In 2003 , Sting released '' Sacred Love '' , a studio album featuring collaborations with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar performer Anoushka Shankar . He and Blige won a Grammy for their duet , " Whenever I Say Your Name " . The song is based on Johann Sebastian Bach 's '' Praeambulum 1 '' C-Major ( BWV 924 ) from the Klavierbuechlein fuer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach , though Sting said little about this adaptation . The album did not have the hit singles like his previous releases . In 2004 , he was nominated for the third time for an Academy Award for Best Song , for " You Will Be My Ain True Love , " from '' Cold Mountain '' , sung in duet with Alison Krauss . The pair performed the song at the 76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
Sting (musician)