“Coldplay” and “free” in a sentence, huh?… British band Coldplay have announced that they will be giving a free live album to fans who will be attending their “Viva La Vida” summer tour. The album LeftRightLeftRight will be a 9-track collection of recordings from different cities over time, and will also be available for download beginning May 15 (the start of their tour). “Playing live is what we love,” said Coldplay in a statement. “This album is a thank you to our fans – the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen.”
What about “John Legend’ and “eco-friendly?”… John Legend is putting out a more believable offer by teaming up with REVERB, a nonprofit environmental organization, to make his “Evolver” tour as green as possible. According to Billboard, this includes “coordination with venues and local caterers to ensure and facilitate the use of green products and practices, along with neutralizing CO2 emissions from venue energy use, hotels, flights and touring vehicle.” Last month, Legend topped Billboard’s Green 10 list for his increased efforts on behalf of various environmental causes. Go ‘head, Johnny!
De La Soul is “just doing it” … Rap trio De La Soul is teaming up with Apple and the NIKE+ campaign to produce a 45-minute track made for runners to jam to. “We’d worked with Nike before, designing kicks and playing some of their marathons,” says Kelvin Mercer, aka Posdnuos. “We were excited when they approached us because we’re the first actual band to do one of these tracks.” This is the first time the rappers have made new music in five years. De La Soul are planning tours of Australia, Europe, and the UK and will be working on a new full-length album this year.
