Coldplay News

Coldplay is planning to put stadium rock to one side and work on a country album with a hip-hop flavour.   Chris Martin is so keen to expand his musical boundaries, he is planning a collaboration with retired country singer Garth Brookes, Kanye West and legendary hip-hop producer Timbaland.   The 28-year-old says, "Country is a very sleeping beast within us. We have two things we're not allowed to do - country and rap - just because of where we're from. So I think they'll rear their heads at s

Coldplay and Oasis have both postponed shows in Texas because of a hurricane Rita.   Both bands were due to appear at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion [pictured left] in the coming days (Coldplay on September 24, Oasis on September 25). However, as Hurricane Rita approaches, the shows will be unable to go ahead as planned.   A statement reads: "Due to Hurricane Rita and circumstances beyond our control, PACE Concerts is postponing all performances scheduled for this weekend at The Cynthia W

Chris Martin recently spent four hours in a Miami studio with hip-hop production legend Timbaland.   “It was the best fun I’ve ever had” Martin told the Houston Chronicle of his experience with the hip-hop producer behind the likes of Aaliyah and Missy Elliot.   Chris wouldn’t let on as to exactly what the rather surprising duo worked on, only to repeatedly say, according to the Chronicle’s reporter, that it was “amazing”.

Oasis have returned to the musical spotlight with five nominations for the 2005 Q awards, the organizers said on Tuesday.   Coldplay, were nominated for four awards (Best track, Best album, Best live act and Best act in the world today), while singer James Blunt, American group Green Day and Irish rockers U2 received three nominations each.   Coldplay will be looking to take the Best Album category having won the title for "Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head" in 2000 and 2002 respecti

Goldfrapp have announced news of an extensive European tour with many of the dates being in support of Coldplay.   The duo will 22 dates across the continent in October and November will eighteen of the gigs supporting Coldplay.   The full European dates are: (Supporting Coldplay - *)   Hamburg – October 22 Berlin – 23 Antwerp, Sports Palace – 26* Oberhausen Arena – 28* Copenhagen, Forum – 30* Oslo, Spectrum – 31* Madrid, Aqualung – November 4 Barcelona, Razzmatazz – 5 Stockholm, Globe – 7* Leip

Chris Martin has recovered from the illness that forced Coldplay to pull several shows on their US tour.   The band had cancelled gids in Tampa on 14 September and in Birmingham, Alabama on 16 September, but Martin was cleared to play on Saturday (17 September) at Bank Pavilion in St Louis.   Martin had been suffering from a throat illness, but drummer Will Champion had assured those left disappointed by the pulled shows that they will make up for the dates.   "Chris is suffering from some issue

Gwyneth Paltrow has said she has no intention of leaving London and heading back to the United States.   The Oscar-winning actress, who is married to the Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, said she considered herself more European these days.   "I've always been drawn to Europe. America is such a young country, with an adolescent swagger about it," she told the Toronto Globe and Mail. "But I feel that I have a more European sensibility, a greater respect for the multicultural nature of the globe.

To all our fans in the Birmingham, AL and Tampa, FL areas. It is with great regret that we have had to cancel our shows in your towns this week.   Chris is suffering from some issues with his throat and it was felt by his doctor that if he didn’t give his voice a rest he might not be able to sing for the rest of the US dates.   Please be assured that we planning on returning to the US in the spring of 2006 and when we do we will definitely reschedule both of these shows. Lastly, I and the band a

Coldplay have been forced to cancel another show on their American tour tonight due to Chris Martin’s severe respiratory infection.   The band have postponed their show in Birmingham tonight but hope to play the concert in St Louis on Saturday.   An official statement on Coldplay’s website reads: “Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay was cleared today to perform again beginning on Saturday, September 17th. Martin was felled by a virus yesterday that forced the cancellation of shows in Tampa Bay, Flor

Coldplay are to donate all proceeds from the digital release of "Fix You" in the USA to help the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Katrina.   The band, who were forced to cancel a show in Tampa last night after Chris Martin lost his voice, will donate BMG, Capitol and Apple's profits to the fund.   The proceeds of the release will go to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund.   "Fix You"'s US

Tonight's show at the Ford Amphitheatre has been postponed because Chris Martin has a respiratory infection.   Coldplay has canceled tonight's show at Ford Amphitheatre.   "The band is attempting to reschedule the performance on a date to be announced," read a statement from Clear Channel, owners of Ford Amphitheatre. "Fans are urged to hold onto their tickets as the existing tickets will be honored for the rescheduled performance."   At a Tuesday night concert in Miami, frontman Chris Martin c

Coldplay have recently been hailed as the next U2 on an alarmingly regular basis. What do you think about comparisions to the mighty Bono & co? Vote in our new poll here   You can still vote in our favourite X&Y track poll here - over 7000 votes cast so far.

