Coldplay (music group)

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Season 16 kicks off

2013-03-19 05:00:00

Live from Hollywood: It’s the 16th season of “Dancing With the Stars!” In the grand ballroom tradition we’ve got our old favorites, some new pros and stars of varying wattages (as Tom said, “We get most of our cast when their...

Gwyneth Paltrow reveals miscarriage: 'I nearly died'

2013-03-18 12:49:00

Gwyneth Paltrow suffered a miscarriage, she revealed in an interview published over the weekend, and because of another health scare revamped her entire diet.� Paltrow, who has a son and daughter with husband Chris Martin of Coldplay, shared the...

Live review: Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel

2013-03-09 15:02:00

The snow machines were a welcome touch at Swedish House Mafia’s Friday farewell set in Chinatown. On a night with miserable outdoor concert weather -- chilly temperatures, with just enough rain to turn the L.A. State Historic Park into a frigid...

Oscars 2013: Elton John AIDS Foundation viewing party rocks it

2013-02-25 12:24:00

In the 21st year of his annual Oscar viewing party, music legend Elton John worked his way Sunday to each of the more than 70 tables that made up the makeshift ballroom under tents at the West Hollywood Park. The Academy Awards Viewing Party —...

Phoenix releases new song, 'Entertainment,' from upcoming album

2013-02-18 12:39:00

The year of Phoenix has begun. After announcing last week that it would release a new album in April, the French band on Monday posted the disc's first song, "Entertainment," on YouTube. It's a speedy electro-rock jam built around the group's...

Universal Music agrees to sell Sanctuary Records

2013-02-14 18:26:00

Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement to sell Sanctuary Records -- home to such rock and heavy metal acts as Black Sabbath and Megadeth -- for $62 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. The sale, to BMG Rights...

Grammy Awards 2013: Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' wins album of the year

2013-02-10 20:42:00

The Grammy Awards gave their top honor to British roots music band Mumford & Sons for their album “Babel” on Sunday at the 55th awards ceremony on a night that distributed honors broadly to an array of younger generation acts including New...

Grammys 2013: The Black Keys win rock album honors

2013-02-10 00:00:00

The Black Keys honed in on the fundamentals of rock ‘n’ roll — big guitar riffs, lustful lyrics and a bevy of musical hooks on “El Camino,” which took the Grammy for rock album over Coldplay’s “Mylo Xyloto,”...

Kinky's sonic criss-cross keeps them wanting mas

2013-01-31 06:00:00

Human beings have trouble sitting still when the Mexican techno-funk band Kinky fires up its hit song "M�s" (More), with an insinuating bass line that recalls '70s Philly-soul classics like the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money." But what's the message...

V Squared Labs visualizes dance music

2012-12-29 12:00:00

When Brazilian electronic musician Amon Tobin took the stage at the Greek Theatre for his headlining set in October, fans couldn't see much of him. That's because he was concealed behind panes of opaque, electrically charged specialty glass, part of an...

Relative unknowns flourish among the Grammy Award nominations

2012-12-06 06:00:00

Regardless of age, most Americans who have spent time in front of the radio or TV in 2012 can probably recite the chorus to "We Are Young," the infectious, and now Grammy nominated, rock song by New York band Fun. Feel free to sing along: "Tonight we...

Madonna tops Billboard's 2012 highest-grossing tour list

2012-12-19 15:04:00

Madonna has something new to cheer about. Her MDNA Tour has been crowned the top-grossing concert attraction of the year worldwide by Billboard, surpassing other highly popular road shows by Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Coldplay and Lady Gaga....

WILLIE NELSON Sunday, June 16; Sands Bethlehem Event Center; Tickets: $39.50-$85 Whether he's covering Coldplay ("The Scientist") or teaming up with Snoop Dogg to throw the finger to "the man" ("Roll Me Up"), Willie Nelson is still going strong.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Parents: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Well, we thought Apple was just weird, though it seems pretty normal compared to some other names on this list. "It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me," Paltrow said.

2013-03-14 14:12:44

Nominees: "El Camino," Black Keys "Mylo Xyloto," Coldplay "The 2nd Law," Muse "Wrecking Ball," Bruce Springsteen "Blunderbuss," Jack White Who will win: "Wrecking Ball," Bruce Springsteen Who should win: "Blunderbuss," Jack White Who got shafted: "Celebration Rock," Japandroids

2013-02-07 13:37:00