Coldplay News

Coldplay, Tony Bennett, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, Katy Perry, James Taylor, and Neil Young among artists added to performance lineup for GRAMMY Week MusiCares Person of the Year tribute, honouring Sir Paul McCartney, it has been confirmed via the official GRAMMYs twitter account.   The impressive star-studded cast will come together to honor 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Paul McCartney during a sold-out gala on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, two day

Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto has snuck on to Spotify after shunning the streaming music sphere since its release in October last year, writes MusicWeek today. It appears that (at the time of writing) MX has not appeared on rival streaming music services such as Deezer and rara.com, nor has any official statement been made from the band or Spotify itself. The album lands only days after the back catalogue of Bob Dylan – another streaming stay-away – was made available to Spotify users. More discussion

UPDATE: The shows will also be streamed live at the Huawei Mobile Facebook page, where you can also win tickets - details at the Coldplay Live forum now [thanks _Tash]   Coldplay are expected to announce an Australian tour for late 2012 during a quick visit to Sydney this month, that is according to the Adelaide Now... website earlier today. They are indicating that Coldplay will head to Sydney directly after performing at the Grammys on February 12th, where they will play intimate shows for 2DA

In breaking news, according to the Music Feeds Aus website, it has been revealed that Coldplay will be touring Australia later this year on the back of their latest album Mylo Xyloto.   Promoter Michael Gudinski let news of the upcoming tour slip when speaking with Triple M Melbourne’s Eddie McGuire. Eddie revealed the information on his Hot Breakfast show this morning: "I was sitting next to (promoter) Michael Gudinski last night and he said Coldplay are coming out later this year."   Coldplay

UPDATE: If you're going to buy Mylo Xyloto or buy it for someone else, now is the time to do it ahead of the UK album chart countdown on Sunday! The links posted by Anchorman are the cheapest around and are a good place to start! MX number one again? It's down to you...   Coldplay are battling with the UK’s leading solo artist (Adele) to top the UK artist albums chart this weekend with just several dozen sales separating the two artists. Adele's latest album 21 remains in the lead in pursuit of

Coldplay, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons and Russell Brand are among the acts who have signed on for the event at Radio City Music Hall on March 4. The concert will benefit Amnesty International, as it has since it started back in 1976 with celebrities like John Cleese. Over the years, Bono, Sting and others have participated. Discuss this new concert date at the Coldplay Live forum now [thanks _Tash]   This will mark the first time it's being held in New York City. Amnesty In

January 10, 2012 - submitted by gina, United Kingdom Q. Around 2000-2002 Coldplay gave away a free cd in a national UK Sunday paper. It was about 4 tracks, one of which I loved but they never released. Do you know what the cd and the track list was please. Been driving me nuts trying to YouTube it!!! Many thanks Gina. The Oracle replies: Indeed they did, I remember it well. In 2000 the Independent on Sunday gave away Acoustic, a CD with 4 tracks (& 1 video). The track listing is: Sparks; Car

British rapper Professor Green [pictured below] has found a mentor in our very own Chris Martin after he opened up to the Coldplay frontman about his dad's suicide during a moving chat, that's according to The Sun this week. Professor Green endured a tough childhood, and lost his father as a teenager when he took his own life. He recently enjoyed a meal with Chris, who quizzed him about his upbringing, and Professor Green reveals he vowed to be a shoulder to cry on if he ever found himself feeli

Coldplay and Rihanna will duet at this year's Grammy Awards, it has been revealed today via several news sources, and the initial source - Rihanna's twitter account.   Rihanna confirmed the news over Twitter that she will join Coldplay to perform their collaborative track 'Princess Of China'. She wrote: "My friends @ColdPlay and I will be sharing the stage for a performance at this years Annual Grammy Awards!" Then she added, "WE reached 2BILLION views on @youtube !!! THANK U!!! I'm in a great m

Coldplay have been named the country's highest-selling rock act of the last 12 months, according to statistics released by The Official Charts Company today.   Coldplay's chart-topping track Paradise was the most popular guitar anthem of 2011 and was the best-selling rock song last year after it sold more than 410,000 copies, according to the Official Charts Company. Coldplay boasted two songs in the top five rock singles of 2011, with aforementioned Paradise at number one and Every Teardrop Is

Clear Channel Media, Entertainment Los Angeles and the official site have announced that Coldplay will perform live at a special iHeartRadio Benefit Concert on Wednesday, February. 8th 2012 at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE. Coldplay's attendance at this show has immediately sparked rumours that they will be at the Grammy's (and possibly performing) just four days later on February 12th also in LA. You can check out the latest on the new iHeartRadio benefit concert at the new tour thread in the Coldpla

Coldplay and Adele have been named as early favourites to nab the major awards at this year's Brit Awards by bookmakers. Coldplay are favourites to win Best British group at 1/2, just behind are Kasabian, who are 4/1, then Chase & Status and Elbow who are both 7/1 and Arctic Monkeys, who are ranked at 8/1 to win. You can vote for Coldplay at the Brits website now!   Meanwhile, Adele is the overwhelming favourite to win the award for Best Award for her monstrously successful second album '21'

