Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why was this album able to become the band’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 in a decade? And how has Coldplay managed to stay relevant ...

Coldplay has always overflowed with earnestness, and that desire to hug the world has only amplified as singer Chris Martin and his kindred spirit bandmates march deeper into middle age. “Moon Music,” ...

PALO ALTO, CA – Sitting among some 50,000 other happy souls at Stanford Stadium watching Chris Martin hop, skip and jump around a confetti-strewn stage, a thought comes to mind. This must be what it's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour nears its London ...

In interviews surrounding the record, Martin’s on defense, eloquent (if still naive) about embracing “uncoolness.” “If you were allowed to be yourself, would the world be as aggressive as it is?” he ...