Coldplay News

Over the weekend, Coldplay's debut album, Parachutes, celebrated the 10th anniversary since its release way back on 10th July 2000.   You can look back at our countdown to the 10 year anniversary of Parachutes at the Coldplay forum - includes Ken Nelson's interview and some video interviews. Recently added are superb video performances from Netherlands and Australia, with 2 Meter Sessies and the Big Day Out festival respectively. As part of Coldplaying's memoirs of the first album era, we also l

Coldplay's second single from the Mylo Xyloto album, Paradise, is currently sitting top of the midweek singles chart in the UK and is only days away from being the first UK no.1 single of 2012, according to reports tonight. Coldplay's last no.1 UK single was coincidentally the second single from the last album, the title track Viva la Vida, back on 22nd June 2008.   The Official Charts Company have released confirmation that Coldplay are currently at no.1 with Paradise, and are just ahead of Oll

Don't forget (how could you) that Coldplay's forthcoming single Paradise will be unveiled in full on Monday at 7.50am (UK time) when it will be first played on radio at the following stations: BBC Radio 1; Absolute Radio; (more to be added). Join the Paradise Listening Party at the Coldplaying messageboard (Paradise sub-forum) now! We will have a new 1-10 sliding scale poll on what you thought of the song shortly after it airs.   A 30-second clip has emerged online of Paradise via website Turntr

Chris Martin has added to the speculation that Coldplay will be joined on stage by Rihanna and Jay-Z at the Paralympic closing ceremony on Sunday night (9th September). [Catch up on the latest from the event at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments!]   Chris told Radio 1's Greg James that the band have a 'couple of friends' joining them at the event, though went coy when quizzed on precisely who those fr

You didn't have to be a Coldplay fan to realise that starring in the closing ceremony of the Paralympics would be one of the crowning performances of Chris Martin and co's careers, writes the The Mirror in a review of Coldplay's performance at the Paralympic Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London last night (9th September). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. You can rewatch the entire Closing Ceremony again vi

Further to our earlier news that Xylobands will form part of Coldplay's closing set at the Paralympic Games at London's Olympic Stadium on September 9th, it is now known that Rihanna is set to duet with Coldplay during Princess Of China. Rihanna will perform a couple of her own songs before joining the band on stage, according to various media sources this weekend. [You can join the discussion on Coldplay @ the Paralympics closing ceremony at the Coldplay Live forum now].   Coldplay rejected a s

Rihanna joined Coldplay for two songs during their live show at the Stade de France in Paris, France last night., writes the Gigwise in a media review of Coldplay's show at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday night (2nd September). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the Gigwise review article, as well as a

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has apparently been invited to the Brit Awards in an attempt to cause some controversy.   It has been reported Brit bosses want to cause a stir with their ceremony, but with mellow and polite acts such as Coldplay and James Blunt attending, it looks as though any cock-up's and mishaps will be very low key. The hotel heiress is apparently being lined up to present an award and it is hoped she will cause a stir with the serious rock 'n' roll stars.   Paris is hoping to

But they're 'looking forward' to working with his band   Parlophone have played down reports that they have signed Pete Doherty. Newspapers this morning (August 29) suggested the former Libertine had signed with the label for around £1 million.   However the home of the likes of Lily Allen and Coldplay have distanced themselves from those stories, though have admitted they had been in "talks" with Doherty. A spokesperson for the label issued NME.COM with the following brief statement: "We are lo

Miles Leonard [pictured], the president of Parlophone (EMI) and A&R for Coldplay amongst other artists, has been talking to Hit Quarters website about the latest news on some of the label's artists. The low key article (so low key that it has been available for a week before we found it) talks about Coldplay's fifth album release - more specifically when we can expect it and how the global campaign for promoting LP5 is shaping up. The relevant excerpts are below... [comments/discussion]   Wh

Paul Hanafin, who has wrote more than 140 songs has been selected to promote his music via coldplaying.com. Six original songs have been uploaded to the multimedia section - you can view the listings here.   Please add your comments and spread the word on this music!

Paul McCartney and wife Heather Mills will hold an auction to support the Adopt-A-Minefield Charity' and some of their closest friends have donated to the appeal.   The auction will feature a drum skin autographed by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Sting has donated a signed bass guitar and even Yoko Ono is helping the cause by giving away her "70th Birthday Bag" which she has inscribed "Imagine Peace! Love, Yoko Summer of 2004" and contains her book Grapefruit, War Is Over postcards and the Orange

Former Jam frontman Paul Weller [pictured] has launched a scathing attack on the music of Coldplay and pop newcomer James Blunt, describing their songs as "fucking bland".   The songwriter is delighted his children are as passionate about music as Weller was during his teen years, but thinks much of today's music lacks the vigour of music from past decades. Weller, 47, says, "My two eldest kids are just mad for music and it's great to see another generation who are passionate about music, especi

