ContactMusic — COLDPLAY, KINGS OF LEON, JACK JOHNSON and reformed rockers MIDNIGHT OIL are to perform simultaneous charity shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, to benefit the victims of ... more info

NME — Kings Of Leon and a newly-reformed local heroes Midnight Oil will play a benefit gig for the victims of the recent Australian wildfire in Melbourne - while Coldplay will play one in Sydney. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Holy Hell, New MusicWhat are U2 afraid of? Oh, the usual -- Coldplay. The veteran rockers admit that the Killers and Kings of Leon are also on that list, though they are equally inspired by them. "In our heads that's who we're up ... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — The Irish rock legends say they are constantly "fighting for their lives" to keep fans interested in the band. more info

JamBase — AMADOU & MARIAM TO HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN JUNE BEFORE SUPPORTING COLDPLAY IN JULY Because Music/Nonesuch Records Will Release Welcome to Mali March 24 Amadou & Mariam Since meeting at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, Mali, ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Coldplay`s Chris Martin is a puppet. Seriously he is. So is the band`s Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. more info

Rolling Stone — Besides the ceremony’s Broadway-style dance medleys and the trio of Best Original Song performances, the 81st Academy Awards night featured a flock of contemporary songs. Everything from a brand new Beck song to a taste of an up-and-coming British ... more info

8/1 — 3.55/102010 Grammy ödülleri sahiplerini buldu. Ä°rlandalı grup U2 son albümleri No Line On The Horizon ile 102 dalda ödül alarak geceye damgasını vurdu. Ödülünü alan Bono kameralara soyunarak boxer'ındaki pea... more info

Guardian Music — Everything but the Brits would have been a decent rule of thumb for discerning live music fans this week. The industry jolly laid on its usual array of spangly performances and celebrity hook-ups on Wednesday night for an armchair audience. But it wa... more info

All About Jazz — Even at an awards ceremony where Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weren’t nominated for anything, Coldplay was nonetheless shut out at the Brit Awards, England’s equivalent of the Grammys. Instead Duffy won nearly everything but the cate... more info