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"Coldplay have paid tribute to REM after the band announced their split last week. Chris Martin took to the stage to sing a rendition of REM&amp;#039;s classic hit &amp;#039;Everybody Hurts&amp;#039; during Coldplay&amp;#039;s slot at the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta on Friday night.   Before the performance, Martin says: &amp;quot;One of our favorite bands of all time, REM, for some crazy reason have finished - and it&amp;#039;s sad. So with the most respect in the world\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 this is just to show how much they meant to us.&amp;quot; REM split after 31 years together, recording 15 studio albums as a group. The band told their fans: &amp;quot;We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.&amp;quot; REM&amp;#039;s Michael Stipe and Coldplay&amp;#039;s Chris Martin previously teamed up for a performance of Joseph Arthur&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;In The Sun&amp;#039; back in 2006. The show raised money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. &amp;gt; REM split: Five career-defining tracks - video &amp;gt; REM split: Career highlights and gigs - in pictures &amp;gt; REM split: Fans pay tribute Watch Coldplay cover REM&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Everybody Hurts&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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