that Sting didn’t take his time and choose his moment to segue into his solo career. On July 12, 1985, the day before he became one of the stars of the “global jukebox” of Live Aid, that moment arrived with the release of The Dream of the Blue Turtles. In an exclusive new interview with uDiscover Music, Sting reminisces about a staging post album that holds many happy memories...