The pair believe their north London home, which they share with daughter Apple, is possessed by the ghost of Adolphus White - a Royal College of Music professor who died at the property in 1902.

The pregnant 'Shakespeare In Love' actress is so worried about the musical apparition she is planning an exorcism at the house - located in the capital's plush Belsize Park region - before she gives birth in the spring.

Friends of the 33-year-old actress and her Coldplay star husband say the pair have become increasingly anxious about the alleged spectre. One said: 'It's well known Chris had a lot of trouble writing his latest album 'X&Y' and he's linking it to the haunting.'

The Oscar-winning beauty has reportedly approached a Kabbalah rabbi about having the home exorcised. If the exorcism takes place, a team of the faith's followers will go into the house and read psalms and blow a ram's horn as part of the spiritual practice. Gwyneth reportedly turned to the Kabbalah Centre on the advice of close friend Madonna, who is a devout follower of the mystical faith.

Source: http://people.monstersandcritics.com

With this year widely touted as the time ‘eco-chic’ finally takes off, the fashion for environmentally-responsible clothes has been boosted by celebrity endorsements by the likes of actress Sienna Miller.

A world away from the catwalks of Paris, London and Milan, companies in rural Wales are in the vanguard of the new movement. Cardigan company Howies and Garthenor Organic Pure Wool of Tregaron can already boast fans as diverse as Prince Charles and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.

Sally King, who runs Garthenor with her husband Chris, said, ‘Eco-fashion is the thing now. For a while people have been concerned about what they are eating, now they are becoming concerned about what they are wearing.’

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According to The Sun, the couple have sought the help of the London Kabbalah Centre on advice from Madonna, a devotee of the Kabbalah faith. The strange ceremony involves ten male followers expected to read a series of psalms and blow a ram's horn as part of the exorcism.

The couple is reported to have blamed the "unwelcome spirits" for Gwyneth’s less than easy second pregnancy.

Their second child is due in May. Paltrow wanted an underwater birth for Apple, 20 months, but backed out at the last minute. A friend said: "It's something Gwyneth really wanted to do for her first birth but she didn't feel confident enough. This time she's more than ready for an underwater birth - she's done loads of research. It will be very special and spiritual."

Yoga teacher Leela Miller told Reveal magazine she has been helping the actress through her morning sickness.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk

The survey was commissioned by the Mentholatum Co., distributor of eye drops designed to alleviate bloodshot eyes.

Adding insult to injury for Simpson's soon-to-be-ex, R&B heartthrob Usher narrowly beat out Lachey to claim the title of sexiest eyes among male pop singers. Among men polled, 19 percent said Simpson has the sexiest eyes among pop music superstars. Simpson beat out Mariah Carey (16 percent), Gwen Stefani (16 percent) and Kelly Clarkson (8 percent). Female voters were all eyes for Usher, ranking him number one with 18 percent of the vote. Lachey followed at 12 percent, then Rob Thomas (10 percent) and Coldplay's Chris Martin (5 percent).

Source: http://www.philly.com

Paltrow's best friend Julia wanted the couple to sing the song, which the actress recorded for her movie Duets, at her reception.

The song, which was a smash-hit in Australia, was originally recorded by Paltrow and Huey Lewis, who played her father in the film.

Source: ContactMusic

But now it seems that the gentle lady has had a rethink, and is now extolling the virtues of the amazing diversity of fashion that can be witnessed in the city.

"In Chelsea, fashion is designer, and includes the horsey, traditional English girl. East London has the funkiest styles where they bring back the 80s," the Mirror quoted her, as saying.

"In Notting Hill, it's Sienna Miller-style Bohemian chic, and in North London, a mix of all the above." She added.

Source: http://news.webindia123.com

She's like the wind was a massive hit for the 53-year-old star, who played dance teacher Johnny Castle in the film. But now he's eager to branch out into other musical genres. "She's Like The Wind is in the Hall Of Fame with The Beatles' Yesterday as one of the most air-played songs in history. But my style now is closer to Sting or Peter Gabriel or Coldplay," he was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying.

"I'm also experimenting with using rap rhythms as an emotional undercurrent for ballads," he added.

The former Beatle was shot outside a Manhattan apartment on 8 December 1980 by Mark Chapman, who is serving 20 years to life in a New York prison. In a newly released interview, Chapman will describe his "compulsion" to kill Lennon as "like a runaway train".

Other tributes include a concert in London with music stars such as Lulu. Lennon had just turned 40 years old when he was shot and killed in New York.

Paul Weller and Jamie Cullum will also be among musicians paying tribute at the concert at London's Abbey Road studios on Thursday. Badly Drawn Boy, Sugababes and Katie Melua will be among the other artists who will take part in the concert, which will feature re-interpretations of Lennon songs.

BBC Radio 2 will be celebrating the work of the former Beatle later with its Lennon Night between 1900 and 2030 GMT. The transmission will be broadcast simultaneously on Radio 2 and across the US on Sirius Satellite Radio, in Manhattan, New York. A gig will also take place in the New York studios.

