iTunes prepares to sell its 500 millionth song
Apple is nearing its 500 millionth iTunes sale and is running a promotion around every 100,000th track, with a Coldplay trip for the landmark buyer.…
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Oasis, er, entertain the crowd
Oasis were forced to stop their Manchester gig for around twenty-five minutes after a barrier broke, with Noel and Liam filling the time with jokes and crowd banter.…
Coldplay and Ashcroft to collaborate at Live 8
Word is Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft are planning a Bittersweet Symphony duet at Live 8, after Ashcroft supported the band on European dates.…
Glasto site open
The Glastonbury site opens today ahead of Friday's performances by Coldplay, Ash and Faithless, with 200 ticket sets to be collected from Shepton Mallet.…
Coldplay get first US number one
Coldplay's album X&Y has topped the US album chart with 737,000 first-week sales, the band's first US number one and the first UK band to top both charts since Radiohead.…
Coldplay's X&Y cover is a telegraphic alphabet
NME.com says the coloured blocks on Coldplay's 'X&Y' cover form the Baudot Code, a 19th century telegraphic alphabet, with the booklet reading 'Make Trade Fair'.…
Coldplay shift mega units in UK and US
Coldplay's 'X&Y' sold over 150,000 copies on its first day in the UK and more than 600,000 in the US, with UK sales expected to pass half a million.…
Chris Martin loves the Spice Girls, idst
Chris Martin has said he hopes the Spice Girls will reform for Live 8 and says he enjoyed Spice World.…
Music fans start texting to win Live 8 tickets
Music fans are texting in to win Live 8 London tickets at £1.50 each, with Bob Geldof defending the line-up as political rather than cultural.…
Pepsi transfer Smash music service to Yahoo
Yahoo and Pepsi have launched Smash On Yahoo Music in the US, a microsite with content from Kanye West, Gwen Stefani and Coldplay.…
Coldplay announce gig
Coldplay will play an intimate 1200-capacity show at Camden's Koko on Monday to coincide with 'X&Y', with profits going to the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.…
Coldplay album leaked online
Coldplay's new album 'X&Y' has leaked onto file-sharing sites days ahead of its 6 June release, after being released in Japan and played on the band's website.…