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The band launched their new album with an eco-friendly and intimate but guest-filled show
This was the foursome’s natural home, a stadium habitat where their uplifting platitudes make most sense
Finances are under pressure as revenue — though rising — struggles to match the cost of ambitions
There are winners as well as songs that are just a kitsch mix of feel-good spiritualism and clumsy lyrics
Many chiefs shun formal staff development programmes
From Live Aid to Kids Company, kindliness is embedded in stardom, says Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
Bill Gross’s departure raises important questions, writes Madison Marriage
The atmosphere was electric, the audience thrilled – but there was an end-of-term feel to the gig
Regarded as the band’s break-up album, the concise nine-track record brings dignity to the subject of separation
‘Could you turn off your phones, your cameras?’ Chris Martin said. ‘Let this just be between us’
‘I hate the scent that Shangri-La hotels use. It reminds me of a detergent from boarding school’
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s intention to ‘consciously uncouple’ strikes chords elsewhere
A concept album of sorts that proves unexpectedly dynamic
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jay-Z are blazing a trail as celebrity lifestyle gurus for the internet age. Can they build brands that will outlive their showbiz careers?
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