Coldplay News

Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow married Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin because he reminded her of her late father Bruce.   According to contactmusic.com, Paltrow [pictured] says she was struck by the resemblance when she was having a chat with Madonna about love and loss.   She says: "She (Madonna) said to me that I once told her that I wasn't ready to pick the right person because I wasn't ready to replace my father as the main man in my life. It's true. I feel, like I was never reall

Coldplay were crowned kings of 2005 last night after scooping TWO top Bizarre Awards.   Thousands of readers voted for Coldplay as Best Band and also named X&Y Best Album. Together with Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Guy Berryman, Chris Martin was thrilled to win. When I met up with the group, he said: “It means so much to us to get these awards because they really count. It means a lot when you know it is voted for by The Sun’s millions of readers. Thank you to everyone who voted for us.

Coldplay are to appear live on UK radio today and will make the one-off performance available to watch over Christmas.   The band are set to perform a 'live lounge' for Jo Whiley [pictured left, with Will] on BBC Radio One, which will feature a selection of classic tracks from the group plus a festive song. Apparently the five-track show will also be filmed and then screened on digital TV from December 23, reports the NME.   The set will be accessible via 'on demand' digital TV and available to

All Good Things Come to an End is the rumored, and very likely true, title of the Chris Martin collaboration with Nelly Furtado for her upcoming new album, Loose, out in late March/early April. The first single is Man Eater and will be released on Feb.   More on this here [Thanks LifeLight]

A reminder that Chris & Jonny will be joining DJ Jo Whiley [pictured left, with Will] in the Live Lounge on December 22nd. between 10am and 12pm [GMT].   You can tune in at 97-99FM or listen live here   The show will also be archived the following day on the 23rd, so you can listen again.

If you live in the UK you're in luck. Tonight at 7pm VH2 will be showing non-stop Coldplay until midnight. Your chance to see videos that you haven't come across before.   More on this here and here   Set those video recorders folks!

Now that the final traces of Oasis fans have been politely cleared from the Odyssey, an audience of a different nature will be arriving tonight.   The latest sell-out gig in a bonanza week for the venue is Coldplay, with Rod Stewart still set for a Friday festive frolic before Christmas.   And if John Lennon once told the Royal Variety audience in the posh seats to rattle their jewellery, maybe Coldplay frontman Chris Martin will get his devotees to shake their charity wristbands.   Coldplay's s

As reported yesterday, you can call Coldplay on Skype and leave a message for them. If you haven't already made that vital call, here are some ideas courtesy of DailyBlabber to get you started...   Have you heard of Skype yet? It's sorta like IM, but you have a headset and you can actually call people right from your computer. With landlines going the way of Ashlee Simpson's career, it's a pretty cool invention. Anyway, to increase buzz about their product, they are having a little contest and t

Coldplay's new single 'Talk' will be Christmas number 1 in at least one country, with the announcement that it has reached top spot in the Netherlands.   This means 'Talk' is Coldplay's biggest hit in the Netherlands to date, beating off the success of 'Clocks' (#2 in 2003). The top 10 is as follows:   1 (6) Coldplay - Talk 2 (1) Madonna - Hung Up 3 (5) Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles 4 (2) Bob Sinclar - Love Generation 5 (3) Anouk - One Word 6 (23) Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 7 (4) Bla

'Talk' Single Out Now Talk is the third single to be released from X&Y and is out this week!   The single is available as a two-track CD, a DVD and 7 inch. The CD includes the brilliant new song ‘Sleeping Sun’.   The DVD contains Coldplay’s version of ‘Gravity’ – a song they wrote whilst on tour in 2003, that became a huge hit for Embrace last year – and the Anton Corbijn-directed video for ‘Talk’, the Mark Romanek-directed video for 'Speed of Sound', and exclusive new behind-the-scenes foo

Despite their singles being released a good two days before; bookies still have the X-Factor winner as their favourite to get the infamous Christmas number one spot.   Amongst other releases Mary J. Blige returns with the smooth Be With you, Coldplay release Talk [pictured] and Eminem’s massive When I’m Gone is also on shelves. Will those chart veterans be strong enough to deny the X-Factor winner his debut (Christmas) number one, we don’t know. Tomorrow the shops will be selling Shayne’s hurrie

Remember if you can a time, just a few short years ago, when Coldplay weren't the world's biggest megastars. A time when being a fan of Coldplay was a pretty smug affair. Private knowledge that you were listening to some of the most perfect songs every written.   And to think, just like so many great things before, it all began in Manchester. "Thanks for having us back in the city where we were discovered," said lead singer Chris Martin at the start of a stunning concert at the M.E.N. Arena las

Michael Stipe [pictured] was in Austin, Texas Friday for Coldplay's taped performance on venerable music program Austin City Limits, where early reports indicated he might join Chris Martin and his bandmates onstage for a song. Coldplay is currently making the rounds in support of their Grammy-nominated record, X&Y.   PBS plans to air the hour-long Austin City Limits concert on December 17th. Please stay tuned for details as they develop.   Bertis confirmed this morning that, "Coldplay did a

