Coldplay News

Jay-Z and Coldplay approve of the mixtape released by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban   We already know Jay-Z and Coldplay dig each other's music, as evidenced by collaboration for "Lost +" on the band's upcoming Prospekt's March EP and "Beach Chair" from Jay's Kingdom Come, report MTV.   But what would it sound like if international-superstar pals Jay and Chris Martin made more than a two-off? That's what mixtape veterans Mick Boogie and Terry Urban wondered, so they pulled a Danger Mouse and recen

Eight lucky Latin American fans will win a trip to Miami and Houston to watch Coldplay's shows and twelve more will win a Viva La Vida album CD in a competition courtesy of Warner Brothers Latin America (WBLA).   Miami: To enter, visit wbla.com then choose your country, and click on the 'inside the music' icon. Fill the form with your personal information, and then answer approximately 20 Coldplay-related questions. The winners chosen will be the eight people who answer questions correctly in th

The video for Coldplay's new single Lovers In Japan will be premiering on iTunes stores around the world from Friday 31st October, coldplay.com can exclusively reveal.   It was directed by Mat Whitecross, in London. Those of you in America will even be able to download it free of charge from iTunes for a week. The video will feature the new Osaka Sun mix of the song. Lovers In Japan, which will be Coldplay's 4th single from the new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, had been rumour

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 30, 2008 - submitted by Subki, Indonesia Q. Why in every album of Coldplay, there's always a "color" song. Yellow, Green Eyes, White Shadows, and finally Violet Hill....what next? What is the different of Life in Technicolor and The Escapist? These songs have the same intro.. (Sorry for my bad english). The Oracle replies: So there is. There's no reason for it and it's definitely not a deliberate decision but I guess life is a colourful place! T

Coldplay are live onstage in Boston right now. I can see the spotlights on Guy, Will, Jonny and Chris, on the balcony, of the Boston Banknorth Garden.   The band are crammed onto a tiny stage amongst the crowd. All eyes on them, and camera flashes lighting up faces. People have swarmed towards the band. It’s an amazing sight. The lucky few, in those seats around them, have an incredible view. Best seat in the house. Bet they didn’t expect that.   Oxfam volunteers are scattered around the arena,

Coldplay played the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston last night in support of the latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. No changes to the normal setlist, and no Reign of Love this time around.   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (pian

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 29, 2008 - submitted by MARGIE, United States of America Q. COLDPLAY PLAYED AT THE UNITED CENTER IN CHICAGO AROUND JULY OF THIS YEAR THEY SAID THEY WERE MAKING A DVD/VIDEO CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN IT IS TO BE RELEASED. The Oracle replies: It was where the video for Lost! was filmed, that's what they were referring to. You can see it here.   October 29, 2008 - submitted by Jade, Canada Q. Hi Oracle, You now how people speak of decades as the 90's, 80

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 and Leona Lewis have been added to the performance lineup for the American Music Awards, Billboard.com can reveal. The event will be held Nov. 23 at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.   Also on the bill are Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, New Kids On The Block, Pussycat Dolls, Taylor Swift, P!nk, the Fray and Annie Lennox. David Archuleta, Ashley Tisdale, Demi Lovato and T-Pain will present awards at the event, which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Winners ar

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 28, 2008 - submitted by Juliana, United States of America Q. Hey oracle! So last night, I was watching SNL because Coldplay was going to perform. It was spectacular. however, at the end of Yellow, Chris said "barack obama", clearly showing his support. that's perfectly fine, but can he even vote in America, being as he is from Great Britain? The Oracle replies: I don't usually pass comment on politics/religion/personal life etc but this is a ho

Coldplay played the second of two nights at the Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, last night in support of the latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. They added Reign of Love to the setlist.   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (pian

Eight lucky Latin American fans will win a trip to Miami and Houston to watch Coldplay's shows and twelve more will win a Viva La Vida album CD in a competition courtesy of Warner Brothers Latin America (WBLA).   Miami: To enter, visit wbla.com then choose your country, and click on the 'inside the music' icon. Fill the form with your personal information, and then answer approximately 20 Coldplay-related questions. The winners chosen will be the eight people who answer questions correctly in th

Before playing harmonica on "Death Will Never Conquer," Sunday night at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin apologized. "You paid good money to hear someone play an instrument very badly," he said. Then he proceeded to play it perfectly well, reports The Star-Ledger.   It was still a sharp move to apologize. Coldplay is one of the popular rock bands in the world, and Martin's lyrics sometimes seem self-absorbed, so anything he can do to make himself and the band ap

After the propaganda mission by Coldplay to support Barack Obama's political cause during the Saturday Night Live performance, Coldplay and Obama may join forces at a victory concert in 2009, should the democrat win the forthcoming election, report La Repubblica.   In fact, Michael Rapino, one of the chiefs at Live Nation stated - in an interview on 'D - La Repubblica delle Donne' (a supplement of 'La Repubblica' italian newspaper) - that in 2009 a concert will be held to celebrate the probable

