Coldplay giving their fans the chance to listen to their fourth album 'Viva La Vida' in its entirety later tonight.

The band will be streaming the record on their official Myspace page from 6pm (GMT) this evening, ahead of its official release through Parlophone Records next Thursday (June 12).

The news is announced just a day after it emerged that 'Viva La Vida' had leaked onto a string of file-sharing sites, despite the label's stringent efforts to prevent it.

'Viva La Vida' is already the best selling pre-sale record in iTunes' history and will almost certainly shoot straight to number one when it's released.

(by Scott Colothan)