Coldplay News

Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, who performed with Coldplay at Live 8, has been lined up as a support act for the London, Newcastle and Manchester gigs, report u.tv

During a recent sit-down with ChartAttack prior to his opening gig for Coldplay at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, Ashcroft rattled off a host of songs by Al Green, Marvin Gaye and The Beatles as part of his own personal pop vanguard.   “I was saying to Chris Martin that the difficulty with us [as musicians] is that we are, essentially, just painters. But unlike most painters, we have to keep looking back at our work all the time and hear it reflected back to ourselves. Whereas normally, you finish

Ricky takes a leaf out of Paxman's book with a barrage of thoroughly well researched and probing questions here

Chris Martin invited Ricky Gervais into his dressing room before Coldplay’s BBC gig this week it has been revealed.   On his blog Gervais wrote: ‘I was worried they'd all be trying to focus and I'd mess with their karma. But no. It was like they were just hanging out on a Sunday morning with not much to do. Not nervous. No big deal. At one point Chris stubbed his toe, and, in pain, turned to me and said, "You'll have to go on instead." He is a very funny man. But a part of me... It would've been

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 23, 2011 - submitted by luke, United Kingdom Q. Dear O, I heard that Ricky Gervais was going to help produce the new album, it appears this rumor was proved true. What sort of special twists can we expect to hear from the band with the new producer? Luke The Oracle Replies: I sometimes seriously do not know where you hear stuff guys. Where on earth did you get that information from? There's no

Rihanna has admitted that she'd love to duet with Coldplay on Princess Of China at this year's BRIT Awards, that is according to The Sun, giving us the best indication that the duet is still not yet confirmed despite reports to the contrary from the same source. Discuss the latest on this news at the Coldplay forum now (thanks _Tash)]   Rihanna, who collaborated with Coldplay on Princess Of China as featured on the latest album 'Mylo Xyloto, revealed that she is just waiting for Coldplay to ask

Rihanna On Chris Martin: "He's One Of The Best People I've Ever Met"; Ricky Gervais on Coldplay: "You have to applaud the band's attitude"   Rihanna has spoken exclusively to Capital FM about working with Coldplay on 'Princess Of China', and she described Chris Martin as "one of the best people" she's ever met. The singer, who features on Coldplay's new single 'Princess Of China', said she enjoyed hanging out with the band whenever they get together.   Speaking exclusively to Capital FM about he

Chris Martin has revealed that Rihanna will feature on Coldplay's upcoming album Mylo Xyloto. Chris explained that the 'S&M' popstar has lent her vocals to new song Princess Of China for the band's forthcoming record, which comes out on October 24th. "She has such an amazing voice and it's so different to mine," Martin told The Sun. "When the vocal happened I thought 'Wow, you sound different' but I think that's also because she was singing a different song to what we are used to hearing fro

Back To Reality star Rik Waller wanted to join the Band Aid line-up, but organisers have refused to let him get involved. Rik, a knocked out contestant of a recent Pop Idol competition in the UK, hoped to restart his ailing pop career by starring in the Band Aid III single.   Meanwhile, former S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens is the latest star to be added to the Band Aid line-up. She will sing alongside Coldplay's Chris Martin, Dido, Busted and Bono reports the Daily Star.   The recording of Band A

An androgynous New York-based artist who sings haunting ballads about gender confusion beat Grammy Award-winners Coldplay to win one of Britain's most prestigious music prizes on Tuesday.   Antony Hegarty, whose quavering voice has been likened to Billie Holliday and Nina Simone, won the Mercury music prize with his band, Antony and the Johnsons, for their album "I Am a Bird Now".   Widely-acclaimed by the critics but little known in the mainstream music world, Hegarty has been described as the

The lawyer of Coldplay’s concert producers confirmed that River Stadium closure was rejected so the show will go ahead on February 26, according to Momento 24 today. More build-up to the River Plate show (and indeed all the other shows from the forthcoming Latin America tour is at the Coldplay Live now. [thanks ipodthermic]   The Justice had previously issued a ruling that closed the stadium because of the disruption that Nunez’s neighbors suffered as a result of several shows at the Monumental.

Robbie Williams has sold the most albums in the UK so far this century - notching up sales of 6.3m.   Coldplay [pictured] are at number two, with sales of 6.2m albums, while Dido is in third place, with 5.7m albums.   The figures are based on albums sold in the UK from 1 January 2000 to 11 October 2005, but exclude greatest hits, live albums and downloads. They were compiled by the Official UK Charts Company for C4 show The Biggest Selling Artists of the 21st Century.   Eminem and Westlife are

Robbie Williams [pictured] says he is desperate to find the special person to share his life because one night stands have become "too much a palaver."   And the 31 year-old superstar admits that while his fame and money make it possible for him to have everything he wants, he is no closer to meeting the love of his life.   The former Take That singer also says he no longer wants to break America and is ready to slag off a British band that has, Coldplay.Robbie, who now spends a lot of time at

