Coldplay News

NEW YORK - Coldplay are to be promoted in an innovative cross-promotional deal, in which one of the songs from their platinum-selling 'X&Y' album is played on a character's mobile phone in the hit crime drama 'CSI: NY'.   During the episode, detective Danny Messer is investigating a cold case, pun probably intended, when his phone rings to the sound of Coldplay's song 'Talk'.   The US TV promotion, between CBS and Capitol Records, then offers viewers the chance to download the song to their

Being the frontman of one of the biggest bands on earth still won't get you a gig on underground SBS hit show RocKwiz. Just ask Chris Martin of Coldplay.   Host Julia Zemiro says he is the one person they would ban from the show apart from his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.   "She just shouldn't have sung," Zemiro said. "And we have a bit of a running joke with Chris." In its final episode tomorrow, RocKwiz will unite the bad boys of rock with the beautiful broads of song for an action-packed temporary

Chris Martin has banned Coldplay's music from his home - so wife Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple sneakily listen to it in the car.   The Hollywood actress has confessed her husband doesn't like to hear his own records, but admits she and baby Apple listen to them when Chris isn't around. She revealed: "It's sort of banned from our home. But when he's not around, we play it in the car."   Gwyneth has also confessed she is not as glamorous as people think since having Apple. She told America's

Coldplay flew to Glasgow directly after their appearance on the Live 8 stage in London yesterday afternoon.   The band played the second of two sold-out nights at the city's Bellahouston Park, a gig which had been announced prior to Live 8.   Despite travelling to and from London that day and playing three gigs in twenty-four hours the band seemed in fantastic spirits, with Chris Martin even declaring at the end that he considered this show the best they’d ever played.   Making reference to Live

COLDPLAY’s only US concert date of the year has been postponed.   Chris Martin and guitarist Johnny Buckland were due to perform as part of Los Angeles radio station KCRW’s ‘A Sounds Eclectic Evening’ alongside Rilo Kiley and several other artists.   Yesterday though, the station announced due to "scheduling and logistical conflicts" the event, originally due to take place on November 20 at the Universal Ampitheatre, will now take place next year. Tickets have already sold out for the event and

Recording studios look set to become the latest unintended casualties of the Government’s Licensing Act as experts warn they must get clearance costing hundreds of pounds a year to let people play live music on their premises.   The problem came to light following a gig performed by Coldplay at Abbey Road studios this month, attended by competition winners, which is set to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April.   Under the act, if entertainment is provided for profit or is put on in public the ve

EMI Music Canada and Rogers Wireless have connected to offer Canadians exclusive access to Coldplay ring tunes. From March 1 to April 15, Rogers Wireless is the exclusive carrier for RealTrax ring tunes from Coldplay’s multi-platinum X&Y album.   In addition, fans who purchase these ring tunes will be automatically entered into a draw for a chance to win an all expense paid trip to Sydney, Australia to see Coldplay live in concert on June 26. Rogers customers simply need to text COLDPLAY to

Article from February 2007   Members of Coldplay; Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland signed an Epiphone EJ-200CE for the upcoming Music Rising Auction that will take place in New York City. Not only are they all amazing musicians, but they are also skilled in balance and dexterity!   For more information on Music Rising visit www.musicrising.org.   Thank you to Coldplay for their donation!   “ICONS OF MUSIC” AUCTION BENEFITING MUSIC RISING - 26.03.2007   New York, NY (

Article from February 2007   Members of Coldplay; Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland signed an Epiphone EJ-200CE for the upcoming Music Rising Auction that will take place in New York City. Not only are they all amazing musicians, but they are also skilled in balance and dexterity!   For more information on Music Rising visit www.musicrising.org.  

Coldplay's Chris Martin has written the upcoming single for Britpop band Embrace. The song 'Gravity' will be the first single from their forthcoming album.   According to the official Embrace website "Martin originally wrote the song for Coldplay but as it developed it became clear to him that the song might be better suited to Embrace. As he explains, "We've always loved Embrace and Danny is one of my best friends. When we wrote Gravity we thought it sounded far too much like them for us, but n

Coldplay were locked in talks about a Glastonbury duet with Jay-Z last night, if you believe reports from The Mirror this morning. Jay-Z will be at the side of the stage when Coldplay headline the main stage tonight (and he will be in support of his wife, Beyonce, when she headlines on Sunday.) Chris was a surprise guest at Jay-Z and Kanye West’s New Year’s Eve gig at Sin City. It may be time to call in the favour.   The Mirror said: "Chris is keeping a spare microphone in case Jay, 41, wants to

In a brave move, Coldplay have gone down the mobile path to release their latest album.   It's a sign of the times. With digital sales escalating and CD sales dropping, artists are increasingly having to come up with new and interesting ways to hone in on music sales. Coldplay's much-anticipated single Violet Hill along with their album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends will be released via mobile phones.   3 mobile customers will be the first in Australia to get exclusive mobile access

