Megan Thee Stallion at Reading festival in 2022. Photograph: Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP   The open letter from Warner Music, Art on Trial: Protect Black Art, also has Alicia Keys, 50 Cent, and Post Malone as signatories   A group of musicians and leaders in the music business, including Megan Thee Stallion, Coldplay, and Future, are advocating for […]

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage in Bogota, Colombia, on 16 September, during the band’s Music of the Spheres world tour. Photograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA   Eight Brazil gigs on the global tour will be moved to next year, according to the band, who claims the 45-year-old singer is “under strict doctor’s orders” to rest […]

Coldplay’s next album’s marketing is a study in contrasts to that of its predecessor. Everyday Life, a 2019 experimental double album, was launched via typewritten letters to fans and classified advertisements in local newspapers. Its showcase performance in Jordan included the record being performed in its entirety without an audience. Its follow-up, on the other […]