DJ Earworm Presents United State of Pop 2009 Mash Up
This is brilliant. Totally brilliant. San Francisco mash up artist DJ Earworm has put together all of Billboard's 25 most popular hits in one finely crafted mash up. Earworm comments that 2008's hits are all "sexy and defiant" and that he has used Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" as an instrumental track to give the entire piece an "orchestral feel." Earworm's included the following songs in his mash up: - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - Low - Leona Lewis - Ble

Best of Pop Quiz 2008
Aidin VaziriFriday, January 2, 2009Here's a look back at some of our favorite conversations from the past year:SARAH SILVERMANQ: Why do you like touching your butt so much?A: Just making sure it's still there.KATY PERRYQ: Is "I Kissed a Girl" based on a real experience?A: All of my songs are kind of like chapters from my brutally honest diary of my life. With that song, I was reading a magazine and opened it up to a picture of either Scarlett Johansson or Megan Fox, and I turned to my boyfriend and said, "Y

Leona Lewis and Chris Martin duet?
Leona Lewis reportedly wants to collaborate with Coldplay. The former X Factor winner - whose cover of Snow Patrol's Run scored her her latest No 1 - wants her new album to have more rock tracks, The Sun reports. A source said: "Leona would love to work with Coldplay and knows Chris Martin likes her voice. RELATED ITEMS

Leona Lewis Wants to Duet With Coldplay
Leona Lewis would love to team up with alternative rock group Coldplay for her second album, because she wants it to have a rock feel.

2008 Rap Chart Movement: A Look At Sales Of Notable Albums Released In 2008
Artist: Lil Wayne Album: Tha Carter III

Lil' Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' Tops Yearly Sales Without Selling 3 Million
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III has become the first album to top the annual bestsellers list in America without making it to three million sales. The rapper's hit album crashed into the top of the Billboard charts last summer shifting a million copies, but it failed to make it to three million sales, rounding off the year with 2.88 million. That's still enough to claim 2008's top seller, easily beating Coldplay's Viva La Vida and Taylor Swift's Fearless, which closed out the year with 2.11 mill

Pop Quiz 2008: The very best
Here's a look back at some of our favorite conversations from the past year: Sarah Silverman Q: Why do you like touching your butt so much? A: Just making sure it's still there. Katy Perry Q: Is "I Kissed a Girl" based on a real experience? A: All of my songs...

Breakout Stars of 2008
Breakout BrainiacDAVID PLOUFFE Barack Obama would never have become the Man if David Plouffe, his 41-year-old campaign manager, hadn’t built the Machine. With a swarming ground game, staggering online fundraising skills, and a gift for working those Excel sheets, Plouffe changed the equation for how to get elected. And for his next act, many believe he should replace Howard Dean as chairman of the DNC.Breakout Actors Who Can Actually ActJon Hamm and Rosemarie DeWitt AMC’s Mad Men began airing in the sum

25 Best Celeb Quotes of 2008
"I sit there and I'll look back and I'm like: I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?"– Britney Spears, reflecting on her erratic behavior from the beginning of the year, in MTV's documentary For the Record"I just want to say, it's not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everyone, Guy or girl, wants to be a slut."– Jordin Sparks, addressing the night's digs about The Jonas Brothers and their promise rings, while presenting at the MTV Video Music Awards "I feel so embarrassed."– Miley Cyr

Madonna Reigns And Celine Comes In A Close Second!
Madonna'sSticky and Sweet show was the highest-earning tour of 2008, taking $281.6m worldwide, according to music trade publication Pollstar. The lavish show, based around her Hard Candy album, featured a Ukrainian gypsy band, a vintage racing car and a 'virtual' duet with Justin Timberlake. It also became the eighth highest-grossing tour of all time in North America, Pollstar said. Celine Dion's gigs were 2008's second-biggest earner, taking $236.6m. The Canadian balladeer's Taking Chances show visited 24

Katy Perry And Travis McCoy: Once Hot, Now Cold [Dirt Bag]
Katy Perry and fiance Travis McCoy have called it quits. McCoy announced the breakup by posting this statement on his website: "My Laptop is my new b–. LOYAL. LISTENS. and NEVER LET'S ME DOWN." [People]The Madonna-Louis Vuitton collaboration was a snap to set up: Marc Jacobs texted the pop star and she replied within minutes. "Marc sent her a text saying, ‘Love, would you like to be the new Louis Vuitton woman?’ Five minutes later, she’d replied. He showed me his phone, and she’d said, ‘Yes, Iâ€

Lindsay Lohan’s Got A Bikini Beach Bod
Lindsay Lohan and her younger brother Michael Lohan Jr. soak in the sun on Miami Beachon Wednesday (December 31).No girlfriend Samanta Ronson in sight!For New Year’s, Lindsay will make an appearance at Mansion nightclub in Miami while Samantha DJs. (Tickets: $200.)Also near South Beach: John Legend will be at Prive (admission: $200), and T.I. will perform as Chloe Sevigny hosts a fete at Gansevoort South. (Tickets begin at $225.)SourceA messy Lindsay Lohan was in no mood for cameras as she arrived at

Coldplay release free 'Viva La Vida' download
Coldplay have released a free download of a new 'Viva La Vida' remix on their official website.