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will present the wildest show in town from April 14th through May 11th as part of its special "Spring Break" engagement of Walt Disney Pictures' hilarious new computer-animated feature, "The Wild," it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.   Adding to the film's fun and entertainment is a spectacular score and a soundtrack filled with new and familiar tunes by such pop

Coldplay, R.E.M., U2, Willie Nelson and Ben Harper are among the artists represented via live recordings on "Carved in Stone Vol. 2," recorded at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver. The 10-track album will be available in the Denver area beginning June 4 and nationally on June 15. It follows the 2003 release of the first "Carved in Stone," which featured Phish, Widespread Panic and Indigo Girls.   The lone previously released cut on "Vol. 2" is U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday," which fir

Coldplay are on the cover of the June 2005 issue of Q. Inside there is an 8-page article on how the band nearly lost their minds making X&Y as well as a great track-by-track of the new album by the guys themselves.   To see the pages of Q click here   [thanks yellow_fever & shanecrofts]

Helena Christensen showed off her new boyfriend at a private London bash last night.   The supermodel [pictured] is dating fellow Rasmus Walther-Hansen - lead singer of band Grand Avenue from her home country of Denmark. And the Sun Online was there to witness how Helena has now found love for the first time after splitting from Norman Reedus, the father of her six-year-old son Mingus.   The Danish beauty threw a party at the capital’s Paper club at its Daxstar night last night. Wearing a see-th

Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion of Coldplay were special guests at Angelo Moratti Sports Centre this morning. Accompanied by several members of the band's staff, they had a run around the central pitch, played a quick match and practiced taking penalties.   Chris Martin couldn't make it to Inter's training ground as the Coldplay frontman was guest on a radio programme in Milan. After this morning's training session the Coldplayers greeted Roberto Mancini, their great friend Luis Fig

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told RollingStone.com that the band has "some tricks up our sleeve" for its upcoming North American tour, which kicks off on June 29th in Philadelphia.   Martin said that along with a "mini-acoustic set," the group also has "some visual things, some technical things, some emotional things, some audience-participation things, some gymnastic things -- the only rule is no flying."   As for what will make the set list, Martin joked, "We're gonna play a nine-hour set an

Coldplay has a track on a new Christmas compilation called Maybe this Christmas. They perform 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'.   Links for more information & where you can sample the whole thing: http://www.maybethisxmas.com   Also on that compilation is Ron Sexsmith, performing the title track, and on his new cd Cobblestone Runway, Chris Martin guests on one of the tracks called "Gold in Them Hills". For more information click on the Ron Sexsmith art to go directly to his website:

Coldplay success is contagious - following Viva La Vida and Violet Hill's rise up the UK singles chart - they are now joined in the top 100 by Lost! and old favourites Yellow and Fix You. Chart positions are:   1. COLDPLAY / VIVA LA VIDA (new entry) 11. COLDPLAY / VIOLET HILL (up from 12) 55. COLDPLAY / LOST (up from 62) 61. COLDPLAY / FIX YOU (up from 98) 80. COLDPLAY / YELLOW (up from 140)   More on this here [thanks chileandude1]

Beth Ditto and Coldplay had to fit in around each other at Air Studios in London's Hampstead after both wanted to use the same room, it has been revealed by The Mirror.   As of yet, no official release date has been set for Coldplay's fourth album. However, according to the February 2008 issue of Q Magazine, the album is slated for release in either May or June of 2008. In addition, several online retail websites have begun listing the new album with a May release date. It has been quoted as "th

Coldplay headed the list of nominations on Monday for the respected Ivor Novello music awards after being selected in three categories.   Soldier-turned-singer James Blunt also featured highly after being shortlisted for two awards, which honour the best British songwriters and composers. For best song, Coldplay's "Fix You" goes up against "Suddenly I see" by Scottish singer KT Tunstall and "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys, who stormed to prominence

Coldplay are flying to LA today to finish recording and mixing the as-yet-untitled record, according to various Australian media sources today. This follows a string of promo events down under, over the past 24 hours. While Coldplay performed several songs at Splendour that are expected to make the fifth album, LP5 remains unfinished despite having an anticipated released date of October.   Guy Berryman also spoke to Triple J in which he confirmed the album would be released in October following

Coldplay could be one of the headline acts for the Global Citizen festival, as their frontman, Chris Martin has signed up as an organizer for the anti-poverty charity, as previously reported.   As we learnt, Chris will be using his range of A-list contacts to bring in new supporters of the great cause, in the bid to end poverty by the end of the Coldplay frontman's tenure (2030).   The first set of festivals to be held under this sweeping pledge will take place in Washington D.C. on April 18t

Coldplay have announced their fourth festival headline slot of 2011 with the news that they will be playing in Poland for the very first time - at the Open'er Festival on Thursday 30th June. Catch all the latest discussion and previews to this show at the Coldplay Live forum now. [thanks AnnaElisabeth]   Here's what Anchorman had to say earlier: We're pleased to report that Coldplay will be heading to Poland in 2011 to headline the Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdynia, on the north coast of the