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Live streaming starts at 3 PM EST here http://www.grammy.com/live The show officially starts at 8 PM EST on CBS in the US

Palladia is Playing "No Cameras Allowed" tonight at 9 pm EST which has Coldplay footage <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Don't miss the Palladia premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/marcushaney">@marcushaney</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoCamerasAllowed?src=hash">#NoCamerasAllowed</a> doc TONIGHT at 9/8c! <a href="https://twitter.com/nocamerasmtv">@nocamerasmtv</a> <a href="http://t.co/tJGhKJwGJj">pic.twitter.com/tJGhKJwGJj</a></p>— Palladia (@Palladia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Palladia/status/563804714840899585">February 6, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Thanks to the Atlas Project @ColdplayAtlas for finding this <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hdo6jqFDMQw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Here's an article on how it can be confusing how Groups/Songs are put in categories: http://fusion.net/listicle/44938/we-asked-an-anonymous-grammy-awards-voter-wtf-do-these-confusing-categories-even-mean/ We asked an anonymous Grammy Awards voter: WTF do these confusing categories even mean? by Arielle Castillo Okay, so we know the Grammys are the most official of the music awards shows because they’ve been around for approximately 1000 years (well, actually, 56, since 1959) and they’re voted on by industry professionals. Over time, categories get added or renamed to reflect changing times – like “best dance/electronic album,” which got renamed last year to drop the outdated term “electronica.” So why do some of them remain so inscrutable and confusing? Why do old categories linger without ever getting really cleared out, overlapping with ones that actually make sense? Why is there both a “record of the year” category and an “song of the year?” Well, we peeled back the secret Grammy illuminati curtain and asked an actual member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the members of which vote for Grammy awards. Our member chose to remain anonymous because NARAS frowns upon members revealing themselves—they don’t want them exposed to undue influence. Luckily, though, our Grammy voter was ready to spill a little. So here five Grammy category mysteries, more or less explained. 1. Let’s get the most confusing one out of the way – what’s deal with “record of the year” versus “song of the year?” At first glance, the nominations for “record of the year” is a list of songs. So is, uh, “song of the year.” They don’t necessarily overlap. Hozier’s “Take Me to the Church” is in the “song” list, but not the one for “record”; Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” finds itself in the reverse situation. “Think of it this way,” explains our Grammy voter on the inside. “The ‘song’ awards the actual composition, whereas the ‘record’ is for the overall impact of the recording: how the production, performance and tune all combine.” In other words, “Fancy,” for one, isn’t necessarily the greatest song as written, but its production and everything else is pretty bangin’. 2. What makes an album a “pop vocal album,” specifically, rather than just a “pop album,” a category which does not exist? This one’s easy to explain—it’s just a case of the Grammys cleaning out now-defunct categories and not changing the names of the remaining ones “The ‘pop vocal album’ category is a carryover from when there used to be separate categories for ‘pop vocal album’ and ‘pop instrumental album,’” says our Grammy voter. “The latter has been phased out — there aren’t many pop instrumental albums made any more, or at least not enough to warrant attention — but the nomenclature remains. 3. Why is a band like Coldplay nominated in the “pop vocal album” category rather than a rock category? This goes back to how a song, album, or group starts out in the Grammy award pipeline. First, their people must make an official submission to NARAS for evaluation to see if they’re even good enough to put up for vote. From there, experts in different genre-specific categories basically decide if an album/song/group fits into their category. This is where things can get subjective and weird. “Whoever comprises the pop committee decided Coldplay was a good fit there, while the rock committee chose other nominees,” says our person on the inside. “If Coldplay had a song that rocked harder on ‘Ghost Stories’ — and they don’t — it’s conceivable that they could’ve shown up in both pop and rock.” 4. Speaking of rock, what’s up with the difference between “best rock performance” and “best rock song,” and the same difference between “performance” and “song” in other genre categories? “Think of the ‘performance’/’song’ distinction as an extension of the ‘record of the year/’song of the year’ distinction,” says our expert. “The ‘performance’ awards just that — the performance (though ‘recording; might be a better way to say it — where the song awards the composition.” In other words, an artist could have a totally great song but totally tank the performance and recording of it—but maybe, just maybe, the song could still get a nod. Let’s say, oh, someone else had bought “Let it Be” from the Beatles and then sang it off-key in a damp room. It’s unlikely, but that helps to understand the difference between the categories. 5. Finally, what’s up with the “urban contemporary” category? It seems to be made up mostly of artists who were also nominated in R&B categories, with maybe one exception. This one is a big ol’ question mark at first—the “urban contemporary” nominees include Jhené Aiko, Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Pharrell Williams, and Mali Music. The first four boast nominations in R&B and/or pop categories, and Mali Music’s already got a nod in a gospel category. So what makes them then, all, “urban contemporary?” Even our Grammy voter is a little stumped by this one. “Again, that’d be down to the individual committees to decide what artists fall where, while the overall board responsible for the overall categories chooses the categories and their names,” says our expert. “In this specific case, urban covers more modern soul while R&B seems slightly more traditional — but don’t hold me to that.” Well, luckily, the Fader explained it in more detail a few days ago. As it turns out, it’s basically the creation of one producer, Ivan Barias, who wants a different term for new strains of genre-inclusive black pop. And that’s part of the fun of the awards – watching them change as the musical landscape does.

