It's an archetypal story of the modern record business - two guys with a dream running their nascent label out of a West Hollywood garage in the summer of 1962. The label quickly gains momentum and eventually becomes one of the most important record companies the world has ever seen. The two guys were Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the "A" and the "M" in A&M Records. By the way, it was Alpert's garage and that first hit was "The Lonely Bull," performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. And this year the two record men and UMe are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their label...

Live Nation is pleased to announce that this fall, Sting will embark on the Back to Bass Tour throughout North America as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo career by taking it back to bass… all the hits, stripped down, as they haven't been played in years. In support of his forthcoming box set collection 'Sting: 25 Years', slated for release on September 27, the tour features Sting backed by a 5-piece band in an intimate theatre setting. Sting will be joined by a band including his longtime guitarist Dominic Miller, Rufus Miller (guitarist), Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer), Peter Tickell (electric fiddle), and Jo Lawry (vocalist)...

THE LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN presents ''Drum Solo Week II,'' once again featuring some of the finest drummers in contemporary music, Monday, August 22nd-Thursday, August 25th (11:35pm-12:37am, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The week features appearances by a broad range of drummers from iconic multiplatinum selling POLICE founder, composer and drummer STEWART COPELAND on Wednesday, Aug. 24, voted this February as one of Rolling Stone's 10 Greatest Drummers of all-time, performing with PAUL SHAFFER and the CBS Orchestra...

Cherrytree/A&M Records/Universal Music Group is pleased to announce 'Sting: 25 Years', the definitive box set collection slated for release on September 27, 2011. Featuring three CDs comprised of 45 remastered tracks personally curated by Sting, a previously unreleased live concert DVD and a comprehensive hardcover book, this retrospective captures for the first time both the highlights and rarities of Sting’s enduring solo career.

'Police in the East', a documentary-style film of the Police's tour of Japan, Hong Kong, India, Egypt and Greece in 1980 is to be screened by the BBC at 10pm on the evening of June 3, (repeated early hours June 4). This is the first broadcast of this documentary since the mid-1980s and although much of the footage was released on the 'Police Around The World' video, there are some significant differences and this documentary is well worth catching...