Stereogum — Word to Cat Power: Chris Martin’s songs can often sound better when people other than Chris Martin cover them. The R&B lifer Brandy is apparently some kind of Coldplay megafan. Her 2004 Timbaland-produced song “Should I Go” sampled “Clocks,�... more info

NME — The actor and director has given track-by-track commentary to the star-studded soundtrack more info

Stereogum — SZA went from nobody to Coldplay opener in a little over a year and, with an underwhelming debut under her belt, it’s time to start gearing up for round two. Her new song “Moodring” is produced by frequent collaborator Felix Snow and it’s a p... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — London Grammar at Irving Plaza in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) UK synth pop trio London Grammar have announced that they'll be returning to North America once again for a tour here this fall. The tour includes their largest NYC... more info

Time — Maybe it'll change your life more info

Stereogum — Wish I Was Here, director Zach Braff’s long-in-the-works Garden State follow-up, looks like molten garbage, but perhaps Braff deserves credit for lining up some musical big dogs for the movie’s soundtrack. We’ve already heard the Shins’ “So... more info

TMZ — Chris Martin is now consciously coupling ... with meat, and he's doing it whenever the hell he wants ... now that Gwyneth Paltrow is out of the picture. Coldplay's front man dropped the meat bomb on BBC Radio ... when the host asked him about his… ... more info

The Telegraph — Coldplay's sold-out show was an instructive display of their development into the mega band they are today, says Adam Sweeting more info

NME — Lead singer separated from Gwyneth Paltrow earlier this year more info

MTV.co.uk News — Coldplay frontman opens up about finding an outlet for heartache in latest album... more info