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Chris Martin seems perfectly at home in the Big Apple. Although quintessentially English, the Coldplay frontman talks at New York speed, his mouth racing to keep up with his hyperactive mind. And he walks fast, with a New Yorker’s sense of purpose, navigating Manhattan streets like a veteran. Martin is talking with boyish enthusiasm about Coldplay’s next album, X & Y, revealing that it was largely motivated by his becoming a father and Coldplay’s commitment to fighting global poverty. “Sure, we want to outdo Sgt. Pepper or OK Computer,” says Martin, striding along the Hudson River on a warm February day. “But this isn’t just about me and the band. Success doesn’t mean anything if we can’...

One of the world’s biggest bands proves its enduring appeal with this engaging CD/DVD package. Compiled from its Mylo Xyloto tour at England’s Glastonbury Festival and in Paris and Montreal, it features Chris Martin dueting with Rihanna on “Princess of China” and 30,000 fans singing along to hits like “Fix You” and “Hurts Like Heaven.”

Gwyneth Paltrow went public first about her marriage breakup to Chris Martin—now it’s the Coldplay frontman’s turn. On “True Love,” Martin sings “I’ve lost you now, you let me go,” before adding in spooky falsetto “Tell me you love me, if you don’t then lie to me.” On “Another’s Arms,” he notes “Late night watching TV, used to be you here beside me.” Surprisingly chilled-out but understandably reflective, the album also includes the singing debut of nine-year-old daughter Apple on the dreamy opener “Always in My Head.”