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Coldplay's new single Paradise has been given its world premiere on UK radio at 7.50am today (September 12th). The track was played on the BBC's Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6 Music, as well as Absolute Radio and Xfm. Paradise has been made available as a digital download at the same time, and also features on Coldplay's official YouTube channel this morning. Chris Moyles (Radio 1) also said on-air that Coldplay were making a video all day today but stopped short of saying it was for the Paradise singl

Astonishingly for a band only three years old, they join Coldplay as the only UK acts in the top 100 played bands on the hit internet site MySpace.   On being told that Bridgwater-based support band Aorta classes Bring Me The Horizon as an influence, Oli said: "It's great to hear that. When people say that sort of thing to us it is pretty crazy and overwhelming."   Their fan base is as strong in Bridgwater as it is anywhere and Oli is excited about the prospect of playing in front of dedicated f

While the term is shorthand for UK Pop music, the style Britpop connotes a specific style music prominent in the 1990s, when England’s biggest musical export was a loose affiliation of bands playing within the genre.   Combining the pop hooks of British Invasion era bands like The Beatles, the anthemic drama of 1970s Glam Rock acts like David Bowie, and the grittier aesthetics of Punk and New Wave guitar groups such as The Jam, the typical Britpop band, employed both catchy radio-friendly melodi

For almost 80 years it’s been as British as fish and chips, grey skies and a nice cup of tea – but now iconic record label EMI is in foreign hands, writes The Mirror in an informative article today.   The homegrown musical empire that launched Cliff Richard, Coldplay, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, Queen and Robbie Williams is now owned by an American bank. Citigroup, who financed Terra Firma’s £4billion acquisition of EMI in 2007, have seized control – and written off £2.2billion of debts.

It's no secret, Pitchfork doesn't like Coldplay. Sure they will post all their news and review their albums, but they definitely make more than a few jokes at their expense. Now the other side of the coin here is that as pretentious as Pitchfork are, they have a pretty big audience and are pretty influential, especially when with the mainstream indie crowd. So what will they score the album? I feel like they could put out a masterpiece and it will still get a shit rating. You can vote and also w

2015 is underway and it could be a defining year for the band, as they are tipped to release their seventh album, titled A Head Full Of Dreams. Not only that but Chris told New York radio station, Fresh 102.7 back in August that the guys will be going on tour, following the release of LP7. We will summarize and speculate on the upcoming Coldplay year ahead!   Fan made artwork by Coldplaying moderator, Batman   A Head Full Of Dreams   We had our first and golden nugget of info from Chris' n

First is the bass player in a sweater vest. For those of you who haven't received your latest issue of Cargo, argyle is the new black.   Then there is the drummer in his prep school uniform. The irony should scream at you, that is if Angus Young hadn't popularized the boarding school look 30 years ago. The guitarist is in midflight rock ecstasy, but the trampoline is nowhere to be seen. And finally the girl at the mike is looking bored, probably contemplating how fame became so pedestrian.   Su

Madonna & Guy Ritchie? Joan Collins & Percy Gibson? Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow?   You can find the answer here!   Oh for a bit of Coldplay album news... [sigh]

Heard the new Gavin DeGraw single yet? Fall Out Boy? How about the Pussycat Dolls?   At the moment, these emerging artists are the proud owners of some of the country’s most popular songs. If you don’t recognize any of those names, don’t beat yourself up for being hopelessly out of touch. Chances are your neighbor doesn’t know them, either.   And if you’re familiar with one, it’s a solid bet you haven’t stumbled on the others. They inhabit three distinct universes — pop sincerity, pop-punk and p

London, Aug 14 (ANI): If you think that with a wife like Gwyneth Paltrow rocker Chris Martin wouldnt glance another women, then youre wrong.   In an interview on Japanese TV, the Coldplay band members were shown four photographs of models to choose from, whom they would like to take on a date. While Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland refused to choose, Martin immediately made his choice.   Thankfully, my wife is over 1,000 miles away so I”ll answer this,” the Mirror quoted him, as s

The rock stars of the 1960s and 1970s are still outranking - and outselling - their younger rivals.   Recently Paul McCartney met a man who plays the piano in an old people's home. "I hope you don't mind," the pianist said, "but I play some of your songs and the most popular one is When I'm 64."   The truth, however, is that music hasn't been ruled by the young for years now. More than half of all CDs are bought by people over 30; Mojo, the British magazine for the greying fan, outsells NME. Eve

Exactly three years ago, Coldplay started off 2012 in style, with Paradise storming the UK single charts for the top position, for the second time since Viva La Vida reached the number one spot in 2008. The success of Paradise in the UK was largely inspired by the band's X-Factor gamble.   The band were contemplating whether to perform at the X-Factor final in the UK on 11th December 2011. The popular UK show has always split opinions of music fans. Critics of the music talent show dislike the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Performers often scalp tickets to their own performances, using TicketsNow.com and StubHub.com as outlets, says Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor in a blog posting. Maybe its a way of Coldplay getting one over on the ticket scalpers?   With the face value of tickets for the best seats so much less than what high rollers and avid fans are willing to pay, performers have to choose between letting scalpers reap the profits of their work or cashing in themselves, said indus

