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November Favourites 2019: A British Takeover With Fka Twigs, Coldplay And Michael Kiwanuka
This month our favourite albums include a lot of British talent (apart from the wonderful Beck), and releases from both the brand new and the highly established. We love an exciting blend of genres and...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 30 November 2019
What Does Coldplay Mean By 'Environmentally Beneficial' Touring?
With their new album set to hit this weekend and early reviews looking very positive, Coldplay fans will be likely disappointed to hear that the band will not be hitting the road to support it...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 21 November 2019
Chris Martin Was "A Mess" After Gwyneth Paltrow Divorce
Chris Martin has admitted that he was “a mess” after his divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow after ten years’ of marriage.Everybody remembers the infamous “conscious uncoupling” phrase that the former celebrity couple used when they announced...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 09 November 2018
Music News Round-up: Amy Winehouse Hologram Tour, New Coldplay Film, Fyre Festival Founder Jailed
AMY WINEHOUSE HOLOGRAM TOUR PLANNED The late Amy Winehouse is to tour the world again – as a hologram.A hologrammatic image of the late star, who passed away in 2011 from complications arising from alcohol...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2018
Chris Martin Is A 'Genius' By Jay Z
Chris Martin has been hailed a ''genius'' by Jay Z. The Coldplay frontman has been praised by the 47-year-old as being a fantastic artist and the ''modern day Shakespeare''. Speaking about the 40-year-old singer to...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2017
Chris Martin's Tribute To Chester Bennington Is Beautiful
Chris Martin has just paid tribute to the late Chester Bennington with a sensational cover of Linkin Park's hit single 'Crawling' during a Coldplay performance in New Jersey earlier this week. It's a far cry...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2017
Ariana Grande Named Honorary Citizen Of Manchester
Ariana Grande has been made an honorary citizen of Manchester after the success of her One Love benefit concert, raising money for victims of the terrorist attack in the city at one of her concerts....
By John Tindale in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 July 2017
Coldplay Invite Welsh Choir For National Anthem Rendition
Coldplay invited local choir members on stage to end their Welsh show with the national anthem. The British rockers concluded their gig at Cardiff's Principality Stadium last night (11.07.17) with a rendition of 'Hen Wlad...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 12 July 2017
Coldplay Dedicate Song To Late Fan
Coldplay dedicated a song to a dead fan at their Dublin concert on Saturday (08.07.17). Jamie Kelly, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, met Chris Martin in the Irish capital ahead of the band's gig over the weekend...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 11 July 2017
Coldplay Launch New Ep 'Kaleidoscope' As They Continue Their Expansive World Tour
Coldplay are set to launch a brand new EP this summer entitled 'Kaleidoscope'. It comes alongside surprise promotional non-single 'Hypnotised', which is released in time for frontman Chris Martin's 39th birthday. The band will hit...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 02 March 2017
Coldplay Are The Most Streamed Band Of All Time On Spotify
Streaming giant Spotify have revealed that Coldplay are the most streamed band in the world of all time, after passing five billion streams on the platform.To celebrate the achievement the band released an exclusive five-track...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2016
Adele Scoops Two Top Gongs At Bbc Music Awards
Adele dominated the BBC Music Awards on Monday night, taking home two of the top prizes.The singer, who was unable to attend the ceremony, picked up the awards for song of the year, for ‘Hello’...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2016
Chris Martin Reveals Beyonce 'Showed Coldplay The Door' When They First Asked To Collaborate
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed that the band were rejected by Beyonce the first time they approached her for a collaboration.Appearing on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ Martin said they were "politely shown the door”...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2016
Coldplay Announce First Canada Dates In Five Years For A Head Full Of Dreams Tour
Coldplay have unveiled 18 more dates for their A Head Full Of Dreams Tour in the form of a teaser video showing clips from their previous shows complete with a list of North American dates...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2016
Justin Bieber And Beyonce Lead The Mtv Ema Nominations
Justin Bieber and Beyonce lead the field in this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards with five nominations each, with Adele, Coldplay and Rihanna all receiving multiple nods.Following her sweeping success at the Video Music Awards...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 27 September 2016
Coldplay Invite James Corden Onstage To Play Prince Tribute
James Corden teamed up with Coldplay to pay tribute to the late pop legend Prince at the Hollywood Rose Bowl this weekend, as the two duetted on a version of his song ‘Nothing Compares 2...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 August 2016
"I'd Have To Take You For Dinner First!" Chris Martin Gets Propositioned By Fan During Coldplay Gig
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was taken aback by a fan during the band’s show in Pittsburgh, who explicitly asked the singer to have sex with them mid-show. Martin, who was formerly married to Gwyneth Paltrow,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2016
Viola Beach's Debut Album Gives The Band Posthumous UK Number One
Viola Beach are at number one in the UK Albums Chart this week with their self-titled debut album. The posthumous release comes six months after the band’s four members, Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 05 August 2016
Michael J. Fox Joins Coldplay On Stage To Perform 'Back To The Future' Songs
Back To the Future star Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay on-stage at the weekend to re-create a scene from the iconic 1985 movie – at the request of Chris Martin’s son, Moses.The British rock giants...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2016
Viola Beach's Streams Increase By Over 6,000 Per Cent After Coldplay Tribute
On Sunday night Coldplay used their headlining slot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage to pay tribute to Viola Beach and give them the festival moment they never got to have. During their set, singer Chris Martin...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2016
Chris Martin Compares Rihanna's Voice To A Tube Of Toothpaste (In A Good Way)
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has found a unique why to describe Rihanna’s voice, by comparing it to a ‘beautifully squeezed tube of toothpaste.’ Speaking to The Guardian, Martin praised the Barbadian singer’s rich vocals, saying...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2016
Muse's Matt Bellamy: "Something Will Go Wrong During Glastonbury Set"
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is preparing for his band to headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage tonight, for the third time in their career. Bellamy says the band are ready for anything, including something going wrong on...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2016
Coldplay To Perform At Prince Harry's Charity Concert
Coldplay will perform in front of just 3,000 people next month at a charity event in the public gardens of Kensington Palace, in aid of Prince Harry’s charity Sentebale. Coldplay will be joined at the...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2016
Muse Invite Adele To Join Them On Glastonbury Stage To Help Calm Her Nerves
Muse have invited their fellow Glastonbury headliner Adele to join them onstage during their Friday night slot, in a bid to help her overcome her nerves. Adele will headline the festival for the first time...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2016
Adele's '25' Sells More Than The Next Four Best-selling Worldwide Albums Put Together In 2015
Confirming what we essentially already knew, Adele’s global domination is total, with the news that her latest album 25 outsold the rest of the top five bestsellers around the world put together in 2015.The International...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2016
Glastonbury Festival Reveals First Line-up Poster
Glastonbury has unveiled its first line-up poster for the annual festival, which will take place this year from June 22nd to 26th at Worthy Farm. The newly confirmed acts will join already announced headliners Muse,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 29 March 2016
Hello Glastonbury! Adele Is Your Final 2016 Headliner
Adele has been confirmed as the final headlining act for this year’s Glastonbury festival, taking the Saturday night slot on the Pyramid Stage. The singer made the announcement during her sold-out show at London’s O2...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2016
Adele Sweeps Brit Awards With Four Victories
Adele dominated at this year’s Brit Awards, taking home four of the biggest awards of the night in addition to her show-stopping performance of new single ‘When We Were Young’ at the end of the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2016
Not Just Coldplay: Dave Grohl Reveals David Bowie Also Turned Down A Collaboration With Him
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has revealed that David Bowie rejected a possible collaboration between the two. In a video shot for Playboy, Grohl and bandmate Pat Smear take a tour around some of Bowie’s...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2016
Pj Harvey Announced As Sunday Night Other Stage Headliners At Glastonbury
The eagerly anticipated Glastonbury 2016 line-up continues to unfold as PJ Harvey is announced as the Other Stage headliner on Sunday evening - facing Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage and complimenting Jeff Lynne’s ELO, performing...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2016
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