NEW MUSIC: STING | IF IT'S LOVE

Ahead of his 70th birthday, Sting has unveiled his 15th solo studio album, “The Bridge,” and its first single, “If It’s Love.” The 10-track album was recorded during the pandemic and will drop on November 19 via A&M/Interscope/Cherrytree Records. Former Police frontman said of the lead track, which is reminiscent of a poppier version of his ‘90s hit “All This Time,” “I’m certainly not the first songwriter to equate falling in or out of love with an incurable sickness, nor will I be the last. ’If It’s Love’ is my addition to that canon, where the tropes of metaphorical symptoms, diagnosis, and downright incapacity are all familiar enough to make each of us smile ruefully.” According to the press release, his new album "The Bridge" was written during the pandemic and found Sting “ruminating on personal loss, separation, disruption, lockdown, and extraordinary social and political turmoil,” according to the press release. The songs on "The Bridge" were produced by Sting and Martin Kierszenbaum, except “Loving You” produced by Sting, Maya Jane Coles and Martin Kierszenbaum. The album was mixed by Robert Orton, engineered by Donal Hodgson and Tony Lake, and mastered by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering. Sting will return to live performance on Sept. 27 in Sicily. On Oct. 29, he will begin his Las Vegas residency, My Songs at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.