Coldplay News

Record company bosses shelved a collaboration between Chris Martin and rapper Mike Skinner (The Streets - pictured) as they were convinced it lacked chart-topping potential. The Streets frontman Skinner recorded a version of his track ‘Dry Your Eyes’, featuring Martin on vocals, in 2004 but chiefs at EMI blocked its release. If you haven't yet heard it, you can listen to the track and discuss, at the Coldplay forum now. [thanks lndnsky]   Skinner suggests the executives were adamant the track wa

The Strokes have celebrated the US release of their third album 'First Impressions Of Earth' by playing an exclusive gig at Los Angeles Troubadour last night (January 6) for 500 fans and A-list stars.   Following in the tradition of Radiohead, who launched 'OK Computer' there in 1997, and Coldplay, who premiered 'X&Y' with a low-key gig at the legendary venue, The Strokes show drew massive queues around the block.   Hundreds of fans who won tickets through local radio station KROQ turned up

According to The Sun, Coldplay will headling Glastonbury 2016. If they do, it will be their fourth time they will headline the Worthy Farm festival.   The Sun are well connected to sources at Glastonbury but we will wait on official confirmation, which will hopefully come soon!   Thanks to filiprasmusson for posting the article on our forums:   "EVERY year the Glastonbury headliners guessing game starts earlier and earlier.   But I can now tick off another of the three main acts for Worthy

Work on Coldplay's new album is going so well the band have been forced to set up a Top Gear-style "cool wall" just to whittle down the best tracks, The Sun writes today in a review of last week's Roadie #42 blog (no. #119). Here is the rest of The Sun's article...   Word is we will definitely be getting a new album by the end of the year. So much for the lads having a rest. Chris Martin, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman have been busy working in their new studio The Beehive since

The Sun have today sparked a burst of new online media articles about the updates to Coldplay's latest LP5 blog... nearly two weeks after it was originally posted. Entitled "Coldplay chill before the kill", they wrote about Roadie #42's latest blog posted on 5th June and immediately several big name publishers and digital music magazines followed suit.   You can read all of today's news articles including headlines such as "Coldplay hit studio for fifth album", "New Coldplay Album Nearly Finishe

Reviews of Coldplay's new album are starting to find their way on to the www. The latest is The Sun's (UK). Here's what they had to say:   An album by some band I had never heard of landed on my desk yesterday. I think epic is the word. The full title — Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends — should have been a clue. The boys have developed and evolved their songwriting with each of their albums — from Parachutes, released in 2000, to A Rush of Blood To The Head two years later, then X&Y

Coldplay are already planning to start recording demos for their fifth album, while they are on a temporary break, according to The Sun this weekend. The band are expected to release the album in late 2010. More discussion on the latest news on LP5 is at the Coldplay forum now.   Having just wrapped up their world tour (well for now - they'll head out to South America next month), Coldplay are eager to get back to work on the follow-up to 2008's 'Viva La Vida'. "They have got a huge reserve of i

Coldplay, U2 and Prince have been touted as headliners at next year's Glastonbury Festival, according to sources. Organiser Michael Eavis has already signed Prince and U2 to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage in 2011, while Coldplay are in the final stages of negotiations, according to The Sun.   The Sun's source said, "Coldplay are currently in negotiations about taking a headline slot. Michael has previously said Coldplay's set in 2005 was his personal favourite and is very pleased to be welcom

The Brit Awards 2009 - ITV1, 8pm   The Brits have a cruel history of sending big names home empty-handed. Last year Leona Lewis was tipped to clean up — she left with nothing. Lily Allen was favourite to land a clutch the year before — she didn’t. And Craig David famously earned nine nominations before leaving with a scowl and a promise never to return.   This year word is filtering through that Coldplay could be the most high-profile casualty yet. A Brits source said: “Coldplay are buzzing abo

Chris Martin must have smashed a mirror, walked under a ladder, opened an umbrella indoors and left new trainers on the table. Coldplay been hit by a run of stinking bad luck that is blighting the band’s world tour, report The Sun newspaper online today.   Chris was forced to cancel a show in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Wednesday after losing his voice. He has also been in agony after burning his arm on scorching hot electrical equipment backstage. And spells of appalling weather at Coldplay’

According to The Sun this weekend, Coldplay have been confirmed as headliners for the Saturday night (25th June) at this year's Glastonbury, although it has yet to be officially announced. We wait with baited breath for the nod from Coldplay.com. Below is The Sun's report, in which they also confirm that The Rolling Stones will not be playing as was previously rumoured. You can discuss this exclusive Coldplay live news now at the messageboard [thanks Blazing_Javelin]   Coldplay will headline Gla

Coldplay tried to keep the location of the video for their festive single a secret - but were found out when they picked a Thames barge, The Sun writes today. But it was the Daily Mail who were first to let slip the full details on the new Coldplay video, which is due for release on Wednesday.   They wrote on Friday into Saturday: Coldplay treated fans to a sneak peek of the new track yesterday as they filmed the video on the South Bank of the River Thames. The band performed the song surrounded

