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Given its smaller market share, Sony BMG’s hit-rich schedule could be good enough to add to its 24% album market share at the expense of UMG’s 31% share. EMI’s schedule looks as strong as its 9% album share, but a lot is riding on Janet Jackson, whether Coldplay remains on this year’s release schedule and its ability to develop to artists. WMG has some very promising titles that could help it surpass its 16% share but lacks the sure-thing blockbusters that fill UMG and Sony BMG’s schedule. The c

Coldplay are pleased to announce that Coldplay's UK and Rest of the World online shop has launched a January sale. Until February 6th, all orders over £10 will receive a 10% discount - simply enter the code "twistedlogic" in the Voucher box when you make your purchase.   Several items in the store have also been reduced, meaning you effectively get a double discount when you take off the 10% too. So, for example, the fetching Glastonbury 2005 T-shirt shown above is reduced from £17.99 to £13.49

Coldplay and Adele have been named as early favourites to nab the major awards at this year's Brit Awards by bookmakers. Coldplay are favourites to win Best British group at 1/2, just behind are Kasabian, who are 4/1, then Chase & Status and Elbow who are both 7/1 and Arctic Monkeys, who are ranked at 8/1 to win. You can vote for Coldplay at the Brits website now!   Meanwhile, Adele is the overwhelming favourite to win the award for Best Award for her monstrously successful second album '21'

U2 have earned the most money in the US for a music act in 2009, according to a report. According to Billboard, the 'Beautiful Day' band made $109m (£71m) from touring, record sales and other royalties - nearly twice more than the next biggest earner. Bruce Springsteen came second to the Irish rockers with $58m (£38m), while Madonna took $47m (£31m), with AC/DC gaining $44m (£29m). Coldplay were the highest-grossing British group, with takings of $27m (£18m). Here is the description of the Coldp

Coldplay's third studio album becomes the band's first career chart-topper and leads a pack of highly anticipated summer sets arriving on this week's Billboard 200. With U.S. sales of 737,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the U.K. act's "X&Y" (Capitol) greatly distanced itself from new releases from the Black Eyed Peas, the White Stripes and Shakira, all of whom nonetheless saw career-best sales.   The U.S. start for "X&Y" comes on the heels of Coldplay notching the second-hig

Thanks to Patrizio at Coldplayzone for the following interview questions to Debs Wild:   Hi Debs! Thanks a lot for accepting this interview! How long have you been working with Coldplay? It's been 5 years now.   How is your relationship with the band? It's very good!   How long is usually your working day? And how do you work? This isn't my only job so it's not a regular 9-5. Each day is as short or as long as it needs to be. It's pretty flexible at times but I do try to average an 8 hour d

After a year of Brokeback this and Brokeback that, it seems like it's finally ok for hetero guys to bond again. In that vein, mates Chris Martin of Coldplay and Danny McNamara of Embrace recently gave each other manly slaps on the bum back.   First up, Martin endorsed Embrace's World Cup tune for England that had been scorned by others, including Richard Ashcroft and Justin Hawkins of the Darkness. McNamara basked in Martin's compliments:   "Chris likes it. I played it to him yesterday, actually

Coldplay are the bookies tip to replace U2 at Glastonbury 2010 as headliners, The Metro have confirmed. Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has not confirmed whether U2's slot will now be cancelled or replaced by another band. Instead, he said: ‘We would simply like to send Bono our very best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.’   However, Coldplay have emerged as the bookies favourite to become the headline act. Ladbrokes have given the band odds of 2/1 to take U2's place, with Aussie popstr

The Black Eyed Peas were the big winners at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France, on Saturday night, scooping the Best International Group and Best International Album accolades.   However, the Where Is The Love hitmakers' triumph was over-shadowed by the absence of Madonna who was scheduled to attend the ceremony, and even failed to record a video message to accept her Best International Female Artist gong.   British singer Robbie Williams was named Best International Male Artist and performe

Rock supergroup Coldplay have leaped to the defence of pals Embrace, insisting their World Cup soccer anthem for the England team is brilliant.   World At Your Feet has attracted a barrage of criticism from other musicians including Sham 69, The Darkness star Justin Hawkins and Richard Ashcroft - who have all recorded rival tunes - as well as New Order.   But Embrace frontman Danny McNamara is happy with the tune, especially after glowing feedback from Chris Martin. He says, "Chris likes it. I p

Coldplay have scored their biggest ever hit on the US singles chart.   'Viva La Vida', the title track from the band's upcoming fourth album, climbs from ten to three on this week's Billboard Hot 100, eclipsing the number eight peak of their 2005 single 'Speed Of Sound'.   Rapper Lil Wayne remains at number one with 'Lollipop' this week, while Leona Lewis sticks at two with 'Bleeding Love'. The only new track in the top ten comes from pop singer Katy Perry, who leaps from 21 to five with 'I Kiss

Three British bands, Coldplay, Oasis and Take That have managed to score entries in the 2010 Guinness world records. Coldplay claimed two records: “Most downloaded free track of the week” and “Best selling download album in the UK”, according to the Telegraph today. After 22 successive Top 10 hits in the UK, Oasis has set the record for “Longest Top 10 UK chart run by a group”.   Take That’s comeback tour has earned them a place in the records with an entry for the “Fastest-Selling UK tour”. Al

