When singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin formed a band with a few other students at University College London in 1997, the quartet chose the ill-fitting name Big Fat Noises. Soon, bassist Guy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. For the past several months, Coldplay’s song “Sparks” has been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s “Sparks” reaches a new peak of No. 36 on the U.K.

Pop behemoths Coldplay have scored great success with melancholy hits like "Yellow" and "Shiver." But now the British foursome has something new to sing the blues about -- namely the fact that their ...

COLDPLAY: (Singing) And so we pray, for someone to come and show me the way. And so we pray, for some shelter and some records to play. And so we pray. We'll be singing "Baraye." SCHMITZ: That's the ...

Hey Coldplay fans, what's your favorite song by the band? It might be hard to pick. Back in 2008, one of their catchiest tracks was released, quickly climbing to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 that ...

In their tenth studio release “Moon Music,” Coldplay’s infectious joy and positivity shine through an otherwise repetitive album. In an interview with BBC Radio detailing the production of the album, ...

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including... Coldplay tops album chart, thanks to old-fashioned sales ...

Another relatively uneventful week on the Billboard Hot 100 sees Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” in the top spot for a 14th nonconsecutive week, while The Weeknd’s “Timeless” may not be so timeless ...