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41 min listen

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51 min listen

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Sting Puts Down the Lute! Police Frontman Talks About His Return to Rock: Sting’s “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” is the closest thing he’s made to a new Police song in decades. He talks us about his upcoming album, 57th & 9th – as well as Prince, climate change deniers, and why he’s always working it. by Rolling Stone Music Now

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45 min listen

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