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Coldplay confirm collaboration with K-pop stars BTS on next album

  • My Universe, which will be sung in both English and Korean, was co-written by the groups and produced by Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin
  • Two songs have so far been released from the record – Higher Power and the 10-minute Coloratura

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British rock band Coldplay have confirmed their rumoured collaboration with K-pop superstars BTS.

My Universe, which will be sung in both English and Korean, was co-written by the groups and produced by Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin, who has worked with acts including Britney Spears and Taylor Swift.

The song will be released as a single on September 24 and feature on Coldplay's forthcoming ninth album Music Of The Spheres.

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Two songs have so far been released from the record – Higher Power and the 10-minute Coloratura.

Higher Power was premiered in May with the help of French astronaut Thomas Pesquet on board the International Space Station (ISS).

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A special performance of the track featuring dancing alien holograms was sent up to Pesquet, who gave the track its first play after midnight on board the ISS.

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