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The Songs of Hope Online Auction is happening now for Charity Folks from today until Tuesday, December 5 at 6:00 pm EST.   Proceeds benefit City of Hope Cancer Research and Treatment Hospital.   Click here to start your bidding now [thanks umark]

A pair of Chris Martin’s black and white Adidas trainers, signed and worn on the Twisted Logic tour 2005/2006, go on sale on internet site eBay at 12 noon today (Tuesday 28th November 2006) in a charity auction to raise money for MAG (Mines Advisory Group).   Shoes have been donated by 60 high-profile male and female celebrities, from the world of pop, film, TV, sport and the arts.   MAG employs more than 2,500 people worldwide to help provide safer futures for lives affected by conflict in coun

The acoustic set is traditionally regarded as the litmus test of a pop artist, a host of whom have, for the past week, been unplugging to play short sets at the Union Chapel to raise money for the charity Mencap.   Unbilled but making a surprise last-night appearance, Chris Martin is accompanied by a single violinist as he strums through two Dylan numbers, I Will Be Released and Buckets of Rain, and the Killers' When You Were Young. He then switches to piano for a song he wrote the night before

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has a crush on British pop star Lily Allen. The singer, who is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, announced his feelings after making an unexpected appearance at Mencap's Little Noise charity concert, at London's Union Chapel, on Monday night (27.11.06).   Martin played a short acoustic set which included new Coldplay song "Buckets of Rain" and cover versions of The Killers' recent hit "When You Were Young" and Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain," which he dedicated t

Chris Martin makes surprise appearence at Mencap show   Coldplay's Chris Martin covered The Killers at a surprise gig last night (November 27) at London's Union Chapel. Martin played a surprise four-song set with a violin player as part of Mencap's Little Noise Sessions. He opened with a version of The Band's 'I Shall Be Released', which he joked was written by Gareth Gates. He commented : "You shouldn't cover songs in an acoustic fashion in front of Lily Allen fans!"   Martin then played an aco

Are you as excited as Chris that Christmas is only one month away? I'm sure that most of you can't wait for this wonderful time of the year either - not because of all the money YOU have to spend to get your friends and family members nice presents. No, of course because of all the money THEY spend on YOUR presents.   And what better gift to get you than something that has to do with Coldplay?   Browse through the ultimate Coldplay Christmas List here [thanks Flying Sparks]    

Two pictures of Chris Martin have been printed in the official Record of the Day Awards journal.   You can download it here [thanks Alex]

The latest edition of the Coldplay.com Ezine has arrived, you can download your copy here.   Issue 18 is packed with all the latest on the band, plus an exclusive in-depth interview. This time round you can enjoy news on Chris Martin's collaborations with both Jay Z and Ricky Gervais, an X&Y World Tour round up, a fantastic Make Trade Fair competition and a superbly interesting Q&A with Coldplay Tour Photographer Penny Howle.   There is also word on an end of year Christmas present from

It is one of the more interesting musical meetings we've heard of this year.   We can reveal that Coldplay's Chris Martin is set to join Lily Allen on stage for a charity gig on Monday.   James Morrison and The Automatic are also in the bill for the week-long Mencap's Little Noise sessions at the Union Chapel in Islington, London. Our mole says: "Chris was the surprise guest this Wednesday but pulled out because he was ill. He can't wait to meet Lily as he is a massive fan. Hope she's gentle wit

A host of stars have contributed their shoes to be auctioned off for the charity MAG (Mines Advisory Group).   Coldplay, David Bowie, Ringo Starr and Lily Allen are just some of the artists who have signed their footwear for the auction. They will be joined by Johnny Marr, Editors' Tom Smith, Keane's Tim-Rice Oxley and Nina Persson from The Cardigans.   The executive director of MAG, Lou McGrath, said: "The support from celebrities for the shoe auction has been fantastic and resulted in an impre

Auction link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Signed-Coldplay-Chris-Martin-Rush-of-Blood-T-Shirt   As reported earlier, Coldplay are among the celebrities donating gifts for an auction in aid of charity, Cancer Active. The rock group have given items including a signed t-shirt that Chris Martin wore on the Rush of Blood tour. Other gifts include an exclusive handcrafted Julien MacDonald evening gown (below) worth £4,000, which the London designer has promised to tailor to fit the winning bidder. Sporting

Auction link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Signed-Coldplay-Chris-Martin-Rush-of-Blood-T-Shirt   As reported earlier, Coldplay are among the celebrities donating gifts for an auction in aid of charity, Cancer Active. The rock group have given items including a signed t-shirt that Chris Martin wore on the Rush of Blood tour. Other gifts include an exclusive handcrafted Julien MacDonald evening gown (below) worth £4,000, which the London designer has promised to tailor to fit the winning bidder. Sporting

Coldplay front man Chris Martin went unnoticed for 15 minutes when he arrived at the Record of the Day Awards last night.   “He turned up in a hoodie and a shaved head and I think the doorman was expecting him to have big curly hair”, said a Record of the Day spokesperson. “It was only when he introduced himself that he was ushered downstairs”, revealed our source. He then hung around at the bar for 15 minutes before anyone realised who he was. The singer was there to present an award to renow

