Chris Martin

In 2008, a big day for record sales is a relative thing, for the majors and the indies alike. Physical sales are lower than ever, even for superstars; bands routinely crack Billboard’s top 10 with sales barely in the five digits. But today is a big day in the record industry.

Coldplay's newest, Viva la Vida, hits stores today; there are high, high hopes for the album. The band that broke with "Yellow" way back in 2000 has had a couple of smash records since then, A Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002 and X & Y three years later; they're as close to the sure thing (U2) as the record industry gets these days. But there's another band whose latest effort may tell more about what the future of the recording industry looks like.  read more »

A Gossip Girl spin-off show set at an all girls boarding school and headlined by Taylor Momsen's character, Jenny Humphrey, possibly in the works. [Hollywood Reporter]

While speaking at a public hearing in Scotland to push his $2 billion golf resort, Donald Trump said, "We have a President in the United States who's terrible. He stinks." [NY Daily News]

Tatum O'Neal sang karaoke last night with Radar's Neel Shah at Broadway East on the Lower East Side. They performed a duet of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together." [Radar]  read more »

"I was scared to death of him," Miss USA Tara Conner says of Trump on his upcoming "E! True Hollywood Story." Imagine what Rosie would say. (Page Six)

Charlie Rose joins "60 Minutes," which continues its refusal to target audiences under 50. (NYT)

Clay Aiken debuts in "Spamalot" today. (Goings On)

Chris Martin attacks a photographer when bringing wife Gwyneth Paltrow home from the hospital. (Page Six)

Lily Allen suffers a miscarriage in her first pregnancy. (US)

Lindsay Lohan has to spend a couple days working at a morgue – drunk driving means dead people, you know? (NYT)

In that weird Tom Cruise Scientology video, he takes credit for saving Ground Zero workers. (Page Six)

Holy Moses! Apparently not too bored with the U.S.A., actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and her sensitive rocker husband, Chris Martin, are buying in the Hamptons, according to the New York Post.

The five-bedroom, Traditional home includes ocean views, a pool and guest quarters. Unfortunately, there's no mention of a price. However, The Post drops a juicy hint.

Her broker, Gene Stilwell of The Corcoran Group, would not comment on the transaction, but he does have a listing that looks remarkably similar in description.

So does Mr. Stilwell have any listings that match up? Well, there is a five-bedroom, Traditional home in Amagansett. The price: $6.5 million.  read more »

- Michael Calderone

Divorce is always hardest on the beach house. After almost 22 years, Kathleen Turner and Jay Weiss are splitting up and their Amagansett home is on the market for $7.95 million, according to the New York Post. Also, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are staying in the city after all, reportedly signing a contract for a $7 million Tribeca pad.

A flood in Mort Zuckerman’s penthouse triplex at 950 Fifth Avenue has forced him to take shelter at the New York Palace hotel, according to New York magazine. And Coney Island could soon look a lot more like Vegas.

After four years, a battle still wages in Soho over a disputed commission, according to the New York Times.

And Daniel Akst wants to break out the Champagne and toast the end of the housing bubble.  read more »

-Michael Calderone

Perhaps it’s the long-dormant Rolling Stones fan buried within the recesses of my psyche, but the  read more »