Editing Coldplay (section)

=== 2019–2020: ''Everyday Life'' ===
On 18 October 2019, mysterious black-and-white posters began appearing in numerous countries around the world, with Coldplay wearing vintage-style clothing and a date showing 22 November 1919. The band also changed their profile pictures on social media to a sun and moon, making fans speculate an imminent release of new material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplays-rumoured-new-album-teased-with-mysterious-poster-in-sao-paulo-2557491|title=More mysterious posters teasing Coldplay's supposed new album appear across the world|website=NME|date=18 October 2019|first=Tom|last=Skinner|access-date=30 April 2021|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709213753/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplays-rumoured-new-album-teased-with-mysterious-poster-in-sao-paulo-2557491|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 October 2019, a cryptic five-second teaser was released on social media with orchestral music in the background.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8533641/coldplay-double-album-everyday-life-teaser|title=Coldplay Just Announced a Double Album in the Most Old-Fashioned Way Possible|date=21 October 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=30 April 2021|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022012831/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8533641/coldplay-double-album-everyday-life-teaser|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 October 2019, in a letter sent to fans, the band announced that their eighth studio album would be titled ''[[Everyday Life (Coldplay album)|Everyday Life]]'' and that it would be a double album, with the first half titled ''Sunrise'' and the second half titled ''Sunset''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2019 |title=Coldplay look to be teasing a new double album, according to a letter sent to fans |url=https://www.readdork.com/news/coldplay-look-to-be-teasing-a-new-double-album-according-to-a-letter-sent-to-fans |access-date=22 October 2019 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |archive-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021152316/https://www.readdork.com/news/coldplay-look-to-be-teasing-a-new-double-album-according-to-a-letter-sent-to-fans |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:ALTer EGO 1 18 2020 (50740812871).jpg|thumb|220x220px|alt=Coldplay performing in 2020|Coldplay performing at the ALTer EGO concert in January 2020]]
On 23 October 2019, the album's track list was revealed on the advertisements from local newspapers in the United Kingdom; those included the ''[[Daily Post (North Wales)|Daily Post]]'' in North Wales (with whom Buckland once had a holiday job) and ''[[Express & Echo]]'' in Exeter (Martin's hometown).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coldplay reveal new album tracks in local paper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50161901 |access-date=24 October 2019 |agency=BBC |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611072907/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50161901 |url-status=live}}</ref> Double lead singles "[[Orphans (Coldplay song)|Orphans]]" and "[[Arabesque (Coldplay song)|Arabesque]]" were released on 24 October 2019 during the [[Annie Mac]] show on [[BBC Radio 1]]. "Arabesque" was the first Coldplay song to feature [[profanity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coldplay-share-new-songs-orphans-and-arabesque-listen/|title=Coldplay Share New Songs "Orphans" and "Arabesque": Listen|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=24 October 2019|access-date=24 October 2019|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024185649/https://pitchfork.com/news/coldplay-share-new-songs-orphans-and-arabesque-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released on 22 November 2019 and accompanied by a double concert at the [[Amman Citadel]] in Jordan.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplay-everyday-life-live-in-jordan-trailer-907061/|title=Coldplay Announce 'Everyday Life – Live in Jordan' Livestream|last1=Shaffer|first1=Claire|date=1 November 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=23 November 2019|archive-date=19 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819140734/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplay-everyday-life-live-in-jordan-trailer-907061/|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance was broadcast live on [[YouTube]], being carried out at sunrise and sunset to match the album's two halves.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8542076/coldplay-everyday-life-livestream-jordan-youtube|title=Coldplay Announce 'Everyday Life' Live Stream in Jordan|magazine=Billboard|access-date=23 November 2019|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105095504/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8542076/coldplay-everyday-life-livestream-jordan-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref> Inside the ''Everyday Life'' booklet, the words "Music of the Spheres" appeared written on a billboard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2021 |title=What We Know About Coldplay's New Album: From Expected Title to Possible New Tour |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/what-we-know-about-coldplay-s-new-album-from-expected-title-to-possible-new-tour-1.1201134 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241123170354/https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/what-we-know-about-coldplay-s-new-album-from-expected-title-to-possible-new-tour-1.1201134 |archive-date=23 November 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=The National}}</ref>

Martin had earlier said that the band would not tour to promote the album until they could work out "how our tour can not only be sustainable (but) how can it be actively beneficial", and hope that it would be entirely [[carbon neutrality|carbon-neutral]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coldplay axes tour plans over pollution fears|url=https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/1435181.html|work=RTL Today|date=21 November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=25 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425030335/https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/1435181.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Coldplay performed a one-off show on 25 November 2019 for the charity [[ClientEarth]] at London's [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]]. The band played beneath [[Natural History Museum, London#Major specimens and exhibits|Hope]], a giant 128-year-old skeleton of a blue whale in the museum's great hall.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coldplay prove they're not fossils as they play Natural History Museum gig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50556916 |access-date=26 November 2019 |agency=BBC |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616115534/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50556916 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with 81,000 copies sold, making it the band's eighth consecutive UK number-one album. It was also the third fastest-selling album of 2019, behind ''[[No.6 Collaborations Project]]'' and ''[[Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplays-everyday-life-beats-robbie-williamss-christmas-album-to-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__27838/|title=Coldplay's Everyday Life beats Robbie Williams's Christmas album to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=29 November 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=29 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229001229/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplays-everyday-life-beats-robbie-williamss-christmas-album-to-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__27838/|url-status=live}}</ref>  On 24 November 2020, Coldplay received two nominations for the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]], with one of them being Album of the Year, their first nomination in the category since ''Viva la Vida''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list|title=2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List|website=Recording Academy Grammy Awards|date=24 November 2020|access-date=30 April 2021|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314191449/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 December 2020, "Flags" was released internationally, the song was originally included as a Japanese bonus track of ''Everyday Life''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coldplay.com/flags-everyday-life-japanese-bonus-track-out-now-worldwide/|title=Flags, Everyday Life Japanese Bonus Track, out now worldwide|publisher=Coldplay|date=21 December 2020|access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602165336/https://www.coldplay.com/flags-everyday-life-japanese-bonus-track-out-now-worldwide/|url-status=live}}</ref>