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Sting at Billboard Music Awards
by foxie 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

i didn't see him get award - got a new job (steve-o, i'm in your area, e-mail me privately). sounds like a big deal was not made. figures... --- StingUs <frotri(a)panafonet.gr> wrote: > This comes from Billboard: > > Performances, Laughs Power 2003 BMAs > > "Here's what I've learned, in five short words: > Music is its own > reward."Such was the lesson former > schoolteacher-turned-international > superstar Sting had to share as he accepted the > Century Award at the 2003 > Billboard Music Awards last night (Dec. 11) in Las > Vegas. > > Presented by Stevie Wonder, whom he called "my > teacher, my guru, my > inspiration," Sting dedicated the honor to late > Billboard editor in chief > Timothy White and said, "I only hope I can live up > to the acclaim." > > The rewards of music were undoubtedly reaped by the > fans watching the stage > at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, across which one top > act after another > performed throughout the two-hour show. After a > brief skit by host Ryan > Seacrest, the show kicked off with No Doubt's > rendition of Talk Talk's "It's > My Life," and showed few signs of slowing down as > the night unfolded. > > The Foo Fighters exploded with "All My Life," Pink > writhed across a gigantic > turntable as she sung "God Is a DJ" surrounded by a > troupe of limber dancers > and four-time winner Beyoncé delivered the sultry, > yet empowering "Me, > Myself & I," which she introduced by saying, > "Ladies, I wrote this for you." > > With his performance of "Send Your Love," Sting > became the first of 12 > Century Award honorees to perform as part of his > acceptance. The track is > taken from his eighth solo album, "Sacred Love" > (A&M). In lieu of her > acceptance for country artist of the year, Shania > Twain also performed, > belting out "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" while > surrounded on stage by > dozens of children. > > R. Kelly, who took home four awards, rode through > the arena in a red sled en > route to performing his hit single "Step in the Name > of Love." Earlier, > Evanescence delivered the night's most dramatic > performance with its hit > "Bring Me To Life." Taking a cue from past Billboard > Music Awards off-site > performances, the group positioned itself amidst the > discarded signage of > Sin City in the Neon Graveyard. > > Clay Aiken showed off the voice that has won him a > legion of passionate fans > by performing "Invisible." Immediately following his > song, Aiken was given > an award for best selling single of the year ("This > Is the Night" / "Bridge > Over Troubled Water"). "This is really a thrill to > me," he said. "It's been > an amazing year." > > Along with performances, a light-hearted mood kept > jokes flying from > Seacrest, as well as some of the presenters. But the > highest quotient of > barbs came from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who > was joined at the podium > by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. Among those who > felt the sting from the > "Come Poop With Me"-plugging hand puppet were > Britney Spears, Justin > Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, > Chingy, Sting and "American > Idol". > > Cheers, > StingUs-team > www.stingus.net > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/

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MJB and Whenever I say your name---Pure Torture!
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

OMG! I was cringing at least a few times during the Jay Leno performance. What was he thinking? Joy does that song with him a thousand times better. At one point I was imagining what was going through Dominic's head when his eyes were shut... "only 2 more minutes of this and it'll all be over with for tonight...." Ugh. I feel sorry for you LA concert goers, she'll probably end up performing during your shows! I should be safe though. Sorry if I sound negative, but that was the saddest thing I've ever seen. Michelle in TX

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RE: [stingus] Re: [Police] SCARY Sting picture
by Raj Manoharan 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

Judging by that look, I think someone mentioned The Police to him. ®@J ----Original Message Follows---- From: stingfan222(a)aol.com To: F.Berthelot(a)Ramsa.com, police(a)mailman.xmission.com, stingus(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [stingus] Re: [Police] SCARY Sting picture Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:56:11 EST In a message dated 12/11/03 4:19:23 PM, F.Berthelot(a)Ramsa.com writes: << This has to be the most disturbing Sting picture I've ever seen. He looks like he's about to kill Trudie!: >> Are you talking about the Celine Dieon photos? I didn't see any w/Trudie from last night. If I were standing w/Celine, I would look like that too!!! He sure likes that cream colored sweater, that's the one from the Today show sound check, right? Thanks for the post, Fun to see so many photos! Michelle in TX _________________________________________________________________ Shop online for kids toys by age group, price range, and toy category at MSN Shopping. No waiting for a clerk to help you! http://shopping.msn.com

