Editing Chris Martin (section)

=== Philanthropy ===
On 12 December 2012, Martin performed three songs, including "[[Losing My Religion]]" with [[Michael Stipe]], as a part of the "12/12/12 Concert" which was held as a fundraiser for [[Hurricane Sandy]] relief.<ref>[https://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/13/sprinsteen-jagger-clapton-sandy-concert/ "12 Unforgettable Photos from the Epic 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert"], entertainment.time.com; retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> On 15 November 2014, Martin joined charity group [[Band Aid 30]], performing alongside British and Irish pop acts on the latest version of the track "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" at [[Sarm West Studios]] in [[Notting Hill]], London to raise money for the [[2014 Ebola outbreaks|2014 Ebola crisis]] in Western Africa — this was the second time Martin has contributed to a Band Aid recording having performed in the 2004 version.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=10 November 2014 |title=Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up |newspaper=Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 February 2015 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> Martin became the creative director of the newly established [[Global Citizen Festival]] in 2015, a role he plans to fulfil for 15 years.<ref name="Martin">{{Cite magazine |date=20 September 2015 |title=Chris Martin Talks New 15-Year Gig as Curator of Global Citizen Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6472907/chris-martin-global-citizen-festival-interview |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229152449/http://www.billboard.com/articles/6472907/chris-martin-global-citizen-festival-interview |url-status=live}}</ref>