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Coldplay singer Chris Martin helped convince Beyonce Knowles to appear at Glastonbury.
The 'Run the World (Girls)' singer was apprehensive about signing up for the festival - one of the Europe's biggest - after her husband, Jay-Z's, inclusion on the 2008 bill proved controversial, but Chris helped talk her round, according to co-organiser Emily Eavis.
She told Radio Times magazine: "Chris is a bit wary of people knowing he's been so involved. I don't know why because it's actually cool.
"Chris is as loyal as they come - he'll do anything for Glastonbury. He's really an unlikely frontman. Most people are a bit more all-consumed with their own thing."
Emily invited Jay-Z to perform at the festival, and although his set was hailed a success, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher had complained hip hop at the festival was "wrong", prompting a media storm.
Emily said while Beyonce - who releases her new album '4' next week - has been keen to play since she saw Jay perform, they had to book her as early as possible.
Emily added: "Luckily, we spoke to Beyonce before she planned her tour this year, so she managed to put Glastonbury in her schedule, then build a European tour around it."
Glastonbury festival starts on Wednesday (22.06.11) and sees headline sets from Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce.
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Source: Coldplay singer Chris Martin helped convince Beyonce to play Glastonbury.
Blondie sent out promotional copies of Eat To The Beat pressed in licorice.
"The Dream of the Southern Seas" MUSIC ALBUM RELEASE IN SUPPORT OF A CHARITY It is with the greatest amount of excitement that I write to you today to announce the official release of my new music album entitled, "The Dream of the Southern Seas". This album is a love-child of my fascination with the sounds of a nylon string guitar and my passion for making music. It took nearly a year to compose, arrange, record, mix and master it in my home studio in Los Angeles, CA. I dedicate this album to my father - an accomplished architect, artist, and adventurer who's dream of sailing the Southern Seas was never fulfilled. For that, and because I am not a professional musician, I pledge to donate the proceedings of this album to the TopSail Youth Program of Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) a non-profit organization that provides educational, character-building and sail-training adventures for children on their tall-ships, based in San Pedro Harbor, LA. With that, I would like to extend an...
its not new. It started about 20yrs ago. Its a type of urban music that orginated in america. Probably new york i think. I wouldnt call it filth culture- but if your comparing it to the beatles, then i suppose it is.
Its very beat focused and normally involves people rapping lyrics about materialism, sex and mysogymy (nope! Thats probably not spelt right!.) Although white people are involved in it, its main artists tend to be black. Although it is popular across any colour/race.
Common images associated with hip hop culture are baseball caps/stocking caps, baggy t-shirts and loose fitting tracksuit bottoms/jeans. People also often wear a lot of jewellery and women are pictured as sex objects.
If they had come up with that sound "before" the Beatles (even though there aren't many similarities), they would have gotten well, popular (... just like they did in the 90's, but for different reasons... the 90's reason is that everyone is stupid)... and would have been hugely influential... *but the point is Noel Gallagher is a moron and never would have been an innovator, no matter what time he was in*... he'd probably have been in some Dave Clark 5 rip off band.
And besides... the huge quality gap between those idiots and the Beatles is still obvious to anyone w/ a brain.