Coldplay News

Chris Martin, talking about Coldplay's 4th album has praised the producers working on the record. The Rolling Stone magazine reports:   Coldplay's website reports that the band has been recording its new album in Barcelona, incorporating "sounds and flavours of Latin America and Spain." So far though, frontman Chris Martin has said squat about the opus, until he broke his silence to update the Smoking Section (of Rolling Stone). "I don't want to say too much," Martin tells us. "But I'll say that

Coldplay's Chris Martin introduced Bryan Adams, who was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the broadcast of the Award ceremony.   This is Chris Martin's Juno's speech:   "You better be quiet coz I can’t hear myself think. Seriously, seriously, seriously............ ...........   Indira Ghandi’s grandfather once told her that there were two kinds of people in the world. Those who worked hard and those who took the credit. We try and take the credit, but this guy, we’re about to

Two new Coldplay interviews have aired today in the UK, the first one on BBC Radio 2 with Dermot O'Leary and the second on BBC6 Music. During the second one Chris Martin confirmed details of future Coldplay releases to a well respected Steve Lamacq.   An EP entitled 'Prospekt's March' will be released on 26th December 2008 and the band will then wrap up the decade with a full length release in December 2009. Both releases have no further details as yet.   We reported a month ago here at Coldplay

A collection of Chris Martin quotes was posted on The Guardian website back in mid December. Here are a selection:   On playing to 100,000 fans at Glastonbury: Afterwards I went back to my parents' house and got told off for not putting the milk away (2002)   On first singing in public at the age of 11: Two girls came up to me afterwards and said, 'We heard you singing', and then they both giggled and ran off, as if to say, 'It was shit.' And my whole life has been that day repeated ever since (

Eminem is "everything that democracy and free speech is about", Coldplay singer Chris Martin has claimed in an interview in the US, dotmusic can report.   The 'Don of Disgust' has been given almost unequivocal support by Martin, who has come out fighting behind one of the most controversial musical artists in recent history. Speaking to MTV in America, where Coldplay are making significant inroads commercially and critically, Martin insisted that Eminem's ability to voice his own opinions so gra

Coldplay singer Chris Martin has admitted attacking a photographer in the street.   Chrish Martin tripped Alessandro Copetti when he tried to take a shot of him and wife Gwyneth Paltrow leaving a restaurant. The 27-year-old singer had claimed "aggressive" Copetti stumbled chasing their taxi. But after a five-month investigation he has owned up and accepted a police caution.   The photographer said Martin brought him down with a kick from behind as he photographed Gwyneth when she was pregnant wi

Chris Martin has always been bemused by the female anatomy, and insists he had no idea how to give a woman an orgasm until recently.   The modest rocker, who is happily married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, wishes he’d had an advisor to give him sex tips as he fumbled his way through his hormonally-charged youth.   He recalls, “I didn’t really know what I was doing, I wanted someone to explain it to me.”   Source: ContactMusic

Newlywed Chris Martin has spoken for the first time about his shock wedding to Gwyneth Paltrow and he told me: “I love being married.”   In a rare and revealing chat the shy Coldplay singer also said he is thrilled at the prospect of becoming a dad. Chris, 26, and Oscar winner Gwyneth, 31, are expecting their first child next summer. He has never before spoken about his love for the Hollywood beauty or the news he is to be a dad.   But with me he was open, funny and almost confessional as he tal

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has a crush on British pop star Lily Allen. The singer, who is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, announced his feelings after making an unexpected appearance at Mencap's Little Noise charity concert, at London's Union Chapel, on Monday night (27.11.06).   Martin played a short acoustic set which included new Coldplay song "Buckets of Rain" and cover versions of The Killers' recent hit "When You Were Young" and Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain," which he dedicated t

The winner of a Radio One songwriting competition will play in Whitehaven this month. The Little White Lies won the contest organised by breakfast show DJ Chris Moyles and judged by Coldplay's Chris Martin, who described them as an ‘exceptional talent’.   The four-piece band from Liverpool has performed with The Hoosiers, Scouting for Girls and Wheatus. Now they will share the stage at the Marchon Theatre with local acts GO, Luke Telford, Mazzoni's Mike Proud and Reay Mckew, Barrow band The Irie

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

Coldplay are "one receded inch" away from finishing their third album, Chris Martin has told nme.   In his only magazine interview this year, Martin revealed details of the band’s hugely anticipated third album. He also spoke about his surprise appearance at last week’s Make Trade Fair show (September 14) where he appeared onstage with REM to sing 'Man On The Moon'.   Martin said that singer Michael Stipe has inspired him to write a song as good as their classic 'Losing My Religion', but the pre

British rock outfit Coldplay today backed the Socceroos to make it to the World Cup semi-finals.   Speaking before its final 16 clash with Italy tonight, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said there were plenty of lessons to be learnt from Australia's performance in the World Cup.   "Australia are going to get to the semi-finals," Martin said in Sydney today. "The thing about Australia is they play that game in particular like life should be lived. They attack it, and they just go for it so heavy.

