Guardian Music — Len Blavatnik-owned group likely to buy recorded music division, while Bertelsmann/KKR venture will snap up publishing armThe $3bn-plus sale of EMI is close to completion, with Warner Music and BMG Music Rights Management expected to split the spoils... more info

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The Newsroom — Coldplay is back and better than ever! Hey everyone this is Nora Gasparian for Hollyscoop. Both Coldplay and Kelly Clarkson released their fifth studio album this week and Coldplay is rocking the charts. Coldplay's album Mylo Xyloto has been domina..... more info

The Independent — If the music industry agreed on one thing – and it rarely does – it was that the web streaming service Spotify was the future for a business ravaged by piracy. But Chris Martin has dealt a possibly fatal blow to that assumption after Coldplay re... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Coldplay took Rihanna's controversial new tune "We Found Love" and stuck their signature watered-down stamp on it with a live cover. Meaning: lots of "Oooohs." More » Post from: Crushable more info

Perez Hilton — We loOove Coldplay, and we REALLY love Rihanna! So when we found out Coldplay covered We Found Love, our hearts fluttered. Okay… Not the same kind of flutter we get whenever we see ASkars or Ryan Gosling shirtless, but you get it. We wanted to m... more info

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Stereogum — In their infinite wisdom, the still-ridiculously-popular Coldplay recorded a version of “We Found Love,” the monster new dancepop single from their “Princess Of China” collaborator Rihanna, for the BBC. With their downbeat, piano-led version,... more info

Starpulse — Coldplay rocker Chris Martin has spoken out about the group's plagiarism lawsuit, insisting: "I don't steal people's music." The British band was dragged into a legal battle in 2008 after guitar ... more info

ContactMusic — Coldplay kicked off their European tour by streaming a concert live from the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid last night 26 10 11 The British band performed a set which included songs from their new album Mylo Xyloto and their extensive ba... more info