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Carl Barat has criticised Coldplay for letting fans download their new single 'Violet Hill' for free.
The Dirty Pretty Things singer argued that Chris Martin's band were "jumping on the bandwagon" by giving away their music without charge.
Barat also claimed that Coldplay's actions were damaging to smaller artists, who can't afford to give away their songs for nothing.
He told the Daily Star: "Fair enough they did it, but you can’t escape the fact that big name, big money bands who release their stuff for free are harming the scene.
"The industry is struggling financially and this is like missile after missile. How do new bands compete?"
Talking about his own group's financial constraints, he said: "We didn’t have a big budget for our new album. And we’ve had to supplement the cash by doing more sideline work.
"I hope people don’t think we’re starting to go all corporate. We’re not. We just want to keep putting out music and being a band."
Dirty Pretty Things will release their sophomore album in June.