Entertainment Weekly has printed an article on Coldplay and the new album with a new song slant on some of the songs - from the band's perspective. It outlines Cemetarties Of London, 42 and Lovers In Japan. Here are the excerpts:   "Cemeteries of London" Recorded in a Barcelona church, the album's echoey second track set Viva's somber tone and features the bandmates chanting in unison. "When I imagine the song in my head, I see London in 1850," says bassist Guy Berryman, 30. "A hell of a lot of

The Hour (CBC show) had an exclusive all access interview with Coldplay at their headquarters, The Bakery, last week. They have posted a preview clip on their website and their YouTube channel. Here is their summary:   Airing on Friday June 6, 2008, at 11:00 pm will be The Hour's all-access, exclusive full-hour TV special with UK rock sensation, Coldplay. In this recently shot footage, George was given unprecedented access, with one-on-one conversations and sharing candid moments with one of the

They tell us about Eno, Glasto and Arcade Fire   04 Feb 07 - After the reports of Brian Eno working on the new Coldplay album, the band themselves have spoken to the Music Week on 6 Music about what they're up to.   Frontman Chris Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland both turned up to see the Arcade Fire perform at London's Porchester Hall earlier this week - and both were clearly blown away by the Canadian band. Buckland explained why they wanted to work with Eno, who's previously produced U2, T

You'll be animated after watching this interview!   Chris Martin, James Blunt, Liam Gallagher and Bono put the world to rights over a pint of milk.   Watch the clip here

Coldplay's Chris Martin will be playing an intimate zoo session for Absolute Radio on Friday 30th January from 1pm (GMT), and it will be available to watch online for those who missed out on the competition. This just in exclusively to Coldplaying from Absolute Radio:   From 1pm (GMT) on Friday 30 January, you can watch Coldplay's Chris Martin live in a solo webcast session at Absolute Radio. Visit absoluteradio.co.uk/coldplay to get the page bookmarked, don't forget to stick the date in your di

The artwork for Coldplay's new single Lovers In Japan has been revealed online today. The song, which will be Coldplay's 4th single from the new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, had been rumoured to hit radiowaves from November 4th.   The new single artwork is below and you can discuss it here [thanks Nitehawk, Coldpatrix]    

Coldplay have given Q Radio an exclusive taste of their new material but allowing the station the first ever play of an acoustic take on one of their new album tracks.   The track will be given an airing during the June 2nd Q Radio launch programme, QPM, presented by Samanthi who also interviewed Coldplay for the show. Lovers In Japan is one of the standout tracks on the band’s fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends which is released on June 12. Singer Chris Martin said he wante

The 12 nominees for this year's Mercury Prize are to be announced at a London ceremony later.   Last year, the Klaxons won the award for their album Myths of the Near Future. Contenders for the 2008 shortlist include big-sellers such as Radiohead, Coldplay, Robert Plant and Duffy.   Radiohead gained acclaim last year for releasing their album Rainbows online, while Coldplay topped the UK and US charts with their recent release, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Meanwhile, Duffy became t

Media reviews of Coldplay's new single 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' have been largely positive, but what comes with that is the controversy of claims that they copied a '90s dance track, according to sources such as DigitalSpy, Toronto Sun and the Scottish Daily Record. Soon after the new track debuted on radio stations and online yesterday, various people commented on YouTube that the song bares a resemblance to dance song 'Ritmo De La Noche'.   However, Coldplay have already confirmed on th

As we exclusively reported yesterday, it has been confirmed that Girls Aloud will now appear at both of Coldplay's Wembley Stadium tour dates in September. The girl band had previously only been booked to play one of the two dates at Wembley, but will now share the support bill with hip-hop star Jay-Z who will also play both nights. The official site also said London rockers White Lies would be providing additional support at both shows. Here's Anchorman with details:   We're pleased to confirm

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has revealed that Radiohead, Coldplay and Led Zeppelin are all on her wishlist to play next year's festival.   Talking exclusively to Mirror.co.uk, Emily also revealed that as the photo registration system had worked so well this time round, all 135,000 tickets for next year's event were going on sale next month rather than in April as usual. There's also speculation that Stevie Wonder is being lined up for the 'Sunday afternoon legend' spot at the three-day ba

Coldplay are strong bets to score their first ever UK number one single with early retail sales suggesting Viva La Vida will debut at number one this Sunday.   The Parlophone track had previously been excluded from the chart after being made available as an individual download to anyone pre-ordering the digital version of the band’s new album. However, that situation has now passed, allowing Viva La Vida to qualify for the singles chart for the first time.   Coldplay, whose Speed Of Sound was fa

Coldplay are reportedly facing another accusation of plagiarism from a singer who alleges that the band's new video is "awfully similar" to a previous release, according to DigitalSpy tonight.   Coldplay recently reached a settlement over their highly-publicised copyright dispute with guitarist Joe Satriani regarding their single 'Viva La Vida'. However, singer-songwriter Andy J. Gallagher has now come forward to suggest that the group copied his idea in their video for new single 'Strawberry Sw