Chris Martin avoided injury when his BMW X5 hit another car in London recently.   The environment-friendly Coldplay singer had to dole out his particulars after his huge gas-guzzling monster left a ding on a Honda. It was a minor shunt on a busy road near Belsize Park. Nobody was hurt.   And he wasn’t too keen to trade details in the street in London’s Belsize Park, staying put in the driver’s seat as the other motorist talked to him through the window. Gwyneth Paltrow is also thought to have be

Chris Martin will play a acoustic set at Reading Rivermead on 3rd May 2006, Other musicians set to feature are Razorlight, Hard Fi and Paul Weller.   More on this here

'Talk' is the third single to be released from X&Y and is out this week.   ‘Talk’ is available as a two-track CD, a DVD and 7 inch. The CD includes the brilliant new song ‘Sleeping Sun’.   The DVD contains Coldplay’s version of ‘Gravity’ – a song they wrote whilst on tour in 2003, that became a huge hit for Embrace last year – and the Anton Corbijn-directed video for ‘Talk’, the Mark Romanek-directed video for ‘Speed of Sound’, and exclusive new behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the ‘

Coldplay are renowned for solid performances of which they held up to last night [19th December] backed by an impressive visual cascade of video streaming and lights which bolstered the energetic performance from the band.   Chris Martin revelled in the North East's enthusiasm, remarking on several occasions how amazed he was with the crowd's response.   Resembling Gollum, from The Lord of the Rings, he leaped and bounded around the stage with acrobatic ease and with almost every song he played

Coldplay have revealed they are disappointed with only releasing three albums.   The band have said that compared with The Beatles' work rate, they are a lot slower and are starting to panic.   "We just love being creative," bassist Guy Berryman said. "When we're out on the road, it's amazing to play live but we're really missing what we do best, which is creating. We've been together for almost ten years now and we've only made three albums."   Speaking to BBC 6 Music, he added: "When you look

Coldplay claim that their fourth album will be very different from the first three   Coldplay say that they’re eager to get back into the studio but are hampered by their extensive touring schedule.   Speaking to 6music band bassist Guy Berryman [pictured] said: "I know a lot of bands say this all the time, but our next record is going to be really quite different from the last three because I think it would be boring for us and everybody else if we did another record in the same vein as the la

Brit Awards, Grammys and platinum discs are all very well but Chris Martin has finally been given the accolade he covets most – a Blue Peter badge.   The Coldplay frontman was given a gold version of the honour in a surprise presentation by show host Konnie Huq. Chris, who works tirelessly for the charity Make Trade Fair, was thrilled.   Speaking exclusively to me backstage at Earls Court, where the band played a triumphant show on Thursday, Chris said: "I’ve always wanted a criminal record and

Oasis and Coldplay released their latest albums within seven days of each other; they end the year with a tour that finds them performing within seven days of each other.   Monday night in Aberdeen and 8,000 fans wait impatiently for Oasis. Some are survivors from the Nineties but the veterans from the Britpop wars are easily outnumbered by those for whom the Oasis versus Blur rivalry is as much part of ancient history as a Conservative government.   A decade on from Britpop and the group's curr

From Paris Hilton's sizzling TV ad to the Olsen bag-lady look, people.aol.com count down the fashion successes, spectacles and slipups of the year.   At number 10, politically minded Coldplay frontman Chris Martin provoked questions about the tape on his fingers and lines on his hands.   The tape draws the eye to the equals sign, which pays homage to his pet cause, fair trade.   More on this here

Coldplay are winding down the European leg of their extensive world tour, in front of never-ending throngs of cooing fans.   Coldplay, play their last London gig at Earl's Court on Friday night, before jumping on their eco-coach to Newcastle, Manchester and then Belfast for the finale in five days time. The melodic arena rockers then have a well-earned month off following their six week's of slogging, before turning their attentions to the US towards the end of the January.   However, followin

Rumours that Coldplay would be releasing a country album were dismissed today by bassist Guy Berryman.   Speaking to BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq, Berryman [pictured] said: "We're all big fans of Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons and Willie Nelson - but I don't think we could ever get away with doing a country album."   Berryman did give some indications of where Coldplay would go with their fourth album.   "I know a lot of bands say this all the time, but our next record is going to be really quite diffe

Coldplay, the world's biggest selling band, are winding down the European leg of their world tour but are continuing to wow their devoted legions of fans.   Coldplay play their last London gig at Earl's Court tonight before travelling to Newcastle, Manchester and then Belfast for the finale in five days time. They then have a well-earned month off, having been on the road for six weeks, before restarting in the US in Seattle on January 25th.   But fans of the group will be hoping the foursome