Coldplay Announce U.S. Tour

Click here to find out when Chris Martin and Co. will perform in your hometown!
Coldplay

Grammy nominated Brit rockers Coldplay will hit the road this summer in continued support of their latest album, the SPIN-approved Viva La Vida.

It's Not Your Parents' Grammy Awards -- Or Is It?

SPIN's Charles Aaron on Springsteen, Reagan, Jay-Z, and every musician's need to please.
Bruce Springsteen / Ronald Reagan / Jay-Z

Aside from the Orwellian Reaganscape darkening the horizon, 1984 was a personal watershed for me -- a parent actually showed an interest in music that I listened to (well, sort of).

Grammy Predictions: Who Will Win?

SPIN's David Marchese on the relative merits of Lil Wayne, Coldplay, M.I.A., and …. the Jonas Brothers!
Lil Wayne / Coldplay's Chris Martin / M.I.A.

The 51st annual Grammy Awards feature an amazing roster of performers, including U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, the Jonas Brothers, and many more. (Watch the show Sunday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. on CBS.) And, it turns out, the Recording Academy is also giving out a few shiny awards.

Radiohead to Perform at Grammy Awards

Plus: Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z and more have been added to the show. And Paul McCartney will perform with Dave Grohl on drums!?!
Radiohead

Though Radiohead have been nominated in the Album of the Year category three times -- in past years for OK Computer and Kid A (both of which bagged Best Alternative Album wins) and this year for In Rainbows -- the British band is going to make their first Grammy performance at this year's ceremony, set for Feb.

First Look: Coldplay's New Video

Chris Martin and Co. transform into a puppet rock band with a penchant for on-stage dramatics
Coldplay

In this new video for Prospekt's March track "Life in Technicolor II," Coldplay transform themselves into a rock band of adorable Being John Malkovich-style puppets.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week, January 12-18

Thanks to J.T., Neil Young, and others, 2009 is already jam-packed with new tunes. Plus: Metallica, Ryan Adams, and more!
Justin Timberlake / Neil Young

It's freezing outside, but here at SPIN.com HQ we're combating frostbite with hot new tracks courtesy of our favorite artists, including Justin Timberlake, Neil Young, the Decemberists, and Kelly Clarkson, all of which were unveiled just this week. Throw in news about Metallica, Lil Wayne, and Ryan Adams, and 2009 is shaping up to be a pretty hot year -- take that Old Man Winter!

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