In 2009, Coldplay was nominated for four BRIT Awards: British Group, British Live Act, British Single (“Viva la Vida”) and British Album ( Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ).
The band followed up Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends with the Prospekt’s March EP, which was released on 21 November 2008.
In October 2008, Coldplay won two Q Awards for Best Album for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and Best Act in the World Today.
In August 2008, Virgin Records filed a $30 million lawsuit, claiming the band refused to deliver three albums as required by its contract. According to the lawsuit, the band “repudiated” a 1999 contract in July.
On 15 June 2008, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was at the top of the UK album chart, despite having come on the market only three days previously.
By the end of June, it had set a new record for most-downloaded album ever.
After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay’s website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week (achieving two million downloads), until it became commercially available to download on 6 May.
“Violet Hill” was confirmed as the first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008.
The fourth single from the album is ” A Beautiful Lie ” and it is very success. The video is a montage of images of the Greenland , with scenes of the band playing on an iceberg. The single won the Video Star at the MTV Asia Awards and at…
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The band’s fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno . It was released on again to largely favourable reviews