Paul Weller says Coldplay "bore the shit" out of him.   The singer, who will collect a Lifetime Achievement at next week's Brit awards, also admitted he can't stand listening to 'You're Beautiful' singer James Blunt.   He stormed: "I don't get Coldplay and James Blunt. They bore the shit out of me. I've met Chris Martin and I don't want to slag him off because he's a lovely lad, but his music is too fucking bland."   Weller also lashed out at U2. The former Jam frontman insists he's never been a

Paul Weller doesn't think he'll be in very good company at this year's Brit Awards.   The Modfather's receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize but doesn't rate any of the year's other big acts. Coldplay, Gorillaz and Madonna all fail to win his approval.   He also admits The Ordinary Boys Preston's gone down in his estimation after appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.   Source: http://www.citybeat.co.uk

Anticipation builds up in the rows and rows of people waiting for the End. As in Coldplay; the group credited with providing the raison d'être for the Pemberton Music Festival.   It's almost 10:20. The re-scheduled start time was 10:10. Every time any movement occurs on stage there is roar. Then: release.   There is almost a sense of relief when the cascading waves of guitar rain down and the band kicks into "Violet Hill." The first single from the group's new album Viva La Vida. The stuttered t

Pendulum earlier today performed their single The Other Side and a cover of Coldplay's Violet Hill - drum 'n bass style.   You can listen to the cover at the radio 1 website here - let us know what you think!   More on this here [thanks squareone13]

Pendulum is due to launch a brand new website with an exclusive download of Coldplay’s ‘Violet Hill’- remixed and rehashed!   The Australian pillars of drum and bass have caused riots with their cover of Coldplay’s ‘Violet Hill’ on Radio 1’s Live lounge. The new track completely alters the original ‘Violet Hill’- adapting its slow pace into a violent eruption of beats keeping in touch with Coldplay’s melancholy spirit throughout the original single.   Just one week ago the boys played their ve

PeopleBot.net users can look up the phone number, address, and satellite photo of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin who hit the Top Celebrity list on Google™.   Peoplebot.net, a major player in the Free People Finder and Free People Search Industry, allows users to easily and inexpensively find addreses, phone numbers, birthdates, and satellite photos via Peoplebot.net.   “When Chris Martin hit the Top News list of Google News, we asked ourselves, if a ColdPlay fans wanted to congratulate Chris Mar

TORONTO (again) - It's an event many Toronto music lovers won't soon forget. 15-hundred people turned out for a performance by members of the band Coldplay yesterday, blocking off a portion of Yonge Street outside the studios of our brother station, 102.1 The Edge.   Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland were supposed to play two of their new songs, but delighted fans by playing a few more of their big hits.   Edge program director Alan Cross called the event "legendary." Cross says so many fans were

For a man who has been a bona fide star since he was 23, Chris Martin appears to be well grounded. He may enjoy a lavish lifestyle with a movie-star wife and all the trappings of modern celebrity but where it matters most, in the studio and in concert, Coldplay's sandy-haired frontman is working as hard as ever.   On Friday night in Perth, on the first date of their Australian tour, Coldplay took to the stage in French Revolution-inspired gear - a touch ironic for millionaires, one would think

Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys explained why Coldplay were responsible for their album delay, in an NME interview out this week.   You're qorking with legendary G4 producer Trevor Horn. When will the album be ready ? Unfortunately, what happened is that we thought we'd written all the songs and then we heard Coldplay's and we realised we didn't have one song better than theirs, so we had to go away and rewrite them all, which is where we are now.   [Thanks LifeLight]

Pet Shop Boys covered Coldplay during their headlining Glastonbury set last night (June 26). The British pop veterans, playing the event for the first time in 10 years, performed Coldplay's 2008 UK Number One single 'Viva La Vida' as part of their hit-laden set on The Other Stage.   Meanwhile Coldplay themselves are amongst the greatest Glastonbury headliners of all time according to a muzu.tv poll. Their performance in 2002 came ninth in the best Glastonbury acts list. Radiohead and Sir Paul Mc

No rational person should want nuclear weapons in the world, Phil Harvey writes on the official Coldplay site, Coldplay.com in the last 24 hours. Here was the message that was posted, signed 'pH':   No rational person should want nuclear weapons in the world. As long as they exist, the destruction of the human race (and all life on Earth) is only a few button-pushes away. Today, there are still 23,000 nuclear weapons in the world (enough to destroy all life on Earth several times over). It is fa

Long standing manager and friend, Phil Harvey dumped, Chris being dragged around by a new manager in a PURPLE suit, now he looks like the fame has gone to his head...   Maybe they realise now that they're big news, everything's changing with them, new album out that's going to rock the world... is this the beginning of "Corporate Coldplay"...?   Mail me your thoughts for the site using the contact form.