Coldplay News

The happy holidays in the Hamptons go on. As regular readers will know, most of New York’s elite are perfecting their tans at the exclusive Long Island resort, while the rest of us sweat it out in the heat and fumes of the Big Apple.   It was bucket and spade time for new mum and dad Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, who stayed at the exclusive resort in a cottage belonging to film director Steven Spielberg last week. But duty called for Martin, who made a few trips from the beach to a New York

When asked "How do you feel about your name being inextricably linked to the Mercury Music Prize when you made your now infamous quote about Coldplay?"   Alan replied, "I really regret making that Coldplay comment. It made Coldplay a lot more interesting than they actually are."   You can discuss this story here and you can read the full article here

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland will be playing a special one off concert later this year, which will mark the band’s only live US outing of 2004 so far.   Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland will be playing a benefit gig for Californian public radio station 89.9 FM KCRW on Saturday, November 20 at the 6,000 capacity Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.   The gig, billed as ‘A Sounds Eclectic Evening’ will be Coldplay’s only performance in America this year and also fe

Coldplay make it into several other bands' articles this week. You can read an article here that describes the Datsuns as "a welcome antidote to the bedwetter melodrama of Coldplay et al."   Meanwhile, guess who's described as being anti-Coldplay? You can find out here.

Coldplay are rumored to be returning to the UK in september. The news fuels speculation that by then the band will be ready to mix their third album, currently being recorded in New York.   Chris Martin and co flew out to the Big Apple with producer Ken Nelson at the beginning of July to record songs for the follow up to A Rush Of Blood To The Head, which is set for release at the start of 2005. It's their third studio session after demoting the album in Chicago and recording in London earlier t

Coldplay's 1999 EP 'Brothers & Sisters' made it to the top ten downloaded albums on the iTunes music store. It's been a while since Coldplay has made it on the chart for iTunes.   'Brothers & Sisters', a pre-Parachutes release, landed at #2 on the 'Top Albums' chart on the iTunes music store. Also in the 'Top 100 Songs' chart, 'Clocks' was rated #47 and 'Only Superstition' was rated #75 out of the millions of songs off the iTunes Music Store.   You can discuss this story here   Source: A

Never let it be said Chris Martin isn't a multi-talented bloke. Not only is he a brilliant songwriter, the Coldplay singer is a dab hand on a surfboard too. More details here   You can discuss this story here [thanks Kettercat!]

Perks of pampered celebrities have been exposed by the dirt-diggers at thesmokinggun.com. The site reports that Coldplay won't accept any American beer, Chardonnay or Stella Artois in their dressing rooms, but do require plenty of Marlboro Lights, vodka, Red Bull and a bouquet of flowers in a decorative vase.   You can discuss this story here   Source: NYPost

US pop star Justin Timberlake is to tie the knot with girlfriend Cameron Diaz.   Close friends have said that it will be "a very quiet affair". One pal said: “It will be more like that of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin – nice and discreet.   You can discuss this story hereAccording to The Sun, the singer, 23, proposed after asking her parents for her hand. He also asked his mum for her permission to marry the Shrek 2 star.   Justin was recently seen shopping for an engagement ring for Cameron,

Over-the-top hip-hop star Andre 3000 is the world’s best-dressed man, according to Esquire magazine.   He heads an 18 man list that includes the Prince of Wales, three British actors and Coldplay singer Chris Martin.   Chris Martin, married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is in the list as “he knows how to pull off today’s hot high-low look, mixing a T-shirt and jeans with a suit jacket.”   You can discuss this story here“Andre’s a complete individual,” Nick Sullivan, the US magazine’s fashion direc

Creating big waves in the global music industry is Keane, the new band touted as the next Coldplay. Composed of Tom Chaplin (vocals), Richard Hughes (drums) and Tim Rice-Oxley (piano) grew up together in Sussex. They formed the band in 1997 while at Hastings Secondary School.   Radio jocks described the Keane sound as "somewhere between a scuffed Coldplay and a bewildered Beautiful South."   You can discuss this story here   Read the full article here.

