Coldplay News

A reminder that tonight (Sunday 2nd September) Coldplay will have a live Tumblr blog from 8.30pm Paris time (7.30pm London, 2.30pm NYC) as they play a sold out show to 80,000 people at the Stade de France. Will will of course have full discussion on the blog and the photos, gifs, videos, quotes and audio clips from the show, as it happens, at the Coldplay forum in the messageboard as well as all the Stade de France thread in the Coldplay Live forum where we will have all the photos, setlsit and

Swedish House Mafia have announced their new album called 'Until Now', and the record, which will be the trio's second compilation, will feature two tracks by Coldplay.   The 22-track record will be the group's second LP and follows on from their hugely successful 2010 effort 'Until One'. The album will feature Coldplay's 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' and 'Paradise'. A collaboration with Tinie Tempah 'Miami 2 Ibiza' will also feature on the album as well as Usher and Pendulum. The group will r

Swedish House Mafia have described Coldplay as "the most inspirational band we've heard in our lives" after getting to work with the band. Axwell, speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat before performing at London's iTunes festival, said the trio had waited a long time to work with their heroes.   The DJ threesome have recently reworked Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall which will be released in the future. Axwell, one of the three DJs who make up the collective, said: "We've loved them for such a long time.

The Wanted have said that Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' [pictured] and Jessie J's 'Who You Are' are currently their favourite albums at the moment, according to Capital FM this week.   Capital FM continue: The 'Lightning' stars were answering questions for Idolator where they made the confession about their fellow British stars. Singer Tom Parker said: "My favourite album right now is Jessie J 'Who You Are',", before Siva added: "My favourtie album right now is the latest Coldplay album."   Last mont

Tinie Tempah has given an update on his progress in recording his second studio album and has revealed that Coldplay's Chris Martin has been "a big influence" on the record, according to the NME this week.   Speaking about the album in this week's NME, which is on UK newsstands and available digitally now, the rapper [pictured] said that his new record has a "progressive quality" and features a number of high-profile guests. Asked if Dizzee Rascal and Chris Martin feature on the follow-up to 'Di

Coldplay, Adele and folk band Mumford And Sons are leading the British invasion of the American album charts - Brit artists have netted the highest share of US record sales in more than a decade.   Combined, they accounted for nearly 12 per cent of all albums sold in America last year (11), a jump of more than one percent from 2010, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The rising popularity of U.K. artists has been attributed to the remarkable success of Adele, who sold nearly s

The X Factor star Janet Devlin [pictured] will reportedly sing with Coldplay if she makes it to the series final next month, according to various sources today. Coldplay - whohave apparently been booked to perform with one of the three X Factor finalists - are expected to duet with Janet after she sang their track, Fix You, earlier in the competition.   Insiders claim that the 17-year old is the only act who would suit Coldplay's style, with show bosses allegedly realising that a collaboration w

More news items on Coldplay.com timeline, report the official site. Here's what they had to say:   MORE NEW ITEMS ON COLDPLAY.COM TIMELINE   We're still adding at least two items a week to the timeline at the new coldplay.com, each accompanied by a hand-written note from the band. Over the last few weeks, they've included a note from Jonny on the band's first ever US show in 2001, a mini-documentary about the band's habit of dropping huge yellow balloons on their audiences and a note from Chris

After Coldplay filmed the video for their new single, Christmas Lights (out Wednesday December 1st), they released some short behind-the-scenes films from the video shoot. You can watch all three parts on Coldplay's Ping profile, now. For those who haven't got Ping, or iTunes, or even an iPhone etc etc you can watch the video via YouTube instead.   Meanwhile the tour rumourmill has begun in earnest - according to Coldplayer MrsMartin333, security in and around some New York/New Jersey venues hav

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: Hear Coldplay host their own radio show   Good morning. Coldplay recently recorded a radio show for London-based alternative music station, Xfm. As well as playing everything from A-ha's The Living Daylights ("woah-oh-oh-oh") to Du Hast by Rammstein, they talked between songs. You can hear it here. But not here.   Anchorman

Spin website offers Coldplay archive   Coldplay.com: Good afternoon. We can reveal that the website of US music publication Spin has launched an online archive of all their Coldplay coverage, from the band’s first mention in December 2000 right up to this month’s cover story. Cleverly, Spin have called the archive, “Everything’s Not Lost”. For more on this breaking news, click here.   Here’s how Spin first introduced Coldplay’s Chris Martin in a story from our Noise section in December 2000:  

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: MTV VMAs - Let the voting commence   Good morning. It has been brought to our attention that the public voting for the 2008 Music Television Video Music Awards is underway. You may now cast your vote for Best Rock Video, Best UK Video and Video Of The Year - all of which feature Coldplay in the list of nominations. Curiously, however, the band have been excluded from the Best Dancing In A Video category.   Anchorman

