Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland say their music reflects their lives as they chat with ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey about their brand new song, “Higher Power”.
03.05.2021 - 05:09 / variety.com
Ellise Shafer administratorColdplay frontman Chris Martin is taking on the role of mentor next week on “American Idol,” Variety has confirmed.Martin is set to mentor the current “American Idol” contestants on May 9, which is the singing competition’s Mother’s Day episode. The remaining finalists will prepare and perform two songs for the episode: one of their choosing dedicated to a loved one in their life in honor of Mother’s Day, and a song from Coldplay’s discography.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland say their music reflects their lives as they chat with ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey about their brand new song, “Higher Power”.
Chris Martin has claimed that he wants to use “emojis” as song titles for the next Coldplay album.The frontman told Radio X that “service providers” aren’t so sure on the idea, but he’s hoping to use the animated images to represent a number of the band’s new tracks.He told Chris Moyles: “We’re trying to have the first album with some tracks that have titles of just emojis.“But it’s proving tricky because of all the service providers, some say, ‘You can’t do that’.
told People magazine that the decision to remove him from the competition “had to be made and we move on,” while also recognizing the 16-year-old singer’s talent.“A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, ‘God, what was I thinking about when I did that?’ ” Richie said of the young singer, who left the program when a video surfaced depicting him next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.
Chris Willman Music Writer“American Idol” has set no fewer than a dozen music stars for the series’ grand finale May 23 — three of whom may be fairly predictable, given that Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry are the show’s judges.Not quite as foreseeable in the final show’s performing pecking order: Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Luke Combs, Mickey Guyton, Lindsey Buckingham, Fall Out Boy, Alessia Cara, Leona Lewis and Macklemore.The show will air on ABC live across time zones May 23 at 8 p.m.
posted a statement about his departure on Instagram Wednesday. “Hey y’all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise but I am no longer gonna be on ‘American Idol,’” he wrote.
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American Idol is celebrating Mother’s Day!
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Haley Bosselman editorAs part of the rollout for the release of Coldplay’s new single “Higher Power,” Chris Martin joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily earlier this week.
Coldplay lead singer and pop icon Chris Martin recently opened up about fame. In a chat with BBC Radio 2, the 44-year-old singer spoke about the band’s new single “Higher Power”, and revealed how the pandemic changed his perspective on his own stardom.
Coldplay‘s Chris Martin has said that isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has forced him to confront his ego.“Last year was a quite an eye opener,” the singer said during an interview on BBC Radio 2. “I was like, ‘Who am I without Wembley Stadium saying, ‘you’re awesome’?”He added: “I’m trying in my life right now to not attach too much to being a pop star.
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Coldplay are set to debut their new single ‘Higher Power’ live this weekend on American Idol.The song, which has been teased by the band on TikTok today (May 3), will get its official release on Friday (May 7).On Sunday (May 9), the band will then play the new song live for the first time on the US TV show, which is hosting a special Coldplay-themed episode.As well as the performance of ‘Higher Power’, Chris Martin is also set to act as a mentor for contestants as they take on a range of