Coldplay News

Coldplay failed to pick up any awards they were nominated for at tonight's NRJ Awards in Cannes, France, but Chris Martin did pick up the NRJ Music Honors Award on behalf of the whole band. He also played a solo piano version of the new single 'Life In Technicolor ii' towards the end of the ceremony. Below is the first available image of Chris's performance. Speaking in French afterwards, he said, "Mon français est comme une voiture cassé...c'est long (my french is like a rusty car, it's take ti

Chris Martin performed at the funeral of Beau Biden. The late attorney general, the elder son of former U.S. Senator and current Vice President Joe Biden had been a massive fan of Coldplay and when Chris heard of this, he volunteered to attend.   Here's the video of the performance:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgERHz3N6xE   And some photos of Chris singing, including one with U.S Vice President and father of Beau, Joe Biden, with thanks to The Atlas Project on Facebook:        

Coldplay's frontman was in full singing voice for the first time in 2015, as he returned to the annual Hope for Haiti gala charity event and performed Coldplay classic, Viva La Vida and Ghost Stories hit, Magic in front of other celebrities.       Information and photos with thanks to gai and Greengoose on the forums   Previous occasions Last year, Chris Martin attended with his then wife, Gwyneth Paltrow but did not sing on the night:     And of course, in 2010, the whole band

Apple CEO Steve Jobs used a performance by Coldplay's Chris Martin and a video of Lady Gaga to help launch new Apple music products during the company's annual media event earlier today (September 1st).   After rolling out a new lineup of iPod models, Chris Martin took the stage to perform Wedding Bells on piano, as well as Viva La Vida and Yellow, at the end of a press conference for the company's new products at the Yerba Buena Centre in San Francisco which was also screened live on TV screens

Chris Martin graced the Universal Studios with his presence as he performed Viva La Vida and Clocks to an awestruck crowd during a short and intimate session. Details are sketchy and are in a form of Instagram posts from fans who were 'in the right place at the right time' for the brief showing, believe to have been on Thursday night.   Universal Studios are the American film studio company who are releasing the upcoming film, Unbroken, which of course features Coldplay's new upcoming song, Mir

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

Chris Martin has spoken up about the launch of Oxfam's Big Noise Music, the world's first ever charity music download site, bignoisemusic.com.   Chris said: "Paying to download from BigNoiseMusic.com seems like a good idea when you know your money is going to help some of the world's poorest people."   The new service is launched on Wednesday 25th May, with Coldplay one of the featured artists. For more information visit bignoisemusic.com.  

In a shock revelation, Chris Martin [pictured] has declared that Coldplay's lyrics need improving – and they know how to do it.   Chris claimed in a recent interview that he couldn't pick a favourite Coldplay lyric, because he didn't think they were very good. Speaking to ginger minger, Chris Evans, on BBC Radio 2, Martin asserted: "One thing. They're about to get brilliant. I don’t want to go on about what we're going to do but we're about to get a lot better and part of that lyrically."   Chri

Chris Martin [pictured] has pulled out of a money-raising gig for Oxfam at the last minute, despite being one of the charity's top celebrity representatives.   The event, due to take place at the end of this month (December 2005) in London, was postponed to fit around his busy schedule.   A source says, "Chris Martin has always been one of Oxfam's most high-profile supporters. The charity really wants his support and is willing to reschedule and relocate so he can take part."   Source: Contact

Chris Martin has recorded a new song with Nelly Furtado – after getting over his fear of super-producer Timbaland.   The Coldplay frontman, who is rumoured to be taking a break from the multi-million selling band, hooked up with the I’m Like A Bird warbler after she revealed she was working on her new album with the Missy Elliott knob-twiddler.   But Furtado [pictured] reveals Martin was initially too intimidated at the start of their recording session to play a note.   She tells Rolling Stone m

Chris Martin has recovered from the illness that forced Coldplay to pull several shows on their US tour.   The band had cancelled gids in Tampa on 14 September and in Birmingham, Alabama on 16 September, but Martin was cleared to play on Saturday (17 September) at Bank Pavilion in St Louis.   Martin had been suffering from a throat illness, but drummer Will Champion had assured those left disappointed by the pulled shows that they will make up for the dates.   "Chris is suffering from some issue

Coldplay's new video for Life In Technicolor ii airs for the first time later today and the Sun have revealed more about its inceptions. Here's the article:   Chris Martin shows who pulls all the strings in Coldplay – by using puppets in the band’s latest video. The frontman revealed his artistic side by suggesting model lookalikes of the band for the promo for Life In Technicolor II. A source said: “The puppets were Chris’s idea. The band wanted to do something funny and light-hearted. The vide

Coldplay's Chris Martin has revealed he has managed to break into one of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs - with the help of his Oscar winning wife, report the Metro today.   The singer said he cast an Oscar vote for Mickey Rourke as best actor for The Wrestler after discovering his wife's secret Academy Awards voting form. Martin confessed: 'I read the instructions, which is like you've got to put your top five in order and if the number one that you've chosen isn't really doing very well, then

