Earlier today, Coldplay began dishing out free downloads of "Violet Hill," the first single from the group's forthcoming album "Viva la Vida." The cut will be available for one week at the group's website, Coldplay.com. Meanwhile, the British pop-rockers have also announced plans to follow the June 17 release of "Viva la Vida" with a free concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden, details for which are also available at the band's website.

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Kenny Chesney suffered a foot injury last Saturday during a scary on-stage accident at Columbia, SC's Williams-Brice Stadium, but he still managed to finish the show and isn't expected to miss any upcoming dates. According to reports, Chesney was injured when his boot got caught between the stage and a rising hydraulic platform for about 30 seconds. Chesney's boot was cut off after the show, and X-rays later showed that he'd suffered some crushed bones in his foot.

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Indie rockers Wolf Parade will hit the road in July for a headlining tour in support of their still-untitled follow-up to 2005's "Apologies to the Queen Mary," which is due in stores June 17. The Canadian quartet will kick off the run July 7 in Pontiac, MI, and will hit 20 cities through early August.

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Rock heavyweights R.E.M. [ tickets ], Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots top the bill at this year's Voodoo Experience music festival in New Orleans.

Set to take place Oct. 24-26 at New Orleans' City Park, the event will also feature local favorites The Neville Brothers, as well as lesser-known local talent including The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Irving Mayfield's New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and The New Orleans Bingo Show.

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"Hard Candy," the latest album from pop legend Madonna [ tickets ], leads this week's batch of new releases onto the market. Other new sets surfacing today include Def Leppard's "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge," Steve Winwood's "Nine Lives," Mudcrutch's self-titled collection, and Portishead's "Third."