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Coldplay Drummer Speaks Out About 'Viva La Vida' Claims

5770 days ago
MTV.com NewsWill Champion says copyright infringement accusations are 'part of the territory' of success.By Gil Kaufman Coldplay Photo: Eamonn McCormack/ WireImage When you aim to become one of the biggest bands in the world, this sort of thing just c... more info

Coldplay Drummer Speaks Out About 'Viva La Vida' Claims

5770 days ago
VH1 NewsColdplay drummer Will Champion again denied that "Viva la Vida" infringes on the copyright of Joe Satriani's or Cat Steven's songs, saying those accusations are "part of the territory" of being successful. more info

Cat Stevens Claims Coldplay Nicked His Song

5773 days ago
VH1 NewsYusuf Islam — a.k.a Cat Stevens — told Reuters that Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" seems similar to his song "Foreigner Suite." Joe Satriani has sued the band over the song. more info

Cat Stevens dice que Coldplay plagió una de sus canciones

5773 days ago
Cuchara SonicaDespués de que Joe Satriani dijo que los integrantes de Coldplay lo plagiaron, ahora salió Cat Stevens (a quién recientemente conocí a través de la serie Skins y su cierre de temporada con la canción “Wild World”) a decir que ... more info

Pick at the pops

5773 days ago
Orange Music BlogJust how short of inspiration was Chris Martin when he sat down to write Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’? After Joe Satriani’s plagiarism allegations, another indignant artist has crept out of the woodwork. Here’s Yusuf Is... more info

Coldplay accused of plagiarism by Yusuf Islam

5773 days ago
Guardian MusicFirst it was Joe Satriani, now the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens claims that Viva La Vida borrows from one of his songsYusuf Islam has accused Coldplay of copying one of his 26-year-old compositions for their Grammy award-winning song, Viva La... more info

Cat Stevens Claims Coldplay Nicked His Song

5773 days ago
MTV.com NewsSinger says he's waiting to see how Joe Satriani's lawsuit fares before undertaking legal action.By Gil Kaufman Coldplay's Chris Martin Photo: George Pimentel/ WireImage Add Yusuf Islam — formerly known as Cat Stevens — to the list of ... more info

Cat Stevens Says Coldplay Ripped Him Off, Too

5774 days ago
Stereogum Remember that time Joe Satriani was like "I wrote 'Viva La Vida' first and I demand all the money?" And Coldplay was like "bugger off, little guitar man"? This one is better, partially because it involves the guy who wrote "Peace Train," and parti... more info

Cat Stevens: 'Coldplay stole my song!'

5774 days ago
Cat Stevens has said that he believes that Coldplay's hit 'Viva La Vida' is a take-off of his own song, 'Foreigner Suite'. "There's been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani," he said. "But, if you listen to i more info

News Roundup: 5/4/2009

5774 days ago
Allmusic BlogJoe Satriani accused Coldplay of “borrowing” one of his songs for their hit “Viva La Vida”; now Cat Stevens claims that the song’s melody was taken from his 1973 song “Foreigner Suite.” Though it’s unclear whether or not Stevens will ... more info

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