Coldplay News

Chris Martin has been earmarked as one of the first guests to be interviewed on cricketer Shane Warne's new TV chat show - Warne's World - due to be aired later this month, according to Australia's Herald Sun.   Warne spent last week on a whirlwind five-day European trip to pre-record several interviews for the one-hour show, which probably included a visit to see Chris Martin at Coldplay's Bakery and Beehive studios. We will have more news on this at the Coldplay forum and hopefully a recording

Coldplay star Chris Martin has jokingly revealed he plans to dress up like Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins for the band's forthcoming tour dates.   The singer clams he wants to climb into a slinky cat-suit and ride a stuffed tiger, just like the flamboyant rocker, when he finally steps out on stage again this summer.   He said: "I'm thinking of donning a skin-tight cat-suit and riding on a white tiger, but take it one better."However, despite his bold claims Martin - whose marriage to Hollywo

Coldplay star Chris Martin is planning to hit the studio to duet with pop pal Embrace frontman Danny McNamara.   Chris Martin has already written plenty of songs with McNamara, so it is simply a case of turning on the mics and letting rip. McNamara [pictured] says, "We have loads of material we've written together over the years. Chris is in the States at the moment with Gwyneth and their kids. But when he comes back we'll definitely get to work on some stuff we can actually release."   More on

Coldplay's Chris Martin is to join Jay-Z onstage at his London show next week (September 27).   Martin, feature on Jay-Z's forthcoming album, 'Kingdom Come', will make his first live appearance with the rapper as he joins him on the last date of his UK and Irish tour at the Royal Albert Hall.   Jay-Z will also be accompanied by a full 25-piece orchestra - and more surprises are promised. The tour starts tonight (September 22) in Glasgow.The full list of dates is:   Glasgow SECC (September 22)

Ahead of the BRIT nominations this evening (January 18), more rumours have begun circulating about this year’s special guest performers. While a few have already been confirmed, many now believe that Jay Z will perform ‘Empire State Of Mind’ with Alicia Keys. It’s also rumoured that the rapper will be joined by his Coldplay mate, Chris Martin, writes XFM today.   In other scurrilous gossip, Warner Brothers are supposedly fuming over the lack of nominations for Muse and American crooner Michael B

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin gets some time off diaper duty May 20, when he'll perform in honor of his friend Alex Wallau, president of ABC Network Operations, at a Beverly Hills event benefiting UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.   Called A Taste of Napa, it's being chaired by Disney Chief Bob Iger, his wife, Willow Bay, and Bon Appetit's Barbara Fairchild. Wallau, a cancer survivor himself, is a passionate advocate for advancing cancer research. We can expect a huge ABC/Disney celeb co

Chris Martin and Missy Elliot will reportedly join Nelly Furtado in her VMA performance next month.   Nelly Furtado will kick off her performance with All Good Things (Come to an End) and Chris Martin will enter to sing the second part with her, then Chris leaves and she starts singing 'Do It' with Missy Elliot.   More on this exclusive story here [thanks VMA-LasVegas]  

Chris Martin will take the stage during the 2009 Bridge School Benefit concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Mercury News are reporting online today. More on this at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks strawberryfields]   Stefani will perform with her platinum-selling band No Doubt, which recently came through the Bay Area on a highly successful reunion tour, while Martin will leave his mates in Coldplay behind to play rare solo sets. The concerts are set for 5 p.m. Oct. 24 an

Chris Martin will perform solo at the forthcoming French NRJ Awards in Cannes this weekend. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. This coming Saturday night (17th Jan), Chris will be performing Lost? at the 2009 NRJ Awards in Cannes, France, where Coldplay are up for two awards (Best International Album and Best International Group). As he's playing the acoustic version of the track, it'll just be Chris and his trusty piano.   As previously announced, the awards celebrate the top

Want to be in a crowd of 30 watching Coldplay's Chris Martin play an exclusive acoustic set at XFM? Clear January 29th in your diaries folks…   Want to see the frontman of the world’s biggest band play one of the world’s smallest gigs? Chris Martin heads over to XFM Towers on January 29 to play an exclusive acoustic set to 30 competition winners.   To be in with a shot of being one of the lucky few, keep checking back over the next couple of days. Competition details will be revealed very, very

Want to be in a crowd of 30 watching Coldplay's Chris Martin play an exclusive acoustic set at XFM? Clear January 29th in your diaries folks…   Want to see the frontman of the world’s biggest band play one of the world’s smallest gigs? Chris Martin heads over to XFM Towers on January 29 to play an exclusive acoustic set to 30 competition winners.   To be in with a shot of being one of the lucky few, keep checking back over the next couple of days. Competition details will be revealed very, very

Coldplaying reported yesterday that Radio 1 would be making a Coldplay announcement today - and we were right about a third London acoustic Chris Martin session! Edith Bowman has announced that Chris and his guitar will be in the studio with her for an hour next Thursday (29th January) between 1pm and 2pm (GMT), for a chat and 'a singalong'.   Later on today you should be able to listen again to today's announcement, which Edith made at about 2pm - about an hour into her show - she also played

