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Coldplay

Coldplay are planning on releasing two more albums within the year so that they can speedily end their contractual commitments to EMI and have nothing more to do with that evil Guy Hands fella.

The tabloid said that a new studio album and a greatest hits collection would be released this year, citing a source who said: "The 'Viva La Vida' sessions were incredibly fruitful. They gelled brilliantly with Brian [Eno, producer] and recorded much more music than they could fit on one album. The majority of the follow-up is already in the can, though they will have to go back into the studio at some point to add a few more songs. Standard industry contracts tend to be for six albums, so if they provide some kind of compilation after their next album they will be free agents and able to renegotiate their contract or head out on their own".

Rumours of a second album from the 'Viva La Vida' sessions had already been circulating, but the speculation that that would enable them to complete their EMI commitments within the year seems to have been a bit made up. Certainly EMI say so. They quickly issued this response to the Sun story: "Contrary to inaccurate reports in The Sun, Coldplay are signed to a long term record deal with EMI and are committed to produce a number of albums. The band's relationship with EMI is both long-term and positive".