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Each night during Radio One's Zane Lowe takeover shows they asked the chat room to rate the guest presenters on their music choices and their presentation style. Chris Martin finished 4th. Here was the tracklisting from his show:   19:00   Jay Z - 'Kingdom Come' (Roc A Fella) Bloc Party - 'The Prayer' (Wichita) David Bowie - 'Ashes To Ashes' (RCA) MIA - 'Where Were You In 92' (XL)   Hottest Record In The World Enter Shikari - 'Sorry You're Not A Winner' (Ambush Reality)   Crowdrocker Arcade Fir

Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne enjoyed a few drinks in London during the recent Ashes series with an unlikely admirer - Chris Martin.   Pictures and scans here   [Thanks April]

Thanks to Ada (messageboard regular), Coldplaying.com is well and truly on the Coldplay map thanks to a bit of advertisement by Chris Martin in San Francisco recently (whether it was before I wouldn't like to say - I sound like Chris and his modesty.)   Check out the messageboard at www.coldplaying.com/forum for more information and all the gossip from the fans!   Here is Chris in a Coldplaying pose (he was hungry at the time and decided on eating our mini-poster!)

Chris Martin caused a stir in Dublin in the early hours of Friday (October 25) when he showed up at HMV to buy the new David Gray album at a special midnight opening, say nme.com.   Gray has a massive following in Ireland, and to celebrate the fact, HMV on Grafton Street opened at midnight offering fans the chance to buy one of 100 signed copies of 'A New Day At Midnight'. Several hundred braved the cold and rain. Just as staff were readying to close up around 1am, Chris arrived asking if he cou

Over-the-top hip-hop star Andre 3000 is the world’s best-dressed man, according to Esquire magazine.   He heads an 18 man list that includes the Prince of Wales, three British actors and Coldplay singer Chris Martin.   Chris Martin, married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is in the list as “he knows how to pull off today’s hot high-low look, mixing a T-shirt and jeans with a suit jacket.”   You can discuss this story here“Andre’s a complete individual,” Nick Sullivan, the US magazine’s fashion direc

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

Coldplay and Kasabian are the latest acts to jump on the Arctic Monkeys bandwagon.   Coldplay singer Chris Martin told Radio 1 he was a huge fan of the chart-topping Sheffield four-piece, when asked about his favourite British bands. “Obviously the Arctic Monkeys are the greatest band in the world,” he replied, before begging DJ Chris Moyles to play one of their records.   Meanwhile, Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan insisted he has been a fan of the group for a long time and tipped them to pick up

NEW YORK (Friday 18th June) - Franz Ferdinand are hot - in just about every sense of the word. Not only are they the hot buzz-band of the moment, not only is their debut album beginning to heat up the charts, not only are they boy-band cute; they were completely drenched in sweat for this jam-packed show on an incredibly humid evening.   The Webster Hall crowd was teeming with feverish anticipation for these Glaswegian post-punkers. Hipsters were dressed in full regalia, the female contingent wa

Sacha Baron Cohen [pictured] has pulled in two high-profile conspirators with his prank-happy character, Bruno. British newspaper the Mirror reports that U2 frontman Bono and Coldplay warbler/Gwyneth Paltrow beau Chris Martin have banded together with Sacha—in his guise as gay Austrian TV personality Bruno—to record a single.   The song, rumored to be titled "Dove of Peace," mocks the efforts of charitable music foundation Band Aid—which Bono participated in with the 1984 single "Do They Know It

Chris Martin almost revealed all to 7,000 US fans on Tuesday night when his trousers fell down onstage.   The singer was mid-performance in Anaheim, California, when the wardrobe malfunction left him almost naked. Martin turned to his wife Gwyneth Paltrow in the VIP area and quipped, "You can only really get away with this if you've got an arse as good as Brad Pitt's".   The actress, who dated Pitt from 1995-1997, blushed at the joke as the rocker began singing an impromptu song about his backsi

Celebrated singer Annie Lennox has signed up to the Peace One Day Gig to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 21st September 2007.   Supported by Coldplay's Chris Martin, Pop Idol's Simon Fuller and Virgin boss Richard Branson, the Peace One Day Gig aims to promote world peace as part of a wider initiative. The organisation was founded in 1999 by British film-maker Jeremy Gilley and has resulted in September 21st being designated World Peace Day.   Talking to the BBC, Lennox said; 'I'm t

In recent years, the chain has diversified by selling books, CDs and newspapers, marketing films and providing wireless internet access and music downloads.   Its executives claim to have held talks with Mick Jagger, Bono, Prince and Chris Martin about promotional links with CDs. Its muscle in the market means it has a global influence on tastes and trends.   The newspaper USA Today observed: ‘Like Oprah Winfrey, Starbucks is emerging as a self-appointed culture guru. It’s drawing folks who want