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Reminder: Sting on Jay Leno tonight
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

11:30pm EST, NBC

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Re: [Police] SCARY Sting picture
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

In a message dated 12/11/03 4:19:23 PM, F.Berthelot(a)Ramsa.com writes: << This has to be the most disturbing Sting picture I've ever seen. He looks like he's about to kill Trudie!: >> Are you talking about the Celine Dieon photos? I didn't see any w/Trudie from last night. If I were standing w/Celine, I would look like that too!!! He sure likes that cream colored sweater, that's the one from the Today show sound check, right? Thanks for the post, Fun to see so many photos! Michelle in TX

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SCARY Sting picture
by Fred Berthelot 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

This has to be the most disturbing Sting picture I've ever seen. He looks like he's about to kill Trudie!: http://images3.wireimage.com/images/thumbnail/1841535.jpg Was anyone else underwhelmed by his performance on the Billboard awards? He's got to drop the Dave Audé mix. He sounded no different than the other cookie-cutter pop performers. And he gave the exact same speech as the Brit awards ("...Music is its own reward.")

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Sting on Awards show
by David Lucky 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Did anyone catch Stevie Wonders speech last night for Sting and Sting's acceptance on the Billboard Music Awards show. It was on US TV last night and I missed part of it - the Sting part - but someone told me about it. I did catch Sting on the show "Access" last night with an interview by the Access report - focused a lot on his book and new album as well of course. Man Sting is all over the place.

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RE: [Police] Bethlehem Down and other stuff
by Raj Manoharan 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Speaking of Christmas songs, I recently heard a Sting song on the radio that I never heard before. I don't know what the title of the song is, but Sting kept repeating a chorus refrain of "on Christmas day, on Christmas day." It sounded more catchy than anything off of Sacred Love, and it sounded more like a classic Police/Sting melody. Any ideas? ®@J Message: 8 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:34:17 -0800 From: "Maggie White" <mwhite(a)gw.smbsd.k12.ca.us> Subject: [Police] Bethlehem Down and other stuff To: <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <sfd84832.048(a)gw.smbsd.k12.ca.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I got a copy of that Best Buy CD with the Sting Christmas song (the one in the "peppermint" tin). I'm not a member of the BB promotion club which earned the CD, but when I checked out with some other items I just plunked the CD on top of the DVDs I was buying. The clueless clerk kept trying to ring it up and it kept coming up $0.00. Finally, she just threw it in the bag. It has five songs - Coldplay, Seal, Jewel, Chris Botti and Sting. Bethlehem Down by Sting is a little odd and very short. It's also the only clearly Christian song (other than Botti's "O Come All Ye Faithful."). It talks about the birth and death of Christ (probably one of the few songs ever to feature the word "embalming.") His voice goes from very low/deep to very high. Not a traditional Xmas song. I think the best songs on the CD are the Coldplay tune and Seal's song. Jewel's is almost unlistenable. Didn't she used to be a yodeler? Because that's what she does through the whole song. More vibrato than Stevie Nicks has ever had, if you can believe that. Stuff: Has ANYONE heard "Whenever" on the radio?? I had high hopes for this song (it's not one of my favorites, but I thought it had serious hit potential.) I know it's only been a few weeks since it was released, but I wonder if it's doing anything? If it crashes and burns, what will the third (if any) single be? Remember that After the Rain was the third BND single, didn't do much, and then there wasn't anything released after that, as I recall. Billboards: I couldn't watch last night as I had a late meeting and didn't get home until 10:30 p.m. How was it? I read his speech on S.com and thought it was great. How was the performance? Maggie _________________________________________________________________ Get holiday tips for festive fun. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx

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Bethlehem Down and other stuff
by Maggie White 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