She may be Birmingham-born, but R&B starlet Jamelia is no fan of the pork pie. "My family was into Rastafarianism when I was young and they tell you all these things that pigs do that make you never ever want to eat pork. But I don't want to say what they are because I don't want to be putting millions of people off pork," she says, expressing a fear of ruining the Australian pork industry.   Jamelia is in Australia to promote her latest album Thank You, which features the number one single,

Telstra's music download Web site, BigPondMusic.com has signed a deal with an Australian based music distributor, giving the company access to over 3000 independent labels globally.   The distributor, AmpedMusic.com.au, is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand vendor for US music company 'The Orchard' that is claimed to be the largest non-major label music distributor in the world. The site features music acts from over 50 countries. Telstra said in a release it "will now be able to offer cus

British rockers Keane have rubbished comparisons to Coldplay - insisting they sound more like Travis.   Keane pianist Tim Rice-Oxley studied at university in London with Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the two groups started out together. Nevertheless, Rice-Oxley insists they see Coldplay as contemporaries rather than influences.   He explains, "I don't think we sound Coldplay. We are friends with them but I wouldn't say they're hugely influential. I'm not hugely comfortable with either compari

Further to our news story below, here are a few more links to other articles:   1 |2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Celebrities including U2 singer Bono, Coldplay's Chris Martin, actor Jude Law and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof joined aid charities in a public thank you to the Government for promising to boost Britain's aid for poorer countries. In his spending review last month, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced that official development assistance would increase to A£6.5 billion - 0.47% of national income - by 2007, and reaffirmed the Government's aim of meeting the United Nations target of 0.7% by 2013.   I

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The Orchard, the world's leading supplier of independent music, today announced a worldwide digital distribution partnership with Fierce Panda Records, the pioneering UK-based independent record label.   Through The Orchard's unparalleled distribution capability, Fierce Panda artists such as Coldplay will be digitally distributed to and actively marketed across all the legal digital music services in the United States and Europe, including eMusic, iTunes (in the US, UK and Europe), Napster, Musi

Coldplay, Pixies and Primal Scream are amongst the artists set to feature in a new exhibition.   Talking place at London's Barbican Art Gallery, 'Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design Since The Sixties' will include album covers, poster campaigns and pop videos spanning 1960's psychedelia to 1980's new wave to 1990's dance music as well from today's music. Amongst the items on display will be Peter Blake's cover for The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', Spiritualized's '

Grab your last chance to vote for Radiohead in Xfm's annual X list mega-poll, where you tell us what is your favourite music of all time. Last year, Coldplay's 'Clocks' made it to the number 8 spot.   The most popular 104 songs from this year's poll will make up our shortlist which will be played out in full on August Bank Holiday, but remember, this week is your last chance to vote for your favourites!   For more details, please visit:   http://www.xfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=1464   or to vote

Album featuring Coldplay, The Shins, Iron & Wine and more to be released 10 August 2004   Garden State: Music From The Motion Picture, the companion album to the upcoming Fox Searchlight romantic comedy starring, written and directed by Zach Braff (of TV's Scrubs), will be released by Epic Records on Tuesday August 10th, 2004.   Music plays a prominent role in Garden State and Braff hand-picked the songs featured in the film. The songs he chose serve to lend additional emotional depth and c

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's life is the best its ever been thanks to his flourishing career, new wife Gwyneth Paltrow and their baby daughter Apple. The Clocks hitmaker is having the time of his life as he works on the band's new album and credits his tiny daughter with making all his dreams come true.   Martin gushes: "Everything's great. I've just been writing lyrics and doing baby things. It's great man, it's the best thing that's ever happened. If someone told me my life at the moment

Listen to the audio of Embrace's new single 'Gravity', written by Chris Martin here. Chris Martin originally wrote the song for Coldplay but as it developed it became clear to him that the song might be better suited to Embrace. As he explains, "We've always loved Embrace and Danny is one of my best friends.   When we wrote Gravity we thought it sounded far too much like them for us, but not too much like them for them, so I asked Danny if he wanted the song and that was that."Embrace have alwa

Chris Martin put the brakes on his collaboration with The Streets' Mike Skinner - because he thought a version of single 'Dry Your Eyes' sounded better without him.   Coldplay's Chris went into the studio with Skinner to record vocals for the acclaimed single but, upon hearing a take in which his voice was replaced by Skinner's, Martin insisted they cut him out.He explains, "There was this version of it which I sang the chorus. But I said I didn't think it was as good as the version where he san

Mike Skinner has said the version of The Streets 'Dry Your Eyes' which features Chris Martin could have leaked online. The song, which was released as a single this week (July 19) and could become the rapper's biggest ever hit, was originally recorded with the Coldplay star on backing vocals. However, it was decided that a different version would be used, and the collaboration between two of Britain’s biggest stars would never see the light of day.   Speaking today (July 21), Skinner claimed th