Why was this album able to become the band’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 in a decade? And how has Coldplay managed to stay relevant on the chart for over 20 years now? Billboard staffers answer these ...

COLDPLAY: (Singing) And so we pray, for someone to come and show me the way. And so we pray, for some shelter and some records to play. And so we pray. We'll be singing "Baraye." SCHMITZ: That's the ...

In their tenth studio release “Moon Music,” Coldplay’s infectious joy and positivity shine through an otherwise repetitive album. In an interview with BBC Radio detailing the production of the album, ...

Coldplay's 10th album, Moon Music, has charted at number one in the UK, selling more copies than the rest of the Top 40 combined. The record shifted 237,000 UK chart units - a measure that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

You can never truly predict which catalog songs are going to take off and have their viral moment. Sometimes you can point to a clear and obvious reason — a prominent synch in a film or TV show, such ...

When singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin formed a band with a few other students at University College London in 1997, the quartet chose the ill-fitting name Big Fat Noises. Soon, bassist Guy ...

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 ...