Here's another cool article http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2015/02/nextvr-transmits-live-vr-video/ NextVR transmits live VR video Press release: NextVR Completes First Live Broadcast Quality Virtual Reality Patented Technology Ushers in a New Era for TV, Film, Events, and Communications Laguna Beach, CA – NextVR, a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences, last Friday announced they have successfully conducted the first ever live, broadcast quality transmission of a virtual reality experience. The transmission was conducted this weekend between Laguna Beach, CA and Michigan where a reporter was transported to the beach in California and held a conversation in real time, high-definition, broadcast quality virtual reality. “For the first time, with NextVR’s technology, we can transmit – live – three dimensional, high frame-rate video images, as well as the geometry of the world surrounding the camera, which virtually takes the viewer to where the action is and gives feeling of actually being there,” said Dave Cole, Co-founder, NextVR. “It opens up a whole world of possibilities for virtual reality. Imagine if you could have stood on the moon with Neil Armstrong as he took his first step. With this advancement, you WILL be virtually teleported to Mars as mankind takes our first step there.” NextVR is the first company that has the technology to do this, with 14 patents granted and pending for the capture, compression, broadcast quality transmission, and display of virtual reality content. Specifically, NextVR’s technology for live VR transmission includes: A 6K resolution, 80-frame-per-second, stereoscopic camera system that captures not just the visuals, but the 3D geometry of a location (e.g. the shape, size and distance of all the objects in the captured scene as well as the size of the environment). A patented stereoscopic broadcast technology platform that can transmit high resolution, 3-dimensional imagery and 3D geometry at bit-rates low enough to stream to mobile VR devices over cellular networks (as low as 4 mbps). NextVR’s live-streaming player technology, which is demonstrable now on GearVR and other mobile and wired VR platforms. “LIVE virtual reality capabilities has been the missing component to bring sports, news, entertainment and historical events to VR as a broad media platform. NextVR has made that a reality,” said DJ Roller, award-winning filmmaker and Co-Founder, NextVR. “I’ve spent my career bringing viewers closer to the action with 3D and giant screen IMAX films. But LIVE virtual reality is the most insanely disruptive thing I’ve seen. It’s a mind-altering sensation to be transported somewhere virtually and in real time. You’re not just watching it, you’re right there – in it.” Recently, NextVR also worked with Coldplay in London to shoot and produce their Ghost Stories Virtual Reality Concert Experience. The entire concert was captured with NextVR technology and software, and a clip of the first song, A Sky Full of Stars, is now available via the NextVR app on Samsung Gear VR headset. NextVR is also planning upcoming releases of major league sporting events, fashion shows and educational programming. All NextVR’s content can be delivered instantly over mobile and home Internet connections. About NextVR NextVR is a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences. From rock concerts to sporting events to fashion shows, and everything in-between – viewers are transported into life-like experiences with true broadcast quality. It’s better than being there. Launched in 2009, NextVR has a vast IP VR portfolio with more than 14 patents granted and pending for the capture, compression, transmission, and display of virtual reality content. No other company can compete with this. NextVR also allows content to be streamed with pristine quality using current home and mobile Internet connections. Founded by veterans in stereoscopic imaging technology, software development and an award-winning filmmaker – NextVR provides a deeply immersive experience.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Just announced - the band's up for Best British Group at the 2015 <a href="https://twitter.com/BRITAwards">@BRITAwards</a>! A <a href="http://t.co/OYeJUofqLf">pic.twitter.com/OYeJUofqLf</a></p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/555788528035328002">January 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In case you missed it before Christmas, here's <a href="https://twitter.com/rossidavide">@rossidavide</a>'s sumptuous remix of True Love <a href="http://t.co/Q267sGCkzk">http://t.co/Q267sGCkzk</a> A</p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/556034951200907265">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Nothing left <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Toulouse?src=hash">#Toulouse</a> ! Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/printsjackson">@printsjackson</a> & get your one FREE song every month @ <a href="http://t.co/cuSJJ88Chf">http://t.co/cuSJJ88Chf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RT?src=hash">#RT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay">@coldplay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/printsjackson?src=hash">#printsjackson</a></p>— PrintS JacKsoN (@printsjackson) <a href="https://twitter.com/printsjackson/status/556147736743915520">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I'm pleased to announce that my new website is online, with a whole lot of new content and links. Hope you enjoy it! <a href="http://t.co/0OJXi6Caep">http://t.co/0OJXi6Caep</a></p>— Davide Rossi (@rossidavide) <a href="https://twitter.com/rossidavide/status/557291335988686849">January 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>You can now create custom Coldplay merch at <a href="http://t.co/Ip44ZrO4nY">http://t.co/Ip44ZrO4nY</a>. Here are some fan designs that caught our eye… A <a href="http://t.co/GXn8CRemUv">pic.twitter.com/GXn8CRemUv</a></p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/558717842187911168">January 23, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/raemorrismusic">@raemorrismusic</a> on the release of her debut album, Unguarded. Well worth a listen. A <a href="http://t.co/wWGTI0vk1h">pic.twitter.com/wWGTI0vk1h</a></p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/559999942501363712">January 27, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If you'd like to give someone a little True Love this Valentine's Day… <a href="http://t.co/vWdH3uB3fH">http://t.co/vWdH3uB3fH</a> A <a href="http://t.co/cflcmM0l8n">pic.twitter.com/cflcmM0l8n</a></p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/560509172979335168">January 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In case you didn't it see yet - here's the official fans' cut of the interactive Ink video. <a href="http://t.co/4raY33EA1I">http://t.co/4raY33EA1I</a> A</p>— Coldplay (@coldplay) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/562276667520208896">February 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Getting excited for not only Chris and Beck but Annie Lennox & Hosier, Most Fangirling over Mary J & Sam Smith