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: NPR radio inteview   Good evening. On July 25th, in the fine city of Philadelphia, National Public Radio's David Dye interviewed all four members of Coldplay for his World Cafe programme. We have learned that this interview will be broadcast on Friday, August 8th on almost 200 radio stations worldwide. Click here to find out which station local to you will be broadcasting it. Alternatively, you'll be able to listen online between 2pm and 4pm Easte

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: Post is go!   Good evening. We're very pleased to announce the launch of a new section here on Coldplay.com. Post is a place where all the pictures, videos, interviews and blogs which appear on this website will now gather together, in one handy place. Post also contains some things that are new to the site, such as the official band biography for the current album and some more exclusive pictures (like the one of the band with an elf prince in t

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: Band make another radio show   Good morning. We can confirm that the second of Coldplay's radio shows for London station Xfm is now available to listen to online, here. During it, the band attempt to telephone their arch enemy Mr Simon Pegg. Sadly, he refuses to take the call.   Anchorman

Coldplay.com: Good afternoon. Tomorrow evening (July 17th), Coldplay will play an outdoor show as part of the Summer Concert Series on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A limited number of tickets will be available from NBC from 8am tomorrow morning. Tickets will be first come, first served.   The Guest Relations offices are located at 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank on the California Street or west side of the studio facilities. You'll need to be at least 16 to attend and anyone under 21 should bri

Bid for signed Epiphone Sheraton II guitar   Coldplay.com: Good evening. We can reveal that an Epiphone Sheraton II guitar, signed by the members of Coldplay, is being auctioned on eBay in aid of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares. This auction will run until July 31st. Click here to find out more or to make a bid. It would look very smart in your living room, next to the telly.   Anchorman  

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: Voting opens for Q Awards. Who wins? You decide   Good afternoon. We have been informed that the voting for the awards of alphabetically-monikered UK music magazine Q is now open. If you would like to vote for The Monkees, ELO or, indeed, Coldplay, then click here for the full lowdown.   Anchorman  

I say no along with those who know Chris's humour, however here is the cover...   NME is the biggest-selling weekly music magazine in Britain. Featuring must-read news, the UK’s most comprehensive gig guide, definitive reviews and exclusive interviews with the hottest bands around, it’s the Bible of every young music fan.   The Strokes, The Libertines, The Smiths and the Sex Pistols were all introduced to the world via the pages of NME, while in recent months we’ve gone on the road with Green D

...but don't be alarmed! No, Coldplay have not cancelled another US show, the Meadows Music Center is no more. Instead, in a seven-year deal announced earlier this week, the Hartford amphitheater will now be known as the Comcast Theatre.   The venue, owned and operated by Live Nation, can hold up to 25,000 people for its summer concert series, which this year kicks off May 23 with a return visit from Coldplay. The amphitheater's design is unique in that it features a rolling door which can be cl

Coldplay have today been nominated for 'Best Act In The World Today' alongside the likes of Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, and Muse. This just in from Anchorman:   Good afternoon. It was announced earlier that Coldplay have been nominated for the Best Act In The World Today award at this year's Q Awards, which will take place in London on Monday, October 26th. Coldplay were nominated for - and won - the same award last year. If you'd like to vote for the band to retain their crowd, then p

Coldplay have been nominated for the International Album of the Year award at Canada's JUNO awards. The band won the same award - the only international category at the JUNOs - for X&Y in 2006.   The international album of the year award, based on retail album sales in Canada, will see AC/DC's "Black Ice" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" go up against Metallica's "Death Magnetic," Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" and Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy."   The 2009 Juno Awards will air

Coldplay have been nominated at the Danish Music Awards 2009, to be held on 28th February at Glassalen I Tivoli in Copenhagen.   The ceremony is being organised by the Danish IFPI (the phonographic industry that promotes, safeguards and organises the music releases worldwide) and Coldplay are up for the award Årets Udenlandske Album (International Album of the Year) for their fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.   Also competing in this category alongside Coldplay are For Emma

The success of Coldplay seems to be incredible. Coldplay, appreciated in South Amercia but yet to play there during the Twisted Logic Tour, is nominated in Los Premios Mtv Latinoamérica 2006, in the 'Mejor Artista Rock Internacional' category.   This category includes Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Afi and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Los Premios Mtv Latinoamérica 2006 will take place in Mexico on 19th October 2006. To vote click here   More on this story here [thanks coldpatrix]

Coldplay has been nominated for two mtvU Woodie Awards - the Good Woodie and the Alumni Woodie.   The Good Woodie awards charity and humanitarian efforts by the band. The Alumni Woodie recognizes artists that have gone mainstream but stay true to their roots. The winners are determined by the fans. The voting is in full effect and the competition is tough. Time to really show our support for Coldplay at this year's mtvU Woodie Awards!   Vote online here for Coldplay as many times as you can. Vot