Graduation will be the third major label album release from Roc-A-Fella/DefJam hip hop artist/producer Kanye West. There is currently no official release date, but Kanye stated at the Brit Awards that it would be released in December 2006, though in May 2006 he said he was now unsure of a release date.   It is thought that the album will include the song 'Bittersweet' - West's collaboration with John Mayer. The song was originally set to be on his second album Late Registration, but did not make

It's very rare to see Chris, Gwyneth and Apple together - but relatives of MySpace user Morgan (posted on Matthew's MySpace) have snapped them in Houston, back in February 2006.   Gwyneth was pregnant with Moses back then, and it's unclear what the family was doing in Houston.   [Thanks Séverinne & Flying Sparks]    

Coldplay fans have been petitioning in their droves for Coldplaying.com's petition to revive the Toronto DVD from the EMI grave.   You have given your thoughts on how it has been revealed that the already planned and scheduled Coldplay live in Toronto Twisted Logic Tour DVD won't be released after all. 1,250 (and counting) signatures and comments have been registered.   You can sign the petition anonymously. Every signature helps - add to the petition here.   Maybe all you want is an explanation

On 20 November, Universal Music will release ‘Rhythms Del Mundo‘, an exciting collaborative album, which fuses the hot Afro-Cuban sounds of The Buena Vista Social Club Musicians” with tracks from some of the buzziest bands, including The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Coldplay, The Kaiser Chiefs, Jack Johnson and many others.   It also features the amazing vocals from famed Cuban vocalists, Omara Portuonda, and the last ever recording of the much beloved Ibrahim Ferrer. The album is in aid of

Auction link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Signed-Coldplay-Chris-Martin-Rush-of-Blood-T-Shirt   As reported earlier, Coldplay are among the celebrities donating gifts for an auction in aid of charity, Cancer Active. The rock group have given items including a signed t-shirt that Chris Martin wore on the Rush of Blood tour. Other gifts include an exclusive handcrafted Julien MacDonald evening gown (below) worth £4,000, which the London designer has promised to tailor to fit the winning bidder. Sporting

Connoisseurs may frown upon compilation albums, but popularity with the music buying public tells a different story.   Queen's Greatest Hits will today be unveiled as the best selling album in the UK of all time, with almost 5.5 million copies sold. Sales figures for albums dating back the last 50 years have been used to compile an official chart of the 100 top sellers. Queen beat Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, which has sold just over 4.8 million copies, into second place.

Singer James Blunt has won two gongs at the World Music awards which were held in London. The 32-year-old picked up the title for the best new artist and was also named best-selling British artist.   Michael Jackson, who performed despite saying he was not going to, was given a Tribute award for selling over 100 million albums throughout his career. Madonna, Nelly Furtado and Beyonce were among the other winners at the event, which was hosted by Lindsay Lohan. The Queen of pop, Madonna, who has

##Auction link to follow##   As reported earlier, Coldplay are among the celebrities donating gifts for an auction in aid of charity, Cancer Active. The rock group have given items including a signed t-shirt that Chris Martin wore on the Rush of Blood tour. Other gifts include an exclusive handcrafted Julien MacDonald evening gown (below) worth £4,000, which the London designer has promised to tailor to fit the winning bidder. Sporting heroes Seb Coe and Will Carling have also contributed to the

'Rhythms Del Mundo' Cuba Released on November 14, 2006 Through Hip-O Records/Universal Music Enterprises   On November 14, Hip-O Records/Universal Music Enterprises will release "Rhythms Del Mundo," an exciting collaborative album, which fuses the hot Afro-Cuban sounds of The Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from today's biggest artists such as U2, Coldplay, Sting, Jack Johnson and Maroon 5 as well as some of the buzziest bands, including The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Kaiser Chiefs

The hunt for the next big music star is on!   Bosses at Dagenham's renowned sound studio MusicTek have launched an X Factor-style contest in a bid to unearth the next Justin Timberlake, Chris Martin or Gwen Stefani.   With the chance to headline a festival and record an album, organisers are expecting competition to be fierce. Contestants will be given top-drawer vocal coaching and - if they make it through an audition - will get the chance to perform in front of audiences with a band as the num

Nelly Furtado gets a little help from her friends for her hot new single. All Good Things released through Geffen Records on November 27th.   Coldplay’s Chris Martin co-wrote the hypnotic ‘All Good Things’ with Nelly after he turned up at the same studio Nelly was working in with Timbaland in Miami. As a long term fan of Coldplay, Nelly jumped at the chance of working with Chris. The single was once again produced by uber-producer Timbaland.   “Chris was totally at home in the studio and was a g

Coldplay fans have been petitioning in their droves for Coldplaying.com's petition to revive the Toronto DVD from the EMI grave.   You have given your thoughts on how it has been revealed that the already planned and scheduled Coldplay live in Toronto Twisted Logic Tour DVD won't be released after all. Over 1,000 (and counting) signatures and comments have been registered.   You can sign the petition anonymously. Every signature helps - add to the petition here.   Maybe all you want is an explan