The British rock band Coldplay celebrates winning best British album at the Brit Awards in London Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006. The awards given annually are the most prestigious awards in the British music industry. Coldplay won with their album entitled "X and Y." This year, the band is nominated in seven Grammy categories.
Coldplay lead Singer Chris Martin performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The band's fourth and latest album is "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends."
Chris Martin, right, and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland of the band Coldplay perform during the opening night of their "Viva La Vida" tour at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, July 14, 2008. Other members of t he 10-year-old UK rock group are bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion.
Chris Martin of the band "Coldplay" performs during a free concert for fans at Madison Square Garden, Monday, June 23, 2008 in New York. Martin is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow and they have two children, Apple and Moses.
Coldplay poses for photographers before the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif. on June 1, 2008.
Chris Martin of the British band Coldplay performs during their Twisted Logic World Tour at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on July 1, 2006.
Coldplay performs at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles.
Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, rehearses at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 at the Atlantic Pavilion on Nov. 2, 2005, in Lisbon, Portugal
Coldplay musicians Chris Martin, right, and and Jonathan Buckland, left, share a laugh while greeting fans outside MuchMusic in Toronto, Monday, May 9, 2005.
Chris Martin and other members of the group Coldplay accept their award for record of the year for "Clocks" during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Coldplay stands with its award for the best UK and Ireland act during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2002, at the Palazzo Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov.14, 2002 .