Hey, it was the year that Britney made a comeback, so who can complain about the music of 2008? Seriously, though, while the record industry continues to wheeze on life support, all was not glum on the sales side:

George Harrison is on it.  So is Michael Bolton.  And, as we’re reminded in the current “Cadillac Records,“ Chuck Berry made sure The Beach Boys were also on the list.  Now add Coldplay to the lineup of artists who have been accused of musical plagiarism.  The British quartet is being sued by guitar maestro Joe Satriani for allegedly swiping “substantial original portions” of Satriani’s instrumental “If I Could Fly” in the band’s Grammy-nominated hit, “Viva La Vida.“

George Harrison is on it.  So is Michael Bolton.  And, as we’re reminded in the current “Cadillac Records,“ Chuck Berry made sure The Beach Boys were also on the list.  Now add Coldplay to the lineup of artists who have been accused of musical plagiarism.  The British quartet is being sued by guitar maestro Joe Satriani for allegedly swiping “substantial original portions” of Satriani’s instrumental “If I Could Fly” in the band’s Grammy-nominated hit, “Viva La Vida.“