Coldplay News

There's no doubt that Erin Howard from Pickerington, Ohio, is the envy of all her friends.   On the AT&T blue room, Erin won an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience with one of the world's biggest rock bands, Coldplay. She and her boyfriend, Evan, won a trip to San Diego, California, where they attended a private Sound Check Party with Coldplay prior to the band's show at the Coors Amphitheatre on August 26, 2005. From the front row of the empty venue, Erin and Evan watched as Chris

Phoenix FM ran a number of top 20 shows in 2005 and broadcast the most popular ones on the internet. They are running more polls this year, with the most popular ones having another show on the station in the coming months.   As last year, some of the most popular polls will be counted down in a special radio broadcast, streamed live, by Phoenix FM in the summer of 2006. The Coldplay poll promises to be the biggest poll undertaken yet.   To select your 10 Coldplay songs, visit http://www.redpeng

Video your granny for MAX and win Coldplay tickets!   It's a physical challenge for both the entrant and the performer. But it could get you in the door to see Coldplay! If you can get your grandparent to dance, on camera, and email the mpeg video (less than 5meg please!), we will take all entries very seriously. We don’t think they’re bringing the 84-year-old dancer from their latest music video, but if you have some elderly people who can dance, you may be there to find out!   If you couldn't

Singapore - The inaugural MTV Centrestage Singapore, a celebration of live music, is set to rock the nation on July 10 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with music icons Coldplay.   Staged by Live Nation and MTV Centrestage, Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour 2006 will be presented by Nokia Nseries and supported by Singapore Tourism Board.   Coldplay, one of the most awarded bands in the world with four Grammies, four Brit Awards, nine MTV Awards and countless others under their belt, will be performing

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall scooped the prize for best song on Thursday at the 51st Ivor Novello music awards for British composers.   Tunstall's song "Suddenly I See", taken from her best-selling album "Eye To The Telescope", took the award for best song musically and lyrically, pipping fellow nominees Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys. Earlier this year Tunstall was declared best female artist at the recording industry's Brits award.   James Blunt picked up two Novello honours, for most p

Coldplay headed the list of nominations on Monday for the respected Ivor Novello music awards after being selected in three categories.   Soldier-turned-singer James Blunt also featured highly after being shortlisted for two awards, which honour the best British songwriters and composers. For best song, Coldplay's "Fix You" goes up against "Suddenly I see" by Scottish singer KT Tunstall and "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys, who stormed to prominence

There is one minute on the clock and the spotlight is on Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. As the clock steadily ticks down, the words gracefully flow from his mouth as he begins to sing “Square One,” the opening song on Coldplay’s new CD “X&Y.”   He asks the audience, “You’re in control, is there anywhere you want to go?” but the sold-out Freedom Hall crowd is already exactly where they want to be. Senior David Rojas described the experience as “pure bliss. I was completely entranced.” Of th

Video your granny for MAX and win Coldplay tickets!   It's a physical challenge for both the entrant and the performer. But it could get you in the door to see Coldplay! If you can get your grandparent to dance, on camera, and email the mpeg video (less than 5meg please!), we will take all entries very seriously. We don’t think they’re bringing the 84-year-old dancer from their latest music video, but if you have some elderly people who can dance, you may be there to find out!   If you couldn't

The inaugural MTV Centrestage Singapore, a celebration of live music, is set to rock Singapore on 10th of July at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with music icons Coldplay.   Staged by Live Nation and MTV Centrestage, Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour 2006 will be presented by Nokia Nseries and supported by Singapore Tourism Board. Coldplay, one of the most awarded bands in the world with 4 Grammies, 4 Brits, 9 MTV Awards and countless others under their belt, will be performing at this one-night only co

As previously reported, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland performed the name of charity.   On May 20th, they performed live at "A Taste of Napa," to raise funds for UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation. The annual event took place May 20th at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.   You can see pictures from the performance and evening here [thanks Nettie]

According to a survey by IGN Entertainment's GamerMetrics and Research Solutions titled "Anatomy of a Gamer," the video game-playing population is switching to smaller digital formats for entertainment and replacing realistic TV and movies with animated and comic-based entertainment. The survey was conducted in March, 2006 through IGN.com.   The "IGN Research: Anatomy of a Gamer" approached the fan's life outside of gaming in four distinct categories: Music, Movies, TV and Consumer Brands. The M

Coldplay were voted the world’s most popular group earlier this year. They’re also possibly the most uninteresting. Despite that, a New York literary agency, David Vigliano Associates, is currently masterminding the sale of their memoirs. I hope there’s some dirt on the coffee-table goody-goodies (Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband, Chris Martin, neither smokes nor drinks). Yet with the former Take That star Gary Barlow’s memoirs having been flogged recently for £1m to Bloomsbury, Coldplay’s will probabl

Chris Martin to Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation fundraiser.   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is going solo this month in the name of charity. On May 20th, Martin will perform live at "A Taste of Napa," to raise funds for UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation. The annual event takes place May 20th at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.   Along with Chris Martin's performance, another highlight includes the presentation of the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award to Alex Wallau,

A parent paid £5,000 for Coldplay's Chris Martin to go to his home and play piano in his living room.   The father outbid dozens of others at a charity auction presided over by Tory MP and Islington resident Boris Johnson in aid of a new resource and IT centre at Canonbury primary school. The starting price for an intimate musical performance by Coldplay's frontman started at £400. Within minutes, as the bidding became tense, it rose to £4,000 and then £5,000 as parents formed small syndicates.