‘Iron Man’ star Robert Downey Jr. hopes that Coldplay’s Chris Martin will perform the soundtrack of his new Sherlock Holmes film. Downey Jr., 44, believes that Martin, 32, will be the right person for the musical score, as the rocker is a huge fan of the super sleuth.   The actor also revealed that the singer has been offering him tips about playing Holmes on the big screen, and that he hopes Martin will be a part of Guy Ritchie's much-anticipated movie. “We are hoping Chris Martin of Coldplay

'Rock stars," says Homer Simpson wonderingly. "Is there anything they don't know?" Making agreeable music was once thought to be an end in itself. Now, singers aim at nothing less than the salvation of the planet.   Coldplay had the splendid idea of planting trees to drink up the carbon emitted by their activities. Sadly, as we report today, most of the saplings sent to India's sparse soil perished from lack of care. At least they avoided the mistake made by Sting, who once gave a swathe of rain

One of Liverpool’s cultural landmarks is under threat from the city’s selection as European City of Culture.   Parr Street Studio, a converted 19th-century warehouse that helped to create the Britpop movement and where Coldplay, Pulp, the Stereophonics and the Charlatans recorded, may be converted into flats.   The threat comes from an earlier generation of rock stars, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks of Genesis, who have applied for a conversion to 41 luxury flats worth millions to

Embrace frontman Danny McNamara is planning to buy a house in Edinburgh.   The singer revealed his plans to fans during the band's recent gig at the Corn Exchange. Embrace have frequently claimed that Scotland is their favourite place to play. In between songs at the Corn Exchange on Friday, Danny said: "We love it here. Our gigs are sold out, our records go to number one. In fact, next year I'm going to buy a house here in Edinburgh."   Embrace are enjoying the finest period of their career.

Magni - "Clocks"   Sheila says: Oh Magni, you are, dare I say it, better than this competition. Get together with The House Band and go on the road. I will be in the front row with the rest of your groupies. Bringing his family here renews my faith in rockers that sometimes appear like so much ego.   Raul says: If someone can pull off this song by Coldplay, Magni can. And he starts off spectacularly well. He seems to have some trouble with the falsettos near the end, but still delivers a solid a

Rock Star: The Series will take off in the summer in the United States and with it, the rock band Supernova. It’s now hunting for that very special lead singer.   Imagine being the lead singer for a new band, with rock legends Tommy Lee from Motley Crue; Gilby Clarke, ex- Guns ‘n’ Roses axman; and bassist Jason Newsted, ex-Metallica, as your fellow members.   Michelle McNulty, casting director for Mark Burnett proffers some advice on some of the aspects they are looking for. "The image of a rock

Coldplay fans who went to the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium this weekend had to run the gauntlet of an experimental Bluetooth tracking system that kept an eye on their every move, it has been revealed by online tech sites.   Visitors to the Rock Werchter event North East of Brussels, which ends on Sunday, will be monitored through the Bluetooth signals from their mobile phones in an effort to analyse crowd behaviour. Researchers from the University of Ghent have installed 36 scanners across

Coldplay's bass player loves street style. His fashionista wife is an old romantic. So what happened when they set up home together?   A dream home doesn't materialise overnight, as Jo and Guy Berryman know. It took them two years to find an Edwardian mansion, then a year to bring it back to its former glory. Yet now they're living there, it feels as though they've been there for ever.   Despite their 13-month-old daughter Nico, this is a grown-up house with a groovy rock 'n' roll edge. Former

Rockaby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay is the front runner of the three Baby Rock CD's that were released yesterday.   Rockabye Baby! transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. The soothing sounds of the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, and other instruments will lull your baby into a sweet slumber. Using Coldplay’s gorgeous melodies and imagery, these gentle recordings are sophisticated enough for everyone to enjoy. Introduce the apple of your eye to these essent

Moloko sexpot Roisin Murphy has voiced her disgust for power chord heavy rockers such as Keane and Coldplay - as she claims they are from the 'anthems by numbers' school of songwriting.   The sequin-sporting singer listed the offence as her 'Pet Hate' in Uncut magazine, and slammed the culprits as "annoying and predictable."   She rants, "Hearing ascending and descending power chords. The worst culprits are probably Keane and Coldplay - every song they release goes up and then down then up agai

Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is no.7 on Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2008. Here's what they had to say about the album:   During the sessions for Viva la Vida, Chris Martin consulted a hypnotist to help with the pressure of writing the Great American Rock Album. And it worked. Coldplay got ambitious, calling in Talking Heads and U2 producer Brian Eno, drawing on exotic instruments like Indian tablas and the Persian santur, writing about world events instead of their own

Here is a repeat of the online photograph published by Rolling Stone in March, but this time WITH Guy Berryman in.   If you're interesting in reading the article again, click here to see a scanned version. [Thanks ApproximatelyInfinite & melanieau]