The Sun are the latest UK media source to offer you a chance to see two of the planet's greatest rock bands play at a one-off gig in aid of War Child. The Killers and Coldplay are coming together on Wednesday, February 18 for an exclusive gig at the newly renamed O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, in front of just 2,000 lucky music fans.   Tickets to the show, taking place immediately after the BRIT awards, have sold out - but The Sun have managed to get our hands on not one, but TWO pairs to give away

Are you as excited as Chris that Christmas is only one month away? I'm sure that most of you can't wait for this wonderful time of the year either - not because of all the money YOU have to spend to get your friends and family members nice presents. No, of course because of all the money THEY spend on YOUR presents.   And what better gift to get you than something that has to do with Coldplay?   Browse through the ultimate Coldplay Christmas List here [thanks Flying Sparks]    

A simple wedding song to his wife-to-be was not on the cards for this gentleman, as he brought the lead singer of one of the world's biggest bands, to film a romantic gesture! Chris Martin appears to be good friends with the Romeo in question, as they shot a parody of 'The Scientist'. Funny, cute & heartwarming:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xeC269VrXQ&feature=youtu.be   Credit goes to @ohchristmartin for the video!   You can download the parody video, here   ------ The Col

So far... 4% of the puzzle has been unlocked.   Keep up with progress here. No idea what we're talking about? Then click here [thanks ravrat, Jpw48, Zemy101 & BostonSportsTD].   We have unlocked the following pictures (in order): 1. Reign Of Love & 2. Cemeteries Of London     P.S. Those who have seen and/or heard 'Life In Technicolor' please keep it to yourself until it's been officially unlocked... thanks!

Full details of XFM's Indie Supergroup are now online here [with some interesting results!]

Double award winners Coldplay wowed the crowds with some of the best on-stage gags and speeches of the awards. As drummer Will Champion collected the award for best act in the world, he responded to Adam Ant’s crack that the band had stolen their sartorial ideas from him. “Thanks to Q for inviting Adam Ant and making us all look like fucking wankers,” Champion said.   Chris Martin made it clear that he still carried a torch for Cerys Matthews, despite being married to one of the world’s most fam

You e-mailed in your thousands in the first round of voting at XFM. The shortlist tracks are listed here.   Coldplay have two songs shortlisted for the final round of voting - 'Yellow' taken from Parachutes and 'Clocks' from A Rush Of Blood To The Head. Each e-mail you send influences and shapes the final 104 shortlisted tracks, all of which are played out in full on August Bank Holiday.   To ensure your vote is counted before the deadline, click here.

The Zutons think Coldplay will stop their new album reaching number one. The band, from Liverpool, England, release their third album, 'You Can Do Anything', just days before Chris Martin's band release Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends in June.   The Zutons' frontman Dave McCabe says the release is likely to stop his band topping the charts - but insists he doesn't mind. He said: "It means our album can't be number one or number two - there'll be something else out - but it doesn't real

To Vicente ­Guerrero, 19, from ­Mexico, being a Coldplay ­superfan means locking himself in his bedroom to listen to their music for hours and playing their tracks ­before going to sleep each night, reports the thenational.ae.   To the British superfan, it means ­going to coldplaying.com, one of the internet’s biggest Coldplay fan sites, with more than 35,000 members worldwide. To Ivana Sudan, an obsession with the band meant that she travelled for seven hours from her Croatian hometown to Budap

According to photos from The Daily Mail, Coldplay seem to be initiating a recording session, for Angelia Jolie, as the now turned director and her celebrity husband, Brad Pitt were spotted following Chris Martin and Guy Berryman into Air studios in London. Angelina has a new film, titled 'By The Sea' due out in November.   Coldplay's latest single release was 'Miracles' at the end of 2014, taken from the 'Unbroken' film soundtrack, directed by Angelina Jolie. Based on the studio activity, we c

While the "Berlin-like" wall at this year's Glastonbury Festival has managed to keep ticketless people out of the festival, it hasn't managed to keep out those who carry tickets that don't belong to them.   Apparently, 146 tickets have been stolen, together with mobile phones, wallets and cash from innocent festival-goers. Despite this statistic, all other aspects of the festival have improved since the last one two years ago.

It appears that Coldplay have signed on with MTV to release the entire album online on "The Leak" a week before it's in-store release. The date MTV has listed is 22nd March 2005. A week later is the speculated date (29th March 2005) for North America. [thanks Owen]   Source: The Leak

2005 - With two trophies apiece, Coldplay and Green Day are the big winners at the 12th MTV Europe Music Awards, held at the Atlantic Pavilion in Lisbon.   2003 - 'Coldplay Live 2003,' a forthcoming DVD release from Coldplay, receives big screen premieres across the U.S. [i know what you're all thinking! Petition for 2006 DVD here] 2005 - Colombian vocalist Juanes adds more statues to his mantel with three wins during the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Jua