Coldplay are being sued by former manager Dave Holmes, according to legal documents recently filed in the U.K. A rep for Coldplay confirms to Variety that the band and Holmes quietly parted ways 12 months ago after working together for 22 years — nearly the group’s entire professional career.
They now continue to be managed by the team of Phil Harvey, Mandi Frost and Arlene Moon, who worked with them and Holmes for many years.
The rep declined further comment, although sources tell Variety the lawsuit is a contractual dispute. Further information was not immediately available, as the legal documents had not been made public at the time of this article’s publication.
The band re-upped its deal with Warner Music’s Parlophone (in the U.K.) and Atlantic (U.S.) labels, as well as Wasserman Agency, in 2021, shortly before the release of their most recent studio album, the Max Martin-produced “Music of the Spheres.” The group has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and won 7 Grammy Awards since its debut, “Parachutes,” was released in 2000.
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