Coldplay’s fourth album, due out on June 14th, will be called Viva la Vida. Singer Chris Martin chose it after seeing the phrase, which means “long live life,” on a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who endured polio, a broken spine, and chronic pain for decades. “She went through a lot of shit, of [...]

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin said Sunday his band is working on a new album featuring what he called a quintessential song that everybody should hear “before we die.”
The band said it plans to return to the studio after a two-year hiatus to record an album that will have a different sound from “X&Y,” which [...]