More than 1,000 messages to Lennon were tied to the balloons released from Liverpool's Albert Dock at 1200 GMT. You can add your own comments on Coldplaying.com here [Thanks Berrywoman]

James Andrews, nine, from Bournemouth, was one of the youngest fans to take part in the balloon release. He said: "I just wrote Merry Christmas John on my balloon. I love The Beatles and especially John Lennon."Another message read: "Looking around at all that's happening in the world today we need his voice now more than ever! He was the only hero I ever had, from Jim Cushman, USA."

Several other events are planned to mark Lennon's death in Liverpool, the city of his birth. At 1630 GMT a images of the singer will be projected on to the George's Dock building. A civic service to celebrate his life is also due to take place at Our Lady and St Nicholas Parish Church, opposite Pier Head, at 1500 GMT.

Fans will also be holding a commemorative event at Strawberry Fields, in Central Park, near the Dakota building where Lennon lived. A one-minute silence was held at Virgin Megastores in central London at 1100GMT.

It was the first time in the store's history that trading will cease to salute a music artist. A major exhibition on the musician and his work is currently being held in Paris.

In addition to being marked by events and radio broadcasts, a number of television programmes will examine aspects of the singer's life and the circumstances surrounding his death. A documentary about Mark Chapman, the man who killed the singer-songwriter, has already prompted anger from Lennon's family.

The Channel 4 documentary I Killed John Lennon, which will feature recordings of Chapman taped by his biographer in 1990, has been criticised by the singer's cousin, Stanley Parkes. Mr Parkes said the broadcast glorified a murderer, although Channel 4 has denied the claims, adding that the neither the killer or his family had received payment.

Meanwhile, Tom Brook - the first British reporter on the scene following the fatal shooting - will look at the impact of Lennon's life and death in his documentary, One Night in December. It will be broadcast on BBC News 24 at 2130.

A reminder that the single 'Fix You' will be released on 5th September. For all the latest information click here and discussion ahead of its release here

The three men and two women will be sued for full compensation and legal costs - bills which could individually reach tens of thousands of pounds.

They are among some 90 people caught this year by the British Phonographic Industry as part of its mass crackdown on unlawful uploading of tracks by stars such as chart toppers Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Kanye West. Sixty people have already agreed to pay out-of-court settlements averaging around £2,500 each, including a London jazz singer fined after her 19-year-old son shared 1,330 songs from the family computer.

But the unnamed five, from King's Lynn, Crawley, Port Talbot, Brighton and South Glamorgan, have refused to co-operate since the BPI first tracked them down in April.

Between them, they are said to have uploaded a total of 9,000 tracks on their computers, which were then made available for others to download.

'So far 60 UK internet users have settled legal claims against them for illegal file-sharing, paying up to £6,500 in compensation,' said BPI general counsel, Geoff Taylor.

'We have tried to agree fair settlements, but if people refuse to deal with the evidence against them, the law must take its course.' He added: 'We will be seeking an injunction and full damages for the losses they have caused, in addition-to the considerable legal costs we are incurring as a result of their illegal activity.'

Illegal downloads are said to have cost the British record industry £650m over the past two years - and a massive £1.3bn annually, worldwide.

Each person's illegal downloading of music is equivalent to the loss of 20 CDs to the UK industry. But the industry has achieved considerable success in recent months in clamping down. Last month the BPI revealed a 744% rise in the number of legal downloads on the past year, with more than 5.5m online tracks sold in the second quarter of this year.

'Music fans are increasingly tuning in to legal download sites for the choice, value and convenience they offer. But we cannot let illegal file-sharers off the hook,' said BPI chairman Peter Jamieson. 'They are undermining the legal services, they are damaging music and they are breaking the law.'

Last month the US supreme court found software firm Grokster liable for encouraging users to share pirated material over its network.

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Interested buyers must sign a confidentiality agreement before setting foot in the property, stating they will not take pictures or talk to the media. But the move did not put off Jude Law and Sienna Miller who have already had a look around the luxurious home, according to Life & Style Weekly.

The four storey townhouse in Manhattan’s trendy Greenwich Village went on the market for £4.1 million (7.85m dollars) last month. The move sparked rumours that the Hollywood starlet had chosen to remain rooted in west London with her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, despite rumours of a rift.

The house features four bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen, two planted gardens and several wood-burning fireplaces. It includes a state-of-the-art security system, surveillance cameras and batter-proof doors that were reportedly installed by the safety-conscious actress.

Paltrow, 32, and Martin have spent most of their time in London since daughter Apple was born nine months ago.

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To: Coldplay

From: EMI Corporate Headquarters

Subject: EMI Fiscal Status and Coldplay

Ok boys, I'm sure you've heard the news of our financial situation. The blunt truth of the matter is that the success or failure of our record label rests squarely on your shoulders.

No pressure here. Just relax and take it easy. As long as you sell at least 500,000 units in the first week of sales and go platinum by the end of the month, you get to keep your jobs and collect the money reaped from your last three years of work in the studio. Otherwise, EMI goes belly up, and all the proceeds from the album will go towards appeasing our debtors.

