Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Synchronicity became the swansong record for the trio of Sting, drummer ...

The songs of the summer of 1983 emanated from “Synchronicity.” The fifth and final Police album was filled with complex hits embraced by radio. The often misunderstood “Every Breath You Take,” which ...

Sting is being sued by his former Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland over alleged missing royalties for their signature song “Every Breath You Take,” according to reports published by ...

Now, a new super-deluxe, six-disc box set, Synchronicity (40th Anniversary Edition), reveals all of the magicians’ tricks with hours of demos, alternate versions of the songs with different lyrics, ...

There are many shows where Sting has felt larger than life, but he knew that some shows were almost too big for their own ...

The Police’s ‘Synchronicity’ album cover. In their meteoric ascent to global superstardom from 1977 to 1984, the Police landed many memorable hits, but only one that reached the top of the Billboard ...

The band the Police came to a premature end 40 years ago, following the tumultuous recording sessions that briefly made them the most important band in the world. This oral history, including ...

Police drummer and founder Stewart Copeland (right) goes inside the early years of his band in his new book, "Police Diaries," out Thursday. Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Although they were arguably the ...

It can be easy to forget that The Police’s incredible run, culminating in pop superstardom, lasted essentially just seven years. From the time they formed in 1977 until the conclusion of their ...

Sting will play again at the Brooklyn Paramount on Thursday night before two shows Saturday and Sunday at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Getty Images for Sting Next to The Beatles, the ...

It wasn’t a master plan to go out on top, as the band essentially had to call it quits because they couldn’t get along long enough to record anything more. Still, few bands leave them wanting more ...