ContactMusic — Rockers COLDPLAY gave fans an early Christmas present on Monday night (20Dec10) when they took to the stage for the first of their secret charity shows - by inviting TAKE THAT star GARY BARLOW to sing with them.The band performed at the Royal Court T... more info

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Guardian Music — Royal Court, Liverpool"If anyone's here for the pantomime I'm afraid you're gonna have a shit evening," quips Chris Martin, kicking off the first of two gigs for homeless charity Crisis, in "intimate" venues. "Intimate", of course, is a relative conc... more info

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Guardian Music — Pole position for Matt Cardle – with 439,000 copies of When We Collide sold in six days – brings windfall for indie bandLast year he was denied the Christmas number one after half a million detractors conspired to propel a 17-year-old punk song t... more info

The Mirror — IF anyone knows how to Take That and Party, it’s these guys. They were really getting into the, er, spirit of things as their management treated them to vodka cocktails, Dom Perignon champagne, beer, and a roast at their Christmas party. more info

The Mirror — Watch footage from Take That's performance below. more info

Guardian Music — As his smooth soul-singer alter ego Strickland Banks, rapper Plan B seems miles removed from his gritty London roots. Not so, he saysThe international lingua franca of Christmas TV is fromage. France's leading commercial channel, TF1, doesn't skimp o... more info

ContactMusic — TAKE THAT star GARY BARLOW will celebrate his upcoming 40th birthday by playing his first solo show in 11 years.The singer/songwriter will reach the milestone on 20... more info