Guardian Music — Our music writers are currently picking their albums of the year. What would yours be?December is nearly upon us, bringing the inevitable blizzard of best-album-of-the-year lists. The Guardian will of course be participating; as you read this, an arm... more info

Guardian Music — St John-at-Hackney, London; Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe various members of Radiohead frequently perform independently from the band. It is very rare, though, to find Coldplay ("The shit Radiohead, as some people call us," quips Chris Martin) cleave... more info

Stereogum — Coldplay made their inevitable return to Saturday Night Live on this weekend’s Emma Stone-hosted episode, playing their Mylo Xyloto singles “Paradise” and “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” on a stage covered, for some reason, in multicolored ... more info

Perez Hilton — And the reign of Mylo Xyloto begins! Coldplay only just released their latest studio album, and revealed last night that they will be playing a slew of concert dates in May of 2012, in various soccer stadiums across the UK! YES! This album is going ... more info

ContactMusic — Coldplay have announced a UK tour for next year The Paradise hitmakers will play a string of soccer stadiums in support of their new album Mylo Xyloto beginning with Coventrys Ricoh Arena on May 29 They then head to London where they wi... more info

Perez Hilton — Deservedly so! As of this week, Florence And The Machine has the #1 album in the U.K., reaching the top of the charts with their latest and greatest disc, Ceremonials. This is their second album to accomplish the fete, knocking Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto... more info

Guardian Music — Album sales in 2011 hit 21m, beating last year's total even before the traditional Christmas boomSales of digital albums for the year to date in the UK topped 21m copies in October, beating last year's total even before the traditional Christmas boom... more info

ContactMusic — Florence And The Machines new album Ceremonials has knocked Coldplay off the top of the U K album chart Chris Martins band debuted their new record Mylo Xyloto at the top of the rundown last week 30Oct11 but they now sit in second place following th.... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, drops down two places on this week's Official Album Chart.The Top 10 UK albums are:01. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials02. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto03. Professor Green - At Your Inconvenience04. Noel Gallagher's H... more info

The World Forgot — Despite what you may think the latest Coldplay album, Mylo Xyloto (amazon) (itunes), is a decidedly Coldplay effort.  Sure it is an evolution and continuation of their sound.  Granted it might not be their greatest work, but it’s not their worst ... more info