In response to the recent interview Chris Martin gave to Q Magazine this month (May 2010 edition), the media have picked up mainly on the parts where Chris Martin talks about what it would be like if he went solo.   Say the Metro and Monsters & Critics - Chris Martin said he has no plans to release a solo album and thinks the idea would be 'cringeworthy'. Chris said he had been chatting to Natasha Khan from band Bat For Lashes about the thought of a solo album and decided that he is nothing

Chilean fans were disappointed and surprised when Coldplay didn't play any new songs at their gigs on 14th, 15th and 16th of February.   The band has now spoken publicly, thanking their Chilean fans and explaining why they didn't introduce any new songs. Frontman Chris Martin explained: "We didn't do that because of internet. If we play something new now, it will mess the big surprise. The album won't be released in a while! Also, we had never been here, so for the people that went to our shows,

One evening last week my friend and I were walking around the West Village when he ran into a friend of his who was talking to Ed the neighborhood homeless guy. Everyone in the W. Village knows Ed, who used to sleep outside Chris and Gwyneth's apartment and who clued me in on their move a couple years ago (which I dutifully posted on this site. Just to remind you all, I had spotted Chris and Gwyneth across the street near their brownstone and just as I did Ed walked by and muttered, 'That's Chri

I went to the Isle of Wight festival over the weekend and, maybe it was the heat, but as I stood there watching Coldplay, a thought occurred to me: is Chris Martin the new Elvis Presley? Let me qualify that.   Elvis was as much known for his magnetic personality and on-stage shenanigans as he was his incredible voice. You could not watch him perform without feeling immense affection for the cat-suited crooner as he leapt about the stage throwing karate chops and crooked high-kicks. He was quite

An MTV News special with Chris Martin...   This weekend (Saturday June 18, 9pm on MTV), sees the premiere of an MTV News special entitled Chris Martin: Two Fingers To Poverty.   The 30-minute special features the Coldplay singer narrating his recent Oxfam trip to Ghana to highlight the issue of trade justice.   Chris Martin: Two Fingers To Poverty also features the likes of Angelina Jolie, Faithless and Bob Geldof speaking out about global poverty.   And if global stars being drenched in food i

Watch part of Chris Martin's diary in a video of everything he did and experienced in doing his part to help people in poverty.   You can see the video here

Over certain years, mainly around 2006, Chris Martin's barnets were the center of attention! British Newspaper, The Sun, in 2006 put it this way:   Chris Martin drinks fizzy water in the pub, eats a macrobiotic diet, has a daughter called Apple and wears electrical tape instead of jewellery. So the latest pictures of the Coldplay singer in New York sporting a bird’s nest on his head, left, comes as no surprise.     The newspaper clip was published 9 years today. Coldplay's frontman has sin

Coldplay have been hailed as the best band appearing at England's three-day Glastonbury Festival by organiser Michael Eavis.   Glastonbury 2005 saw electrifying performances from music royalty including The White Stripes, Brian Wilson and The Killers - but no one came close to Coldplay in Eavis' opinion.   He enthuses, "(My highlight was) Coldplay's last song Fix You. I'm a real Coldplay fan. I think Chris Martin has come up with something really new in pop music. The whole concept and songwriti

Chris Martin drinks fizzy water in the pub, eats a macrobiotic diet, has a daughter called Apple and wears electrical tape instead of jewellery. So the latest pictures of the Coldplay singer in New York sporting a bird’s nest on his head, left, comes as no surprise.   I love Coldplay’s music. But it appears their top tunes come at a price - with their musical inspiration apparently influencing Chris’ barnet. Now he seems to have come up with a combination of celebrity influenced by the Seventies

When accepting the best album prize at the Brit Awards last night (Feb. 15) in London, frontman Chris Martin dropped a bomb. "Thank you. That's it," he said. "We won't see you for a very long time."   Asked about the comment afterwards, he said only, "We need to go away. We've got a lot of work to do, that's all," according to the Hollywood Reporter.   That apparently isn't enough of an explanation for legions of Coldplay fans. Coldplay messageboards are abuzz with speculation.   Read the full

The Mirror today are reporting that Chris Martin's brother Al and his band, 'Milk Teeth' will be supporting Coldplay during their Viva La Vida world tour which starts in the US later this year.   While the band are keeping details of the tour under wraps, sources close to Chris Martin say that he asked his brother Al's group, Milk Teeth, to be their support act: "Al's band have been trying to make it - this is the leg up they need."   "Coldplay don't mess around when it comes to pleasing the fan

Coldplay star Chris Martin has said he is considering becoming a classical music student when he is "too old" to be in a band.   "When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music," the 29-year-old told the New York Post. He spoke at a New York Philharmonic concert featuring music from the films of Steven Spielberg. The director is the godfather of Martin's wife, actress Gwyneth Paltrow. The couple attended the event three weeks after the birth of thei