Christie and Blunt top 2005 charts
Tony Christie's Amarillo was 2005's best-selling single, while James Blunt's Back To Bedlam was the year's biggest-selling album.…
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Coldplay's new sound for album four
Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman told BBC 6Music the band's fourth album will be quite different from their first three, possibly with more electronic elements.…
British music performs well across Europe
IFPI figures show six of the eight artists given Europe awards for a million sales this week are from the UK, with KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs and James Blunt among the new acts reaching the landmark.…
Coldplay and Gorillaz help EMI boost profits
EMI's revenues rose 5.8% to £924.6 million and pre-tax profits rose 9% to £41 million in the first half, helped by Coldplay and Gorillaz, with Alain Levy confirming anti-piracy software on CDs next year.…
Depeche Mode, The White Stripes and Coldplay join KROQ acoustic Christmas show
Depeche Mode, The White Stripes and Coldplay will play acoustic sets at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas Show in LA, with further line-up announced for two nights.…
Nominees announced for DEMX Awards
Finalists have been announced for the second DEMX Awards, honouring digital entertainment and media, with 50 Cent, Coldplay and Cream among the music nominees.…
Robbie the best seller so far this century
A Channel 4 survey ranks the UK's best-selling album artists of the century so far, with Robbie Williams, Coldplay and Dido at the top.…
Coldplay and Green Day lead MTV Europe Awards
At the MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon, Green Day and Coldplay each took two awards, with Robbie Williams named Best Male and Madonna presenting Bob Geldof a humanitarian prize.…
Martin says Coldplay lyrics need improving
Chris Martin told Chris Evans on Radio 2 that he does not think any Coldplay lyric is very good, but says the band are about to improve.…
James Blunt has biggest selling album of the year
James Blunt's 'Back to Bedlam' is the year's biggest-selling album so far with 1.53 million copies, pushing Coldplay's 'X & Y' to second place.…
Coldplay win best website gong at Digital Music Awards
Coldplay's website, Gorillaz and Robbie Williams were among the EMI winners at the Digital Music Awards, with U2 and Natasha Bedingfield also taking prizes.…
EMI profits up following major releases
EMI reports a 4.5% rise in music sales and a 5.5% rise in publishing for the first half of its fiscal year, anticipating a 9% profit increase.…