Consequence of Sound — Stripped-back versions of cuts like "Everglow", "Yellow", and a holiday song. more info

Idolator — “We’ve got barbies, we’ve got beer/ Santa wishes he lived here.” more info

Stereogum — Coldplay have been on tour in Australia all month, and at their last show in Sydney a few nights ago, Chris Martin improvised a Christmas song for down under called “Christmas With The Kangaroos.” It is very bad! Some choice lyrics: “Well they ... more info

Music For Ants — Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6The Chemical Brothers “Wide Open ft. Beck” (dir. DOM&NIC)Clams Casino “All Nite ft. Vince Staples” (dir. Ryan Staake)Coldplay “Up&Up” (dir. Vania Heymann)David Bowie “Lazurus” (dir... more info

MSN Music — Adele took home album of the year for '25' and song of the year for "Hello." more info

Stereogum — Coldplay’s show at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne last night was the last of the year for Phil Harvey, the band’s former manager, current creative director, and honorary fifth member. To send him off properly, the band played X&Y’s “Swallowe... more info

The Mirror — The 39 year-old singer was left red-faced after the gaff and asked the mystery woman: "What the f*** are you doing here?" more info

Stereogum — Elbow are veterans of that post-Radiohead era in British pop-rock that gave us Coldplay, Travis, and Starsailor, and they’re still going strong 15 years after their debut. They’ll return next year with Little Fictions, their first album since 201... more info

Rock Sound — What a year. Tumblr has revealed the lists of bands who dominated the site throughout 2016. The 'Year In Review' takes a look at the acts who have the most posts, re-blogs, likes and searches across Tumblr over the past 12 months. Uns... more info

Rock Sound — Wow. My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Blink-182 and loads more feature on the new mixtape from L.A. DJ / mash-up crew Captain Cuts. You can hear 'The Life Of Emo' below: It's also available for free download here. Here's ... more info