Bit late this piece of news but Chris Martin has lashed out the paparazzi again - after pictures were taken of him enjoying a Valentine's Day meal with his pregnant wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. The celebrity couple were dining at the Pan-American bar in Liverpool when Chris Martin who has been in trouble with photographers in the past, lost his temper... again.   Chris reportedly ran out of the restaurant and shouted at one photographer, "You're a wanker. You should get a proper job."   An onlooker sa

Bob Geldof has been voted the best celebrity dad in an online poll.   The Boomtown Rats singer turned Live Aid campaigner – father to Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie – gained 23 per cent of votes. He has been praised in the past for adopting the child of his ex-wife Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence after they died.   David Beckham came a close second in the vote with 20 per cent, while dad-of-two Jamie Oliver came third on 17 per cent. The poll was carried out by remind4u.com, a service whic

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

With the release of Ghost Stories in North America and the UK is just over 1 week away, Chris Martin will feature in an exclusive interview this week, Wednesday 14th May to be precise, on the Ellen Degeneres show to talk about the upcoming album. More information will arrive soon for the show times and links for non US coldplayers!   In the meantime, we can reminisce on a previous appearance from the band on her show during the Mylo Xyloto era, which featured a hooded Chris during a very fun r

The Sun Newspaper's Friday Entertainment Section, alternatively known as Something For The Weekend, or TheSunSFTW, as seen on Twitter, has published an article interview with Chris Martin following news that they have chosen Mylo Xyloto as SFTW's no.1 album of the year. Read on for the article, entitled 'I don't know who bribed you but we're very grateful'...   The unusually titled Mylo Xyloto – the fifth album from music giants Coldplay – was the sound of a band with a new confidence. And it's

Translated Article [Thanks marianatsl]   Coldplay's Chris Martin lost his british good manners and gave ironic answers to journalists during this afternoon's press conference in Sao Paulo.   The dry tone came up when the questions started to involve his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. First, when questioned about his 3 favourite movies starred by the actress, Chris Martin simply asked for the "next" question and followed by that, asked the journalist what was "his favourite sexual position".   After that

Quite apart from being one of the richest, most successful rock frontman on the planet, Chris Martin has another reason to smile, apparently -- a yoga-toned body. The director of Coldplay's video to recent single 'Strawberry Swing' told BBC6 Music as much after winning three awards for the video at the UK Music Video Awards.   Kenny, from the video makers Shynola, said he had been worried the Coldplay singer may not have been able to put up with the physically demanding shoot, having tested out

The mellow headbanger: Chris Martin is a closet metalhead. The Coldplay front man rocked out to hardcore ’80s band Anvil after catching “The Story of Anvil” at the Village East Cinemas Wednesday night, reports New York's Daily News, Gatecrasher section.   Says a spy, “Chris was hanging out with a gaggle of nubile babes. Gwyneth [Paltrow] was nowhere to be seen. Apparently, the irony of [the soft rocker] going to a metal show was lost on her.”   More on this story and see pictures of metalhead Ch

What do American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin have in common? They are the reigning king and queen of PETA’s annual "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive" contest, in which visitors to PETA’s GoVeg.com Web site voted for their favorite vegetarian celebrity.   Now, PETA has expanded its contest to include the vegetarian boy or girl next door. After the first round of votes were tallied, 29-year-old Brian Kellison, a producer for two major sports-talk radio programs in San

Chris Martin is known to be good friends with Kings of Leon and for the second time in a few months, Chris made a surprise appearance on stage with the band, at the Hollywood Bowl the other night for their two songs, 'Talihina Sky' and 'Notion' as part of the 'Mechanical Bull' tour. Chris Martin was in full voice, singing a whole verse during the former track.   The Coldplay frontman's showing at the Hollywood Bowl wasn't the only time he jammed on stage with the American rockers. Inbetween Co

Chris Martin and Glastonbury festival organiser Emily Eavis have urged people to donate to Oxfam's appeal for eathquake victims in Haiti, which was launched in reaction to the deadly quake that struck the country yesterday (January 12th).   Both Chris and Eavis visited the island with Oxfam in 2002, and each said they expected the country to need all the help it can get following the 7.0-magnitude quake. Chris said via the official site: "I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago. It's a countr

It was a night of surprise guests and collaborations at last night’s Make Trade Fair benefit show in London - with Chris Martin joining REM on stage.   REM headlined this year’s Oxfam benefit at London Hammersmith Apollo.   The Coldplay singer bounced onto the stage unannounced halfway through ’Man On The Moon’, to huge applause. He stayed on the stage, and sung a verse and chorus to the track, before waving to the crowd and returning to the side of the stage to watch the rest of the group's set

Coldplay's Chris Martin has laughed off a personal slur by one of the world's most sanctimonious singers - Bono. The U2 singer playfully called Martin a "w--ker," a "completely dysfunctional character" and a "cretin" on live UK radio last week, as well as a "great melodist."   "I always thought he felt that way," Martin joked. "I think it's great that we're arch enemies. That's a joke too." Martin has long used U2 as the benchmark for Coldplay, with U2 saying Martin's band also keep them on the