Coldplay News

Square One: Probable first single. Built around a subtle electronic drum beat reminiscent of Brian Eno or Berlin-period Bowie, the song builds into a huge chorus featuring massive guitars and organ. Like Radioheads Paranoid Android it's perplexing on the first listen and appears to go off on different tangents, but after a few spins it sounds like their most ambitious and possibly best song yet.   What If: Starting with a simple piano, a fragile-sounding Chris sings, " What if you decide/You d

Insanely bad covers have been commonplace around popular bands of all genres. Coldplay are no different.   A dodgy cover of The Scientist has been recorded by Johnette Napolitano and Danny Lohner - you can download/listen to it here [right click - save target as..]   Let us know what you think of the cover - if you have any other covers you want to put up here please email me the links!

Chris Martin has warned Coldplay fans their 2005 album could be their last - because his quest for perfection is threatening the band's latest recordings.   The group have taken months longer than originally planned to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed disc, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, admitting the arduous process pushed their sanity to the limit.   But despite Martin's confidence in the tracks, he admits his self-critical group may ditch all their hard work if they deem it un

Glastonbury Festival has teamed up with EMI to create the first Glastonbury DVD compilation, to be released on Monday 21st March.   Called "Glastonbury Anthems – The Best Of 1994 to 2004", it contains performances from the last ten years, voted for inclusion via the Festival's website. Included are Coldplay, Blur, Radiohead, Robbie Williams, Basement Jaxx, The Manic Street Preachers, Franz Ferdinand, and Paul McCartney.   Also included is a short film showing some other aspects of the Festival,

Both Coldplay’s singer Chris Martin and drummer Will Champion have been talking about the hugely anticipated follow up album to ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’, and the band's plans to play series of low key intimate dates later this year.   While the rumour mill has already gone into overdrive about the contents and release date of the new album, Chris Martin has been speaking about how the recording process (a traditionally fraught time for Coldplay – the pressure or recording AROBTTH almost dro

Could this be the best evidence yet of a new album release on 29th March?   Meanwhile, Amazon have released information that may indicate a May release, here

Chris Martin rang Radio 1 this morning (Monday) from Ghana where he's spent the last five days with Oxfam travelling around the country.   He's been on the road in the back of a van in a dust storm highlighting their campaign Make Trade Fair. Chris has been talking to local farmers about how their lives have been affected by unfair trade deals with other countries and told us no one has a clue who he is over there:   "I think it's much better that they don't know what I do musically, otherwise

...to download the interview Will Champion had at Radio 1 on The Jo Whiley Show a couple of days ago. You can pick up the file here

The management of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is inching ever closer to confirming a massive live-aid style Tsunami Relief show to be held on the weekend of January 22nd and 23rd, which is hoped to raise over £1M for the DEC charity.   Strong rumours suggest that U2, Coldplay, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand & Stereophonics may be making appearances at the show. Rupert Moon, the stadium's business manager, said things were "falling into place," and that an announcement should be made re

As reported before, Will Champion appeared on Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show today. You can hear what he had to say on the new album here

Coldplay are being lined up for two massive outdoor gigs on the banks of Loch Lomond.   West Dunbartonshire Council is in discussions with promoters about bringing the world-famous band — to Balloch Park on July 2 and 3 next year. The gigs would attract around 80,000 music fans over the weekend and would take place just a fortnight after another supergroup, REM, perform on the Bonnie Banks.   Talks are understood to be at an advanced stage — but the plans could be scuppered by the police. Forces

In 2005, to celebrate the greatest albums ever made, Channel 4 will be bringing a four-hour celebration of these classic recordings.   There's not much in life more personal, more capable of bringing out emotions, than your favourite album - that good companion, that fantastic collection of songs that seems to sum up a particular part of your life.   Coldplay's Parachutes is nominated, to vote for it please go here    

Coldplay drummer Will Champion will be on UK Radio 1 this Thursday [6th]. He'll be on the Jo Whiley Show between 10am and 12.45pm to talk about the new album. [thanks fifi].