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More performers have been added to Sunday's lineup! <a href="http://t.co/dhMWGSRSy7">http://t.co/dhMWGSRSy7</a> <a href="http://t.co/QeFJW5IlfF">pic.twitter.com/QeFJW5IlfF</a></p>— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGRAMMYs/status/563045297895780353">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bring it on! This is Where It's At :cool4:

Chris to appear with Beck at Sunday's GRAMMYs 4 February 2015 4:37 pm Performance of song from Beck's Morning Phase album announced Good afternoon. We're pleased to report that Chris will appear alongside Beck at this Sunday's GRAMMYs ceremony in Los Angeles. They will perform a song from Beck's album, Morning Phase, which is up for the Album of the Year award. As previously announced, Coldplay have themselves been nominated in three categories. - Best Pop / Duo Performance (for A Sky Full Of Stars) - Best Pop Vocal Album (for Ghost Stories) - Best Music Film (for Ghost Stories Live 2014) Anchorman [h=5]Tagged As:[/h]

Chris to appear with Beck at Sunday's GRAMMYs 4 February 2015 4:37 pm Performance of song from Beck's Morning Phase album announced Good afternoon. We're pleased to report that Chris will appear alongside Beck at this Sunday's GRAMMYs ceremony in Los Angeles. They will perform a song from Beck's album, Morning Phase, which is up for the Album of the Year award. As previously announced, Coldplay have themselves been nominated in three categories. - Best Pop / Duo Performance (for A Sky Full Of Stars) - Best Pop Vocal Album (for Ghost Stories) - Best Music Film (for Ghost Stories Live 2014) Anchorman [h=5]Tagged As:[/h]

here's another article http://www.thewrap.com/beck-mary-j-blige-and-sia-topline-latest-grammys-performers-group/ Ed Sheeran gains on-stage partners Herbie Hancock, John Mayer, Questlove and ELO Who isn’t performing at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards might be a shorter list at this point. On Wednesday, the Recording Academy and CBS announced the latest group of performers, which includes Beck doing a duet with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Mary J. Blige joining Sam Smith on stage. Also, Brandy Clark and Dwight Yoakam will collaborate; Herbie Hancock, John Mayer and Questlove with join the busy Ed Sheeran; Latin Grammy hoarder Juanes will perform; international pianist Lang Lang will do his thing; Jeff Lynne’s recently reunited ELO will also play with Sheeran; and Sia joins the docket as well.

