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 ...

Are you a Coldplaya or a Coldplaya hater? That’s the question everyone must look into their hearts and ask themselves eventually. Coldplay are a polarizing band who provoke violent reactions, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 10: Chris Martin of Coldplay ...

In Spanish, “Viva La Vida” means “Long Live Life” and is tied to the Delacroix-like painting portraying the revolutionaries as heroes there are underlying themes of life and death, regrets, and ...

Confetti paper butterflies. Giant yellow beach balls (dropped during “Yellow” — get it?). Super high-definition live video. Friday’s opening night of the last leg of Coldplay‘s Viva La Vida tour in ...

Coldplay's 10th album Moon Music releases Friday (Oct. 4), and they'll apparently only make two more after that. To celebrate, Chris Martin talked with Rolling Stone about some of the band's defining ...

The English quartet that started as a jangly indie band has grown increasingly more reliant on fluffy orchestral arrangements to deliver their dramatic brand of rock with each passing release. Those ...