Coldplay – for Mylo Xyloto - have been nominated in the Best British Album category alongside Adele, Florence & The Machine, PJ Harvey for Let England Shake and Ed Sheeran for +, at this year's Brit Awards 2012, to be held in London on 21st February. Coldplay are also among the bands nominated for Best British Group and are up against the likes of Elbow, Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian in the best band category.   It has also been confirmed via the official Brit Awards twitter account that Coldp

Coldplay want to headline Slane this year, the Irish Daily Mirror are writing today. Coldplay are reported to be in talks with organisers over an 80,000 capacity show at the famous music Mecca. The Mirror continued:   Coldplay stole the show at last summer's Oxegen festival when they thrilled fans with a dynamic performance of their biggest hits. Now the stars want to join the elite cast of big names who have headlined the event over the years.   Now the stars want to join the elite cast of big

Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto is back in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 US albums again after a four-week absence as it climbs 12-8, despite sales dropping 48% to 44,000, according to MusicWeek this week. In what amounts to a New Year clear-out with seasonal records either plummeting down the chart or disappearing altogether plus only a handful of new entries, a number of albums released in 2011, including Mylo Xyloto, take advantage by reclimbing.   Meanwhile in the UK singles charts, Coldplay have b

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

Coldplay’s Paradise has displaced the Military Wives and Gareth Malone’s Wherever You Are to become the first official UK Number 1 single of 2012, BBC Radio 1 and the Official Charts Company can reveal.   Originally released on October 30, ‘Paradise’ debuted at Number 14 before steadily climbing up the Official Singles Chart and peaking at Number 2 a week before Christmas. Paradise is only Coldplay’s second Number 1 single, their first being ‘Viva La Vida’, which reached Number 1 in the Official

While Coldplay perform in Abu Dhabi on New Year's Eve there will be another show many Coldplayers will be looking forward to on the same day - the airing of the Austin City Limits Taping in the US. By the time the playback starts on PBS, Coldplay's entourage in the Middle East will already be waking up to their first breakfast of 2012. Below is the preview as written on the ACLTV website. We're not aware of any live streams yet of the show but keep an eye on the Multimedia forum for updates on r

Coldplay's second single from the Mylo Xyloto album, Paradise, is currently sitting top of the midweek singles chart in the UK and is only days away from being the first UK no.1 single of 2012, according to reports tonight. Coldplay's last no.1 UK single was coincidentally the second single from the last album, the title track Viva la Vida, back on 22nd June 2008.   The Official Charts Company have released confirmation that Coldplay are currently at no.1 with Paradise, and are just ahead of Oll

Chris Martin was forced to boot out an intruder who broke into the grounds of his house – to serenade passers-by with a few Coldplay songs, that is according to The Mirror today. How reliable the news story is, is anyone's guess.   They wrote: Chris says: "I had a guy the other day who climbed over the gate of our house and started singing Coldplay songs to his friends on the street." As you do. The 34-year-old let him murder three or four of the band’s hits before intervening with the words: "L

Coldplay have been voted the 'Best Rock Band' of 2011 in Digital Spy's end of year poll. The continued, saying that Coldplay beat runners-up Foo Fighters by a considerable margin on the tally, in which over 100,000 votes were cast. Leicester rockers Kasabian took third place. Elsewhere on the poll, Bruno Mars won 'Best Male Artist', ahead of Ed Sheeran and Will Young, who took spots two and three respectively.   The Wanted were named 'Best Pop Group' of the year, beating One Direction at two an

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2380 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 22, 2011 - submitted by Mallory, United Kingdom Q. Are you going to let some fans win those elephant costumes used in Paradise as a competition ? xxxx The Oracle replies: Er, no, we're not. Those costumes weren't bespoke by the way, they were hired from a regular fancy dress hire firm and that's why you will sometimes see other people at concerts wearing the exact same ones.   December 22,

The Sun Newspaper's Friday Entertainment Section, alternatively known as Something For The Weekend, or TheSunSFTW, as seen on Twitter, has published an article interview with Chris Martin following news that they have chosen Mylo Xyloto as SFTW's no.1 album of the year. Read on for the article, entitled 'I don't know who bribed you but we're very grateful'...   The unusually titled Mylo Xyloto – the fifth album from music giants Coldplay – was the sound of a band with a new confidence. And it's

Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto is enjoying its greatest demand at retail since it debuted at number one in the UK in October with the band's X Factor appearance last weekend lifting week-on-week sales by 132%, according to the MusicWeek website.   MX currently stands as the week’s third top artist album of the week having sold 86,808 units up to the end of business on Wednesday, according to Official Charts Company Data. That is more copies than in any entire week since the album debuted at number one s

Second nights on Coldplay's tour in North America in 2012 have been added at Vancouver, Dallas, Philadelphia, DC, Boston, San Jose, Toronto, Montreal and East Rutherford. This is in addition to the official site has confirmed. This is in addition to the two dates which were added to the European leg of Coldplay's summer 2012 tour, taking the band to Spain and Poland, as confirmed on Thursday. The full list of UK/European/North American tour discussion threads is after the jump. Here is the lates