Upcoming CMT Crossroads Features Sting and Vince Gill

CMT Crossroads has been filming new combinations of rock and country artists for nearly a decade now. And for the most part, the combinations have not been things I've been particularly interested in seeing. That, however, has changed. Vince Gill and Sting are playing together in an hour-long concert that will be airing in November.

After a five-year absence, CMT is bringing back its critically acclaimed series CMT CROSSROADS to New York City, for an invitation-only taping of two of music’s biggest superstars.  Sting and Gill will perform their classic hits and selections from both of their highly anticipated new releases hitting stores this fall.

“We are long overdue for a CMT Crossroads taping in New York City.  Some of our best shows ever were taped there, and this will be no exception,” says John Hamlin, SVP, Music Events and Talent, CMT.  “These are two Hall of Famers who, by our count, have 36 Grammys between them.  Both artists have wanted to do Crossroads for years and this is the perfect pairing for them.  They have been waiting for the right time and now is the time.  This is going to be an unforgettable evening.”

This fall, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his solo career, Universal Music Group will release Sting: 25 Years. This definitive box set collection contains three comprehensive CD’s, all re-mastered exclusively for this set and personally curated by Sting, as well as a DVD, Rough, Raw & Unreleased, featuring previously unreleased live concert footage filmed at New York City’s Irving Plaza.  As one of the world’s most distinctive and highly respected performers, he has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with the Police and as a solo artist and has earned an additional 10 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and three Oscar nominations. Also an accomplished author, Sting published a memoir entitled Broken Music in 2003, which spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list.  He most recently released Lyrics, a comprehensive collection of lyrics and personal commentary, also featuring photographs from throughout his career.

One of the most popular singers in modern country music, Vince Gill has a love for country music, top-notch songwriting, and world-class guitar playing, all wrapped in a warm tenor and a quick and easy wit. Gill achieved his big breakthrough with “When I Call Your Name,” which won the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year award.  Since then, he has won 17 more CMA honors, including Song of the Year four times – making him the most awarded artist in that category in CMA history.  Since 1990, Gill has walked away with 20 Grammy Awards and has racked up sales in excess of 26 million.  Gill co-hosted the CMA Awards for 12 consecutive years. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. After a long and musically productive spell of writing, touring and recording with other artists, he roars back on his own with “Threaten Me With Heaven,” his first single in four years.  The song is the opening salvo from his MCA Records album, Guitar Slinger, due out Oct. 24.