In 2005, Coldplay released their third album, X&Y. In many ways, it was one of those collections where a band starts to sound exactly like everyone's most basic idea of them. The subtle hints of ...

The shred virtuoso took action against Chris Martin and co over Viva La Vida, which he alleged plagiarized one of his own instrumental tracks ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Coldplay have ...

With a pending lawsuit already filed by Joe Satriani and Yusuf (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens) waiting anxiously on the sidelines to see how that court case fleshes out, it’s as if everyone ...

Coldplay changed my world when I first heard their Viva la Vida lyrics. It all started in 1996 when these British college friends formed a band. Chris Martin’s voice hits differently – it’s raw and ...

As expected, Coldplay rocks the top of the Billboard 200 as its "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" bows atop the list with 721,000. It's the second No. 1 for the British band, following the… ...

From the way Rosé sings Coldplay‘s “Viva La Vida,” you would think she actually used to rule the world. The Blackpink member premiered her latest cover of the classic record in the Season Two trailer ...

The album was last meaningful collisions of big indie and mainstream rock. By Shawn Cooke Coldplay do not trade in mystery. Depending on your vantage point, Chris Martin is either a blank slate onto ...

The frustrating truth for anyone hellbent on writing a hit record is that, ultimately, there’s no formula. Few hits in the last decade illustrate the point as well as the song which reimagines Chris ...

It’s one of the few things that can get most of us out of bed in the morning – music. But what is the best jam to get you out of your jammies? Some go in for heavy metal to kick-start the day, while ...