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NEWS ABOUT: Coldplay

Coldplay stories: 18 news summaries

 Concert Earnings 
 Defy Recession 

Big-name acts, up-and-comers see modest rise in attendance

Oct 26, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny... More »

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entertainment • music • concert • tour • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Kenny Chesney • Coldplay • Jonas Brothers • concert tour • Dave Matthews Band • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • Kings of Leon

 100 Definitive Songs of the '00s 

From Amy Winehouse to Outkast and beyond, tunes define a music-rich decade

Sep 18, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the 2000s draw to a close, the Telegraph takes a look at the 100 songs that define the decade. The top 10:
  1. "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (2006)
  2. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," Arctic  Monkeys (2005)
  3. "Crazy In Love," Beyonce
... More »

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music • Johnny Cash • Amy Winehouse • Beyonce • MIA • Coldplay • Kylie Minogue • Leona Lewis • White Stripes • Outkast • Jay-ZTV • Arctic Monkeys

OPINION

 Hipsters 101: 
 Their History, 
 Bleak Future 

Their main enclave is threatened, but no one seems to care

Jul 29, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hipsters. They “sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay”; they “sport cowboy hats and berets”; they’re “the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a good beer.” But they’re certainly not a new phenomenon, writes Dan Fletcher for Time.... More »

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Bob Dylan • Brooklyn • hippies • Norman Mailer • Coldplay • trend • Pabst Blue Ribbon • Jay-ZTV • Converse • hipster

Kid Chorus Rides Lady Gaga, Coldplay Covers to Viral Hits

PS22 students are the latest  YouTube stars

Jul 16, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newest viral video stars are the fourth- and fifth-grade members of New York’s PS22 Chorus, thanks in part to celebrity blogger—and fan—Perez Hilton. “He’s the one who really got these kids on the map,” chorus director Gregg Breinberg tells MTV. But it’s... More »

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education • entertainment • music • YouTube • elementary school • Perez Hilton • viral video • Rihanna • Coldplay • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Tori Amos • PS22 Chorus

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 De Niro's New Role: Grandpa 

Plus, Swayze really really not dead, more

May 22, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert De Niro became a grandfather yesterday when son Raphael De Niro and daughter-in-law Claudine DeMatos welcomed Nicholas De Niro, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:
  • To prove he’s really not dead, Patrick Swayze posed for a picture with wife Lisa Niemi at their New Mexico
... More »

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entertainment • Robert De Niro • celebrity • Heath Ledger • Gwyneth Paltrow • Rihanna • Coldplay • Terry Gilliam • Chris Martin • Lily Allen • Aubrey Graham

 Coldplay Will Give 
 Concertgoers Free CDs 

Live album distributed at all remaining 2009 dates

May 1, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coldplay will give away a free copy of its new live CD to every audience member at shows this year, BBC reports. Starting on May 15 in Florida, the band will give fans the nine-track LeftRightLeftRightLeft as a "recession-busting mark of gratitude." The album, which includes live versions... More »

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music • download • concert • Coldplay • rock music • album • concert tour • Chris Martin

 Coldplay 
 Tops World 
 Chart for '08 

Viva la Vida the year's bestselling album

Feb 16, 09 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Coldplay’s Viva La Vida was the best-selling album in the world last year, the BBC reports, selling 6.8 million copies. Coldplay was one of four British acts to crack the top 10. Here’s the rest of the list:
  1. AC/DC: Black Ice
  2. The
... More »

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music • music industry • Amy Winehouse • music sales • Metallica • Rihanna • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Duffy • AC/DC • Leona Lewis

(Newser) - When it comes to overall revenues in 2008, all other musicians took a back seat to Madonna. Billboard notes that the top 20 earners all toured, a move that is bringing in more and more money as record sales tank. The top moneymakers:
  1. Madonna: With more than $242
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music • profits • Bon Jovi • tour • Bruce Springsteen • Rascal Flatts • Madonna • The Police • recording industry • Kenny Chesney • Celine Dion • Neil Diamond • Coldplay • Jonas Brothers • concert tour

 Krauss, Plant Win 
 Big at Grammys 

Telecast short on awards, long on performances

Feb 9, 09 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant boasted the highest number of Grammys last night, grabbing five awards, including honors for Album of the Year for Raising Sand, E! reports. Other big winners included Lil Wayne, who scooped up four Grammys, and Coldplay, which snagged three awards, including one for Best Rock... More »

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awards • award show • USC • Robert Plant • Radiohead • Alison Krauss • Grammy Awards • Lil Wayne • Coldplay