I got a copy of that Best Buy CD with the Sting Christmas song (the one in the "peppermint" tin). I'm not a member of the BB promotion club which earned the CD, but when I checked out with some other items I just plunked the CD on top of the DVDs I was buying. The clueless clerk kept trying to ring it up and it kept coming up $0.00. Finally, she just threw it in the bag. It has five songs - Coldplay, Seal, Jewel, Chris Botti and Sting. Bethlehem Down by Sting is a little odd and very short. It's also the only clearly Christian song (other than Botti's "O Come All Ye Faithful."). It talks about the birth and death of Christ (probably one of the few songs ever to feature the word "embalming.") His voice goes from very low/deep to very high. Not a traditional Xmas song. I think the best songs on the CD are the Coldplay tune and Seal's song. Jewel's is almost unlistenable. Didn't she used to be a yodeler? Because that's what she does through the whole song. More vibrato than Stevie Nicks has ever had, if you can believe that. Stuff: Has ANYONE heard "Whenever" on the radio?? I had high hopes for this song (it's not one of my favorites, but I thought it had serious hit potential.) I know it's only been a few weeks since it was released, but I wonder if it's doing anything? If it crashes and burns, what will the third (if any) single be? Remember that After the Rain was the third BND single, didn't do much, and then there wasn't anything released after that, as I recall. Billboards: I couldn't watch last night as I had a late meeting and didn't get home until 10:30 p.m. How was it? I read his speech on S.com and thought it was great. How was the performance? Maggie

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[Police] Re: [stingus] John Mayer, Elton John, others to toast Sting at tribute event + more ...
by foxie 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

is there a bigger joke/hypocrite than elvis costello. i am still holding out hope for the day that sting hits him with his bass... rich --- StingUs <frotri(a)panafonet.gr> wrote: > John Mayer, Elton John, others to toast Sting at > tribute event > > by Jon Zahlaway > liveDaily Staff Writer > > Dave Matthews, Elton John, k.d. lang and Elvis > Costello are among the > performers who will pay tribute to Sting during next > year's MusiCares Person > of the Year ceremony. Other artists on the bill > include John Mayer, Tony > Bennett, Black Eyed Peas, Dido, Diana Krall and > Rufus Wainwright. > Organized by The Recording Academy, the annual event > takes place on Feb. 6, > and is part of the build up to the Recording > Academy's 46th Annual GRAMMY® > Awards ceremony. The Academy chose Sting as the 2004 > MusiCares Person of the > Year based on "his accomplishments as a musician, > humanitarian and > environmental activist," according to a press > release. In addition to live > performances, the Person of the Year event will also > include a silent > auction featuring collectibles such as music and > sports memorabilia. > Proceeds from the event will benefit MusiCares' > Financial Assistance > Program. > The Recording Academy founded MusiCares in 1989. The > organization "provides > a foundation of critical assistance for music people > in times of need, while > treating each case with integrity and > confidentiality," according to a press > release. The organization also "focuses the > resources and attention of the > music industry on human service issues that directly > impact the health and > welfare of the music community." More information is > available at > GRAMMY.com. > The 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards take place Feb. 8, and > will air on CBS. Sting > recently released his 10th album, "Sacred Love," and > mounts a sold-out tour > in support of the set early next year. > --- > Stars To Salute Sting > > A host of musicians will be on hand to pay tribute > to Sting when he is > honored in Feburary as the MusiCares person of the > year. The Feb. 6 gala > event in Los Angeles will feature performances by > Tony Bennett, Black Eyed > Peas, Elvis Costello, Dido, Elton John, Diana Krall, > k.d. lang, Dave > Matthews, John Mayer and Rufus Wainwright. As > previously reported, Sting is > being honored for his accomplishments as a musician, > humanitarian and > environmental activist. Proceeds from the 14th > annual gala will benefit the > MusiCares Foundation's financial assistance program. > For information > regarding tickets and other opportunities, contact > the Recording Academy's > Dana Tomarken at 310-392-3777. > Tomorrow (Dec. 10), Sting will receive the Billboard > Century Award at the > 2003 Billboard Music Awards, where he is also slated > to perform. The show > will be broadcast live on Fox beginning at 8 p.m. ET > (tape delayed on the > West Coast). > -- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y. (Billboard) > > Cheers, > StingUs-team > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/

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