Coldplay played the Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, last night in support of the latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. There were no surprises in the setlist, and no surprise appearance from Jay-Z either.   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards Fr

COLDPLAY, IZOD CENTER, E Rutherford, NJ. That’s what it says on the white A4 sheet taped to the mirror above my laptop screen. Below that title is a list of phone numbers and times for today’s daysheet. It’s taped to a mirrow in my (borrowed) office. Surrounding the mirror are those big white bulbs, like the ones you would imagine backstage at a Broadway show, or on Bugsy Malone..   It’s just over 8 hours until Coldplay are due to take the stage here. About 5 hours until today’s troop of Oxfam v

Gwyneth Paltrow may be busy consoling Madonna about her divorce, but never fear - her hubby isn't sitting idly by, report Central Jersey.   Mr. Paltrow, aka Chris Martin, the lead singer of the British supergroup Coldplay, is in the midst of a U.S. tour. The band hits Jersey this weekend for a pair of shows at the Izod Center. But that's not all Martin and bandmates have up their sleeves. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, Coldplay will release an EP called "Prospekt's March,'' which contains new mixes of son

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 23, 2008 - submitted by Jon, United States of America Q. Where was Coldplay when 9-11 took place? The Oracle replies: They were in London but had been due to fly to New York to perform a couple of days later. That day is also Jonny’s birthday but there were no celebrations in 2001.   October 23, 2008 - submitted by Constance, Chile Q. I have a serious problem and it is my shyness, I’m in a music class at school, but I am about to have a very bad

Chris Martin wears homemade armband and makes impromptu shout-out   NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 10/26/08 – These days, it seems one can’t mention John McCain, Barack Obama or Sarah Palin without also including NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in the conversation, reports Hollywood Today.   Coldplay's Chris Martin ensured the show would remain the center of political discussion this week by endorsing Obama’s presidential campaign twice during Saturday night’s broadcast. During Coldplay’s second perform

Coldplay's Shiver has been confirmed as part of the setlist for the new version of Guitar Hero 'World Tour'. Watch a video of Shiver being played here (we accept no responsibility for the quality of singing) [thanks sa_spurs_tx]   Guitar Hero World Tour (initially referred to as Guitar Hero IV) is a forthcoming entry in the music video game Guitar Hero series, and is being developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game is expected to be available for the Xbox 360, Pla

Eight lucky Latin American fans will win a trip to Miami and Houston to watch Coldplay's shows and twelve more will win a Viva La Vida album CD in a competition courtesy of Warner Brothers Latin America (WBLA).   Miami: To enter, visit wbla.com then choose your country, and click on the 'inside the music' icon. Fill the form with your personal information, and then answer approximately 20 Coldplay-related questions. The winners chosen will be the eight people who answer questions correctly in th

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 20, 2008 - submitted by Julian, Germany Q. Dear Oracle! I attended Coldplay’s concert in Strasbourg, and after The Hardest Part I realized that Chris was beginning to play Postcards From Far Away! Is this the whole song, or was it just an excerpt taken from the original song? Second question: what is the exact email address of Coldplay? The Oracle replies: The song is very short, clocking in at under a minute. It precedes Glass Of Water but is s

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 24, 2008 - submitted by Hector, United States of America Q. Who came up with the album cover of Coldplays 2nd album, A Rush of Blood to the Head? It's amazing. The Oracle replies: The cover is the creation of Norwegian artist Solve Sundsbo.   October 24, 2008 - submitted by pedro nicolas, Mexico Q. hola oracle my question is: it is true that the great-great-grandfather of chris invention daylight savings time? The Oracle replies: It is indeed t

The “Lost” quartet play an invite-only show at the Hammerstein Ballroom   While the CMJ Music Marathon is taking over New York City, Coldplay snuck into town to tape a Yahoo / Nissan Live Show at Hammerstein Ballroom. While the 4,000 capacity venue ain’t peanuts, it certainly is a small venue for the arena rockers who have won back a devote fanbase with Viva La Vida.   A mellow crowd of mostly industry folks filled the Hammerstein floors, but the balconies, which were open, were surprisingly em

Ears were buzzing, adrenaline was pumping and vocal cords were strained at Tuesday's amazing Coldplay concert, report buchtelite.com.   The concert was at the Q arena in Cleveland, which was the perfect venue for the concert. First arriving at the Q, there appeared to be many empty seats.Shortly after Duffy finished, the audience trickled in.   Then, at roughly 9 p.m., "Life in Technicolor" started, and so did the Coldplay concert. The stage was set with lots of lighting, a huge backdrop of the