Grammy award-winning musician and Narrative 4 Honorary Committee member Sting is scheduled to join authors Colum McCann and Luis Alberto Urrea at Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Lit Fest – the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest - on Saturday, June 8. The three will participate in a discussion about the launch of Narrative 4 and the "How to Be a Man" initiative, which will be featured in the June/July "How to be a Man” issue of Esquire magazine, on newsstands May 28...

"My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Richard Swanson. What a tragic loss this is. His truly inspiring and spontaneous work (www.breakawaybrazil.com) to highlight the One World Futbol Project was deeply appreciated by all of us. The work will continue." - Sting
/ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles / www.oneworldfutbol.com

The Daily Telegraph's James Collard meets Sting, a rock star, environmental activist and long-time Indophile, in Jodhpur of north-west India, to support the Maharaja's head injuries charity. To find the Grammy-award-winning singer in Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort is not entirely surprising. It is no secret that over the years Sting and Trudie have been fascinated by all things Indian - from Hinduism and sitar music to yoga and tantric sex. Sting himself has been coming here for more than three decades, sometimes to celebrate New Year in Goa, sometimes to camp in the Thar Desert outside Jaisalmer, sometimes to join pilgrims visiting the holy headwaters of the Yumuna and Ganges rivers. On occasion he has even brought his two children. "I've been lucky enough to share it with my family, and now my children love it as much as I do," he says...

Millions know their voices, but few know their names. Check out the trailer for the compelling new film "Twenty Feet From Stardom" from award-winning director Morgan Neville, which shines a spotlight on the untold true stories of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musicians of the 21st century. Along with rare archival footage, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" includes interviews with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, and many more, and features frequent Sting collaborators Lisa Fischer and Jo Lawry, among others. The film opens in the US on June 14. Please visit twentyfeetfromstardom.com or Facebook.com/twentyfeetfromstardom for additional details...

Want to meet Sting? Check out this opportunity to go backstage before his Back To Bass concert at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT & watch the show from prime seats. Enter now for your chance to win & support @Aid Still Required, providing continued relief for the people of Haiti. Airfare & hotel included! Enter now at http://bit.ly/MeetSting...

Has Sting or his music ever inspired you to do something extraordinary or life changing? If the answer is yes, why not visit the Community area and tell us about it? At the end of May we'll randomly select from the responses submitted and the winner will receive a cool piece of memorabilia signed by Sting!

Check out Farm Aid's tribute and join Sting in wishing Willie Nelson a happy 80th birthday at http://happybirthdaywillie.org!

The winners of the tickets to attend Sting's workshop/run through of 'The Last Ship' in New York on May 10 were: Denise Andreas, Emma Turian, Florence Alban, Janice Lukaszek, Jenni Griffin, Jessica Phillips, Kathleen Haft, Linda McKee, Mary Pollock and Raymond Pastore. Thanks to everyone who entered!

On Tuesday, July 16, Sting will perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland! Tickets will go on sale beginning tomorrow, April 19 at 10AM (local time). There are a variety of options available, ranging from single-day tickets to passes for the entire Festival. For details, please visit http://www.montreuxjazzfestival.com/2013/en/tickets/buy. This now completes the itinerary for the Back To Bass Summer 2013 tour…we hope to see you on the road!

For the past few weeks, Sting.com members have been voting on designs for the exclusive 2013 Sting.com fan club t-shirt that members will receive as part of the updated 2013 membership package. The results are in and we are pleased to announce that the winner is...