Sting and Shaggy album 44/876 is coming
- Sting and Shaggy announced their collaboration album 44/876 in early 2018
- The Police star and Mr Boombastic also released new single Don't Make Me Wait
- On The Project, Shaggy and Sting joked they were dating and had 'met on Tinder'
Unlikely friends Sting and Shaggy announced their collaboration album 44/876 earlier in 2018, leaving fans of both The Police star and Mr Boombastic going wild for their new single Don’t Make Me Wait after they performed it at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
After joking that they were dating and saying that they ‘met on Tinder’ during an interview on Australian current affairs show The Project, Sting said that collaborating with Shaggy worked well because of their immediate connection.
The Police's Sting was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011
‘You know, we instantly had a rapport, a recognition of kindred spirits. Our voices are so different, it didn’t sound on paper like it would work but it really does. That’s surprising to us and surprising to everyone. I think we’re already ahead of the game,’ the Every Breath You Take singer said.
Speaking to Rolling Stone about 44/876, Sting said: ‘The most important thing to me in any kind of music is surprise. And everybody is surprised by this collaboration - by what we’re hearing. We’re surprising’. With Don’t Make Me Wait, it became clear that Shaggy and Sting are the perfect blend, but when will 44/876 be released?
Who is Sting?
Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner in October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, Northumberland and from a young age, after being inspired by the Queen Mother, Sting decided to lead a more glamorous life and was influenced after seeing Cream and Manfred Mann.
After completing his studies, he qualified as a teacher and taught at a school for two years before pursuing his music career by moving from Newcastle to London to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Henry Padovani, who was soon replaced by Andy Summers.
Between 1978 to 1983, The Police had five UK chart-topping albums, won six Grammy Awards and two BRIT Awards. Rolling Stone named four of their five albums on their list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and Every Breath You Take and Roxanne on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Sting released his first solo album The Soul Cages in 1991 and went on to have a successful career with highlights including performing with Puff Duffy at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards and appearing at the Music for Montserrat concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
In 2007, he reunited with The Police to open the Grammy Awards and they announced The Police Reunion Tour, with the British Tour selling out within 30 minutes. Sting was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and went on tour with Peter Gabriel in 2016.
Who is Shaggy?
Born Orville Richard Burrell on October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica, Shaggy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and this is where he perfected his singing voice.
Shaggy’s first hit in 1993, Oh Carolina, was a remake of the ska hit by the Folkes Brothers and shot the rapper into fame, resulting in the release of his album Hot Shot in 2000, which was certified Platinum six times in the US.
Shaggy collaborated with a number of stars before releasing Don’t Make Me Wait with Sting
Hot Shot featured the singles It Wasn’t Me and Angel, two of Shaggy’s most renowned tracks with the latter selling 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom and spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. He also performed the official song for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, The Game of Love and Unity, at the opening ceremony in Jamaica.
In 2008, he went on a six-date arena tour and was featured in Rise Again, a charity single raising money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Since then, Shaggy has collaborated with a number of stars before releasing Don’t Make Me Wait with Sting in 2018.
When will 44/876 be released?
Shaggy and Sting’s debut LP 44/876 will be released on Friday, April 20, 2018, or 4/20!
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