Coldplay News

Jo Whiley has decided to goahead and release a CD full of the best artists she's had appear on her "Live Lounge" show.   The CD is seeing release on May 29th, and is being distributed through BMG TV. Artists on the album include Coldplay, The Zutons, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Embrace, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon & much more.   Read the full story here [thanks Ondes Martenot]

More on the Radio 2 performance, which is to be aired on 2nd April.   From the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, Coldplay performed a small concert for Radio 2. You can see exclusive pictures at the BBC Website here [Thanks radioactive_coldplayer]   More on Coldplay's Abbey Road performance here

One of Chris Martin's favourite ever groups, labelmates Radiohead, described Coldplay as 'lifestyle music'.   "We're like an eager dog just yapping around Radiohead's heels,' he adds 'and they're trying to kick us away," he jokes. "It's like unrequited love. I'm in love with a lot of things. Some of those things love me back. And some of them don't - and one of them is Radiohead."   You can read the full article here   [thanks ze_newie83]

After the propaganda mission by Coldplay to support Barack Obama's political cause during the Saturday Night Live performance, Coldplay and Obama may join forces at a victory concert in 2009, should the democrat win the forthcoming election, report La Repubblica.   In fact, Michael Rapino, one of the chiefs at Live Nation stated - in an interview on 'D - La Repubblica delle Donne' (a supplement of 'La Repubblica' italian newspaper) - that in 2009 a concert will be held to celebrate the probable

Ray J has been keeping time to Coldplay's hit song "Clocks."   Last month, Ray J covered the Coldplay song during a performance for Pepsi Smash's "Cover Art" on Yahoo Music. Clocks is from Coldplay's second album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Ray J said he chose this song because he "wanted to show another side of Ray J" and "keep it versatile." He added, "I just wanted to do something a little different, you know what I'm saying?"   To check out Ray J's cover of Clocks, click here

Yesterday, it was thought a stream of Coldplay's new album, Ghost Stories would be available to stream a week in advance, it was a likely but hopeful prediction and a few fans on our forums mentioned previous recent albums, such as Turn Blue by the Black Keys were streamed from around 8pm GMT and in the end, it was exactly what happened with Coldplay! Swarms of Coldplayers gathered around their online streams or radio's to listen to the Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1 around 2pm EST, 7pm GMT as th

There are no leaks (contrary to spammers) of the new album Coldplaying can confirm, however there are several album reviews starting to hit the www. So far there have been online reviews and even the tabloids have been sharing their information.   Arguably the best reviews have come from fans lucky enough to be invited to the limited number of EMI listening parties around the world - including at headquarters of EMI Spain and EMI Canada, where there was hardcore security, no cellphones, metal de

Bored of reading every single ticket sob story? Sick to the back teeth of presale complaints?   The only way that some fans will be happy... is here   [Thanks Crius]Meanwhile, coldplay.com have issued this statement on the pre-sale:   We just wanted to do a round up of the pre-sale promos this week as we know there may have been some confusion over them and we want to outline what has happened to hopefully help explain it a bit.   Firstly, we run a presale lottery system on coldplay.com for most

In case you missed it at the end of October, Spin posted a nice article on Coldplay after talking to Chris Martin in New York. In it, Chris talked about what the new album Mylo Xyloto stands for, the bands recently setbacks, being English, and Jay-Z. Overall it's a good read and well worth a recap. [Discuss this article in the Coldplay forum thread at the messageboard now (thanks Blue Nails & Long Live Life)]   On the morning of Saturday, October 15, Chris Martin went for a jog.   He left t

If you have sent an email to the Coldplaying.com Contact Form recently, please note we have been having trouble receiving them.   If you have not received an answer to your query, please submit it again. The system has now been restored and email is now getting through to the site.   Thankyou Coldplaying.com

NEW DELHI, INDIA- Upon the release of Coldplay's new album in the Indian market this past month, eager listeners discovered something of a problem. If played in anything other than a standard CD player, the disc reportedly emits an hour of complete silence.   Computers and car stereos all over the South Asian country are experiencing the same problem, unable to pump out the steady stream of inoffensive quasi-rock to which fans have grown so accustomed. Even though the license agreement (only vis

Record label EMI have rubbished reports which claimed Coldplay were keen to complete their contract with the major label.   A report in this morning's Sun newspaper claimed the band could release a new album within the next year, which would be followed by a greatest hits record. But a spokesman for EMI has denied the “inaccurate” claims, and was quoted as saying: “Coldplay are signed to a long term record deal with EMI and are committed to produce a number of albums.”   And, contrary to the cla

