Coldplay

Just days after hinting at a possible new album in the works, Coldplay told a sold-out Australian audience that they would be taking a three-year hiatus from touring.

If you resented the quixotic jumble of letters that formed the title of Coldplay's last studio album, 'Mylo Xyloto,' good news: The band is planning something more straightforward for its next release.

First loves and first concerts. Those will always be ingrained in your brain or embedded in your memory. For some, they’re actually the same thing. ‘Today‘ show staffers have been sharing their first concert memories, with a Washington State Coldplay gig in July of 2009 being of particular significance for one, since he was dumped by his girlfriend … on the ride home from the gig. Ouch.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has collaborated with Rihanna, Jay-Z and many others, but he draws the line at Justin Bieber. His refusal to team up with the young pop star has nothing to do with music, though.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin sure knows how to win over a crowd. Friday night (May 4) during his band’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif., Martin took a few minutes out of the band’s normal set to turn in an unexpected cover — the Beastie Boy‘s ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!),’ in honor of Adam Yauch, who passed away earlier in the day after a long battle with