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Music of the Spheres (subtitled Vol I. From Earth with Love)[1] is the ninth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 15 October 2021 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the United States. The album was produced by Max Martin, who is a new producer to the band's discography.[2][3] It features guest appearances from Selena Gomez, We Are King, Jacob Collier and BTS, as well as returning contributions from electronic producer Jon Hopkins.

Music of the Spheres is the band's second concept album after 2011's Mylo Xyloto. The album explores pop, pop rock, space rock, space music and ambient influences. It is set in a fictional planetary system called The Spheres, which contains nine planets, three natural satellites, a star and a nebula, with each one of them corresponding to a certain track on the record. According to lead singer Chris Martin, its concept and themes were not only based on Mylo Xyloto, but also inspired by the Star Wars film franchise, which made him and the other band members wonder what other artists could be like across the universe, while also using the planets as canvas to explore human experience.

In anticipation for the album, they released "Higher Power" and "My Universe" as singles, with the former being nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards,[4] and the latter being nominated for the same award at the following year's ceremony.[5] "My Universe" also debuted at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Coldplay the first British group in history to achieve the feat. "Let Somebody Go" was later released as the third official single on 7 February 2022. "Coloratura", "People of the Pride", "Biutyful" and a live version of "Humankind" were served as promotional singles.

Music of the Spheres received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom criticised the album's overtly pop sensibilities and style. "Coloratura" however received critical acclaim for its lengthy, unconventional structure and production. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the band's third nomination in both categories.[5] It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart as the first album since Ed Sheeran's No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) to sell over 100,000 units during its first week. To support the record, Coldplay embarked on the Music of the Spheres World Tour.

Background

The idea for a space-themed record had been envisioned by the band since 2010, when lead vocalist Chris Martin proposed a project of building "a solar system", as stated in a blog published by the band, named "Roadie #42".[6] This project eventually led to the creation of the universe for Coldplay's 2011 album Mylo Xyloto, which would go on to inspire the Music of the Spheres universe as well.[7] At the time Everyday Life was released, in November 2019, one of the hints was hidden within the bifold of the booklet of the physical vinyl and digibook editions of the album, in which a black and white billboard in a field advertises "Music of the Spheres". In the bottom left corner, smaller writing says "Coldplay coming soon".[8] This, combined with the band's history of teasers for future material, fueled speculation about Music of the Spheres's themes and release date.[9] Other hints to future material were purportedly hidden within song lyrics and music videos from the Everyday Life era.[10]

Recording

According to bassist Guy Berryman, when the band "made [2019's] Everyday Life, we knew we weren't planning on touring it, so that directed the course of that album musically. The idea was always to follow that up with Music of the Spheres, which definitely would be toured. So the new album was created with one eye on the live performances. I think that shaped the overall energy levels and song selections for the album".[11] The record was produced by Max Martin, whom the band called "a true wonder of the universe".[12] Their first work together was in the single "Orphans".[13] He met Chris during a Rihanna concert in Sweden in 2016 and they started to share potential about possible collaborations, with the rest of the band sharing the same feeling and considering him as a "new band member" for the album.[14]

Chris stated Max was very involved on most of the creative process, helping to decide which songs would be chosen as well. He added that "just before 'Higher Power', I'd done a whole session with him auditioning songs for a potential album".[15] Drummer Will Champion noted one of the reasons of feeling certain relief while working with Max "is that he is very conscious of not filling too many gaps", with Berryman further adding that a sound "will not be impressive by just adding another layer of sound and another layer of sound", comparing it to a mix of "too many colors together, [but] you always end up with brown".[16] They cited "Humankind" as an example, which was according to them was the hardest song to be recorded in the album, as the band "couldn't get the feel of it right until the end of the sessions".[17]

Style and concept

Music of the Spheres has been described as pop,[18] pop rock,[19] synth-pop,[20] space rock,[21] space music,[22] electropop,[23] soft rock,[23] and ambient.[24] Lead singer Chris Martin stated that the theme for the album was inspired by "wonder[ing] what musicians would be like across the universe" after watching the fictional Mos Eisley cantina band perform in Star Wars and making speculations in relation to outer space sounds.[25][26]

The album is set in a fictional planetary system called The Spheres, which consists of nine planets, three natural satellites, one star and a nearby nebula. Each track on the album represents a celestial body from The Spheres. Following the album's track listing, they are: Neon Moon I ("Music of the Spheres"), Kaotica ("Higher Power"), Echo ("Humankind"), Kubik ("Alien Choir"), Calypso ("Let Somebody Go"), Supersolis ("Human Heart"), Ultra ("People of the Pride"), Floris ("Biutyful"), Neon Moon II ("Music of the Spheres II"), Epiphane ("My Universe"), Infinity Station ("Infinity Sign"), and Coloratura ("Coloratura"). Supersolis is the star at the centre of the system, and Coloratura is the Nebula. Each celestial body in The Spheres has its own language: EL 1 for Neon Moon I, Kaotican for Kaotica, Mirror Text for Echo, Qblok for Kubik, Aquamarine for Calypso, Supersolar for Supersolis, Voltik for Ultra, Bloom for Floris, EL 2 for Neon Moon II, Spheric for Epiphane, Infinitum for Infinity Station, and Coloraturan for Coloratura.[27] An unnamed natural satellite orbits Echo, while both Neon Moons orbit Epiphane.[28] A lost planet named Aurora is also part of the system, and although no song on the album represents it, fans have theorised that the short instrumental "A Wave", which was played at the end of concerts during the first leg of the Music of the Spheres World Tour, is connected to it. The artwork featuring the planetary system was created by Pilar Zeta, who had worked on Coldplay's previous two albums Everyday Life and A Head Full of Dreams (2015).

The album was conceived with live performances in mind.

