The OneRepublic track with Beyoncé and Adele isn't actually happening

01 October 2019, 10:50 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic has revealed that his news of Beyoncé and Adele collaborating on their new album was a joke.

Speaking to a reporter at Global Citizen Festival in NYC over the weekend, OneRepublic's vocalist Ryan Tedder was speaking about their next album, which is due to arrive next year.

He said about a forthcoming collaboration from their album, "We have one song featuring Beyoncé and Adele, with Chris Martin [Coldplay] on the piano solo and the bridge."

Yesterday (30 September), Tedder posted to his Instagram Stories to explain that he was utilising ""sarcasm", "kidding", and a "joke" simultaneously" about the Beyoncé/Adele/Chris Martin collaboration.

.@RyanTedder denies Beyoncé/Adele/Coldplay collaboration; says he was only kidding. pic.twitter.com/vSIwmjGTnb
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) September 30, 2019

Adele is currently working on her follow up to 2015's 25 album, and as ELLE reports, a source close to Adele believes the album "will happen later this year."

In July Beyoncé released The Lion King: The Gift, an album of tracks inspired by the film of the same name, and featuring collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Childish Gambino, and many more.

Last week Stormzy performed a cover of Beyoncé's "Brown Skin Girl" with Stalk Ashley for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Month.