Coldplay, David Bowie and the Bee Gees are among a list of 25 musicians doing battle for a new best song award at the Brits, Radio 2 has announced.   Presenter Davina McCall unveiled the nominees on her Monday afternoon show and then asked listeners to vote for their top five hits. All of the singles have been performed by a British act since 1977.   The five will be named at the Brits nominations on 10 January and the winner at the awards on 10 February. The award has been introduced to celebr

Bosses of a major British stadium are calling on bands like Coldplay, U2 and The Darkness to help raise millions for the victims of the Asian tsunami - by performing at a Live Aid-style extravaganza.   Chiefs at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, are frantically trying to gain the support of their country's politicians in their quest to stage a fundraising concert for the men, women and children left homeless, starving and at risk from disease in the aftermath of the 26 December 2004 disa

You may remember a short while ago we posted a story about voting for Coldplay in Virgin Radio's Top 500 songs of all time.   Well true to form, Coldplay has featured in the top 500 list numerous times, with many singles hits appearing - including 'Trouble' appearing in the top 10.   Here are the Coldplay selections:   10) Coldplay - Trouble 41) Coldplay - Yellow 207) Coldplay - Clocks 410) Coldplay - The Scientist 460) Coldplay - In My Place   Virgin have played out every song in the top 500 ov

It’s a beautiful scene: a slurring Shane McGowan lying in an NYPD drunk tank on Christmas Eve, calling out for his love — a punky Kirsty MacColl — who’s sitting at home, busy regretting their entire dream-crushing relationship.   At turns glum and rowdy (and ultimately kind of sweet), The Pogues’ duet with MacColl, "Fairytale Of New York," is definitely one of the most vivid modern yuletide standards, and it turns out it’s the favourite for British VH1 viewers. The music channel polled its U.K.

Band Aid 20's charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? has claimed Britain's Christmas number one slot after topping the UK singles chart for a third week.   The track - featuring stars including Chris Martin, Robbie Williams, Dido and Bono - has sold more than 600,000 copies in just three weeks - giving the charity single its THIRD Christmas no.1 in its history. The track was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1984 original, which sold 3.5 million copies, while this year's ver

Q Magazine (Jan 2005 edition) revealed their number 1 anticipated album of 2005 is Coldplay's 3rd LP. Here's what they had to say: The biggest albums and brightest new stars of the next 12 months revealed... Number 1 - Coldplay. The most anticipated album of this coming year.   "We came off tour thinking that we were the dog's bollocks," says guitarist Jonny Buckland. "We quickly realised that wasn't the case."   After spending the best part of a year working on the follow-up to 2002's A Rush O

Spiderman actress Kirsten Dunst has admitted that she uses Coldplay songs to help her cry when filming.   Dunst revealed that music is a big part of her acting career, especially when she is filming emotional scenes. "I listen to Coldplay songs to help me cry during a scene," she said. "Music definitely helps me in my acting."   More on this story here  

Band Aid 20 held off a strong challenge from X Factor winner Steve Brookstein to hold onto the number one spot in the UK charts.   The reworked version of Do They Know It's Christmas?, featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay and Robbie Williams as well as Bono and others, notched up a fourth week at the top of the charts yesterday.   Meanwhile, if you missed it, there is an unofficial alternative version of the charity single called "Banned Aid 20". You can see it / hear it here

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are reportedly eager to expand the size of their family, and are already trying for another baby.   The celebrity couple welcomed daughter Apple into the world in May 2004, but are desperate to give her a younger sibling, reports pagesix.com.   According to the New York website, Paltrow was recently overheard telling friends, "We're working on it." A close pal adds, "It wouldn't surprise me if she had another baby by next Christmas."   More on this story here

Quiet possibly the biggest music-related event that occured in 2004, has to be the recording and release of the Band Aid 20 single featuring Thom Yorke, Chris Martin, Bono, The Darkness, Keane, Travis and pretty much everyone.   While the rumour had been circulating for weeks, it all started to come together with an article in The Sun, saying that Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Jamelia and The Darkness had all been approached to play on a new version of the Band Aid charity single ‘Do They Know It’s

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her singer husband Chris Martin's baby daughter Apple prefers Irish rockers U2's songs to her 'Coldplay' father's music.   Martin, however, is very happy with Apple's taste in music, as he was the one who had introduced her to Bono's singing before Apple was born in May 2004. "U2's The Unforgettable Fire is one of the first songs I played to my unborn baby," ratethemusic quoted Martin as saying.   Martin further said that the 'Shakespeare In Love' star and he are bi

Coldplay were among the artists being reported as possibly playing the 2005 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. But the festival promoter says the media are falling victim to a giant hoax.   "That’s all wrong online," said Paul Tollett, managing partner of the Los Angeles-based Goldenvoice company. "Some kid did that to be funny."   Filter magazine, which has been a major presence at past Coachella festivals, even passing out free compilation CDs to festivalgoers, reported on its