With another album due for Sep, Sting has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
In 2002 he received a Grammy, a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy, three BMI Awards, the Ivor Novello award for international achievement, the 2002 Brit Award for outstanding contribution to British music and was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame.
It was also recognized that he had made great contributions to charity, including those regarding fund-raising for rainforests and human.