Martin uses the planets as a canvas to explore the human experience: "It's really another record about life as a human person, but given this freedom that comes when you pretend it's about other creatures in other places".[29] Drummer Will Champion stated that Everyday Life was about making big questions personal, while Music of the Spheres promoted more about the purpose of the band in relation to humanity and manmade demarcations, saying: "We historically as a band tend to fill space".[16] The album was promoted with the words "Everyone is an alien somewhere", which, according to Champion, was about persons look to what unites them, not to what separate them, saying: "From the perspective from another planet, we would be the aliens. We searched the perspective where we are all equal".[30]

The fictional universe for Music of the Spheres is in part inspired by the universe created by the band for Mylo Xyloto, and, according to creative director Phil Harvey, features several references to it.[31] One of these references may be the appearance of the Mylo Xyloto "silencers" in the music video for "My Universe".[32]

Promotion

On 23 April 2021, a post from an account titled 'Alien Radio FM' on social media released a set of coordinates (51°30'24.6"N 0°08'34.4"W) that led to Green Park in Piccadilly, London.[33][34] The post included a photo of an advertisement at these coordinates with unknown bright neon purple characters set to a blue background. The characters were quickly decoded by fan sites and said "Coldplay Higher Power May Seven". Similar posts would follow, which all teased the lead single, "Higher Power".[35]

On 29 April, Coldplay confirmed on their main social media accounts that a new single called "Higher Power" would in fact be released on 7 May.[12][36] Branded as a form of "extraterrestrial transmission", the band previewed the video to French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station prior to its public release.[37][38] Martin had stated that the theme for their upcoming music had been inspired by "wonder[ing] what musicians are like across the universe" after watching the fictional Mos Eisley cantina band perform in Star Wars.[25]

After the promotion cycle of "Higher Power" was done, Harvey teased a possible announcement on 19 July 2021.[39] During the next day, Coldplay revealed the album, its tracklist, and a trailer titled "Overtura" containing a snippet for each song. They also said that "Coloratura" would be released on 23 July, while the next official single would follow in September.[40] On 13 September, Coldplay announced that their second single "My Universe" which features BTS, would be released on 24 September 2021.[41] On 4 October 2021, Selena Gomez confirmed via Twitter that she is featured on "Let Somebody Go".[42]

On 1st October 2021, Coldplay announced a one-off album launch show at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London,[43] in which they were introduced by Simon Pegg and joined on stage by Ed Sheeran, Fleur East and We Are King. Dakota Johnson was in attendance.[44] Later that week, on 7 October 2021, Coldplay announced that an album pop-up event for Music of the Spheres, entitled "The Atmospheres", would be held in four cities across the world (Berlin, London, New York and Tokyo) on 15 and 16 October. In each city, there was a "custom-built installation" that enabled fans to "be transported to The Spheres – the distant solar system that plays host to the band's latest album, where each of the twelve tracks is twinned with a different planet." During the event, fans had the opportunity to "create their own alien language messages, snap selfies in the augmented reality photo booth, and even help to power the experience through bespoke kinetic walkways." According to the band, the event was made possible by partnering with Amazon Music.[45]

World tour

Main articles: Music of the Spheres World Tour, Impact of the Music of the Spheres World Tour, and Music of the Spheres: Live at River Plate
A man wearing a custom space helmet plays the bass
Berryman performing "Infinity Sign" at Wembley Stadium, London

On 14 October 2021, a day before the release of Music of the Spheres, Coldplay officially announced the Music of the Spheres World Tour in 2022 to promote the album.[46] The band had not toured for Everyday Life as they had decided to pause touring until they could work out how to ensure that it would be environmentally friendly. Alongside the announcement, they released a detailed plan setting out how they would ensure that the tour would have a minimal impact on the environment and would result in 50% less carbon dioxide generated than during the A Head Full of Dreams Tour. The plan was developed over two years by Coldplay and a number of leading environmental experts, and features a number of innovative sustainability strategies. For example, the band have joined forces with BMW to create the first "mobile, rechargeable show battery" to power each concert on the tour, and have announced that the tour's stage will be built from "a combination of lightweight, low-carbon and re-usable materials (including bamboo and recycled steel) that can be properly reused or recycled at the end of the tour". They have also pledged to plant one tree for every ticket sold.[47]

Singles

"Higher Power" was released as the lead single on 7 May 2021. The song was produced by Max Martin, whom the band called "a true wonder of the universe".[48] The band stated in a tweet that "it arrived on a little keyboard and a bathroom sink at the start of 2020".[12] An audio visualiser directed by Paul Dugdale premiered on Coldplay's YouTube channel at 12:01 a.m. BST on the same day.[49] The official music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was released on 8 June 2021, it features Chris exploring the fictional planet Kaotica.[50]

"My Universe", a collaboration with South Korean pop group BTS, was released as the second single on 24 September 2021.[41] The official music video, also directed by Meyers, was released on 30 September 2021. It features both groups performing the song alongside a fictional band named "Supernova 7" in different futuristic planets, set during an era where music is banned around the universe.[51] The track debuted at number one in Billboard Hot 100, which made Coldplay the first British group in history to achieve the feat.[52] It was their second United States chart-topper and BTS' sixth.[53]

"Let Somebody Go", a collaboration with Selena Gomez, was released as the third single in the adult contemporary radio on 14 February 2022.[54] A music video was released a week prior, on 7 February 2022, once again being directed by Meyers.[55]

Promotional singles

"Coloratura" was released on 23 July 2021 in anticipation for the album.[56] It is the longest song ever released by the band, running at 10 minutes and 18 seconds.[56] "People of the Pride" impacted American alternative rock radio stations on 8 March 2022,[57] although Chris stated during an interview the song would not be marketed as an official single.[58] Its lyrics explore themes of human politics and is inspired by empowerment movements.[59] A music video was directed by Paul Dugdale and released on 15 March 2022.[60] A live version of "Humankind" was released as a charity single on 22 April 2022 through Bandcamp for Earth Day 2022, with royalties being donated to EarthPercent, a charity supporting numerous organizations working to help tackle the climate crisis.[61] The music video was directed by Stevie Rae Gibbs and Marcus Haney, being released on 17 August 2022 to further promote the Music of the Spheres World Tour.[62] On 16 September 2022, the song was then released as a promotional single in Italian and Dutch radio stations serving the same purpose.[63] "Biutyful" was made available as a promotional single on 6 July 2022 along with a video directed by Mat Whitecross.[64]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.0/10[65]
Metacritic55/100[66]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[67]
Clash5/10[68]
The Daily Telegraph[69]
Financial Times[70]
The Guardian[24]
The Independent[71]
Pitchfork5.1/10[18]
NME[72]
Rolling Stone[19]
The Times[73]

Music of the Spheres received generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 55 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[66] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times gave the album two stars out of five, praising its cheerful lyrics but criticising its superficial feeling.[70] This sentiment was echoed by Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph, which called the album a "giddy sugar rush" and gave it three stars out of five.[69] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian also gave the album two stars out of five, calling its pop tones a "desperate" attempt by the band to stay on top of the record charts.[24] Rhian Daly of NME gave the album four stars out of five and declared that "While Music of the Spheres feels like quintessential Coldplay, there are some more surprising moments buried in its tracklist", citing the songs "People of the Pride" and "Infinity Sign" as examples.[72]

