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Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida" at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with an appearance from Jay-Z. This is one of the many great collaborations of the night. Coldplay may have not won the Grammy for Record of the Year, but we all know Coldplay has not lost. Viva La Vida Coldplay.

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Country duo, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated the 51st Annual Grammy awards by winning five out of five of the categories they were nominated including the coveted Album of the Year beating the likes of Coldplay, Adele, M.I.A. and Leona Lewis. They won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

Coldplay, meanwhile won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album.

In the Rap category, Lil Wayne won Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

The night was filled with great performance and collaborations with the highlight goes to the performance of Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West and a pregnant M.I.A.

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Coldplay has a special Christmas present for you! From now until January 5, 2009, you can download free MP3 of the belting Thin White Duke remix of Vida La Vida. Enjoy!

Also, you can win one of the 350 copies of Vida La Vida album in vinyl, which are fully signed by the band. All you need to do is email your details to competitions@coldplay.com before January 5, 2009. Only one entry per person.

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It’s nearly year-end and Entertainment Weekly has a list of its own — The 25 Entertainers of the Year. Neil Patrick Harris, or more famously known as NPH kicks off the list at number 25. At the top of the list is Robert Downey Jr.

While musicians like Leona Lewis, Katy Perry and Coldplay have kept us entertained all year long, you would have never guessed who’s at number 20, or more specifically — what.

You can check out the full list over here. Below are some which I have specifically picked from the list.

1. Robert Downey Jr.
2. Tina Fey
3. Cast and Crew of The Dark Knight
4. The Gossip Girls
6. Lil Wayne
8. The Women of Sex And The City
9. The Jonas Brothers
11. Meryl Streep
14. Wall-E
15. Coldplay
16. Elizabeth Banks
18. Kid Rock
20. Facebook
21. Katy Perry
23. Michael Phelps
24. Leona Lewis
25. Neil Patrick Harris

Who’s your favorite pick? Who’s your favorite entertainer of the year?

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Great news for Coldplay fans!

“Violet Hill”, Coldplay’s first single from the new album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends will be available as a free download from their website www.coldplay.com for one week starting tomorrow, April 29 at 7.15pm (+8:00 GMT) or April 29 at 3:15am (Pacific Time).

For the first time, the single will be simultaneously played on radio and available free exclusively from the website, a week ahead of its general digital release. The digital release will be a conventional paid-for release on May 6.

Meanwhile, do drop by their website for details on how to win concert tickets for the two free shows that the band will play. One in London (June 16) and one in New York (June 23).

Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends is set to release June 16, 2008.

(Via MTV Asia)

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Coldplay delivers Wham!’s "Last Christmas". Merry Christmas to y’all!

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