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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, December 1-7

  December 6, 2008 – As we here at SPIN.com sit back and look at the past week, we can't help but wonder: Is the U.K. planning a musical takeover?Oasis and Snow Patrol both kicked off massive North American tours; Lily Allen premiered a brand new single and video; Coldplay was slapped with a new lawsuit; and Robbie Williams revealed his, uh, weird drug habits. …
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  Coldplay Sued for Plagiarism

  December 5, 2008 – A day after Brit rockers Coldplay racked up seven Grammy nominations for their blockbuster record Viva La Vida, it seems their luck has taken a turn for the worse. Virtuosic rock guitarist Joe Satriani, 52, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the band for allegedly lifting "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly" for Vida's title track. …
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  Lil Wayne, Coldplay, Kanye Lead Grammy Noms

  December 4, 2008 – Last night, in the first-ever TV concert to celebrate the unveiling of the Grammy nominees, Lil Wayne, who's already poised to walk with 2008's best selling album, led the pack with eight nods, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for his blockbuster Tha Carter III. Brit rockers and former SPIN cover boys Coldplay followed close behind with seven noms (including Album of the Year for Viva La Vida), while Kanye West and Jay-Z  …
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  10 Thoughts About the Grammys

  December 4, 2008 – 1. Interesting that the two acts with the most nominations are Lil Wayne, with eight, and Coldplay, with seven. Besides the obvious contrasts (white vs. black, rap vs. rock, English Vs. American), Coldplay and Wayne represent wildly divergent approaches to stardom. Coldplay still operate under the album-as-event paradigm, taking years between releases, carefully doling out interviews, hitting the stadiums. …
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  Chris Martin: "Coldplay Not Breaking Up"

  December 3, 2008 – Coldplay's Chris Martin would make an excellent project manager. He's all about setting deadlines and increasing productivity. For example: Remember the whole "breaking up by the age of 33, possibly by 2010" thing? Well, it seems that was a self-motivational tool -- like one of those Successories posters. "We're proceeding as if [this record is] our last, because it's the only way to proceed," Martin clarified to Rollingstone.com. …
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  Coldplay Live Private Show!

  December 1, 2008 – Coldplay recently took a night off from their world tour to play a private show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom for some 300 invited fans. The gig, produced by Yahoo! Music as part of the site's "Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music" series, saw Chris Martin and Co. …
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  Killers, Coldplay, and R.E.M. Fight AIDS with New Songs

  November 25, 2008 – Coldplay, U2, the Killers, R.E.M., Bob Dylan, John Legend, and others have all agreed to contribute exclusive new songs to (RED)WIRE, a new music service set to launch on World Aids Day, December 1, with all proceeds benefiting HIV-infected victims in Africa. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 17-23

  November 22, 2008 – Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't deny Guns N' Roses' domination this week, as frontman Axl Rose and Co. prepared to release one of the most delayed albums in history, Chinese Democracy. But even in the Sunset Strip gunslingers' shadow there was plenty of action: New Jersey post-hardcore heroes Thursday reported from the studio, we finally saw Twilight, and M.I.A. …
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  Coldplay Bump Up Album Release to Monday

  November 21, 2008 – The release date for Coldplay's heavily-anticipated new EP, Prospekt's March, has been pushed forward to Monday, November 24. …
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  Coldplay to Break Up?

  November 19, 2008 – "I'm 31 now and I don't think that bands should keep going past 33," Coldplay frontman -- and former SPIN cover boy -- Chris Martin told U.K. newspaper The Daily Express [via NME.com], fueling speculation that the band's days are literally numbered. "We're trying to pack in as much as possible," he added. …
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