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Yes it’s true, Coldplay has banned its vocalist Chris Martin from entering the recording studio, but don’t worry, it’s not for long.

“Chris has been banned from the studio for these first two weeks. Now, before the rumour mill cranks its way excitedly into life, this does not indicate any kind of split in the camp. This is an experiment of Brian’s, “ wrote Roadie #42 in a post on the band’s website.

The post says that producer Brian Eno wanted the rest of the band to construct “their own musical underpinning with little idea of what Chris had in mind.”

“The fact that this is such a crazy way of going about things seems to encourage them to go off in deliberately strange and adventurous directions, Roadie #42 continues. “Often, they come in first thing in the morning and listen to Chris’s idea once, before going out into the live room and working up something based purely on how the song “felt” to them on first listen, paying little heed to what chords he chose or how the melody sat”.

The fashion industry is taking a significant step in promoting a healthy body-image.

Italian fashion designers have become the first in the world to prohibit size zero models on the runway.

The move comes a month after a Brazilian model died because of complications due to anorexia.

This new regulation postulates that models with a mass index of 18 or less would not be allowed to take part in any high-fashion runway shows.

Models in future fairs will exemplify “full bodied, healthy and radiant Mediterranean types.”

The campaign launches Friday Dec. 22nd and calls for photographers, make-up artists and model agencies to join against the rail-thin model type.