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Coldplay's ongoing Twisted Logic tour is doing huge business at the box office in North America, but the group already has its sights set on a return engagement.   After the December 20th close of a European tour, Coldplay will return to North America in February for an arena tour that will run through mid-April, the group told Billboard.   The current tour is proving as successful as Coldplay's third Capitol album, "X&Y," which in 11 weeks has sold 1.9 million copies

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon has reportedly been approached to present an award at next month’s Brit Awards.   The Legally Blonde star could be joining the likes of Madonna, Take That and Paris Hilton to dish out the gongs. Reese is movie world hot property at present. Last week she picked up a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Walk The Line - the biopic of country legend Johnny Cash. When organisers for the Brits discovered her love of guitar bands and that she would be in the UK to promo

Viva La 200,000 seller! Coldplay's new album flew off shop shelves and clocked up huge downloads after being released in the UK earlier today.   The band's eagerly-anticipated fourth album looks certain to be the fastest-selling of the year when figures are announced this weekend. The collection should romp to No.1 on Sunday with sales of around 200,000 — shattering Duffy’s 2008 first-week record of 183,000.   Woolworths reported copies were being snapped up at a rate of 20 every minute. HMV had

Band reveal how Coldplay frontman helped out   REM have revealed that their close pal Chris Martin helped them name new single 'Supernatural Superserious'.   The song, which is the first track to be lifted from new album 'Accelerate', was originally called 'Disguised' after being previewed at the band’s five-night run at Dublin's Olympia Theatre last summer. However, according to REM's frontman Michael Stipe [pictured], the track was renamed after a bit of advice from the Coldplay frontman.   H

Courtesy of Channel 4's Make Trade Fair programme tonight, you can hear Michael Stipe and Chris Martin singing 'Man On The Moon'... here   You can discuss this here

Ahead of the general sale tomorrow for Coldplay's Australasian tour Coldplay's Jonny Buckland has revealed that their 'Mylo Xyloto' tour dates will be as 'interactive' as possible – and that their fans will feel like they're 'part of something' when they watch the band perform this year, Stereoboard writes in another preview article taking exerpts from the New Zealand Herald interview posted earlier.   Stereoboard continue: The band's latest album 'Mylo Xyloto' has seen the band earn even more

Coldplay Heats up New York City's Legendary Beacon Theatre with an Exclusive Performance for AOL Music Live!   Coldplay made their return to the stage at New York City's renowned Beacon Theatre for an exclusive AOL® Music LIVE! performance. The concert, which took place on May 17, will be broadcast online at aolmusic.com on Tuesday, June 7, the same day their highly anticipated album, X&Y, hits US stores. The concert will be available on-demand for 10 days following the event. In addition fa

Coldplay Heats up New York City's Legendary Beacon Theatre with an Exclusive Performance for AOL Music Live!   Coldplay made their return to the stage at New York City's renowned Beacon Theatre for an exclusive AOL® Music LIVE! performance. The concert, which took place on May 17, will be broadcast online at aolmusic.com on Tuesday, June 7, the same day their highly anticipated album, X&Y, hits US stores. The concert will be available on-demand for 10 days following the event. In addition fa

Coldplay will be performing on 'Later... With Jools Holland' tonight at 11.35pm (GMT). Don't miss it!

Coldplay have been talking to Radio1's Zane Lowe and told him they think everyone hates them. Listen to Zane's show tonight at 7pm for the full interview. Click here for details on the announcement and links to listen live on the interweb.   Demand for tickets for their new tour was so high they've now added an extra date in Glasgow on 2nd July. Despite this, Chris still isn't sure that people will want to see them.   "I think we've been away for so long now and the only public feedback we get

Today is Coldplay Day on Radio One and the station will be playing exclusive tracks from the new album 'X&Y'. They will also play classic Coldplay singles and album tracks on the hour every hour all day.   Steve Lamacq will be previewing the album live on Lamacq Live from 9pm GMT. The band will be popping into the studio and Radio 1 are going to be putting your questions to them.   If you have any questions to put to the band please click here and you can listen live here  

US comedy institution Saturday Night Live will end its 30th season on May 21 with Lindsay Lohan as host and Coldplay as the musical guest.   It will be Lohan's second appearance as host, the NBC network said. Coldplay, also making its second appearance on SNL, will perform songs from its upcoming album, X&Y, scheduled for release next month.

The exclusive UK premiere of the Fix You video will be this Wednesday 3rd August at 22.50h (GMT) on channel 4, after Big Brother.   The US will air the video the day before on MTV. It will also be shown online on the 2nd on Coldplay.com, MTV.com and Channel4.com.