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Coldplay dedicated its slow tempo tune “Fix You” to Mick Jagger at a concert in New York City. Chris Martin told the crowd Monday before singing the encouraging song about recovering, “It’s for Mick Jagger.” Jagger’s longtime girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott, committed suicide in March. A memorial was held in New York last week. Martin danced wildly onstage with his arms swinging as he sang tunes from the band’s catalog, including songs from their new album, Ghost Stories, out May 19. He played the piano and guitar throughout the hour-long set at the Beacon Theatre, performing wellknown hits like “Speed of Sound,” “Clocks” and “Viva la Vida” as colorful laser lights beamed and white stars hung from the ceiling above the stage. Confetti burst from the sides of the stage after they performed the dance-flavored tunes “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” and “A Sky Full of Stars.” Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, who married in 2003, announced in March that they were separating. While singing the song “Magic” — which features lyrics like “No I don’t … want anybody else than you” — one girl yelled: “Hang in there, Chris!”

Rapper 2 Chainz has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance in a case filed after his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport. District attorney’s spokesman Jane Robison said the rapper, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was sentenced Monday to an 18-month drug-diversion program, and a felony drug-possession charge was dropped. Robison said the misdemeanor charge will be dropped if Epps successfully completes the program. The 36-year-old rapper was arrested in June after airport officials reported finding ingredients for the cough-syrup-based concoction known as “sizzurp” in his checked baggage. A call to Epps’ attorney Leonard Levine was not immediately returned. The Grammy-nominated rapper is best known for his hits “Birthday Song,” “I’m Different” and “Feds Watching.”

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