Good Job Antonia, I so wish they would play in Croatia, Got my fingers and toes crossed for you!

I found this little clip on youtube, not much there start at 1:15 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x9eux1TZ0lE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Nice

[h=1]Twitter introduces another new feature for new users[/h]New Twitter users will no longer need to follow people in order to get tweets on their timeline. Wait, what? As The New York Times wrote on its blog on Monday, Twitter is rolling out a feature called “Instant Timeline”, available only to new users. Usually, when a person creates an account on Twitter for the first time, there’s that period of exploring where the network suggests a few popular accounts to follow and gives him or her a list of all his friends that are on Twitter, based on his email list and so on. Well, apparently people don’t like to explore, and just want to get right into the action, so Instant Timeline was born. As soon as a person creates a new account, Twitter scans his or her contact list (permission must first be given, obviously), analyses who those people follow, and then populates the timeline with Tweets it believes are relevant. Fan of Coldplay? Expect their tweets right off the bat. Like Manchester United? Ta-da! Tweets! No more exploration. As The New York Times writes, the feature appeared to a small percentage of new users signing up on Android phones last week. If the initial testing goes well, the company plans to expand it, with the goal of making an instant timeline the standard experience for all new users within a few months. Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2015/02/03/twitter-introduces-another-new-feature-new-users/#ixzz3QgvvPFA5

Hoping they drop a bomb and announce AHFOD's release date and a mega load of festivals in February:wacky: it's my birfday month so that's what I want as a prezzie :P Wishful thinking

Here is an article From Consequence of Sound discussing top bands who are still absent from US Festival lineups for 2015. Just posted the Coldplay part Link -http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/10-surprising-acts-still-missing-from-festivals/ 10 Surprising Acts Still Missing from Festival Lineups The good news is that there's plenty of time left in 2015. The beginning of every year brings the excitement of new music. Who’s dropping a new album? Who’s reuniting? Who’s making a return to the studio after several years of silence? The announcements come rolling out, and with them come the rumors. We keep track with our Festival Outlook, and things tend to run as expected. Some artists, however, never seem to move from “logical” to “confirmed.” 2015 has certainly been playing by a different rule book. Many of this year’s lineups see repeated acts from 2014. Big names working on new albums (Radiohead, anyone?) aren’t yet listed as making appearances. Then come the surprises. Sleater-Kinney said they wouldn’t play any festivals, but Primavera Sound snagged them for this year’s fest. Portishead and Kraftwerk have yet to agree to any US festivals. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, Tool, and Chromatics are nowhere to be seen. So we’ve scoured the facts and compiled the 10 most surprising names still absent from 2015 U.S. festival lineups. Narrowing it down is hard when there are a lot of missing shoe-ins. Then again, maybe this is our reminder that festivals are growing harder to predict — or that the undercard acts are ready to steal the spotlight once and for all. So this one’s a weird one: Coldplay + new album usually equals festival dates. Other than a curious lack of shows behind last year’s Ghost Stories, Coldplay are usually festival staples even on their off years. Having played pretty much every major festival in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia multiple times throughout their career, the band are no strangers to the festival circuit. If A Head Full of Dreams actually turns out to be their last album, 2015 would have been the year to hit up all of the major American festivals. Though they recently played Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits back in 2011, it’s been 10 years since their last headlining slot at Coachella, and they have never played Bonnaroo. Perhaps they’re holding out in order to finally make their leap into stadiums? Maybe they’re intent on finishing their album on time and foregoing any potential distractions. It’s a long shot, but is there some sort of confetti shortage? Regardless, it’s almost unsettling to not see their name on the top of at least one poster this year

I never go to the movies anymore, only b/c it comes out so quickly on cable but I would def go see this Viri

ok I think you might have to but "Head Master Mentor" :P

"Head Mentor" sounds so prestigious :cool::scholar:

I had put this article in the Kodaline thread yesterday too :kiss: