When singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin formed a band with a few other students at University College London in 1997, the quartet chose the ill-fitting name Big Fat Noises. Soon, bassist Guy ...

Why was this album able to become the band’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 in a decade? And how has Coldplay managed to stay relevant on the chart for over 20 years now? Billboard staffers answer these ...

Chris Martin made headlines when he announced his band Coldplay plans to stop after two more albums. They may continue touring, but the 12 album will be Coldplay’s recorded full-stop. Martin explained ...

The British rock band's 10th studio album, 'Moon Music', dropped on Oct. 4 ahead of their private SiriusXM show Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Coldplay's still got it! The British rock band, fronted by ...

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Having begun with a more straight-laced indie rock sound in their early days, the London quartet have shifted through modes and accents. With 2008's Viva La Vida, the group embraced a theatrical and ...

In their tenth studio release “Moon Music,” Coldplay’s infectious joy and positivity shine through an otherwise repetitive album. In an interview with BBC Radio detailing the production of the album, ...

Beyoncé and Blue Ivy make appearances too. — -- Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow may have "consciously uncoupled" over a year ago, but they're still working together in at least one regard. In an ...

If A Head Full of Dreams turns out to be Coldplay's last album, they haven't gone out with a bang so much as polite applause. While the band have just snagged the iconic Super Bowl halftime show and ...