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September 1st, 2008

Coldplay Confirm New Album Coming In 2009

A couple of weeks ago we reported on the rumours that Coldplay were preparing to throw out their usual strategy of keeping the fans waiting while they endlessly tinker on making the perfect album, and preparing material for a new album in 2009 - just a year after Viva La Vida was released.
The story has […]

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August 21st, 2008

New Coldplay Album To Be Released Next Year? | ‘Viva La Vida’ Follow-Up Rushed Out

The new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida, has only been out for around two months, but already there is talk of the next Coldplay album. The band reportedly have most of the album already in the bag and could release it next year as a surprise rush-release.
The Sun are reporting that most of the songs […]

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June 29th, 2008

Jay-Z Triumphs At Glastonbury | A Performance Enough To Silence The Haters?

Jay-Z finally took to the stage last night to fulfil his headline slot at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. The gig was one of the most talked about of the year before it even happened, with many people feeling that Jay-Z and hip-hop weren’t right for a traditionally indie music festival.
I wrote a long piece last […]

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June 19th, 2008

Coldplay Hit No.1 In USA - Despite Criticism From Brian Eno & Claims Of Plagiarism

Coldplay have managed to reach number one in the American singles chart with Viva La Vida, the title track from their new album. This is despite claims of plagiarism from a US band called Creaky Boards and despite, or maybe because of criticism from album producer Brian Eno.
The song was sitting at number two last […]

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June 6th, 2008

Full Coldplay Album Streamed Free On MySpace - Americans Need Not Apply

Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida isn’t officially released until June 12th, but fans desperate to hear it in full before then, but not daring enough to download it illegally and risk getting caught, can now listen to the album on the band’s MySpace page.
The album is available now, and for a week running up […]

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May 1st, 2008

Free Coldplay Single ‘Violet Hill’ Downloaded By 600,000 People In First 24 Hours

When Coldplay decided to let everyone know they were back by releasing the first single, Violet Hill, from new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, as a free download, they must have known it would be huge. But I wonder if they knew quite how huge it would be, and in […]

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April 11th, 2008

Coldplay Reveal Official Tracklisting For New Album ‘Viva La Vida’ - So What?!?

We already know that the new Coldplay album will be going by the name of Viva La Vida. Now, we also know the ten tracks that will make up the album, which is due out on June 16th.
In a blog post on their official website, Coldplay have announced the official track listing, which is as […]

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February 4th, 2008

Is The New Coldplay Album Called ‘Prospekt’?

No, at least according to the band themselves, who are yet to announce the name of the follow up to X & Y. The denial comes after numerous reports suggested that the title has been chosen as Prospekt.
However, Chris Martin and co did confirm that they are close to finishing their fourth studio album, with […]

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