‘Help: A Day In The Life’ album has set a new world record as the fastest selling download album of all time. The release, recorded and mastered in 24-hours and featuring Radiohead, Razorlight and Gorillaz, went on sale on Friday (September 9).   Last Friday, War Child made history with the online release of ‘Help: A Day in the Life’ through www.warchildmusic.com. Featuring contributions from everyone from Mercury winner Antony & The Johnsons to Coldplay, the album is made up of tracks recor

Chris Martin has banned Coldplay's music from his home - so wife Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple sneakily listen to it in the car.   The Hollywood actress has confessed her husband doesn't like to hear his own records, but admits she and baby Apple listen to them when Chris isn't around. She revealed: "It's sort of banned from our home. But when he's not around, we play it in the car."   Gwyneth has also confessed she is not as glamorous as people think since having Apple. She told America's

Robbie Williams has been playing football with Coldplay and Starsailor at his LA home in-between working on his new album.   The 31-year-old Port Vale fan invited Chris Martin and co. and insipid indie kids Starsailor along to his pad for a kick about while putting the finishing touches to ‘Intensive Care’. Starsailor were in the city to work on their forthcoming album ‘On The Outside’ when they got an invite from Robbie.   Frontman James Walsh told The Star: “Our A & R man, Chris, was wor

The lyrics to Coldplay's "How You See The World" Version II from the 'Help: A Day In The Life' War Child recordings have been uploaded here

More of music's biggest acts, including U2, Coldplay, Beck, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, have been added to MTV, VH1 and CMT's disaster-relief special, "ReAct Now: Music & Relief."   Norah Jones, Bon Jovi, Fiona Apple, Elton John, Jewel, Jon Stewart, George Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Big & Rich, Hank Williams Jr., Emmylou Harris, Buckwheat Zydeco, Sugarland, Allen Toussaint and Chris Thomas King have also been added to the show, which will air Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. (Due to the

Chris Martin has claimed that porn is a good place to look when stuck for inspiration, suggesting that two tracks on 'X&Y' may have double meanings.   Speaking to The Sun, he joked: "I'd been drained of ideas but then I started getting inspiration and it was mainly from porn. Maybe now you'll understand 'Hardest Part' or even ''Till Kingdom Come' quite differently."   'Fix You', the second single taken from the band's Mercury-nominated album, was released this week.   Source: digitalspy.co.

Coldplay have joined the recording of the "Help: A Day In The Life" charity album at the eleventh hour.   The band are donating the song 'How You See The World' in an effort to record and release an album in the fastest possible time for the War Child organisation. War Child executive Mark Waddington said: "It went really close to the wire but it's great to have them on board."   'How You See The World' had been previously available only in Japan, but the band remixed it today to create a new ve

According to the following article from Rolling Stone magazine, the Live8 dvd will feature the whole Coldplay performance in Hyde Park.   Live 8 Gets Four-Part DVD Set features "Sgt. Pepper" duet, Pink Floyd reunion and more   A four-disc DVD set of the nine international concerts held on July 2nd as part of Live 8, an initiative organized by Bob Geldof to pressure the G8 to address extreme poverty in Africa, will be released on November 8th. A "generous" royalty from sales of the package --

According to SirenDisc website, the new Coldplay single is Talk. To be released on January 23, 2006.   [Thanks LifeLight]

The Rolling Stones are fighting it out with James Blunt to score their first UK number one album since 1994’s Voodoo Lounge.   Retail reports suggest the band’s newly-issued Virgin album A Bigger Bang is slightly ahead of James Blunt’s Atlantic-issued Back To Bedlam as the band look to achieve their 11th UK chart-topper, the highest for any group bar The Beatles.   The Stones are likely to be joined in this Sunday’s Top 20 by fellow Sixties survivor Bob Dylan whose No Direction Home soundtrack t

Australian TV Alert. Coldplay will be on Rove LIVE tonight (Sept 6). Rove is starting at 9pm tonight (super big show) and is on channel 10 for those who don't know.

Coldplay's X&Y moves into its 13th week at the top of European Top 100 Albums, but there`s finally a new No. 1 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where James Blunt`s 'You`re Beautiful' (Atlantic) ends the 11-week reign of Crazy Frog`s 'Axel F' (Mach1).   X&Y climbs from 9 to 8 in Austria, but its current highest ranking is at No. 4 in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. The single 'Speed of Sound' improves 8 to 7 in Spain; its successor 'Fix You' was released in the United Kingdom on Mon

Chris Martin has been advised to stop sulking and start drinking by good friend Ian McCulloch - because it will lighten him up.   Coldplay was left devastated by the acid response of US critics to his third album X&Y, who labelled Coldplay "the most insufferable band of the decade".   And Echo And The Bunnymen star McCulloch [pictured left] urges his sensitive friend to join him on a drinking spree to toughen him up - a quality McCulloch believes is essential if Martin is to survive as a roc