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  See the Culturally Confused Rihanna Video From Coldplay's Tour

  April 26, 2012 – Rihanna, undoubtedly still reeling from being shamed by a pair of Aussie podcasters, has something new to worry about today (other than bloggers saying she was making "strange noises" at the Time 100 gala). …
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  Jack White, Black Keys, Killers Will Headline Delaware's Firefly Fest

  April 2, 2012 – Delawarians celebrate: You are getting your own music fest! …
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  Who Charted? Bruce Springsteen Shows Adele Who's, Um, Boss

  March 14, 2012 – First! Only four artists have sent 10 or more albums to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The Beatles had 19 No. 1 albums, Jay-Z has had 12, and now Bruce Springsteen is tied for third place with Elvis at 10 apiece. First-week sales of 196,000 for his Wrecking Ball were enough, just barely, to keep Adele's 21 from matching Prince & the Revolution's Purple Rain soundtrack with 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. See? …
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  Bowie, Patti Smith, Vedder Give It Up for Moms on New Charity Compilation

  March 8, 2012 – Every Mother Counts, an advocacy and awareness campaign headed by model-turned-activist Christy Turlington Burns to increase education and support for maternal and child health, is slated to release its second charity compilation album May 1, and as Antiquiet points out, its track list is not to be messed with. Thirteen of the 19 songs are unreleased tunes from artists like Patti Smith, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder, Cedella Marley, and Beck. …
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  Coldplay Invite Frank Ocean on Tour (Rather Than Suing Him)

  March 5, 2012 – While Warner Music Group was busy threatening Frank Ocean for performing his reinvented rendition of the Eagles' "Hotel California" last week, another artist the up-and-coming R&B singer "re-imagined" on his 2011 free debut nostalgia, Ultra was doing the opposite: Coldplay, whose song "Strawberry Swing" (from 2008's Viva La Vida, on EMI Records) appears "Oceanified" as nostalgia's nostalgia-heavy opening track, announced today that Fran …
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  Kraftwerk Bringing Eight Full-Album Shows to NYC

  February 15, 2012 – In the wake of the Grammys' weirdo mashup salute to electronic music, Kraftwerk have returned to remind EDM-ers from whence they came: The Museum of Modern Art in New York has commissioned an eight-night retrospective, "cleverly" titled "Kraftwerk-Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8," celebrating the German electronica pioneers' legacy. …
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  Coldplay Quietly Add 'Mylo Xyloto' to Spotify, Rhapsody

  February 3, 2012 – After selling over a million copies of last year's Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay have relented and handed their latest release over to Spotify. As SPIN noted last fall, the band allowed iTunes to stream tracks from their fifth record to promote its October LP, but there was no sign of the album on any streaming sites — until this week. …
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  Coldplay Replicate a Romantic Rave for 'Charlie Brown' Video

  February 3, 2012 – Coldplay know how to please a crowd, which isn't as easy or unimportant as snobs would have you think, or else everybody could do it. If there's any justice in the world, "Charlie Brown" will be the most crowd-pleasing song from last year's Mylo Xyloto. …
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  Coldplay, My Morning Jacket Headlining Charity Gigs

  January 25, 2012 – Coldplay, Mumford and Sons, and My Morning Jacket are following Jay-Z's lead, sort of: All three acts will be leading lineups at charity gigs in the coming months. Coldplay and Mumford will be joining Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Russell Brand at the first-ever stateside Secret Policeman's Ball, a comedy and music event held sporadically in the U.K. to benefit Amnesty International. …
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  Rihanna Performing at Grammys With 'ColdPlay'

  January 19, 2012 – Adele still hasn't confirmed whether she'll be performing at February 12's Grammy Awards — nor have Lady Gaga or Kanye West, for that matter — but Rihanna just told the world she'll be ending her kushy vacation to play music's big night. "My friends @ColdPlay and I will be sharing the stage for a performance at this years Annual Grammy Awards! #BONKERS," she tweeted yesterday. …
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