Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head climbs to a new peak of No.

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 ...

Coldplay is officially back! After dropping their single “Higher Power” in May, the band announced on July 20 that their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres, is coming this fall. Fans were ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images The biggest misconception about Coldplay is that they are boring. Chris Martin, Jonny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin formed a band with a few other students at University College London in 1997, the ...