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Rap superstar Jay-Z is desperate to start a family with girlfriend Beyonce and it's all thanks to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.   Martin, who married actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003, showed Jay-Z the benefits of married life while the odd couple was working together on a track for Jay-Z's album Kingdom Come. He says, "The guy's humble, and he has a lovely family. It's rare to meet such a genuinely good person... I don't go to people's houses and hang out, but I go to his house and hang out."  

Details are beginning to surface about Jay-Z's long-rumored comeback album, which will be his first since announcing his retirement three years ago and becoming president of Def Jam. The new disc is reportedly titled "Kingdom Come" and due in November via Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. It is expected to feature production from Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Coldplay's Chris Martin.   In July, Pharrell Williams told Billboard.com the Neptunes are also producing tracks for the album. As previously repor

Jay-Z's comeback album, "Kingdom Come," has been confirmed for a Nov. 21 release date via Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam.   The video for the single "Show Me What You Got" debuts Oct. 16; the track's official radio add date isn't until next week but based on early airplay of a leaked version, it is poised for a major debut on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.   In the F. Gary Gray-directed clip, Jay-Z races NASCAR driver Danica Patrick through the winding roads of Monaco in a sports car piloted

Ok, now I know we do our ‘new Jay-Z album speculation story’ every week, but this time it’s official bitches!   Young Hova has been speaking with Entertainment Weekly and revealed various morsels of information in regards to the new album Kingdom Come due 20th November . He was supposedly retired after 2003’s The Black Album but after numerous guest spot and remix appearances the inevitable has happened. “It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history,” Jay admits, acknowledging that most people

Jay-Z loves hanging out with Coldplay singer Chris Martin and his family. The rapper, 39, thinks his children Apple, 5, and Moses, 3, are great. 'I love Chris’ wife [Gwyneth Paltrow]’ he admits. ‘And his kids call me “Uncle Jay”, and I really appreciate that.’   Jay-Z met Chris at a charity event in 2003, and they immediately bonded. ‘We clicked right away and it was like we were instant best friends,’ Jay-Z tells the Sunday Times magazine. ‘He is a fantastic person, very passionate about what h

Jay-Z has officially ended his rap retirement by revealing he's planning to release a new album later this year. After weeks of speculation about a rumored return to the charts, the Def Jam Records boss admits his has been "the worst retirement in history".   Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, declared his 2003 epic The Black Album would be his last album, but he now tells Entertainment Weekly he's planning a major 2006 comeback with "Kingdom Come." But the rapper insists his retirement wasn't a pu

Jay-Z has released details of his upcoming album, Kingdom Come, which hits stores next month.   The album is rumoured to feature guest appearances from Kanye West and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Kingdom Come is the follow up to 2003’s The Black Album, after which the rapper said he had retired. "I thought I was retired but my passion for music had other plans for me,” he explains. "I am overwhelmed with the initial record breaking response. I am happy to be officially back... I can't wait til ya'll

After spending most of 2005 with her band Rilo Kiley opening for Coldplay on their American tour, Jenny Lewis cuts loose from the corporate arenas with her first solo album, a warm but prickly cure for all manner of ills at this time of year.   Generously she gives equal billing to the Watson Twins from Kentucky, whose uncanny sibling harmonies are the audio equivalent of a sepia tinge, giving this collection of contemporary songs the air of an instant classic.   The girl from Omaha's vocal qua

A reader points out that Hollywood überproducer Jerry Bruckheimer has funneled his billion dollar, mass appeal instincts into Apple’s "starfucking meets the art of the mixed tape"-hybrid, the iTunes celebrity playlist. You’ll need to have the iTunes software installed to access the list, but here we offer a sampling of Bruckheimer’s selections accompanied by some thoughts on why he chose them:   'In da Club' - 50 Cent: Moving rhythm and melody, makes you want to dance.   'Oh' - Ciara: A one-of

Welcome to the Daily Ligger: your daily stop-off to see who in the world of music has been up to what. Today's top gossip:   Coldplay's Chris Martin was spotted walking on St Ouens beach in Jersey with his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow (e-mailed in from Henry).   Source: NME's Daily Ligger

20.4.2006 London   Yesterday saw the opening of Jezebell, a new Boutique run by Joanna Berryman, wife of coldplay's bassist Guy Berryman.   Full details here [thanks dajrekshn]

As Coldplaying reported last year, Coldplay were guests at Villa Angela in Taormina, residence of Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds. Coldplay had returned to the region where they previously played to 2000 people in concert in Misterbianco, in the province of Catania to film the video for Violet Hill in 2008, according to La Sicilia, the Italian newspaper.   In the last few days, the Scottish Daily Record have reported that Jim became personal adviser to Chris Martin during the stay at his V

Joe Satriani has said that he is happy that Coldplay won a Grammy Award for 'Viva La Vida', even though he has accused the band of plagiarising its melody. Both parties are currently engaged in a lawsuit after Satriani claimed that the track used elements from his own 2004 instrumental 'If I Could Fly'.   Satriani told Ultimate Guitar: "I'm happy for the group, and in a very weird way, I was happy to hear my melody being celebrated. "However, I was slightly confused that...the organisation which