GLOSSIES

 10 Best Albums of 2008 

Infernal visions, playful funk, unflinching examinations top Rolling Stone list

Dec 21, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Dear Science tops Rolling Stone's year-end best list with an album “that sounded the most like America in 2008." The top 10:
  1. TV on the Radio, Dear Science: "Infernal visions of war and economic desperation," but "amid the fear and loathing" is "defiance.
... More »

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Bob Dylan • John Mellencamp • Rolling Stone • Beck • Metallica • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • My Morning Jacket • TV on the Radio • Santogold • Vampire Weekend • Best of 2008 • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty

GLOSSIES

 2008's Top 10 Singles 

Beyoncé heads Rolling Stone list of the year's best tunes

Dec 20, 08 3:41 AM CST
(Newser) - When it comes to belting out the single of the year, Beyoncé ran (wedding) rings around the competition, says Rolling Stone, which lists its top 10:
  1. Beyoncé, Single Ladies: "Irresistible and exuberant."
  2. Santogold, LES Artistes: "New Wave guitar hook of the year."
  3. MGMT,
... More »

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Beck • Kanye West • Beyonce • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • TI • My Morning Jacket • Estelle • MGMT • Santogold • Blitzen Trapper • Best of 2008 • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty

 Coldplay 
 Wants 
 Simon 
 on Tour 


Band invites Idol judge to surprise fans

Dec 17, 08 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Simon Cowell may be doling out his famously harsh feedback—on Coldplay’s current tour, the Mirror reports. “At the end of one song I want him to come on screen and say, ‘That was absolutely terrible!’” frontman Chris Martin said. The band will have to... More »

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music • Simon Cowell • celebrity • Coldplay • concert tour • Chris Martin

(Newser) - Coldplay has denied guitarist Joe Satriani's claims that the band lifted elements from one of his songs for its Grammy-nominated hit, “Viva la Vida,” the BBC reports. Papers filed in Los Angeles assert that the tune uses “substantial original portions” of Satriani’s “If I Could... More »

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music • plagiarism • lawsuit • Coldplay • Joe Satriani • Viva la Vida • instrumental

Lil Wayne Grabs
8 Grammy Nominations

Coldplay comes in second with 7, including one for album of the year

Dec 4, 08 2:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Lil Wayne led the field at the Grammy nominations last night, AP reports. The rapper's eight nominations included one for album of the year for Tha Carter III—the first album to go platinum in its debut week since 2005. Coldplay came in second with seven nominations, which also included... More »

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Robert Plant • Radiohead • Alison Krauss • Grammy Awards • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Recording Academy • Ne-Yo • Katy Perry • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Top Albums, Tours of 2008

At midway point, Lil Wayne, Bon Jovi lead respective categories

Aug 3, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tough economy may be sending album sales toward a fourth straight year of decline, but tour sales are keeping pace with last year at the midway point, reports Rolling Stone. Here's a look at both categories. The top-selling albums so far:
  1. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, 1.
... More »

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Van Halen • Bruce Springsteen • music sales • Jon Bon Jovi • Coldplay

 As Digital Gains,
 Album Sales
 Plunge 11% 

Music biz turmoil as CDs plummet

Jul 3, 08 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total... More »

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music industry • Universal Music Group • CDs • EMI • digital music • Warner Music • Madonna • Target • Best Buy • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Virgin Records • Usher • Mariah Carey • album sales • Nielsen SoundScan • Leona Lewis • Danity Kane • Lenny Kravitz • Jack Johnson

Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

Brooklyn band claims Brit rockers lifted
Viva la Vida tune

Jun 19, 08 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coldplay is hotly denying allegations of plagiarism from a Brooklyn-based indie band, the Independent reports. Members of the Creaky Boards say the melody of the British band's new album's title track Viva la Vida was lifted from a tune of theirs called The Songs I Didn't Write. Coldplay members insist... More »

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plagiarism • song • Coldplay • rock music • bands • Chris Martin

Music Giant
EMI Slashing
2,000 Jobs

Robbie Williams warns he'll withhold album to protest 'bean counters'

Jan 14, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The new owners of record company titan EMI are cleaning house, starting with the elimination of 2,000 jobs—a third of its workforce—in a restructuring that could also include dumping artists, reports the Wall Street Journal. The layoffs come as new owner, Terra Firma Capital, tries to rejuvenate... More »

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music • layoffs • EMI Music • job cuts • Guy Hands • Terra Firma Capital • Coldplay • Robbie Williams

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