It's become known as the "British evasion" -- many British acts, especially newcomers, are either having great difficulty or dodging entirely the issue of getting hits on today's U.S. charts. But… By ...

Coldplay netted their first significant shout out in the Aug. 5, 2000 issue of Billboard. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director When Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes dropped 20 years ago in the U.K ...

More than 20 years since Coldplay released their debut Parachutes, the album, like much of the music from the British rockers, still rings in Field Guide’s head. That first introduction to the band ...

Coldplay’s 2000 track “Sparks” goes viral and debuts on five Billboard charts, nearly entering the Hot 100 and pushing Parachutes back onto an albums tally. In this image released on December 12, 2024 ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Three years later, an unknown band called Coldplay emerged with its debut album, Parachutes — which celebrates its 26th anniversary this month — and helped define what came next. The song that changed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s Parachutes returns to the Billboard 200 at No. 169 ...

It’s been a while since Seattle has witnessed a music phenomenon first-hand, which is why Coldplay’s Friday night appearance at the sold-out Showbox arrived with a heaping spoonful of hype. The ...

Before the pop boom of 2010, rock bands were still major forces in the music industry. Though, as current events show us, bands are not the most popular musical acts anymore. Well, there is still one ...

More than two decades after their release, Coldplay’s Parachutes (2000) and A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) remain emotionally resonant in a way that many commercially successful albums do not.

Coldplay is deep enough into its career that each new album comes packaged with a story. It’s no longer sufficient to issue a new collection of songs every few years, as the group did for a while ...