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Alicia Keys leads the pack in the nominations for the 2008 American Music Awards. Keys was nominated in five categories including album of the year (for As I Am), and favorite female vocalist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. Keys was also nominated for the top award, artist of the year. In that category she will compete against Coldplay, The Eagles, Chris Brown and Lil’ Wayne. ... read more |
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It’s official. Coldplay are the best act in the world. At least according to England’s Q Awards they are. The British band took home the prize for that honor, as one of two awards they won at London’s Q Awards this past Monday. Coldplay also won best album honors for their worldwide chart topper Viva La Vida (or Death and All His Friends), which was released earlier this year. Next up for Coldplay? A new EP called Prospekt's March coming out in November ... read more |
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Chris Martin has confirmed rumors that Coldplay will release new music before the end of the year.
Speaking to the BBC 6 Music radio program Martin said that Coldplay will release an E.P. in December containing new music left over from the sessions with Brian Eno that produced the Viva La Vida CD released earlier this year ... read more |
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It is true that some bands, rather than waste time and money on hunting down new clothes, may sit and repair/modify their old ones, but I’m taking the standpoint that Coldplay is not allowed to do this, because they’re already too post-modern pretty, and they’re going to turn into gurgling, honey-soaked Care Bears if this continues ... read more |
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I was completely bewildered when, during the 3/4-set arrival of “Plush,” a nearby group of sorority chicks suddenly got all antsy, huddling together in a secret conversation until one of them finally turned to the people next to them and said, “Oh my god, what’s this song called?" ... read more |
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That is to say, whether you’re watching the microwave cook your TV dinner or flipping through infomercials at three in the morning, Chris Martin will be there to “Fix You” ... read more |
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They’ve moved in some direction, as we might have guessed they would, but no one will likely be surprised by anything. They have, however, incorporated a small amount of African influence that occasionally resembles the soundtrack to The Ghost and the Darkness. This supposedly earns them culture points
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Besides, Andrew, what are you really mad about? That Coldplay and Brian Eno stole your little melody or that you may never be more than that band that sounds like Coldplay? Don’t worry, these days, I’m sure that’s enough to get signed ... read more |
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With the self-destructive state of the music business steadily continuing on its downward spiral, it seems the fledgling EMI Music Group has turned back the hands of time for profit. No, CDs aren’t climbing up the sale’s scale again just yet – despite my white-knuckling the over 300 alphabetized collection awaiting in my racks. It’s seems vinyl records are making a comeback. ... read more |
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Some people want it all, and with her fame and fortune, Alicia Keys can certainly get whatever she wants. The singer revealed to Rolling Stone that, inspired by her Keith Urban collaboration and last year’s Live Earth, she wants belt out her infectious vocals with more guitar-savvy musicians, and she wants Jack and Meg White at the helm. ... read more |
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Chris Martin, the sensitive, enlightened soul who occasionally breaks faces in bars, has announced a string of dates he and his somehow controversial band are playing on an upcoming tour to promote the release of Viva La Vida. I say “somehow controversial” because there’s no real reason why people complain about Coldplay ... read more |
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I know I complained about how every band who did anything music-related for free since October’s In Rainbows was being compared to Radiohead. Now that Coldplay however, is caught dead-square in the monotonous drivel for playing two free shows and releasing one of their singles on the house to gear up for their new album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends ... read more |
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Joining legions of anonymous Internet commentators and virtual message boards hecklers, Noel Gallagher is now taking a stab at choice headlining acts set for these year’s festival circuits. His main gripe? The announcement of Jay-Z for England’s Glastonbury Festival where he says hip-hop does not belong ... read more |
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Since this column has been hibernating longer than Rip Van Winkle (5), I’ll give ya’ll a brief rundown of how things work. Like Glenn Close (6) after seeing an excited and injured soldier in The World According To Garp, I’ll slide in all the biggest music-related stories of the last week and thrust until happy endings are achieved for all ... read more |
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Having run out of ways to describe their shitty, overly emotional piano noise, Coldplay has turned to a foreign language, desperate to find the perfect title for their new album. Viva La Vida, meaning “Live The Life” or “Emo Piano Chord” depending on translation, will hit stores on June 17th, thanks to their friends over at Capitol Records ... read more |
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