Coldplay

(Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total...

(Newser) - Coldplay is hotly denying allegations of plagiarism from a Brooklyn-based indie band, the Independent reports. Members of the Creaky Boards say the melody of the British band's new album's title track Viva la Vida was lifted from a tune of theirs called The Songs I Didn't Write. Coldplay members insist...

(Newser) - The new owners of record company titan EMI are cleaning house, starting with the elimination of 2,000 jobs—a third of its workforce—in a restructuring that could also include dumping artists, reports the Wall Street Journal. The layoffs come as new owner, Terra Firma Capital, tries to rejuvenate...