Neil Z. Yeung from AllMusic also gave the album four stars out of five, deeming it the band's "most unabashedly pop-centric and optimistic album to date.[67] He elaborated that "This sci-fi concept piece is the spiritual successor to technicolor predecessors Mylo Xyloto and A Head Full of Dreams – outpacing both with its sharp focus and lean runtime – while maintaining the boundary-pushing energy heard on the Kaleidoscope EP and Everyday Life".[67]

Conversely, the track "Coloratura" was universally praised. AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung stated "while they typically end their albums on a grand, uplifting note, ["Coloratura"] takes the prize for ambition and sheer beauty".[67] Ella Kemp, writing for Rolling Stone UK, said the song "might be the most dazzling thing Coldplay have ever done, a sprawling Pink Floyd-esque experiment which pays off infinitely".[74] Will Hodgkinson of The Times called it as a "forward-thinking vision of a melodic utopia with shades of Pink Floyd at their most hopeful". Jeremy Levine of PopMatters praised the track "plenty of structural risks that allow it to achieve a surprising level of intimacy. It's still a little lyrically over-the-top, but the variations in tone, as well as the climactic use of the band's retro instrumentation, leave us with at least one flicker of Coldplay's brilliance".[75] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times felt the album's concept "only really registers" on "Coloratura", praising the elaborate orchestrations and "more sophisticated lyrics than the gaucheries of the previous songs".[70] Paolo Ragusa of Consequence agreed, saying the song "really flesh out what the record is supposed to sound like: sprawling, odd, and unique".[76] Bobby Olivier of Spin, however, felt it was "overlong",[77] while David Cobbald of The Line of Best Fit said it "lacks a sense of originality, as all of emotions and lyrics have in way appeared in their music previously".[78]

Year-end lists

Music of the Spheres on select year-end lists
PublisherListicleRankRef.
The CourierTop 5 Favorite Albums of 20215[79]
Esquire SpainThe Best Albums of 202141[80]
Europe 2The 10 Best Albums of 2021Placed[81]
G1Most Important Albums of 2021Placed[82]
Los 40The 40 Best Albums of 20215[83]
UproxxThe Best Pop Albums of 2021Placed[84]
Yahoo!Jen Kucsak's Best Albums of 20214[85]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Music of the Spheres
YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2022American Music AwardsFavorite Rock AlbumNominated[86]
Billboard Music AwardsTop Rock AlbumNominated[87]
Hungarian Music AwardsInternational Alternative or Rock Album of the YearNominated[88]
Žebřík Music AwardsBest Foreign AlbumNominated[89]
2023Gold Derby Music AwardsBest Rock/Alternative AlbumNominated[90]
Grammy AwardsAlbum of the YearNominated[91]
Best Pop Vocal AlbumNominated

Commercial performance

Music of the Spheres debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 101,045 units sold,[92] marking Coldplay's ninth number-one album and the fastest selling record of the year at the time of release, being the first project since Ed Sheeran's No.6 Collaborations Project to debut with over 100,000 units sold in the country.[93] According to Music Week, the record was one of the key releases which contributed to the increase of CD sales during 2021, along with Adele's 30, Sheeran's = and ABBA's Voyage.[94] It was also the fifth and 15th best-selling album of the year in the cassette and vinyl formats, respectively.[95]

Track listing

Coldplay's songwriting members are Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Music of the Spheres – Standard edition[96]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music of the Spheres"
0:53
2."Higher Power"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Denise Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:26
3."Humankind"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Green
  • Vindver
  • Hopkins
4:26
4."Alien Choir"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Hopkins
  • Martin
  • Rahko
  • Hopkins
0:53
5."Let Somebody Go" (with Selena Gomez)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Hopkins
  • Metro Boomin
4:01
6."Human Heart" (with We Are King & Jacob Collier)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Collier
  • We Are King
3:08
7."People of the Pride"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:37
8."Biutyful"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Angel Lopez
  • Vindver
3:12
9."Music of the Spheres II"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Martin
  • Rahko
0:21
10."My Universe" (with BTS)
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:46
11."Infinity Sign"
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Hopkins
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Hopkins
3:46
12."Coloratura"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
10:17
Total length:41:50
Music of the Spheres– Japanese edition[97]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Higher Power" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:34
14."Higher Power" (Tiësto remix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
  • Tiësto
3:49
Total length:49:13
Music of the Spheres– Digital deluxe edition[98]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Higher Power" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Vindver
  • Carite
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:34
14."My Universe" (Acoustic Version)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:43
15."My Universe" (Supernova 7 Mix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
4:39
16."My Universe" (Suga's Remix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
3:08
17."My Universe" (Orchestral Mix)
  • Coldplay
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • RM
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • Rahko
  • Simpson
  • Green
4:19
Total length:61:13

Notes

  • "Music of the Spheres" is stylised as "" and occasionally rendered as "Music of the Spheres I".[99]
  • "Alien Choir" is stylised as "".
  • "Human Heart" is stylised as "".
  • "Music of the Spheres II" is stylised as "".
  • "Infinity Sign" is stylised as "".

Sample credits

  • "People of the Pride" samples the song "Black and Gold", as performed by Sam Sparro and written by Sparro and Jesse Rogg.

