Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s "Sparks" debuts at No. 40 on the Official Singles chart, ...

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin and Guy Berryman of Coldplay perform as the band headline the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival ...

A lot of the time, the British band Coldplay gets a bad rap. Some music fans find it easy to slough off the group, putting it in an unfair box of pretty-boy songs without substance. But in truth, that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PALO ALTO, California - Seeing Coldplay live is pretty much the polar opposite of taking in a spontaneous jam band concert. And ...

PALO ALTO, CA – Sitting among some 50,000 other happy souls at Stanford Stadium watching Chris Martin hop, skip and jump around a confetti-strewn stage, a thought comes to mind. This must be what it's ...

Let’s face it — Coldplay is not as hot as they once were. Certainly not like when “Yellow,” “Clocks” and “Viva La Viva” — the band’s Grammy-winning single that topped the charts in 2008 — became some ...

Another relatively uneventful week on the Billboard Hot 100 sees Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” in the top spot for a 14th nonconsecutive week, while The Weeknd’s “Timeless” may not be so timeless ...

Coldplay has always overflowed with earnestness, and that desire to hug the world has only amplified as singer Chris Martin and his kindred spirit bandmates march deeper into middle age. “Moon Music,” ...

The British rock band's 10th studio album, 'Moon Music', dropped on Oct. 4 ahead of their private SiriusXM show Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Coldplay's still got it! The British rock band, fronted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PALO ALTO, CA – Sitting among some 50,000 other happy souls at Stanford Stadium watching Chris Martin hop, skip and jump around a ...