Vivek Maddala is an Emmy-winning composer and a regular participant in The Number Ones Comment Section. After reading his takes on the music theory behind several historic hits, we invited him to turn ...

Coldplay has always overflowed with earnestness, and that desire to hug the world has only amplified as singer Chris Martin and his kindred spirit bandmates march deeper into middle age. “Moon Music,” ...

Following a series of less-than-prominent releases spanning the late-2010s, Coldplay is seeking a comeback with its Friday album release, “Moon Music.” The album — the band’s 10th studio album and the ...

Coldplay’s ninth album, Music of the Spheres, is their most baffling. For one thing, they claim it’s a concept album. See the album cover? It’s the geography of a fictional solar system called “The ...

Attempts to evoke the sounds of outer space number as many as its mysteries, and Coldplay’s Oct. 15 release of “Music of the Spheres” places the British rock band among the stars. Their ninth studio ...