Personnel

Coldplay

  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar, percussion (track 7), keyboards
  • Will Champion – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, programming (track 7)
  • Jonny Buckland – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (track 11), percussion (track 7)
  • Chris Martin – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar (track 7)

Additional vocalists

  • Max Martin – backing vocals (track 2, 10, 12)
  • Denise Carite – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Bill Rahko – additional vocals (track 2, 10)
  • Apple Martin – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Stevie Mackey – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Dorian Holley – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Neka Hamilton – choir vocalist (track 2)
  • Selena Gomez – vocals (track 5)
  • We Are King – vocals (track 6)
  • Jin – vocals (track 10)
  • Suga – vocals (track 10)
  • J-Hope – vocals (track 10)
  • RM – vocals (track 10)
  • Jimin – vocals (track 10)
  • V – vocals (track 10)
  • Jungkook – vocals (track 10)
  • Amber Strother – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Jacob Collier – additional vocals (track 6, 10)
  • Tate McDowell – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Rik Simpson – additional vocals (track 12)

Additional musicians

Production

  • Max Martin – production and programming
  • Oscar Holter – production and programming
  • Bill Rahko – production and programming
  • Pdogg – vocal recording engineering, production engineering
  • Rik Simpson – additional production
  • Dan Green – additional production and programming
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
  • John Hanes – engineering
  • Michael Ilbert – engineering
  • Connor Panayi – assistant engineering
  • Duncan Fuller – assistant engineering
  • Karl-Ola Kjellholm – assistant engineering
  • Linn Fijal – assistant engineering
  • Tate McDowell – assistant engineering
  • Love Choir – choir arrangement
  • The Dream Team – additional production
  • Miguel Lara – engineering
  • Emma Marks – engineering assistant
  • Duncan Fuller – engineering assistant
  • Cherif Hashizume – additional programmer

Artwork and design

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Music of the Spheres
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[159]Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[160]Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161]Gold10,000‡
France (SNEP)[162]Platinum100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[163]Gold25,000‡
Japan—11,314[b]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[166]Gold70,000[c]
Poland (ZPAV)[167]Gold10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168]Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[170]Gold204,622[d]
United States—395,000[e]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Music of the Spheres
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various15 October 2021
[2][3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The album's Infinity Station edition features the same illustration, but under a silver background. Meanwhile, the text is replaced with one of the fictional alien languages created to promote the record. The artwork portrays planets from the Spheres. From top, left to right: Coloratura, Kubik, Echo, Calypso, Kaotica, Supersolis, Floris, Ultra, Aurora, Infinity Station, Neon Moon I, Epiphane and Neon Moon II.
  2. ^ Japan pure sales figures for Music of the Spheres as of November 2021.[164]
  3. ^ Coldplay received a Gold plaque from Warner Music Mexico for selling 70,000 units of Music of the Spheres in the country. However, AMPROFON did not update their database.[165]
  4. ^ United Kingdom total sales figures for Music of the Spheres as of August 2022.[169]
  5. ^ United States total sales figures for Music of the Spheres as of January 2023.[171]

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External links

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_Spheres_(Coldplay_album)

Artist(s)

Veröffentlichungen von Coldplay die im OTRS erhältlich sind/waren:

Parachutes ¦ A Rush Of Blood To The Head ¦ Music Of The Spheres ¦ Mylo Xyloto ¦ Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends ¦ Prospekt's March EP

Coldplay auf Wikipedia (oder andere Quellen):

Coldplay ist eine britische Pop-Rock-Band, bestehend aus Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion und Guy Berryman. Sie ist eine der weltweit erfolgreichsten Bands der 2000er-Jahre und hat knapp 80 Millionen Tonträger weltweit verkauft, davon 50 Millionen Alben.[1][2]

Bandgeschichte

Gründung und erste Jahre (1996–1999)

Martin, Berryman, Buckland und Champion lernten einander als Studenten am University College London kennen und gründeten im September 1996 eine Band. Martin studierte Alte Geschichte, Buckland Mathematik, Astrophysik und Astronomie und Champion Anthropologie. Berryman studierte zunächst Ingenieurwissenschaften und später Architektur. Im Gegensatz zu allen anderen Bandmitgliedern schloss er kein Studium ab.

Chris Martin und Jonny Buckland, die sich in der Orientierungswoche am College kennenlernten, waren die ersten Mitglieder der Band. Sie spielten zunächst in einer Band namens „Pectoralz“, bis Guy Berryman, ein Klassenkamerad der beiden, hinzustieß. Ursprünglich gründeten die vier Mitglieder die Band unter dem Namen „Starfish“ (dt.: „Seestern“). Unter diesem Namen spielte die Band zunächst einige Konzerte in kleineren Clubs in Camden. Phil Harvey, ein Studienkollege und Freund von Chris Martin, wurde hierfür als Manager engagiert, fungiert heute als künstlerischer Leiter und wird als fünftes Mitglied angesehen.

Im März 1998 erschien die Safety EP, von der nur 500 Stück hergestellt wurden.[3] Diese diente größtenteils als Demo, nur 50 Platten gingen in den offiziellen Verkauf. Die EP ist somit eine Rarität und wird unter Sammlern enorm hoch gehandelt. Coldplay wurde daraufhin vom kleinen Independent-Label Fierce Panda Records unter Vertrag genommen. Die erste Veröffentlichung war die Brothers and Sisters EP, die im Februar 1999 in gerade einmal vier Tagen aufgenommen wurde.

Im Frühling 1999 unterschrieb Coldplay einen Fünf-Alben-Vertrag bei Parlophone, wo die Band bis heute unter Vertrag ist. Nach ihrem ersten Auftritt beim Glastonbury Festival ging die Band ins Studio, um ihre dritte EP The Blue Room aufzunehmen, von der im Oktober 5000 Stück in den Verkauf gingen. Bei der Produktion kam es zu Streitereien innerhalb der Band, in deren Folge Champion von Martin zunächst aus der Band geworfen, jedoch kurz darauf wieder zurückgeholt wurde. Um weiteren Ärger zu vermeiden, beschlossen die vier, Regeln innerhalb der Band einzuführen: 1. Gewinne werden geteilt, 2. Drogenkonsum führt zum Ausschluss aus der Band.

Kommerzieller Durchbruch (2000–2006)

Coldplay bei einem Auftritt in den USA (2005)

Das erste Album Parachutes wurde auf Anhieb ein kommerzieller Erfolg und auch von den Kritikern hoch gelobt. Parachutes war für den Mercury Music Prize (2000) nominiert und gewann 2001 den Grammy Award als „Best Alternative Music Album“. Insgesamt wurde das Album weltweit bis heute über neun Millionen Mal verkauft. In Großbritannien hielt es sich 33 Wochen lang in den Top Ten. Die Band machte sich mit dieser LP einen Namen und wurde oftmals mit der englischen Band Radiohead verglichen.

Das zweite Album A Rush of Blood to the Head aus dem Jahr 2002 war vielschichtiger – vermehrt nun auch mit Rock-Elementen – und intellektueller als das Debütalbum, was aber dem Erfolg keinen Abbruch tat und auch die Kritiker überzeugen konnte. Dabei bekam das Album gleich zwei Grammys, und zwar in den Kategorien „Bestes Alternative-Album“ und „Best Song“ für In My Place. Zudem war das Werk auf Platz eins der deutschen und britischen Albumcharts. In den USA erreichte es den fünften Rang. Mit diesem Album übertrafen die Bandmitglieder den Erfolg ihres Debüts mit über 13 Millionen verkauften Einheiten bei weitem.