Further to yesterday's new Q article revealing the inspiration behind Coldplay's fifth album being old school American graffiti and anti-Nazi movements, Chris Martin has been speaking to The Sun about some of the tracks within said album. Read the full article and then more discussion on the new song titles at the Coldplay forum here onwards.   Chris said: "We're hungry and very fired up. In five years we'll be in our late 30s. You have to have your best work done by then. I'm trying to make su

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed an unlikely start to his friendship with Shane Warne.   At Coldplay's first Melbourne show on Saturday, Martin dedicated 'Til Kingdom Come to the cricket star, who was in the crowd.   On stage Martin revealed how Warne had been his "wingman" while attempting to chat up a woman -- who didn't like Coldplay -- in an elevator when the band first became famous. However yesterday Martin claimed he'd exaggerated the incident, which happened long before his ma

Chris Martin is grateful to people in London for letting him live in the British capital in peace - even though he is a prime paparazzi target.   Chris loves nothing more than to obscure his identity with a hooded top and walk the late night London streets in complete anonymity - something Chris relishes after finding worldwide fame with the success of his band and his marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow.   He says, "The public don't really bother me, I go on the Tube, I go everywhere. I don't get hassl

Chris Martin gets embarrassed when he thinks about his band's duet with Richard Ashcroft at the London leg of Live 8, because they played like "crap".   Coldplay teamed up with Ashcroft at the 2 July (05) charity event to sing The Verve hit, Bittersweet Symphony, but Chris wishes they'd rehearsed a little more beforehand.   He says, "Richard Ashcroft was brilliant but I thought we were crap. Robbie Williams was absolutely amazing, so were Pink Floyd."

In a brief interview with the Daily Mirror, British R'n'B star Jamelia told the paper Coldplay frontman Chris Martin can't wait to team up with her again.   "Chris and I are talking at the moment about doing a duet at the Oxfam Fair Trade gig on September 14. It will be amazing if it comes off - we work really well together," she said.   This may well confirm Coldplay as a part of the line up at the Make Trade Fair gig next month. Razorlight, Jamelia and Hollywood actress Minnie Driver and other

APRIL FOOLS! Not a grain of a truth (although, stranger things have happened!)     Rumours are circulating online amongst One Direction fans that the band’s former member who quit last week, Zayn Malik is recording a new track for an upcoming solo project along with Coldplay’s very own Chris Martin.   The rumour comes from Zayn Malik's sister, Safaa who accidentally let slip of news of the collaboration to friends.   The track reportedly called 'Leave Me Alone' will be featured on Zayn’s ru

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, an old pal, sang on a backing track for the spoof zombie movie and appeared in a scene on the DVD version.   Simon’s new film also boasts cameos by a string of stars, including Timothy Dalton, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent and Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson. And Cate Blanchett makes an uncredited appearance that only eagle-eyed viewers will spot.   Simon says: “We loved the idea of getting an A-list star to play a role you wouldn’t expect her in. Cate’s a

Chris Martin arrived with his daughter Apple at Leblon Sushi restaurant, and then signs autographs before dining on Saturday (February 27) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reports Just Jared today. See the pictures after the jump.   Chris recently revealed that he hoped to have Coldplay’s fifth album out by Christmas. But don’t expect any tracks to get leaked earlier. "There are only two people in the whole building who know how to open all the recording files. Even we (Coldplay) don’t know how to do

Shockwaves NME Awards host Simon Pegg claimed a prize of his own today (February 17th– presented in bizarre fashion by pal Chris Martin.)   Simon Pegg, co-star Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright were all present at Hammersmith Palais to see ’Shaun Of The Dead’ proclaimed Best Film.   And Chris Martin, who makes an appearance in the movie, took time out from recording the new Coldplay album to send a video message. Introduced as Sir Christopher Martin, he said he was a member of the group Band

Coldplay singer Chris Martin is nominated in the Best Song category for next year's Oscars. Chris wrote the track 'Me And Tennessee' which has been nominated for one of the prestigious film industry awards after it was used in his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow's movie 'Country Strong', about an alcoholic country singer trying to stage a comeback. More discussion on Chris Martin's nomination is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Nattatouille]   The track is one of 41 long listed in the Oscars category, wh

This just in:   Unfortunately, Chris Martin will not be coming to the Edge studios today. He is ill and will be replaced by Guy Berryman. Guy and Jonny will visit 228 Yonge to chat with Dave Bookman today at 6pm. This does not effect tonight’s show at the ACC.   More on this here [thanks scruffz & mimixxx]

LONDON - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who have contributed to an online auction to raise funds for Oxfam's emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti.   Albarn, former frontman of Blur and co-creator of virtual band Gorillaz, will record a "bespoke" piece of music for the winning bidder, while Coldplay singer Chris Martin's "Viva La Vida" tour jacket -- signed by the band -- is also up for grabs. It also noted that the jacket is different to the