And since we're on the topic of guessing at projected record sales, please make every effort to make certain that no portion of your upcoming album is leaked before the release date. I've heard that for every track that is leaked and hits the Internet, you lose 100,000 unit sales. You can do the math. I'll make this very clear. If any member of Coldplay leaks any song before the release date, it will be considered a breach of contract. They will be terminated from their contract immediately with no compensation.

Now, I do realize that you are in the very final stages of completing your album. And I also realize that you consider yourselves to be rather perfectionistic, your own toughest critics, et cetera, and that you've scrapped dozens of songs and held off on releasing the album up to this point. However, I'd ask that you take one final look at your album and make sure that there are no songs on there that could be perceived as offensive, boring, jaded, naive, or experimental. If there any songs on the new album that wouldn't make the Top 20 Billboard as a single, then I don't want to hear it on there. Let's not make any mistakes like last time, no more tracks like "A Whisper" or "Parachutes". If you want to try something weird or "artsy", save it for a B-Side sometime on one of your twelve upcoming radio singles.

So, take one final look at your album and make sure everything is up to par. Don't make any rash or hasty decisions. No use acting like we're living on borrowed time and blaming your failures on impulsive rushes of blood. It'd be better if there were no failures at all. Failures cost too much money. So, take a month... no... take two months and just make sure all the pieces are in place. If you need to write and record any new tracks, now is the time to do so.

I'm sure you'll do the right thing for both the future of EMI and Coldplay.

Thanks and good luck,

John Doe

EMI A&R

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Albie, or Goat Boy to some, a multiple-time banned member has somewhat recently rejoined the boards for a new spell, much to the dislike of many other members. However, with annoyance can come entertainment... and this has come in the form of The Albie Flash Program, with the intention of bringing light hearted amusement to the board members.

I present to you, from yours truely, Albie Flash Movies 1 & 2!

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One act had been chosen by TV viewers of a Channel 4 programme to represent each decade since the 1950s. The 90s were represented by Robbie Williams , the 80s by Michael Jackson, the 70s by Queen, the 60s by The Rolling Stones and the 50s by Cliff Richard.

If you disagree with the voters choices, coldplaying.com have set up a series of polls where you can vote for some of the top 50 artists in music history. To view ALL the polls, please bookmark the following links:

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Registered messageboard members can vote in each of the categories until the end of November, and the top 3 artists in each decade will go through to a final poll to find the top artists joining the founding members, U2, Madonna, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Bob Marley. So if you haven't voted or registered, what are you waiting for - Register here now!Back to the awards, U2 frontman Bono and Madonna were at the ceremony at the Hackney Empire to pick up honorary awards, which were also awarded to The Beatles, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley.

Madonna was presented with her award by artist Tracey Emin Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and designer Stella McCartney put together a video tribute to the 46-year-old performer which saw them wear some of her most famous outfits, reports the BBC.

Paltrow wore a gold conical bodice and had her hair scooped to the top of her head, while McCartney donned a raspberry pink dress.

The pair sat on a bed with bare-chested men perched at the end, with Paltrow saying: "She's made it okay to be sexual as a woman."

Madonna said: "It means a lot to me that so many nice things have been said about me and that I have been voted into the UK Hall of Fame."

Bono was there to pick up U2's award from Dennis Hopper, while Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla picked up his gong. Queen pair Brian May and Roger Taylor were presented with their award by the band's number one fan The Darkness's Justin Hawkins.

Also on hand to accept awards were Bob Marley's widow Rita and The Rolling Stones's Ronnie Wood. Ironically, although they were the nomination for the 60s, Wood didn't join the band until 1975.

Details from NME

The couple, who married in secret in December 2003, are planning a celebration with friends this month in London's Claridges Hotel. Those expected to attend include Elton John and George Michael.

Source: Breakingnews.iol.ie

Paltrow, who gave birth to her daughter Apple in May, said the paparazzi were "endangering" her and her child by chasing her on the roads. She has started recording the names of photographers who follow her most regularly.

"In London, they chase you in cars, and I will start pressing charges because they're endangering me by the way they drive. It's really scary. It's just unacceptable, especially when there's a life of a small baby in your hands."Gwyneth Paltrow, 31, said her husband Chris Martin, the singer in the band Coldplay, is more "physically protective" of her, their child and their home. Last year Martin, 27, was accused of vandalising a photographer's car during an altercation in Australia, although police later dropped the charges, although there were rumours that this was because of his performance on the surfboard.

Paltrow said the paparazzi's fascination with her family's life had intensified following the birth of Apple. "It's really frustrating. I wish people would just let us get on with it once in a while and let us have a normal day together."

Her biggest fear is how Apple will react when she is old enough to understand that the family is under such scrutiny. "It worries me more when she's aware of what's going on," she said. "The idea of us leaving the house and there being paparazzi and her being startled by it or asking what it is and why they're there - I don't know what I'm going to say."

Source: The Telegraph