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Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly set to join husband Chris Martin on tour next year with their baby daughter, Apple.   The Hollywood beauty, who gave birth to the couple's first child in May, is keen to accompany Chris on Coldplay's British tour next May, as she doesn't want to be apart from him. A source said: "She doesn't want to be at home without Chris for weeks. Now they have a baby she loves being a family unit."   Gwyneth, who married the singer in secret ceremony last December, recently s

Coldplay has received an apology from former Creation Records boss Alan McGee, who once branded the band "music for bedwetters".   McGee, who has signed legends including Oasis and Primal Scream, admits he misjudged the popular mood when he voiced his comments.   He said, "It was an off-the-cuff, bizarre Northern (English) remark really. I don't get off on their music, but eight million people do, so good luck to them."   More on this story here

Chris Martin has defended the Band Aid 20 single, saying that people should buy it regardless of whether they like it or not.   ’Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, which hit the number one spot in the UK singles chart for the second week last night (December 12), has attracted some criticism over it’s allegedly ‘patronising’ and ‘inaccurate’ lyrics.   Martin said: "What, of the words? I think this whole, because I’ve encountered a lot of cynicism about this Band Aid thing and I think it’s kind of no

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said defeating global poverty was an "achievable goal" and not some mystical dream.   The campaigning musician said it just needed the will to change and warned if action was not taken the world faced an apocalypse. Martin said: "It really is an achievable goal to at least lessen world poverty and to lessen the Aids problem and to make trade laws fairer.   "It's really achievable, it's not a mystical thing ... it literally takes like 10 men ... to just sit round a

Quadruple UK Olympic gold medalist Matthew Pinsent was interviewed recently... amongst finding a lost dog he has a few words on Coldplay:   What was the last CD you bought? Ooh, good question. It's been a while, actually. Probably Coldplay. I'm very eclectic - I go from classical through to Norah Jones to Coldplay. Wait one second [after a short pause and a shout of "coming", Matthew returns]. Sorry about that, the neighbour's lost his dog. [Really? asks Small Talk] Yeah, but he's just turned up

Gwyneth Paltrow has slammed rumours she bosses her husband around.   The Oscar-winning star - who gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Apple, earlier this year - blasted reports she wears the trousers in her marriage to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. She said: "I think that Chris and I are a good team. I have the strength in some ways and he has the strength in others - he's a very strong man, and I definitely don't boss him around."   Meanwhile, the blonde beauty says she's become less

Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' has gone straight to the top of the UK singles chart, outselling all other top 40 singles COMBINED.   The song, which has even been purchased by Tony Blair is officially one of the biggest selling singles of the year, selling in the region of 300,000 copies within a week.   The track, which features a host of superstars including Paul McCartney, Chris Martin, Bono and Robbie Williams, is now tipped to remain at Number one until Christmas.Elsewhere in t

Virgin Radio is searching for the top 500 songs of all time, and we need your help in voting some Coldplay songs into the list.   Virgin will be playing out every song in the top 500, starting on Monday 27 December 2004. Tune in between 10.00am and 7.00pm Monday to Thursday, and then on Friday 31 December for the finale, between 1.00pm and 6.00pm.   Please vote for your three favourite Coldplay tracks here

The BBC are screening a behind the scenes special of the making of Band Aid 20 tomorrow (Monday) at 10.35pm on BBC1.   It will show a special with access to many of the stars, including Chris Martin. Talking about the logistical nightmare of getting all the stars together - in 1984 and now - are producer Nigel Godrich, plus Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.   Given their continued devotion to the cause, it's easy to see how they did it.

Debs Wild from the official Coldplay site has spoken of the latest offerings from Coldplay. This is what she had to say:   I went to the studio today to see the band, they are all in fine form and things are nearly done there. Chris invited me to listen to some of the finished tracks which was very exciting. Many people had been asking me something since The Nappies, so here it is officially from first hand knowledge and I hope you'll all be glad to know, there's not a rap or hip hop beat in si

Coldplay have visited countries around the world but it seems they forgot latinamerican fans. They only had visited Mexico. All latin fans are waiting for a tour around the South America countries like Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Brazil etc.   All latin fans of Coldplay who want to see them live should sign the online petition letter. Maybe this could to be in their hands someday and they decide to visit South America. Please sign with your name and your country.   http://www.petitiononlin

It has been reported in today’s Sun that the band are shunning large venues in favour of smaller university venues with capacities of only 1,000 people.   The band are planning to release their new album in March next year and are planning a glut of gigs of home turf to promote it including gigs in Liverpool, Scotland and London.   However, it seems that this rumour is without foundation. A spokesperson for the band has told NME that the story is "Rubbish" and that the band are likely to be in A