I do not know who Erlend Oye thinks he is, but I am by far the whitest boy alive.   This does not mean that I do not pretend otherwise. I wear bright red shoes to fit in with the urban subculture and listen to Dr. Dre and Eminem - though I don't know if the latter helps my cause. But I listen to rap in my car with the windows up and doors locked, often turning down the bass so I can understand the lyrics. My black friends would be ashamed.   Every now and then, I switch out my gangster rap for R

Prince started it, but the concept of giving away recordings to concertgoers could become a much larger trend, writes Digital Music News. On Friday, Coldplay announced that it would be giving away an album to those attending its upcoming, summer tour.   The live disc, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, includes versions of 'Viva La Vida', 'Death And All His Friends' and seven others. "This album is a thank you to our fans – the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen," Coldplay stated.   In

The surgeon in Operating Room 7, Dr. Marc Bessler, jockeyed a patient's spleen to get to the kidney. "White Shadows" by Coldplay murmured in the background. A resident cut away tissue near the kidney. Abba's "Waterloo" came next in the shuffle.   Across the corridor on Thursday afternoon, Dr. William B. Inabnet, an endocrine surgeon, prepared to cut into a patient's neck. His iPod played Verdi's "Traviata."   "Madness! Madness!" sang the soprano Anna Moffo. A heart monitor beeped to a different

The surgeon in Operating Room 7, Dr. Marc Bessler, jockeyed a patient's spleen to get to the kidney. "White Shadows" by Coldplay murmured in the background. A resident cut away tissue near the kidney. Abba's "Waterloo" came next in the shuffle.   Across the corridor on Thursday afternoon, Dr. William B. Inabnet, an endocrine surgeon, prepared to cut into a patient's neck. His iPod played Verdi's "Traviata."   "Madness! Madness!" sang the soprano Anna Moffo. A heart monitor beeped to a different

Not much has been revealed at this time about the exact meaning of Mylo Xyloto, although there are developments from last night's TV appearance in Paris which will be televised in October. According to Coldplayers, the band discussed the meaning of Mylo Xyloto, Coldplayer Lu'kaa saying: "Yesterday in an interview in the french TV show Chris explained that Mylo Xyloto was just an imaginary language, with two words: Mylo and Xyloto. It's about creating a new word, from nothing, kind of like Google

Commentary on the Grammys: Bruce Springsteen was awesome. It was cool to see Sly, but the blond mohawk should be part of the family of banned.   Chris Martin's ability to duckwalk would've impressed an Airborne instructor at Fort Benning, Ga., even if the Coldplay frontman's singing didn't.   Keith Urban may have taken over for Vince Gill as the finest axman in country music, but I'd still cheerfully fork over $2 of my own money to watch a three-way faceoff that includes Brad Paisley. More? OK,

JUST JACK   After his overlooked 2003 debut album The Outer Marker sunk into obscurity thanks to his record label going bust, Just Jack (real name Jack Allsopp) is back for another crack at success. This time he's got the helping hands of a major label deal, shared management with his new-found friend Elton John, and a flawless-sounding album in the shape of Overtones, out at the end of January.   THE FRAY   Denver four-piece The Fray have stolen that British band trick of sticking a 'The' in f

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals has come up with its annual list of nominees to vie for the title of world's sexiest vegetarian.   Among those in the running from the music world are Avril Lavigne, Joss Stone, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Fiona Apple, Jane Siberry, Joan Jett, K.D. Lang, Pink, Princess Superstar, Fall Out Boy's Andy Hurley, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis, Boy George, Bryan Adams, Damon Albarn, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, K-OS, U2's Larry Mullen Jr., Moby, Morris

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals has come up with its annual list of nominees to vie for the title of world's sexiest vegetarian.   Among those in the running from the music world are Avril Lavigne, Joss Stone, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Fiona Apple, Jane Siberry, Joan Jett, K.D. Lang, Pink, Princess Superstar, Fall Out Boy's Andy Hurley, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis, Boy George, Bryan Adams, Damon Albarn, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, K-OS, U2's Larry Mullen Jr., Moby, Morris

With Father's Day this weekend, the best of celebrity dads have been battling it out to be named Dad of the Year by a US magazine.   While most kids would surely give the title to their own dads, Life & Style magazine assessed the hunks of Hollywood (and Coldplay's Chris Martin) to decide who deserved the title of top father.   Top of the papas came new father Brad Pitt, whose daughter Shiloh was born just last month. Brad is also daddy to Maddox and Zahara, the two adopted children of girlf

At the Academy Awards, celebrities smile as they parade down the red carpet before a phalanx of cameras. Behind the flashbulbs, a delicate new game is under way between the stars and the vast gossip industry of TV shows, magazines and Web sites that feeds upon them.   It has always been a relationship built upon animosity and mutual need. But tensions have grown with the explosion of media running paparazzi photos of stars canoodling or emerging from shops in frumpy track suits. Now many stars

At the Academy Awards, celebrities smile as they parade down the red carpet before a phalanx of cameras. Behind the flashbulbs, a delicate new game is under way between the stars and the vast gossip industry of TV shows, magazines and Web sites that feeds upon them.   It has always been a relationship built upon animosity and mutual need. But tensions have grown with the explosion of media running paparazzi photos of stars canoodling or emerging from shops in frumpy track suits. Now many stars