Editing Coldplay (section)

=== 2013–2014: ''Ghost Stories'' ===
In an interview from late 2012 with Australian radio station [[2Day FM]], Chris Martin revealed that the title for the band's next album would be "much easier to pronounce".<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-189-1260682 "Coldplay: 'Our next album title will be pronounceable'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033820/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-189-1260682 |date=26 March 2023}}. NME. Retrieved 20 March 2020</ref> Martin debunked speculation that they were taking a break from touring by saying, "This three-year break idea only came about because I said at a gig in Australia that we might not be back there for three years. That's probably true, but that's just how a world tour works. No chance are we taking a three-year break".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coldplay begin work on new record |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30576145.html |access-date=6 January 2021 |work=Irish Examiner |date=30 November 2012 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033748/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30576145.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 9 August 2013, Coldplay announced the release of their song "[[Atlas (Coldplay song)|Atlas]]", which featured on the [[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] for the film ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New song, Atlas, for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1307|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811122207/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=1307|archive-date=11 August 2013|access-date=9 August 2013|publisher=Coldplay}}</ref> Its release got pushed back to 6 September 2013 (everywhere but the UK) and 8 September (UK). In December 2013, it was announced that future Coldplay releases would be distributed by [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] in the United States due to the restructuring within [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]], following the purchase of [[Parlophone]] from [[EMI]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5840082/coldplay-david-guetta-go-to-atlantic-records-radiohead-pink-floyd |title=Coldplay, David Guetta Go To Atlantic Records; Radiohead & Pink Floyd Catalogs, Kylie Minogue, Damon Albarn To Warner Bros: WMG's US Plans for Parlophone (Exclusive) |magazine=Billboard |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706122408/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5840082/coldplay-david-guetta-go-to-atlantic-records-radiohead-pink-floyd |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 25 February 2014, the band unveiled "[[Midnight (Coldplay song)|Midnight]]", a track from their yet-to-be released album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coldplay – Midnight|url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/coldplay-midnight/|publisher=Indie Shuffle|access-date=25 February 2014|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231210356/https://www.indieshuffle.com/coldplay-midnight/|url-status=live}}</ref> In early March 2014, it was announced that the band's sixth album, ''[[Ghost Stories (Coldplay album)|Ghost Stories]]'', would be released 19 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Coldplay announce new album Ghost Stories, release first single "Magic"|url=https://consequence.net/2014/03/coldplay-announce-new-album-ghost-stories-release-first-single-magic/|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=3 March 2014|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419152750/https://consequence.net/2014/03/coldplay-announce-new-album-ghost-stories-release-first-single-magic/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ghost Stories'' is a spiritually driven album that revolves around two major themes mentioned by Chris Martin. The album explores the idea of past actions, and the effects they can have on your future and one's capacity for unconditional love.<ref>[[Chris Martin]] BBC Radio 1 interview with [[Zane Lowe]], April 2014</ref> The band took a different approach for their sixth studio album in contrast to their previous studio albums, with Martin inviting the band to contribute original songwriting material for the album, as opposed to building songs off his ideas as they had done during previous recording sessions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Jess|title=Chris Martin was desperate for his bandmates to write Coldplay songs for Ghost Stories|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/chrismartinwas-desperate-bandmates-write-coldplay-3495900|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=4 May 2014|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-date=5 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505070553/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/chrismartinwas-desperate-bandmates-write-coldplay-3495900|url-status=live}}</ref>

From April to July, Coldplay embarked on a six-date [[Ghost Stories Tour]] in support of the album, playing 'intimate' shows in six cities: the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City on 5 May, [[Royce Hall]] in Los Angeles on 19 May, [[Casino de Paris]] in Paris on 28 May, [[Tokyo Dome City Hall]] in Tokyo on 12 June, [[Enmore Theatre]] in Sydney on 19 June, and closed the tour at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London on 2 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coldplay announce six 'intimate' shows|url=https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/76778|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223125/http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/76778|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was made available for pre-order on [[iTunes]], alongside new single "[[Magic (Coldplay song)|Magic]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coldplay – Magic|url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/coldplay-magic/|publisher=Indie Shuffle|access-date=3 March 2014|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205024610/https://www.indieshuffle.com/coldplay-magic/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two more singles from the album, "[[A Sky Full of Stars]]" and "[[True Love (Coldplay song)|True Love]]", have since been released. ''Ghost Stories'' received mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ghost-stories/coldplay | title=Reviews for Ghost Stories by Coldplay – Metacritic | website=[[Metacritic]] | date=19 May 2014 | access-date=6 August 2014 | archive-date=3 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503003452/https://www.metacritic.com/music/ghost-stories/coldplay | url-status=live}}</ref> The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom, the United States and most major markets.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coldplays-ghost-stories-named-bestselling-album-of-2014-so-far-9581044.html |title=Coldplay's Ghost Stories named best-selling album of 2014 so far |first=Daisy |last=Wyatt |date=3 July 2014 |work=The Independent |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924212052/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coldplays-ghost-stories-named-bestselling-album-of-2014-so-far-9581044.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099382/coldplay-ghost-stories-billboard-200-albums-chart-brantley-gilbert-no-1 |title=Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' Starts at No. 1 With Biggest Debut of 2014 |first=Keith |last=Caulfield |date=28 May 2014 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810210440/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099382/coldplay-ghost-stories-billboard-200-albums-chart-brantley-gilbert-no-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> It received a Grammy Award nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]], and "A Sky Full of Stars" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance|Best Pop Duo/Group Performance]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30345905 |title=Sam Smith nabs Grammy nominations |work=BBC News |date=6 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016131201/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30345905 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2014, [[Spotify]] named Coldplay the most-streamed band in the world for 2014, and third most-streamed artist behind [[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Eminem]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30307241 "Ed Sheeran is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2014"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204082703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30307241 |date=4 December 2014}}. BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2014</ref>