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British rock band Coldplay have received numerous industry awards and honorary accolades throughout their career, beating and setting multiple world records as well. They were formed in London by Chris Martin (vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), Will Champion (drums, percussion) and Phil Harvey (management). After signing a record contract with Parlophone in 1999 and issuing Parachutes in the subsequent year, the group won a Brit Award for British Album of the Year and a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

Follow-up A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) matched the feat while also spawning "The Scientist" and "Clocks", which scored three MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, respectively.

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In 2003, Coldplay were named Songwriters of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards. X&Y (2005) later saw the group win a third Brit Award for British Album of the Year, making them the first act to achieve the feat both overall and with consecutive records.

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Its successor, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, winning the latter.

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The title track won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2009, they received a NRJ Award of Honour in recognition of their career accomplishments, impact and influence on the music industry.

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Coldplay were named one of the best music artists of all time by VH1 in 2010, while "Yellow" was part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll in the next year. Their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto (2011), won the band's first prizes at the Billboard Music Awards, including Top Rock Album and Top Rock Artist. They also received a Brit Award for Best Live Act for the Mylo Xyloto Tour. In 2013, "Atlas" was nominated for a Critics' Choice Awards and shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards. n 2014, Fuse ranked them as the sixth most awarded group of all time. The band also released Ghost Stories, which was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. A Head Full of Dreams (2015) single "Up&Up", earned many accolades for its surrealistic music video, including two D&AD Awards and two silver prizes at the Cannes Lions Festival.

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In 2016, Coldplay were honoured with a Godlike Genius Award from the NME Awards. The year also saw them become the most awarded and nominated band of all time at the Brit Awards. With Everyday Life (2019), they received their second Album of the Year nomination at the Grammy Awards and fifth GAFFA Award for International Band of the Year, while "Orphans" and "Daddy" won a MTV Video Music Award and two Clio Awards, respectively. Coldplay then released "Higher Power" in 2021 and earned a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Grammy Awards. It served as the lead single of their ninth album, Music of the Spheres, which received nods for Favorite Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Top Rock Album at the Billboard Music Awards. The band was later nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 65th Grammy Awards, while another Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nod was secured with "My Universe". The song also broke the Guinness World Record for highest British track debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned their first wins at the Circle Chart Music Awards, Melon Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards Japan.