Details for the 51st annual Grammy Awards ceremony have been announced, and Lil Wayne, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, and the Jonas Brothers will all perform at the event, set for Sunday, Feb. 8, at Los Angeles' Staples Center. The show will be broadcast on CBS from 8-11:30 P.M. (EST).

While we here at SPIN.com were indulging in the holiday season's tasty trimmings (chocolate covered cherries, anyone?), some of rock music's biggest acts, including Coldplay, Arcade Fire, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, as well as up-and-comers like Philadelphia mixmaster Pandemonium Jones, were unveiling their holiday gifts to fans -- the gift of free new music!

Although Coldplay and Slipknot share a love of despairing album titles (Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends and Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone) and a fondness for costumes (see Coldplay's "Violet Hill"), we never expected to write a single story that contained both these bands.

Oh, Chris Martin. One would think, given Joe Satriani's recent plagiarism accusations directed at Coldplay, that you'd try to keep your mouth shut about the artists you've "drawn inspiration from."

Is he having a laugh at the media's expense?

Last week six-string slinger Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Coldplay, claiming the Brit rockers lifted "substantial original portions" of his 2004 song "If I Could Fly" for Viva La Vida's title track.