Coldplay Grab US Number One With 700,000 Album Sales

Coldplay have completed the American chart double by clinching the number one spot on the US album chart with 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'.



The title track from the album, which is shortened 'Viva La Vida', is already at the summit in the Hot-100 singles countdown.



The band's album, which is currently number one in the UK, sold over 700,000 copies before the chart tally closed yesterday (June 24th).



It caps a phenomenal two weeks of album sales in America.

Last week, US rapper Lil Wayne shot to the top of the chart, selling over 1million copies of his latest album 'Tha Carter III',



As previously reported on Gigwise, Coldplay rounded played an exclusive performance at Madison Square Garden on Monday (June 23rd).



The concert followed free shows in London and Barcelona last week. You can see pictures from the London show below...

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Duffy has become the latest singer to be linked to the new James Bond soundtrack.

The Welsh soul star refused to rule out the possibility that she may sing the theme tune to the Quantum Of Solace movie.

When asked about the project, Duffy told BBC 6Music: "Well, a lady never exposes her secrets."

Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Leona Lewis have previously been linked to the theme song.



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Strength In Numbers Is About Us All Say The Music

The Music have stressed that their new album Strength In Numbers is not just inspired by singer Rob Harvey's battles with addiction.

The album hits the shelves next week, some three years after the band's sophomore effort, and a post from Harvey on the band's official site revealed that his abuse of marijuana, and later of alcohol, played a significant part in the album's delay.

But with the band having been dropped by Virgin Records after second album Welcome To The North, Harvey explained that the new release's theme of togetherness is not just inspired by his own problems.

"It's not just the problems I've had, it's the problems we've all had," he told inthenews.co.uk.

"We need to reiterate that this record isn't about me, it's about the four of us and what we've been through. And the lyrics are about something that we've all been through."

He explained the lyrical content of the album is "definitely a shared view" because of the foursome experiencing similar doubts in the period since their last album.

"We've all had anxieties and when the thing that allows you to exist [a record deal] is taken away from you, it's like falling," he said.

"Everything that you stood for is taken away from you. That can send you into panic and we're just normal people, anybody would feel that way."

Strength In Numbers is released on Monday June 16th.


11/06/2008 00:01:01

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