IN THE title track of Coldplay‘s new “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” frontman Chris Martin admits that “people couldn’t believe what I’d become.” He’s singing from the perspective of a ...

Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends was the bestselling album of 2008 worldwide. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) — which represents the recording ...

Have you ever picked up a self-help book from the display table in a big-box bookstore and opened it to find a phrase that exactly applied to your life? The most pedestrian insight can sometimes hit ...

MONACO (Reuters) - British band Coldplay was crowned the world's top-selling act of 2008 at the World Music Awards (WMAs) in Monaco. Their latest album "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," ...

Critics may be awarding Chris Martin gold stars for Coldplay’s new album, but he flunks the rock-star test when it comes to swagger. In a field notorious for outsized egos and overweening braggarts, ...

On July 1, 2008, Random House will publishStuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions,* based on the insanely popular blog of the same name. In a remarkable ...

Coldplay is the biggest band in the world? How is that possible? It’s not the lite rock radio hits or monochromaticalbums that make Coldplay a rock champion. It’s the live show. And everybody at ...

Chris Martin may not rule the world, but his band Coldplay certainly ruled the 2008 charts. The British four piece had the most downloaded album – “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” — of the ...

Coldplay, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Capitol) 4 stars. Karmina, "Backwards Into Beauty" (CBS) 3.5 stars. Terry Adams, "Love Letter To Andromeda" (Clang!) 2.5 stars. James Hunter, ...

HARTFORD - Whether playing center stage, playing on the two side ramps that stretched into the crowd or playing a mini-acoustic set way in the back of the arena, Coldplay lived up to all the hype they ...

After three albums of exposing vulnerability over soft piano chords, Coldplay opts for clutter and disguise, opening and closing on shimmering notes that give "Viva la Vida" a sense of book-like ...