"I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word..." Couldn't agree more, Chris Martin. Hey Coldplay fans, what's your favorite song by the band? It might be hard to pick. Back in 2008, ...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 10: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs for fans on November 10, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Coldplay's “Viva La Vida” rises to a new peak on the Billboard Global 200 ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Coldplay have ...

In Spanish, “Viva La Vida” means “Long Live Life” and is tied to the Delacroix-like painting portraying the revolutionaries as heroes there are underlying themes of life and death, regrets, and ...

You know your band is in trouble when your lead singer admits that his lyrics are terrible. Admittedly, the band isn’t indulging in speed-metal shred-fests or cranking out a country album — this is ...

Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends' has a reference to The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ that’s a little obscure. A classic rock icon produced the album. Martin revealed the title of ...

Coldplay's Viva La Vida world tour -- which will land in North America, Europe and Japan -- is set to begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on June 29 and extend well into next year, Billboard.com… ...

Confetti paper butterflies. Giant yellow beach balls (dropped during “Yellow” — get it?). Super high-definition live video. Friday’s opening night of the last leg of Coldplay‘s Viva La Vida tour in ...

In an era in which few acts are able to duplicate sales results from just a few years ago, Coldplay sold 721,000 copies of “Viva la Vida” (Capitol) in the week ended Sunday, coming within 16,000 of ...

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 ...

Are you a Coldplaya or a Coldplaya hater? That’s the question everyone must look into their hearts and ask themselves eventually. Coldplay are a polarizing band who provoke violent reactions, and ...

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 ...