So British superband of the moment Coldplay is being sued in Los Angeles for plagiarising guitarist Joe Satriani in their hit Viva la Vida. Joe says that the song - also the title of Coldplay’s fourth album “incorporated substantial, original portions of Plaintiff’s composition ‘If I Could Fly‘.”   Read the actual court document detailing the case against Coldplay here [pdf... right click, save as]   The court docs were filed last week - 4 December - and so of course, the Internet being the extr

Former Concrete Blonde frontwoman Johnette Napolitano will release a new solo effort, "Scarred," May 29 via Hybrid Recordings. Her first mass-distributed solo album since 1995's "Vowel Movement," the set includes covers of Coldplay's "The Scientist" and the Velvet Underground/Nico's "All Tomorrow's Parties."   Napolitano collaborated with Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle contributor Danny Lohner on the new album. The singer/songwriter will tour in support of "Scarred" beginning April 27 in San F

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Johnette Napolitano, the voice and vision behind Concrete Blonde, is in town tonight to showcase her new solo effort, “Scarred,” which will be released May 29 via Hybrid Recordings.   Ms. Napolitano headlines the Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway at Canal Street in Manhattan. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. For further information, call 212-941-8100.   The new CD features 10 originals and covers of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” and the Velvet Underground’s “All Tomorrow’s Parti

Late country legend Johnny Cash has topped the US album chart for the first time in 37 years.   A total of 88,000 copies of American V: A Hundred Highways were sold in its first week of release, according to music magazine Billboard. The album is Cash's first to reach the number one spot since the 1969 album Johnny Cash at San Quentin.   It features material Cash was working on in the months leading up to his death in September 2003.Cash also tops the country album chart, knocking the Dixie Chi

Classically trained musician Jon Hopkins is proof a modern composer can be esoteric and widely appealing at the same time.   A former child prodigy on piano, his first two releases were introspective, subtle and dreamlike, but over the last few years those qualities have been augmented by a deeper rhythmic expression. Hopkins attention to detailed, cinematic sonics caught the attention of Brian Eno, who introduced him to Coldplay when Eno produced 'Viva La Vida' two years ago. That led to a tou

Jon Hopkins' (Coldplay's friend, collaborator and frequent support act) self-produced third album, Insides, is out today. Here's what Jon had to say on Coldplay as part of the press release:   I was introduced to Coldplay by Brian Eno at the beginning of 2007 - he asked me to come into their studio for a day to play some keyboards and jam with the band. It went great and we all got on really well, and I ended up being asked back for much of the recording of the album.   Then when Chris heard my

Viva la Vida collaborator Jon Hopkins was exclusively interviewed by Coldplayzone.it this week, in which he answers questions on working with Coldplay on their last album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends'. The musician talks also about coming back to the studio, and his recent collaborations. You can discuss this latest interview here at the Coldplay forum [thanks coldpatrix]   Hello Jon! It's a real honour and a great pleasure for Coldplayzone to interview you. How are you? Hello. Tha

Jonathan Ross begged his Radio 2 producer for a trouble-free show yesterday - and was promptly stitched up by pop star guest Chris Martin, report The People.   Wossy, 48, and producer Andy Davies sparked fury a week ago with a sick joke about having sex with an Alzheimer's victim. So Ross began the new show by telling Andy: "Let's try and stay out of trouble - watch what you're saying."   But he reckoned without Coldplay idol Chris, who sang a song about the lewd messages to Fawlty Towers' star

Jonny Buckland and girlfriend Chloe Lee-Evans are expecting their first child, it has been revealed.   They were spotted at an Albert Hammond Junior gig at ULU on 11th July 2007. You can read the story here   [thanks cpfan50]

It has been reported on Jonny Buckland’s wikipedia page that he and girlfriend Chloe Evans are the proud parents of a baby girl, born sometime in November 2007. It is also rumoured that Jonny and Chloe are now engaged.   No official confirmation from Coldplay.com has been received. It it’s true then Congratulations! [Thanks slm]  

If you were the guitarist in Coldplay, who would you book to play at your wedding? Maybe you'd try asking your frontman Chris Martin if he'd perform a solo set, or rope in a celebrity pal like Jay-Z or Beyonce.   But not Jonny Buckland, who is so down-to-earth he instead plumped for Daniel Pierce, writes the Sun today, as he wed his longterm girlfriend, jewellery maker Chloe Lee-Evans, in front of close family and friends in London on Saturday. Buckland and his new wife already have a two-year-o

Coldplay’s guitarist, Jonny Buckland, has paid $3,400,000 to buy a two-bedroom, 2,107-square-foot condominium unit in a 116-year-old converted loft building in Manhattan’s East Village area.   The New York Observer’s Ben Abelson broke the story online on Tuesday morning of Buckland’s purchase of the sixth-floor, corner unit, then elaborated on the purchase in the paper’s “Manhattan Transfers” column. Indeed, records show that Buckland, 31, went to contract on the unit on September 10, with the d