Antimusic Rock — Coldplay have today premiered the music video for The Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai), more info

Stereogum — Next week, a 40th anniversary version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” arrives, and it features Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Sinead O’Connor, Sam Smith, One Direction, Rita Ora, Boy George, George Michael, Sam Smith, the Sugababes, ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Due to incredible fan demand, Coldplay have announced a fourth show in India as part of their record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour more info

Stereogum — Here’s one trend reportedly happening at big concerts right now: People yell “FEIN”! As in, they loudly request a performance of “FEIN,” the Travis Scott x Playboi Carti song from last year’s Utopia that I heard in a zillion YouTube ... more info

Stereogum — There is some bad juju going on in Melbourne arenas right now. A few weeks ago, Olivia Rodrigo was playing a show there, and she fell through an opening in the stage floor. (Miraculously, she wasn’t hurt.) On Sunday night at a different venue in... more info

Stereogum — Doves, cult favorites from that melancholic post-Britpop moment that gave us Coldplay and all of the UK’s aspiring next Radioheads, returned in 2020 after more than a decade away with The Universal Want . They’ll be back on Valentine’s Day ... more info

New York Post — The band's frontman, 47, suffered a fall while speaking to the 50,000-strong crowd at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium during their "Music of the Spheres" world tour. more info

Stereogum — Coldplay live-debuted their Moon Music track “The Karate Kid” in grand fashion on Thursday, with the Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio, lip-syncing to Chris Martin’s pre-recorded vocals at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. more info

Stereogum — The British electronic auteur Jon Hopkins has had an extremely busy year. He released his album RITUAL over the summer, and since then he’s contributed to the deluxe edition of Coldplay’s new album Moon Music and to Charli XCX’s Brat re... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran). All you need is now. Read our “Guilty Pleasures” Sound Check on Rio and other albums (by ABBA, Def Leppard, Coldplay and more) we love to listen to home alone: The post Happy Birthday Simon Le Bon (Duran... more info