Singaporeans seem to have all the luck. This year has seen the arrival of Oasis, the Kings of Convenience and Franz Ferdinand.   Now two major acts, Coldplay and Mogwai, have confirmed visits to the island republic. Coldplay requires little or no introduction. One of the world’s biggest bands, if not the biggest, Coldplay is three albums into a career of making heartfelt, painfully earnest melodic rock. Its last album X&Y may have been more of a self-important set of canoodlings rather than

Chris Martin and his Coldplay bandmates are having a creche installed inside their tour bus to cope with their growing number of new babies.   They fear they will miss out on quality time with their new offspring and would love to take their kids with them on tour. A spokesman for the band says, "The guys are over the moon with all the baby stuff." Martin became a dad for the second time last month (April 2006) when wife Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth to their son Moses, while drummer Will Champion

The 17th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards Sunday June 18th, 2006 LIVE on MuchMusic, Star!, Citytv, CitytvHD & 104.5 CHUM FM   MuchMusic unveils the People's Choice Nominations for The 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards.   Now it's time for fans nationwide to decide which artists deserve a nod by casting votes for their favourites in four crucial categories. Viewers can weigh in via text messaging and online. Results will be revealed Sunday June 18th during the MMVA frenzy.   Favourite International G

Wallace and Gromit have topped a poll to find the most inspirational figures in the creative arts world. The cartoon creations were the surprise choice in a survey of 16-25-year-olds.   They beat all-comers, including the likes of the Arctic Monkeys, Pete Doherty, Kate Moss and Damien Hirst. The adventures of Wallace and Gromit have scooped three Oscars for creator Nick Park and their latest caper, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, was a box office hit. Park said of the poll result: "This is great n

Coldplay singer auctions private gig for school   Chris Martin has put his services up for sale to the highest bidder. The Coldplay frontman has offered to play a private gig for whoever wins an auction being held in aid of his local school. Martin will play one song for Cannonbury Primary School's Auction Of Promises, which takes place tomorrow (May 18).   The Coldplay frontman will "perform one of the band's songs in your own front room", however there is a stipulation - "a piano must be provi

Eric Clapton disapproves of bands like U2 and Coldplay as they seem to put their fame before their music.   The 61-year-old guitar legend told The Times: "Right now, the power of music sits with Simon Cowell and Coldplay and U2, who are really people who just attend awards shows. "From just listening I can't tell the difference between Coldplay and U2. The one in Coldplay even dances like Bono."   Clapton said that he's also worried that modern bands are forgetting where rock and roll has come f

Phoenix FM ran a number of top 20 shows in 2005 and broadcast the most popular ones on the internet. They are running more polls this year, with the most popular ones having another show on the station in the coming months.   As last year, some of the most popular polls will be counted down in a special radio broadcast, streamed live, by Phoenix FM in the summer of 2006. The Coldplay poll promises to be the biggest poll undertaken yet.   To select your 10 Coldplay songs, visit http://www.redpeng

Sydney, AU (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA) - 'The Hardest Part' is the fourth single to be taken from 'X&Y' and will be released on June 17th along with a special tour edition version of the album.   A hilarious new video has been filmed to accompany the single release and is best described in the words of the director Mary Wigmore below...   "The actual Spencer and Barbara performance was filmed in Miami on the daytime talk show 'Attitudes' in 1990. I first encountered the footage a few years back. M

Coldplay star Chris Martin is planning to hit the studio to duet with pop pal Embrace frontman Danny McNamara.   Chris Martin has already written plenty of songs with McNamara, so it is simply a case of turning on the mics and letting rip. McNamara [pictured] says, "We have loads of material we've written together over the years. Chris is in the States at the moment with Gwyneth and their kids. But when he comes back we'll definitely get to work on some stuff we can actually release."   More on

We know what 'The Scientist' sounded like in reverse. Now try 'A Message'.   Listen to it the wrong way round here [thanks fudge]

Festivals and phones; two of life’s pleasurable pleasures! How pleasant it is then that VH1 giving away festival tickets and an amazing phone...   This year’s Nokia Isle Of Wight festival takes place on June 9–11, headlined by the likes of Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Goldfrapp, Lou Reed, The Prodigy, Primal Scream, Richard Ashcroft and The Rakes. VH1 are giving one lucky winner not just one pair, but two pairs of tickets for IOW festival, plus a seriously cool phone. We’re talking the Nokia N91 pho