Coldplay News

Coldplay released their long awaited fifth album 'Mylo Xyloto' around the world (October 24th) and were celebrating just hours after stores opened, having been crowned The Best Act In The World Today by monthly music publication Q Magazine at their awards ceremony in London. (Full discussion on Coldplay winning at the Q Awards is at the Coldplay forum now.) [thanks everyone who contributed!]   Coldplay have been well decorated at the annual Q Awards in the past, dating right back to 2000 when th

NEW YORK -- Thousands of Coldplay fans wrapped around a dark Rockefeller Plaza on Friday morning (October 21) waiting to get into the group's "Today" show performance, writes MTV News in a review of Coldplay's performance for NBC's TODAY Show. While most woke up before sunrise, some even camped out overnight to catch the seven-time Grammy-winning band perform. Coldplay satisfied their fans' hunger, performing past hits like "Fix You" and "Viva la Vida" along with new singles "Paradise" and "Ever

Vietnamese pop singer Tran Thu Ha or Ha Tran, currently living in the U.S., is working with her lawyer to explore the possibility of a plagiarism lawsuit against Rihanna and Coldplay. The possible lawsuit came after Coldplay's Princess Of China was first heard on October 17th and has been found to bear striking resemblance to her 2008 'Ra ngo tung kinh.', that is according to Vietnam's Tuoitre News website - where you can hear the two songs in comparison. (Full discussion on this news story is a

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland are visiting Absolute Radio for an interview with Christian O'Connell, which will air on Wednesday 26 October between 6am and 10am. Absolute will have space for a very, very limited number of fans to attend this interview too - and you may be given the chance to put your question to Coldplay. Just submit your question [bY THIS SUNDAY!] including why you're a fan deserving of a ticket! Please note that you must be available to attend Absolute Radio during the day-t

As you will know by now, Coldplay's Paradise music video was released yesterday and its scenes feature Cape Town trademarks and local spots specifically requested by lead singer Chris Martin - including Woodstock Cycle Works - and shopowner Nils Hansen said he was shocked that they wanted to film at his store. Hansen initially turned away the location scout and cameraman, writes the Cape Times today. [Don't forget you can watch and rate the video in the 'elephant poll' thread at the Paradise sub

Chris Martin takes a unicycle trek through South Africa — dressed as an — in giddy new clip, MTV writes today, in an article reviewing the new Coldplay video for Paradise. Don't forget you can rate the video in the 'elephant poll' at the Paradise sub-forum now - please leave your comments if you haven't already done so, in that thread! Read on for the MTV review, and our poll results so far...   You can add another line to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's rather lengthy list of accomplishments:

Considered internationally as one of the most inspired bands of both the rock and pop genre, Coldplay transforms the sounds of many genres with their note-defying, expansive instrumentation, and bittersweet lyrical storytelling, KROQ Radio writes today, in a review of their performance and Q&A session at the 'Red Bull Sound Space' on 18th October in Los Angeles. Coldplay brought their iconic and intimate sound to the Red Bull Sound Space at KROQ, playing Yellow, Paradise, Viva La Vida, Charl

Coldplay has released the video for Paradise this morning on via the ColdplayVEVO channel, following 'furious editing' by Mat Whitecross and the gang in the last couple of days. The video was filmed in Cape Town, the Karoo and Johannesburg. It was confirmed on Monday by Chris Martin on Zane Lowe's BBC R1 evening show that this was the second video for Paradise after the first one, directed by Hype Williams, was scrapped. [Download the audio to that interview]  In the end, Coldplay, recently o

Coldplay's collaboration with Rihanna on 'Princess Of China' was leaked onto the internet this morning by an unknown source, so it's probably no surprise that the rest of Mylo Xyloto soon followed from someone in the world calling themselves "BriBerY".   As soon as it did, along came the expected wave of Coldplayer reviews - some good, some bad, some indifferent. Whatever your thoughts - please remember to pre-order it ahead of next week's worldwide release! Read on for some of your first impres

Coldplay and Rihanna's studio hookup "Princess of China" has been made available for listening pleasure thanks to an early stream of the song via iTunes. If you can't get iTunes then there are various streams available via YouTube and Soundcloud already. Princess of China is already trending on Twitter just hours after its first listen. What did you think of the song? Let us know in the Princess Of China - sub-forum now - don't forget to vote in the 1-10 sliding poll when you've heard the song!