Coldplay Announce Plans to Get Even Worse
"We've done some pretty good stuff, but there's something about the year changing to 2010. I'll also be 33 that year, and I always feel that marks a different phase of songwriting. So I just try to keep as busy as possible till then. Most of my heroes did most of their great stuff before they were 33." — Chris Martin [Sun UK]"People really don't understand [that] I'm just in the band. I don't do shit, I don't run anything. They're just using my name because somebody thinks I had some level of success,

NME.com reveals 2008's "hottest men" in music
1. Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)Not even the emetic confessions of girlfriend Alexa Chung ("We fall asleep with our arms round each other") could dent the charisma of the chief Arctic Monkey.2. Mark RonsonThe producer had an eventful 2008, winning a BRIT Award (Best Male Act), three Grammies, and producing Kaiser Chiefs' third album 'Off With Their Heads'. Having split with model Daisy Lowe, he is currently dating Tennessee Thomas, the English drummer of American all-girl trio The Like.3. Brandon Flowers (T

Video: Rock Albums That Rocked 2008
If you thought albums from Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses or Metallica were among the best rock records this year, AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle thinks you should think again. (Dec. 30) See the full video at ClipSyndicate No tag for this post. Related posts No related posts.

Jennifer Hudson Making Concert Return
ET has the details… Jennifer Hudson is set to take part in a concert that might become her first live performance since the murders of her mother, bother and nephew. The Oscar winner will take part in a Feb. 6 concert honoring Neil Diamond, and the star-studded event will also feature performances by Coldplay, Josh Groban, [...]

Jennifer Lopez & El Skeletor to remain married
- Jennifer Lopez, despite rumors to the contrary, is not getting a divorce, according to her rep. Oh, well, if her rep says so, then it must be true. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get one of these rep people to tell a child support judge I've been sterile my entire life. Infallible logic wins again! [E! Online]- Jessica Simpson's boyfriend Dallas quarterback Tony Romo collapsed in the shower after suffering a rib injury in yesterday's game against the Eagles. At this time, I'd like to point out to Jes

Chris is on Leona's wish list
STAR wants to team up with with Coldplay to give her second album a much rockier edge

Who The Hell Is Chris Martin?
Page Six reports that Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay and Gwyneth Paltrow's nag bag, has a problem. People don't recognize him. Even in his homeland. He said that he took the London Tube (how green of him) to his recent concert at London's O2 arena. Not only did no one on the train recognize him, but security stopped him at the arena gate and didn't realize it was him. What a sad story. "Security stopped me at the door and I had to explain who I was. That was a bit embarrassing," the possibl

Coldplay and Kylie release duet ‘Lhuna’ via RedWire (incl. sample)
The Kylie / Coldplay duet ‘Lhuna’, which Chris Martin has been raving about, finally sees its release, on World AIDS Day (1st December). The song will be available via (RED)'s new digital music magazine, (RED)WIRE. When you sign up, you'll receive exclusive (DRM-free) music from the world's greatest artists on a weekly basis, and people living with HIV in Africa will get the medicine they need to stay alive. (RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise awareness

On The Download: Our Top Albums & Singles Of '08
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 2008 was the first year that we began writing about music on AccessHollywood.com and what a fun year it has been!From the experimental sounds of new artists like Santogold and The Ting Tings, to huge epic albums from major artists like Coldplay and Beyonce, it's been a wonderful year in music. Our writers submitted their picks for the top albums and singles of the year, so check out our collective picks.... after the jump!

WHO'RE YOU?
Chris Martin is one of the world's most unrecognizable rock stars. The Coldplay frontman tells Britain's Mirror that not a soul recognized him when he hopped on an underground train to get to his band's recent sold-out London concert, What's worse, when he arrived at the O2 arena, "Security stopped me at the door and I had to explain who I was. That was a bit embarrassing." Maybe Martin should just carry a photo of Gwyneth Paltrow with him.

Who Is Lily Allen's Mystery Man? [Dirt Bag]
Photos have surfaced of Lily Allen kissing a new, older boyfriend in the Caribbean. We think he looks like Anthony Bourdain. [The Sun]Hugh Jackman is no longer in talks to star with Catherine Zeta-Jones in Cleo, a 3-D musical directed by Steven Soderbergh which sets the Marc Antony/Cleopatra love story to rock and roll music. Since Jackman has never met a musical he didn't like, we're taking this as a bad sign. [Variety] Country legend Merle Haggard had a lemon-sized tumor removed from his lung, but he says

\"VIVA LA POP\" TAKES YOU BACK
Check out this awesome video mashup of Billboard's Top 25 Hits for 2008, mixed by DJ Earworm. "Viva La Pop" uses Coldplay as the instrumental background track providing not only a symphonic sound, but a very nostalgic feel as well. Download the audio at djearworm.com.Click here for a listing of Billboard's Top 25 as heard/seen in the video.Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - LowLeona Lewis - Bleeding LoveAlicia Keys - No OneLil Wayne Featuring Static Major - LollipopTimbaland Featuring OneRepublic - ApologizeJordin