Sting and Shaggy Offer a New Reggae Song as Musical Medicine for a Fractured World NEW YORK (AP) — The affection between Sting and Shaggy is palpable from the moment they sit down together.

27. Sting, 73, and Shaggy, 56, spoke to The Associated Press recently about the new song and finding friendship and musical inspiration in each other. Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.

It’s been 25 years since Shaggy dropped “It Wasn’t Me” — and he is still clearing up the meaning of the iconic song. “At the end of the song, it apologizes,” Shaggy, 56, told Us ...