NME Award nominations in full
The full list of nominees for the NME Awards is published, covering bands, solo artists, videos, albums, TV and joke categories, ahead of the 13 February ceremony.…
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Virgin Radio hope ad campaign will turn things round
Virgin Radio is launching a £3 million campaign to promote its return to a rock sound, showcasing artists such as Queen, David Bowie and The Clash.…
Timberlake: TOTP and Brits performances
Justin Timberlake played bass with The Flaming Lips on Top of the Pops and is among the acts confirmed for the Brit Awards, alongside Pink, Coldplay, Sugababes and Avril Lavigne.…
V2003 headliners announced
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay will headline the V2003 festival in August at Hylands Park and Weston Park, with the full line-up due on 8 March.…
More awards for Ms Dynamite
Ms Dynamite won the best pop act prize at ITV's South Bank Show Awards, beating David Bowie and Coldplay, with the event broadcast on ITV1 on Sunday.…
Major AIDS benefit cancelled
A planned AIDS benefit concert on Robben Island, proposed by Nelson Mandela, has been cancelled after the foundation and its producers failed to agree terms.…
Ms Dynamite bookies favourite at Brits
Bookmakers make Ms Dynamite favourite to win the most Brit Awards, while Robbie Williams is favourite for best British male act.…
Coldplay set up charity fund from profits
According to The Sun, Coldplay plan to donate 10% of future earnings to charity through a bank account distributing funds to causes chosen by band members.…
NME's end of year charts
NME publishes its writers' top ten albums and singles of 2002, with Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head topping the albums and Doves' There Goes The Fear the singles.…
CMU albums of 2002
CMU publishes its top twenty albums of 2002, led by The Streets' Original Pirate Material, ahead of Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head.…
Mandela benefit line-up grows
Coldplay, Ludacris, Queen, Jimmy Cliff and Deborah Cox join the line-up for the 2 February AIDS benefit on Robben Island, with proceeds going to several foundations and UN bodies.…
EMI launches first interactive video
EMI's video for Hell Is For Heroes lets MTV2 viewers press the red button to access exclusive content, and the label hopes to repeat this for Coldplay, Robbie and Dirty Vegas.…