Mit X&Y, ihrem dritten Studioalbum, knüpfte Coldplay an den Erfolg ihrer ersten beiden Alben an. Mit 8,3 Millionen verkauften Platten wurde es zum weltweit meistverkauften Album des Jahres 2005. Bis heute wurden über elf Millionen Exemplare abgesetzt. Aber auch mit ihrer ersten Singleauskopplung Speed of Sound landeten die Musiker einen weltweit großen Hit. Die Band konnte sich damit erstmals in den Top-Ten der US-amerikanischen Billboard Charts und den Top 20 der deutschen Musik-Charts platzieren und gewann den MTV Europe Music Award 2005 in der Kategorie „Best Song“ für den Titel Speed of Sound. Im Vereinigten Königreich blieb Coldplay im Juni 2005 der Sprung auf Platz eins der Charts durch die erste kommerzielle Singleveröffentlichung eines Klingeltons (Crazy Frog) verwehrt. Außerdem erlangte Speed of Sound weitere Bekanntheit als offizieller Titelsong des ZDF zum Konföderationen-Pokal 2005. Auf dem Album X&Y befindet sich mit dem Stück Talk auch eine Adaption des Liedes Computer Love (Computerliebe) der Düsseldorfer Elektronikpioniere Kraftwerk.

Am 2. Juli 2005 trat Coldplay beim Live-8-Konzert in London auf. Neben ihren eigenen Songs In My Place und Fix You spielten die Musiker zusammen mit Richard Ashcroft Bitter Sweet Symphony von The Verve.

Arbeit mit Brian Eno (2007–2021)

Für das vierte Album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends wurde neben Markus Dravs auch der Koproduzent Brian Eno eingesetzt, der die Band, die schon Auflösungsgedanken hatte, massiv unterstützte. Das Album erschien in Deutschland am 13. Juni 2008. Bereits seit dem 6. Juni stand es zum Pre-Listening auf der MySpace-Seite von Coldplay zur Verfügung.

Coldplay live in London (2008)

Sämtliche Songs der Platte unterscheiden sich von den früheren Liedern der Band, so dass der Stil mit den vorherigen Alben kaum zu vergleichen ist. Auf dem Album sind mit Chinese Sleep Chant und The Escapist zwei Hidden Tracks vorhanden. Am 29. April erschien Violet Hill als Lead-Single vorab zum kostenlosen Herunterladen, ehe es am 9. Mai 2008 in Deutschland offiziell in den Verkauf ging.[4]

Für das Titelbild des Albums wird Die Freiheit führt das Volk verwendet, ein Gemälde aus dem Jahre 1830 von Eugène Delacroix. Das Gemälde verdeutlicht das zu dieser Zeit vorherrschende Streben nach Liberalismus und Freiheit der Bevölkerung und stellt die Straßenschlachten der Julirevolution dar, als sich Bürger trotz hoher Verluste im Kampf um Freiheit und Mitspracherecht gegen die absolutistische Herrschaft Karls X. durchsetzten. Über Die Freiheit führt das Volk wurde für das Album der Schriftzug „Viva la Vida“ gesetzt.

Das Album wurde wieder ein großer Erfolg für die Band. Nicht nur, dass es selbst in zahlreichen Staaten Platz 1 der Charts eroberte, mit der Single Viva la Vida schaffte sie es erstmals auch in den Singles-Charts in Großbritannien und den USA bis an die Spitze. Mit dem Erfolg gehörte sie auch zu den Favoriten bei den Grammy Awards 2009. Sie gewann am Ende drei Grammys bei sieben Nominierungen. Ihre Single Viva la Vida wurde in der Kategorie Bester Song und Beste Pop-Darbietung einer Gruppe ausgezeichnet, während ihr Album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends in der Kategorie Bestes Rockalbum prämiert wurde. Im August 2008 veröffentlichte Coldplay zu dem Song ein zweites Musikvideo zu Ehren von Anton Corbijn und Depeche Mode. Dieses ist eine Hommage an das Musikvideo zum Song Enjoy the Silence.[5]

Am 16. Juni 2008 startete die Band in London ihre Viva-la-Vida-Tour. Im Rahmen der Welttournee spielten sie in Großbritannien, den USA, Kanada, Japan, Frankreich, Spanien, Deutschland (Mannheim, Köln, Hamburg, Berlin, München), Österreich, Ungarn, Tschechien, Schweden, Norwegen, der Schweiz, Italien, den Niederlanden und Belgien. Sie endete am 15. Februar 2009 im japanischen Osaka. 2009 wurde die Viva La Vida-Tour auf Stadionkonzerte ausgeweitet, und es fanden etliche Zusatzkonzerte statt, unter anderem in Hannover, Düsseldorf und München.

Im Dezember 2008 verklagte der New Yorker Gitarrist Joe Satriani die Band, der Song Viva la Vida enthalte Akkordfolgen, Harmonien und Dynamik[6] aus seinem Stück If I Could Fly (Is There Love in Space?) von 2004. Im September 2009 einigten sich die Beteiligten außergerichtlich.[7]

2010 erhob der Musiker Sammie Lee Smith Plagiatsvorwürfe gegen die Band. Sie habe seine Songs Yellow, Trouble und Clocks unrechtmäßig genutzt. Der Prozess wird in Los Angeles geführt.[8]

Am 1. Dezember 2010 wurde eine neue Single mit Christmas Lights veröffentlicht.

Am 3. Juni 2011 trat Coldplay beim deutschen Musikfestival Rock im Park auf und stellte dabei ihre neue Single Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall vor (Die Single erschien am 5. Juni 2011) und die Lieder Us Against the World, Hurts Like Heaven, Major Minus und Charlie Brown.

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall ist von Peter Allens I Go to Rio inspiriert, das bereits als Vorlage für den mit einer goldenen Schallplatte ausgezeichneten 1990er-Sommerhit von Verona Pooth alias Chocolate (produziert von DJ Alex Christensen) diente.[9] In früheren Interviews mit der Band hieß es, dass Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall auf dem fünften Studioalbum erscheinen wird.

