--- title: Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins 'The Voice' description: He will be mentoring the contestants and helping out the coaches canonical: https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/ author: Michelle Arrouas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-20T09:55:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:51:55.356Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins 'The Voice' og:description: He will be mentoring the contestants and helping out the coaches og:url: https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c34bb5d6252b214/6986864dadae442c925420de/ap354587775074.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chris Martin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins 'The Voice' twitter:description: He will be mentoring the contestants and helping out the coaches twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c34bb5d6252b214/6986864dadae442c925420de/ap354587775074.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins _The Voice_ by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Mar 20, 2014 9:55 AM CUT  Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is the latest celebrity to join the popular singing competition Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is the latest celebrity to join the popular singing competitionAP by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Mar 20, 2014 9:55 AM CUT NBC’s singing competition show _The Voice_ has [recruited](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FTV%5FTHE%5FVOICE%5FMARTIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-19-12-16-56 "undefined") the famous frontman of the popular British band Coldplay to join the show. Chris Martin will participate in three episodes — March 31 and April 1 and 7 — during which he will be advising the contestants on singing techniques and stage presence, the [AP reports.](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FTV%5FTHE%5FVOICE%5FMARTIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-19-12-16-56 "undefined") _The Voice_ is the most popular music show in the U.S. this season, drawing in millions of viewers. Coldplay is releasing a new album in May. \[[AP](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FTV%5FTHE%5FVOICE%5FMARTIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-19-12-16-56 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/"},"headline":"Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins The Voice","datePublished":"2014-03-20T09:55:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:51:55.356Z","description":"He will be mentoring the contestants and helping out the coaches","url":"https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/","keywords":["The Voice","Coldplay","Chris Martin"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c34bb5d6252b214/6986864dadae442c925420de/ap354587775074.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Arrouas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/michelle-arrouas/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c34bb5d6252b214/6986864dadae442c925420de/ap354587775074.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Martin","caption":"Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is the latest celebrity to join the popular singing competition","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-voice/","name":"The Voice"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/31515/coldplays-chris-martin-joins-the-voice/","name":"Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins The Voice"}}]}] ```