Coldplay are set to reach new heights in their career when they perform halfway up a mountain in the Himalayas.   The lads have confirmed they will headline the concert at Nepal's Kathmandu National Stadium for free, in order to raise money for a local children's charity.   "We're very excited by it. You don't get to play a place like this every day," said guitarist Jonny Buckland.   Source: MegaStar  

Jonny has given an exclusive interview to Q magazine. It will appear in the February edition of the acclaimed music magazine, which will hit the shelves in January 2005.   You can discuss this story here

More than 72,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release, according to sales figures. A Band Aid spokesman said they were "very, very happy" with Monday's demand, which saw shops open early.   That makes it the fastest-selling single of the year so far, shifting more copies than the rest of the top 30 combined, according to HMV. Dido, Robbie Williams and Chris Martin are on the new single, which is raising money to fight hunger in Africa.   Estimates of how many

According to new reports, Coldplay, Tears For Fears, Nine Inch Nails, REM and David Bowie are amongst the acts lined up to play the 2005 annual Coachella festival.   A new document leaked to Undercover music news has a full rundown for the 2005 event, essentially an American interpretation of Glastonbury and the biggest music festival and largest open air live event in the US music calendar.   Although unofficially confirmed (or indeed denied) by organisers the reported line-up will feature he

You only have 4 more days left to vote your favourite acts through to the grand final in December.   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 navigate the following links:   1990's 1980's 1970's 1960's 1950's   You do not have to be registered to cast your votes in any or all of the 5 polls - its open to everyone. Simply click on the decade you want to vote for and make your choice.   The top 3

Chris Martin and many of the world's other biggest stars have been dumped on in support of Oxfam's campaign to make trade fair.   The images from this campaign illustrate a story - a story about how poor farmers are being 'dumped on' every day by rich countries and rich companies and about how you can change this by joining the Big Noise petition to make trade fair. If we all join together and make a big enough noise politicians and corporate bosses will have to listen.   Chris Martin took part

Capitol Records' release schedule will have a British flair in March, when the label will issue highly anticipated, as-yet-untitled new albums from Coldplay and Doves, Billboard.com has learned. Doves' set will arrive March 1; the Coldplay album does not have a definitive street date.   Produced by Ken Nelson, who was behind the boards for the band's two prior studio sets, the Coldplay album was recorded in London and New York. It's the follow-up to 2002's "A Rush of Blood to the Head," which pe

You may remember coldplaying.com reported that both Westlife and Ronan Keating were upset at being omitted from the Band Aid 20 recording session. Having been denied the chance to take part in recording Do They Know It's Christmas? by Bob Geldof, Westlife have now been invited to perform it live.   Along with fellow Irishman Ronan Keating, the group were none too pleased when they were not given the chance to participate in the Band Aid single to raise money for refugees in Sudan's Darfur region

One million copies of the new Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? will be sent to record shops in time for its UK release on Monday.   However, users of the world's most popular online music store, Apple's iTunes, cannot download the track. Other download services have agreed to raise their usual song prices and give proceeds to the Band Aid Trust charity, which is raising money for food aid in Darfur, Sudan. But Apple was unwilling to do the same, according to Band Aid organisers. Appl

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Chris Martin has been voicing his initial doubts over the re-recording of Band Aid. He first thought that the single was a "tremendously bad idea".   Chris said that he only agreed to sing on the track after watching a report on the refugee situation on the Dafur region on Sudan. It was those pictures that led him to be involved. The involvement of friend and Travis front man Fran Healey also helped win him over.   He said: "My first reaction was that this was a tremendously bad idea, the cheesi

Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised at an awards ceremony on Monday.   Bob Geldof, Coldplay's Chris Martin (pictured) and comic Lenny Henry are among those who have been shortlisted by readers of Third Sector charity magazine. "Our readers have voted for celebrities who take their charity work seriously, not as a career-enhancing bolt-on," said editor Stephen Cook.   Geldof's long association with Band Aid and Live Aid has won him a nomination. Coldplay frontm

Band Aid pioneer Sir Bob Geldof has hit out at internet bootleggers who are downloading the new version of Do They Know It's Christmas? without paying a penny to charity.   Thousands of people across Britain and the United States have already copied the new single ahead of its official release on November 29. The Mail on Sunday said it counted 583 people downloading the track in less than an hour from just one internet site. They said the track was available to download in mp3 format within m