Die EP Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall erschien am 26. Juni 2011 als CD und 7″-Vinyl Version mit dem zusätzlichen neuen Song Major Minus. Die „Digital Bundle Version“, welche im iTunes-Store vorbestellt werden konnte, enthält zusätzlich den Song Moving to Mars.

Coldplay live in Hamburg (2017)

Am 12. August 2011 wurde das fünfte Album offiziell bestätigt. Mylo Xyloto ist am 21. Oktober 2011 in Deutschland erschienen. Für Großbritannien wurde als Erscheinungsdatum der 24. Oktober 2011 angegeben.

Am 19. September 2011 kündigte die Band eine Europatournee mit drei Konzerten in Deutschland an.[10][11] Wenige Tage zuvor erschien die zweite Single des neuen Albums, Paradise, deren Intro von der früheren Roxette-Single Wish I could fly inspiriert ist und umgehend neue Plagiatsgerüchte aufkommen ließ.

Die Termine der Europa-Tournee wurden im Dezember 2011 bekanntgegeben. Sie führte durch Fußballstadien unter anderem in Deutschland, Italien, Spanien, Polen, Tschechien, Schweden, den Niederlanden und der Schweiz sowie im Vereinigten Königreich.

Im Rahmen der Berichterstattung zum Hannover-Konzert am 22. September 2012 protestierte der NDR zusammen mit Berufsverbänden in einem Bild-Boykott, da das Management der Band von jedem Pressefotografen verlangt habe, „einen inakzeptablen Vertrag zu unterschreiben“.[12] Der Vertrag sah weitreichende Entscheidungs- und honorarfreie Verwertungsrechte des Managements über die Aufnahmen von Profifotografen vor.

Am 16. November 2012 erschien ihr drittes Live-Album mit dem Titel Live 2012, das im Rahmen der Mylo Xyloto-Tour aufgenommen worden ist. Nebenher wurde der Live-Mitschnitt als DVD sowie Blu-Ray-Edition veröffentlicht. Das Album erreichte Platz 3 der deutschen Charts. Ihre Tour war mit eingespielten 130 Millionen Euro die dritterfolgreichste Tour 2012.[13]

Mylo Xyloto hat sich weltweit mehr als 8 Millionen Mal verkauft.[14]

Ende August 2013 kündigte Coldplay an, dass ihr neuer Song Atlas als offizieller Soundtrack zu der Fortsetzung des Films Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games dienen werde. Am 6. September 2013 wurde das Lied dann weltweit veröffentlicht. In Großbritannien erschien es zwei Tage später.

Am 25. Februar 2014 veröffentlichte Coldplay den Song Midnight als Video-Premiere in Deutschland exklusiv auf Spiegel-Online. Wenige Tage später, am 3. März 2014, gab Coldplay bekannt, ihr sechstes Studio-Album am 16. Mai 2014 zu veröffentlichen mit dem Namen Ghost Stories. Der Song Midnight ist ebenfalls auf diesem Album sowie die am 3. März veröffentlichte erste Single, Magic, in deren Video Zhang Ziyi die weibliche Hauptrolle spielt.

Am 2. Mai 2014 erschien der Song A Sky Full of Stars als nächste Single-Auskopplung. Das Lied entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem schwedischen House-DJ Avicii. Es enthält überwiegend Elemente der Dance-Musik. Bereits nach wenigen Stunden stand das Lied auf Platz eins der deutschen iTunes-Charts.

Zur Veröffentlichung ihres neuen Albums Ghost Stories spielt die Band zwischen April und Juli sechs Shows, darunter auch eine im E-Werk in Köln.

Am 4. Dezember 2014 kündigte Martin in einem Interview mit BBC Radio 1 an, dass die Arbeiten am siebten Studio-Album schon längst begonnen hatten. In einem weiteren Interview deutete er an, dass A Head Full of Dreams das letzte Album der Band sein könnte.[15]

„It’s our seventh thing and the way we look at it it’s like the last Harry Potter book. That’s not to say there won’t be another thing one day, but this is the completion of something. … I have to think of it as the final thing we’re doing, otherwise we wouldn’t put everything into it.“

„Es ist unser siebtes Projekt, und so wie wir es sehen, ist es wie das letzte Harry-Potter-Buch. Das heißt nicht, dass es nicht eines Tages ein weiteres Ding geben wird, aber das ist die Vollendung von etwas. ... Ich muss es als das letzte Ding betrachten, das wir machen, sonst würden wir nicht alles hineinstecken.“

– Chris Martin[16]

Das Album erschien am 4. Dezember 2015. Knapp einen Monat davor wurde am 6. November die erste Single des Albums veröffentlicht. Sie trägt den Titel Adventure of a Lifetime. Vor der offiziellen Ankündigung gab es in London verschiedene Plakate zu sehen, die auf das Album hindeuteten.[17]

Am 7. Februar 2016 sang Coldplay beim 50. NFL Super Bowl in der Halftime-Show.[18]

Am 22. Februar 2017 erschien der Song Something Just Like This des DJ-Duos The Chainsmokers in Zusammenarbeit mit Coldplay. Während Berryman an der Bass-Gitarre agierte, waren Buckland für die Leadgitarre, Champion für Drums und Backing Vocals sowie Martin für die Lead Vocals und das Piano verantwortlich.

Am 14. Juli 2017 erschien die EP Kaleidoscope. Zuvor veröffentlichten sie mit All I Can Think About Is You und A L I E N S zwei Singles der EP. Die kompletten Einnahmen des Songs A L I E N S wurden an Migranten gespendet, die "sich auf der gefährlichen Reise nach Europa befinden".

