When singer, pianist and guitarist Chris Martin formed a band with a few other students at University College London in 1997, the quartet chose the ill-fitting name Big Fat Noises. Soon, bassist Guy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head climbs to a new peak of No.

Coldplay surges on U.K. charts as its Music of the Spheres World Tour nears its end, with four albums — including Parachutes — reentering or climbing. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Chris ...