All the Coldplay fans who patiently waited for hours for tickets to the band’s intimate Norwich gig have now been rewarded for their efforts after the tickets went on sale this morning. Hundreds of dedicated fans started to queue for tickets for the concert on October 27th, almost 48 hours before they went on sale. [Full discussion on this tour date is at the Coldplay Live forum now.]   And while most headed home after being allocated a raffle ticket, guaranteeing them their place in the line, s

Sirius XM Radio have announced today that Coldplay will sit down for a rare Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios in New York City. For more on this event and how you can win the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to speak live and in person with all band members, head over to the Coldplay forum for all the information you need [thanks Ifdianne]   'SiriusXM's Town Hall with Coldplay', the two-hour broadcast event, will air live on The Spectrum, channel 28,

If you thought the Paradise video was a wrap in Johannesburg last Saturday night, think again. Chris Martin was spotted at Charing Cross station earlier today with a camera crew and wearing that elephant costume again. Here's what Coldplayer dansmasta has just reported back to us in the Paradise sub-forum:   Hello, I dont really post that much but today I got off the Tube at Charing Cross station to be met by Chris Martin in an elephant costume right by the escalators! CRAZY! It's the first time

In addition to the earlier announced Radio 1 Student Tour gig, Coldplay have also today confirmed that they will play a live show for KROQ, a Los Angeles radio station, on 18th October - in just 8 days time! Full discussion on this latest tour date is at the Coldplay Live forum now. Here's Anchorman with all the info:   It's just been announced that Coldplay will launch KROQ's new Red Bull Sound Space with a live performance for the LA radio station on Tuesday, 18 October. The show will be webca

Coldplay have today announced plans to play a one-off university show later this month. The official site has confirmed that they will take part in this year's BBC Radio 1 Student Tour, which kicks off on October 24, and conclude with Coldplay's headline performance on October 27 at the University of East Anglia. However, tickets will have to be bought in person from the university and will reinforce an identity and wristband system to prevent ticket touting. Full discussion on this latest tour

Coldplay played the second of their two stadium concerts in South Africa as they played the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg last night (8th October 2011). They now home to the UK before heading back to the US for the Today Show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on 21st October - and then the release of their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto on 24th October (except in Japan, of course!)   Chris told the Johannesburg crowd that Will Champion had suggested shooting a music video in South Africa, saying: "It's s

According to the ITV Press Centre, Coldplay will appear on the Jonathan Ross show (ITV, UK) on 15th October where they will also be performing their latest single, Paradise. Last Saturday Wossy's guests included The Red Chilli Peppers but only interviewed Anthony and Chad (lead singer and drummer) and then the whole band performed. It's possible that only Chris Martin will be interviewed, before the whole band perform. More on this is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks cleeson7 & Skuze23]   A

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   October 6, 2011 - submitted by Colleen, France Q. Hello oracle, I just happened to see the ETIAW video on a French TV music channel and the composing was credited to "Berryman" ... I thought it was a strange way to put it, without the first name ! And was it only written by Guy ?? Thank you :) The Oracle replies: Song credits are usually listen by surname in alphabetical order (or full name in surna

After all the toing and froing by the Spanish media about whether to promote Coldplay's gig in Madrid on 26th October or not, it has finally been officially confirmed that the gig will go ahead - and apparently despite ticket presales only starting on Friday - some fortunistic fans have already got their hands on them. Says one Coldplayer on Thursday: "ServiCaixa put tickets for sale this afternoon, by mistake I suppose, while they were doing some tests for tomorrow presale, and some of us waste

After the phenomenal concert in the Cape Town stadium, Will Champion joined Ryan O'Connor on KFM Breakfast. They chatted about the concert and what Joburg can expect on Saturday. Will also spoke about Coldplay's itinery for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012 - including reference to the US (probably the Today Show on 21st October). Listen via Soundcloud to what he had to say - the best bits of the interview are transcripted below...   Will Champion on last night's concert in Cape Town: "It's su

Coldplay played their first ever concert in South Africa last night as they rocked the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town (5th October 2011). They now head to Johannesburg for the second South Africa concert this Saturday (8th October) before heading home to the release of their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto.   It was a brilliant show by the majority of Twitter reviewers, however some still had cause for concern over sound problems according to some on Twitter, with most complaints coming from the back o

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   October 4, 2011 - submitted by Micaela, Argentina Q. Hey Oracle. I wanted to know if Coldplay is coming or wants to come to Buenos Aires, Argentina again. And if it is, do I have to wait four years? I know it's not a very interesting or bizarre question, but it would mean a lot to me if you could answer that. My respects to every person (or Oracle) who gets this. The Oracle replies: Would you believ

As announced on the official site today, on 31 October, Coldplay are performing a special, intimate gig at la Cigale in Paris for Orange/NRJ. For those of you in France, there is a contest to win tickets at coldplay.orange.fr - NRJ will also be giving away tickets on air from 10 October. You can read more discussion on this new event at the Coldplay Live forum now.   In addition there were four short videos to watch when the news was announced. You can download the lot at the Multimedia forum no

Coldplay played their final festival of their huge summer tour last night at Rock In Rio festival, Rio De Janeiro (1st October 2011). They now head to South Africa to play two huge concerts in Cape Town and Johannesburg, starting on 5th October, before heading home to the release of their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto.   Coldplay took over Twitter once again as all of the following at some point trended worldwide during the concert: The Scientist, Us Against The World, Violet Hill, God Put A Smile Up

It was a good night for Coldplay online presence at the BT Digital Music Awards 2011 at the Roundhouse in London as Coldplaying.com and Coldplay.com were both winners in the Best Fansite and Best Official site respectively. It's the third consecutive BTDMA that Coldplaying has made the final 6 shortlist in the Fansite category but the first time we have won the award - and its a big thanks to everyone who took the time out to vote for us each day over the last few weeks - this award belongs to y