Am 22. November 2019 wurde das achte Studioalbum Everyday Life veröffentlicht. Am 24. Oktober 2019 erschienen mit den Songs Arabesque und Orphans die ersten Auskopplungen aus dem Album.[19] Am 3. November 2019 wurde mit dem Song Everyday Life die dritte Single veröffentlicht.[20] Am 20. November wurden die Songs Daddy und Champion Of The World veröffentlicht.[21] Das Video zur vierten Single Daddy wurde von dem englischen Filmstudio Aardman Animations unter der Regie der finnischen Regisseurin Åsa Lucander produziert.[22]

Am 7. Mai 2021 wurde die Single Higher Power veröffentlicht. Die Single ist der erste Titel vom Album Music of the Spheres, das am 15. Oktober 2021 veröffentlicht wurde.[23][24] Am 24. September 2021 erschien der Song My Universe, der zusammen mit der südkoreanischen Gruppe BTS aufgenommen wurde. Die Titel Let Somebody Go und Human Heart wurden mit zusätzlichen Sängern eingespielt.[25]

Stil

Coldplay wurde sehr stark durch die schottische Band Travis beeinflusst. Martin sagte in einem Interview, dass es ohne Travis seine Band wahrscheinlich nie gegeben hätte.[26] Das Songwriting – insbesondere beim älteren Material – war sehr durch Jeff Buckley beeinflusst, den ohnehin viele Musiker als Inspirationsquelle in Sachen Songwriting bezeichnen. Die jüngeren Stücke gehen dennoch eher in Richtung Travis und U2. Aber auch Echo and the Bunnymen – mit deren Sänger Ian McCulloch Martin eng befreundet ist – sowie Ex-Beatle George Harrison und die norwegische Pop-Band a-ha hatten Einfluss auf den musikalischen Werdegang der Band.

Soloprojekte

Zusammen mit dem a-ha-Gitarristen und -Keyboarder Magne Furuholmen und zwei weiteren Musikern gründete Berryman 2008 die Supergroup Apparatjik.

Soziales Engagement

Coldplay unterstützt seit Jahren die Entwicklungshilfsorganisation Oxfam. So gilt Martin als bekanntestes Gesicht der Oxfam-Kampagne Make Trade Fair. Ebenso setzt sich die Band für Amnesty International ein. Ihr soziales Engagement zeigte die Band auf diversen Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltungen wie Live 8, Band Aid 20 oder Teenage Cancer Trust. Seit 2021 unterstützen sie die Umweltorganisation The Ocean Cleanup durch Sponsoring eines Flussreinigungssystems[27] und bei ihrer Welttournee 2022 wiesen sie auf den kritischen Zustand der Ozeane hin und sprachen ihre Unterstützung für die Meeresschutzorganisation Sea Shepherd aus.[28]

Diskografie

Studioalben

Frontcover zu X&Y.
JahrTitel
Musiklabel		Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen
(Jahr, Titel, Musiklabel, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)		Anmerkungen
 DE AT CH UK US
2000Parachutes
Parlophone (EMI)		DE54
Gold
Gold

(28 Wo.)DE		AT41
(7 Wo.)AT		CH38
Gold
Gold

(40 Wo.)CH		UK1
Neunfachplatin
×9
Neunfachplatin

(193 Wo.)UK		US51
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(78 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 10. Juli 2000
Verkäufe: + 8.500.000[29]
2002A Rush of Blood to the Head
Parlophone (EMI)		DE1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(99 Wo.)DE		AT10
Platin
Platin

(54 Wo.)AT		CH1
Gold
Gold

(96 Wo.)CH		UK1
Zehnfachplatin
×10
Zehnfachplatin

(150 Wo.)UK		US5
Vierfachplatin
×4
Vierfachplatin

(108 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 8. August 2002
Verkäufe: + 15.000.000[29]
2005X&Y
Parlophone (EMI)		DE1
Dreifachplatin
×3
Dreifachplatin

(64 Wo.)DE		AT1
Platin
Platin

(58 Wo.)AT		CH1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(58 Wo.)CH		UK1
Neunfachplatin
×9
Neunfachplatin

(111 Wo.)UK		US1
Dreifachplatin
×3
Dreifachplatin

(67 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 3. Juni 2005
Verkäufe: + 13.000.000[29]
2008Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Parlophone (EMI)		DE1
Siebenfachgold
×7
Siebenfachgold

(62 Wo.)DE		AT1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(41 Wo.)AT		CH1
Dreifachplatin
×3
Dreifachplatin

(72 Wo.)CH		UK1
Fünffachplatin
×5
Fünffachplatin

(86 Wo.)UK		US1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(78 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 13. Juni 2008
Verkäufe: + 10.000.000[29]
2011Mylo Xyloto
Parlophone (EMI)		DE1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(46 Wo.)DE		AT2
Gold
Gold

(40 Wo.)AT		CH1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(58 Wo.)CH		UK1
Fünffachplatin
×5
Fünffachplatin

(79 Wo.)UK		US1
Platin
Platin

(54 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 21. Oktober 2011
Verkäufe: + 8.000.000[30]
2014Ghost Stories
Parlophone (WMG)		DE1
Dreifachgold
×3
Dreifachgold

(41 Wo.)DE		AT2
Platin
Platin

(22 Wo.)AT		CH1
Platin
Platin

(69 Wo.)CH		UK1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(57 Wo.)UK		US1
Doppelplatin
×2
Doppelplatin

(43 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 16. Mai 2014
Verkäufe: + 4.180.000
2015A Head Full of Dreams
Parlophone (WMG)		DE3
Dreifachgold
×3
Dreifachgold

(57 Wo.)DE		AT4
Gold
Gold

(62 Wo.)AT		CH1
Platin
Platin

(87 Wo.)CH		UK1
Vierfachplatin
×4
Vierfachplatin

(97 Wo.)UK		US2
Platin
Platin

(65 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 4. Dezember 2015
Verkäufe: + 5.000.000[31]
2019Everyday Life
Parlophone (WMG)		DE4
(14 Wo.)DE		AT5
(11 Wo.)AT		CH1
(30 Wo.)CH		UK1
Gold
Gold

(16 Wo.)UK		US7
(6 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 22. November 2019
Verkäufe: + 468.000
2021Music of the Spheres
Parlophone (WMG)		DE2
(27 Wo.)DE		AT2
(11 Wo.)AT		CH2
(27 Wo.)CH		UK1
Gold
Gold

(14 Wo.)UK		US4
(8 Wo.)US
Erstveröffentlichung: 15. Oktober 2021
Verkäufe: + 415.000

