I just received a phone call from my father who lives in Florida. He excitedly called to tell me that he just saw an announcement of The Police reunion on CNN Headline News (I've been keeping him posted over the last few weeks). I asked if the broadcast just referred to the performance at the Grammys, which was officially announced today, and he said no - it appeared to be an official announcement of a reunion with multiple concerts. Did anyone out there see this on CNN? As much as I love my dad, his enthusiasm sometimes gets the better of him to the detriment of his accuracy when relaying details!! I'd be curious to know if this really was an official announcement, or if we should still be waiting, as anticipated, for the day after the Grammys. Cheers, Bruce -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of foxie Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:57 AM To: police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] Sting.Com Grammy Announcement i vote for "demolition man"! --- Maggie White <maggie3661@yahoo.com> wrote:
Somebody pinch me, please. I must be dreaming.
M
Timothy Enders <tenders@loyola.edu> wrote: Awesome.
Here is the article:
01.30.07 FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BAND THE POLICE REUNITE FOR FIRST TIME ON THE GRAMMY AWARDS WITH HISTORIC KICK-OFF PERFORMANCE
Joan Baez, Melissa Etheridge, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Chris Rock and Stevie Wonder Added to Presenter Lineup for Music's Biggest Night⢠Sunday, Feb. 11, on CBS.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2007) -- In an historic GRAMMY® moment, the Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers) will reunite and perform together for the first time on the GRAMMYs when they open the 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Feb. 11, it was announced today by The Recording Academy®. With five GRAMMY Awards to their slate of accolades, the Police, one of the most famous bands in the world, create a purely original sound by infusing reggae with pop and rock -- a sound that will be heard 'round the world from the GRAMMY stage.
Also, new presenters added to the all-star line-up include current Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree and multiple GRAMMY nominee Joan Baez, three-time GRAMMY winner Chris Rock, and 21-time GRAMMY winner Stevie Wonder. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 11, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
The Police join a stellar list of past GRAMMY Awards opening acts, which includes reunions and once-in-a-lifetime performances: the ever-animated Madonna sharing the stage with the Gorillaz (2006); an all-star, stage-filling spectacle that featured The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon5, Gwen Stefani, Los Lonely Boys and Franz Ferdinand (2005); Prince and Beyoncé in an electrifying duet (2004); and the reunion of legends Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (2003).
Previously announced performers include Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, John Legend, Ludacris, John Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake (solo performance and with the winner of the "My GRAMMY Moment" competition) and Carrie Underwood. Previously announced presenters include The Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Nelly Furtado, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, P!nk and Rihanna. The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide and XM Satellite Radio, and covered online at GRAMMY.yahoo.com.
The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer, David Wild is the writer, and Tzvi Small is supervising producer. Musical directors for the telecast and pre-telecast are Rickey Minor and Larry Batiste, respectively.
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs -- including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download® (WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
"Bruce Greenwood" 1/30/2007 9:21 AM >>> I assume everyone has seen the official announcement about the Grammy performance on Sting.com?
Bruce
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On Behalf Of krapola Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 6:26 PM To: Sting Subject: RE: [Police] The Police in Van. I do confirm
sorry. here it is: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/index.html (for headline pic)\ and
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f4a7288b-7715-43f5-
a2bb-d2847fdc7402 -a2bb-d2847fdc7402&k=36905> &k=36905 for story.
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On Behalf Of krapola Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:09 PM To: police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [Police] The Police in Van. I do confirm
yes, for instance the front page of our newspaper.
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On Behalf Of Stingfan222@aol.com Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:05 PM To: giovanni.pollastri@libero.it; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] The Police in Van. I do confirm
Don't think you have to worry Giovanni, I think it's all over the place, but thanks for the confirmation! You're too funny! michelle
In a message dated 1/26/07 4:54:33 PM, giovanni.pollastri@libero.it writes:
Hi gang....I can tell it's definitely true and due to all these talkings, I can now say something. They will rehearse (or jamming) for some time, that's what Stewart told me exactly some weeks ago; I'm sure the news was not intended to be out this way, but anyway, it's out... NO words about the recordings of new stuff, mainly playing and jamming together. That's all I can say by now. Giovanni
Ps.: don't spread this message around, this is for us all.
----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Greenwood To: Stingfan222@aol.com ; krapola@shaw.ca ; police@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [Police] The Police in Van.
Yes.Miles' mouth - exactly. Though I'm not really sure about the timing of Stewart's travels vs. when rehearsals are/might be happening in Vancouver. The Billboard article seemed to suggest they "will" be rehearsing in Vancouver (i.e. at some point in the future) - maybe they are not there now, but will be shortly.
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