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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 632
By Hemmer
HJR0632
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A RESOLUTION to honor Coldplay for their musical, cultural, and
philanthropic achievements.
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing
one of the most influential and pioneering acts in the history of popular music; and
WHEREAS, founded in London in 1997, Coldplay are best known for their live
performances and their impact on popular culture through their music, advocacy, and charitable
contributions; and
WHEREAS, their debut album, Parachutes, featuring the breakthrough single "Yellow,"
earned a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, and the group's follow-up, A Rush of
Blood to the Head, won the same accolade; and
WHEREAS, X&Y completed the trilogy and was shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the
Grammy Awards; its successor, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, won the Grammy for
Best Rock Album; and
WHEREAS, in subsequent albums, Coldplay have drawn from genres such as
electronica, rhythm and blues, ambient, disco, funk, gospel, blues, and progressive rock; and
WHEREAS, with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, Coldplay are one of the best-
selling music acts of all time; they are also the first group in Spotify history to reach ninety
million monthly listeners; and
WHEREAS, on the live front, Coldplay have two of the highest-grossing tours of all time
and the most attended; and
WHEREAS, Coldplay have been credited with making each tour "its own dazzling, light-
up spectacular" and have been hailed as "one of the 21
st
century's most enduring live acts"; and
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WHEREAS, Coldplay donate ten percent from all of their profits to charity and have
endorsed and funded more than thirty organizations over the years; through their foundation,
they donated more than £2.1 million to environmental causes in 2021 alone; and
WHEREAS, Coldplay have created a rich, multi-genre musical legacy that continues to
inspire a variety of musicians and gratify an adoring fanbase, earning them distinction as one of
the most influential and most successful bands of this century; and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2025, Coldplay will bring their layered, yet accessible, music to
Nashville for a concert at Nissan Stadium, and we wish to welcome them to Music City and the
Volunteer State; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor Coldplay for their musical, cultural, and philanthropic
achievements and thank band members Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will
Champion, and Phil Harvey for their many contributions to music, culture, and society.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.