Auszeichnungen

  • NME Award 2001 für „Best Single“: Yellow
  • NME Award 2001 für „Best Artist“
  • NME Award 2001 für „Session of the Year (Radio 1)“
  • Q Award 2005 für „Best Album“: A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • Q Award 2005 für „Best Act in the World Today“
  • Q Award 2008 für „Best Album“: Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends
  • Q Award 2008 für „Best Act in the World Today“
  • Q Award 2011 für „Best Act in the World Today“
  • Grammy 2002 für „Best Alternative Music Album“: Parachutes
  • Grammy 2003 für „Bester Rocksong einer Band“: In My Place
  • Grammy 2003 für „Bestes Alternative-Album“: A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • Grammy 2004 für „Record of the Year“: Clocks
  • Grammy 2009 für „Song of the Year“: Viva la Vida
  • Grammy 2009 für „Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals“: Viva la Vida
  • Grammy 2009 für „Best Rock Album“: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 Kategorie „Best UK/Irish-Act“
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 Kategorie „Best Song“ für den Titel: Speed of Sound
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2015 Kategorie „Best Rock“
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 Kategorie "Best Rock"
  • MTV Video Music Awards 2012 Kategorie „Best Rock Video“ für den Titel: Paradise
  • Brit Awards 2001 Kategorie „Best Album“ für Parachutes
  • Brit Awards 2001 Kategorie „Best Group“
  • Brit Awards 2003 Kategorie „Best Album“ für A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • Brit Awards 2003 Kategorie „Best Group“
  • Brit Awards 2005 Kategorie „Best Song“ für den Titel Speed of Sound
  • Brit Awards 2005 Kategorie „Best Album“ für X&Y
  • Brit Awards 2012 Kategorie „Best Group“
  • Brit Awards 2013 Kategorie „Best Live Act“
  • Brit Awards 2016 Kategorie „British Group“
  • Echo 2006 Kategorie „Gruppe International“
  • Echo 2009 Kategorie „Gruppe International“
  • Echo 2012 Kategorie „Gruppe International“
  • Echo 2016 Kategorie „Gruppe International“
  • Juno Awards 2017 Kategorie International Album of the Year für A Head Full of Dreams
  • MTV Video Music Awards 2020 Kategorie "Best Rock" für Orphans

Literatur

weitere

  • 2007: The Little Black Songbook Coldplay (Notenbuch)
  • 2008: Viva la Vida & All His Friends (Notenbuch)
  • 2009: The Lowdown (Biografie auf CD)

Weblinks

Commons: Coldplay – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Critic's View: The Brit Awards, O2 Arena, London | The Independent. 13. März 2017, archiviert vom Original am 13. März 2017; abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022.
  2. ↑ Emotional Adele Adds Top Brit Music Awards to Grammy Successes (Memento vom 22. Juli 2013 im Internet Archive) Bloomberg. Abgerufen am 26. Februar 2012.
  3. ↑ Coldplay - Safety E.P. Abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022 (englisch).
  4. ↑ Coldplay giving away new single. 28. April 2008 (bbc.co.uk [abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022]).
  5. ↑ Zweites Musikvideo zu „Viva la Vida“. (Memento vom 16. November 2008 im Internet Archive) Coldplay.com
  6. ↑ Did Coldplay copy Joe Satriani? Let’s Do the Music Theory: PART 1 Did Coldplay copy Joe Satriani? Let’s Do the Music Theory: PART 2
  7. ↑ STIPULATION to Dismiss Case pursuant to FRCP 41 for Joe Satriani v. Christopher Martin et al :. Abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (englisch).
  8. ↑ Coldplay: Songs geklaut? - Motor.de. 6. Dezember 2013, archiviert vom Original am 6. Dezember 2013; abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022.
  9. ↑ Untitled Document. Abgerufen am 23. August 2021.
  10. ↑ Ankündigung der Tournee auf der offiziellen Website. (Memento vom 23. September 2011 im Internet Archive)
  11. ↑ Wie ein fröhlicher Kindergeburtstag in: FAZ vom 22. Dezember 2011, Seite 43
  12. ↑ heise online: NDR protestiert: Keine Fotos vom Coldplay-Konzert. Abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022.
  13. ↑ Wirtschaftswoche Schule, Nr. 3/2013, 19. August 2013, S. 3
  14. ↑ Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY: Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto tour hits TV, DVD, CD, Blu-ray. Abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  15. ↑ Daniel Kreps, Daniel Kreps: Coldplay Hint at ‘Final’ Album ‘A Head Full of Dreams’. In: Rolling Stone. 5. Dezember 2014, abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  16. ↑ Alex Young: Coldplay announce "final" album A Head Full of Dreams. In: Consequence. 4. Dezember 2014, abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  17. ↑ Coldplay: „A Head Full of Dreams“ erscheint am 04. Dezember. In: bigfm.de. 4. November 2015, abgerufen am 23. August 2021.
  18. ↑ Super Bowl 2016: Coldplay spielen angeblich die Halftime Show. 4. Dezember 2015, abgerufen am 8. Februar 2016.
  19. ↑ Claire Shaffer: Coldplay Release 'Orphans,' 'Arabesque' From Double LP 'Everyday Life'. In: Rolling Stone. 24. Oktober 2019, abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  20. ↑ Die dritte Single ist da. Abgerufen am 23. August 2021.
  21. ↑ https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1197204333244428291. Abgerufen am 23. August 2021.
  22. ↑ Coldplay veröffentlichen emotionales Video zur neuen Single „Daddy“. 18. November 2019, abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (deutsch).
  23. ↑ Condé Nast: Coldplay Releasing New Song “Higher Power” Next Week. 29. April 2021, abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  24. ↑ Coldplay to premiere 'Higher Power' with link-up to International Space Station. In: NME. 5. Mai 2021, abgerufen am 23. August 2021 (britisches Englisch).
  25. ↑ Music of the Spheres - Coldplay | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. Abgerufen am 12. Februar 2022 (englisch).
  26. ↑ Travis: „The Boy With No Name“. (Memento vom 29. August 2007 im Internet Archive) SWR3.de
  27. ↑ Coldplay Joins The Ocean Cleanup’s Mission to Rid the World’s Oceans of Plastic. The Ocean Cleanup, 25. März 2021, abgerufen am 28. März 2021 (englisch).
  28. ↑ Coldplay supports Sea Shepherd to Protect Marine Wildlife. Abgerufen am 21. März 2022.
  29. ↑ a b c d Big band theory: who are the brightest stars? In: nzherald.co.nz. 25. Oktober 2012, abgerufen am 9. Februar 2022 (englisch).
  30. ↑ Edna Gundersen: Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto tour hits TV, DVD, CD, Blu-ray. In: eu.usatoday.com. 17. November 2012, abgerufen am 9. Februar 2022 (englisch).
  31. ↑ Coldplay release new record Kaleidoscope EP on 2 June – listen to new song now. In: theupcoming.co.uk. 2. März 2017, abgerufen am 13. März 2017 (englisch).
Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

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