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has delighted his army of fans by confirming he is to write a song all about tits.   The internet has been buzzing with rumours of a Coldplay tits anthem after Martin’s brief holiday with David Coverdale from Whitesnake. Seasoned Coldplay observers were last night speculating on the lyrical content of the new song.   Jeremiah Johnson, Coldplay editor of the Sunday Telegraph, said: “He’ll probably call it ‘Tits’ or, if he’s feeling playful, ‘Titties’. There is absol

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has delighted his army of fans by confirming he is to write a song all about tits.   The internet has been buzzing with rumours of a Coldplay tits anthem after Martin's brief holiday with David Coverdale from Whitesnake. Seasoned Coldplay observers were last night speculating on the lyrical content of the new song.   Jeremiah Johnson, Coldplay editor of the Sunday Telegraph, said: "He'll probably call it 'Tits' or, if he's feeling playful, 'Titties'. There is absol

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

As reported earlier, Jay Z has revealed the full details of his star-studded comeback album, "Kingdom Come".   Chris Martin, Beyonce, Ne-Yo, John Legend, Kanye West, Dr Dre, Usher and Pharrell are amongst the interstellar line-up on his first LP since 2003's "Black Album". The album is headed by the single "Show Me What You Got" and finishes with the long-awaited collaboration with Coldplay's Martin, "Beach Chair".   The full tracklisting is as follows:   "Prelude" (prod by Ghettobot) "Oh My God

Coldplay front man Chris Martin has fuelled speculation that the band are set to split.   Speaking in Hong Kong, Martin [pictured] admitted that it might be some time before the band release another album.   "We won't do another album until we think we've written the best songs in history, and that could take a while, so we could be waiting, 20 years or 50 years. Who knows? All we know is we're playing this evening in Hong Kong." he said. "And tomorrow, we don't know what's happening. So our nex

Coldplay singer Chris Martin says their new LP is about 'getting things done now' and 'a fear of dying'.   He says it's good to feel life is short because is makes you live each day to the full. Coldplay's new LP A Rush Of Blood To The Head is out this summer, preceded by a new single In My Place.   He told NME: "The record's about how you must do things now because time is short. Whether it's falling love or stopping evil global corporations, you've got to do it now, not put it off. "Part of th

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has demanded action to make international trade rules fairer for developing countries.   The singer's call came as finance ministers from wealthy countries met in London ahead of trade talks in Hong Kong. Martin played a leading part in the Live 8 campaign demanding action on Africa in the run-up to this summer's G8 summit.   The debt cancellation agreed at the Gleneagles gathering was "tremendous", he said. But aid increases also announced in Gleneagles would mean

Chris Martin has written an impassioned letter to people opposing this year's Glastonbury - urging for a licence to be granted for this year's festival, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.   The Coldplay frontman considers last year's Glastonbury performance was one of the highlights of the band's career to date.   However, this year's event hangs in the balance after the licence was refused last December. An appeal hearing is scheduled for this evening (February 17), and Martin has put his opinions

Chris Martin, lead singer of the band Coldplay, reportedly insulted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney at a recent press conference in Hong Kong.   TMZ.com reported that the 29-year-old singer added the verbal jab to Cheney while he was answering questions about the potential disbanding of Coldplay.   You know, if you don't like (the music), just listen to something else, said Martin. We'd much rather have a fight with Dick Cheney, you know -- people who really do things that we consider to be bad.

Chris Martin has completed another two radio sessions today, at Absolute Radio and 6Music with and Steve Lamacq respectively.   Chris's setlist for Absolute Radio was: 1. Viva La Vida (piano) 2. The Scientist (piano) 3. Life In Technicolor ii (piano) and 4. Violet Hill (guitar). Absolute will have the full session video and the video interview with Chris on Monday 2nd February on their website here [bookmark it!]. In the meantime they have already uploaded some excellent photos on their website

Chris Martin has finished the sixth and final of his scheduled UK radio sessions, the last one coming on the Jonathan Ross show on BBC Radio 2 just after noon (GMT) today. The picture from Wossy's twitter is below. He wasn't the only one twittering, Phil Harvey, or Prospekt, or "p" as he makes himself known as on Coldplay's Twitter account, also provided us with real-time updates throughout the day.   Chris's setlist was: 1. Viva La Vida (piano) 2. Life In Technicolor (piano) 3. Back on TV (new

A Viva jacket as worn by Chris Martin on the Viva La Vida world tour has fetched £8,600 on eBay for the British Red Cross's Japan Tsunami Relief Appeal. The jacket came with a triple gold disc presentation which has been donated by Will Chamption and signed by the band.   The signed and framed poster from Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour dates in Brisbane, Australia fetched £390 for the same appeal.   The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. They are part of a glo

So prevalent is this culture of wussdom that earlier this year, Blender magazine compiled a list of the world’s wussiest rock acts.   Among those vying for sissy supremacy were Kenny G., Peter Cetera, Boyz II Men, Nick Lachey, Babyface, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and, presumably because it gave them the chance to publish a photo of a hot chick among these saps, Hilary Duff.   But then, Duff is dating a member of Good Charlotte, which makes her, at the very least, a wuss sympathizer. What’s next?