Niall Horan opens up about a possible collab with Shawn Mendes
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Niall Horan has just dropped his new single 'Nice To Meet Ya' so we thought we would catch up with him on Hits Radio Breakfast with Fleur East, Greg and James. 'Nice To Meet Ya' is the former One Direction singer's first new music since his released his 2017 hits 'Slow Hands' and 'Too Much to Ask', and he's been working with Greg Kurstin, who has worked with Adele, Sia and Kelly Clarkson in the past.
Asking Niall if we could expect any Adele-style music, Fleur said, "So should we expect some Adele style break-up ballads?"
To which he replied, "Oh I mean it wouldn't be an album of mine if there wasn't a ballad on it. Yeah, I've just been having a great time actually. Been having a lot of fun over the last sort of year."
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"It's literally a year to the day since I finished my tour, so I've just spent the last year in the studio and just enjoying myself and writing songs that make me feel sad, make me feel happy and hopefully they do the same for everyone listening."
Fans have been calling out for the collaboration between Niall Horan and Shawn Mendes after it was confirmed in January that they would be working on a track together.
So, speaking to Fleur East, Greg and James, Niall opened up about it saying, "Yeah, I mean we'd love to. The fact that he's on tour and I'm not is part of the reason why we haven't done it.
"I think he's somewhere in Asia, Australia or something like that at the moment. Just finding the time. When you're friends with someone, when you meet up you don't particularly just wanna go to the studio for the sake of it," Niall explained.
"You kind of like go for dinner or go for a few drinks, just hang out. We don't necessarily think the minute we see each other next time, let's go to the studio. But yeah, obviously we would love to do something at some stage, even if it's just getting up on stage and singing together. But yeah, I would love to do it."
Niall continued, "Same with like Lewis Capaldi, or same with any of them but it's just finding the time, as you well know."
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Hits Live Liverpool
On Friday 15th November, Hits Live Liverpool returns to the M&S Bank Arena with some incredible artists from around the world performing their biggest hits.
James Arthur
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John Newman
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Jax Jones
Jax Jones is known for his huge hits 'Breathe' featuring Ina Wroldsen, and 'Ring Ring' featuring Mabel.
Sigala
Sigala has had hit after hit, including 'Easy Love', 'Sweet Lovin'', 'Came Here for Love' and his current single, with Becky Hill, 'Wish You Well.
Freya Ridings
Freya Ridings is known for her 2017 hit 'Lost Without You' and her latest single 'Castles'.
Becky Hill
Becky Hill has featured on a number of super successful songs, including her latest collaboration with Sigala, 'Wish You Well'.
RAYE
RAYE has teamed up with the likes of Jonas Blue and Jax Jones in the past, as well as releasing her top 20 single, 'Decline'.
Joel Corry
Joel Corry is best-known for his single 'Sorry', which he released earlier this year.
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Hits Live Birmingham
The biggest music party of the year with our best artists, is coming to the West Midlands and it's SOLD OUT! Get ready for Hits Live Birmingham on Saturday 16th November. See the Hits Live Birmingham line-up below.
The Script
The Script have had four Number 1 albums in the UK and several Top 10 hits including, 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved', 'Hall of Fame' and 'Superheroes'.
Lewis Capaldi
Since releasing his debut album 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent' in May 2019, Lewis has continued to have success with his songs 'Someone You Loved' and 'Hold Me While You Wait'.
Rita Ora
Rita Ora has had so many hits! Starting back in 2012 with her debut single 'How We Do (Party)', Rita also released her album 'Ora' which went to Number 1.
Since then she's teamed up with Liam Payne on 'For You' and 'Ritual' with Tiësto and Jonas Blue.
Craig David
Craig David has had countless hits over the past two decades including, 'Fill Me In', '7 Day's, and 'I Know You' with Bastille.
Sigala
Sigala will also be joining us in Birmingham where he will be playing some of his biggest hits.
Jax Jones
Jax Jones has had a number of collaborations including, 'You Don't Know Me' featuring RAYE and 'Instruction' featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don.
John Newman
The fantastic John Newman will also be joining us at Hits Live Birmingham performing some of his biggest hits.
Becky Hill
Becky Hill has had several Top 10 hits over the years, including her debut single 'Gecko (Overdrive)' with Oliver Heldens, and her current single with Sigala, 'Wish You Well'.
RAYE
RAYE has featured on several Top 10 hits and we can't wait to see her perform them in Birmingham.
Hits Radio Manchester
On Sunday 17th November, Hits Live returns to the Manchester Arena with some incredible artists from around the world performing their biggest hits.
Liam Payne
Having released several successful solo hits, we can not wait to see Liam Payne on stage in Manchester.
Louis Tomlinson
Louis Tomlinson will also be taking to the stage in Manchester to perform his hits.
Mabel
'Don't Call Me Up' singer Mabel will be performing her many songs. The pop star is known for featuring on several bangers by Jax Jones and Tiesto, as well as her solo songs including 'Mad Love'.
Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson is known for his hits 'Valerie' featuring Amy Winehouse, 'Uptown Funk' with Bruno Mars and last year's collaboration with Miley Cyrus, 'Nothing Breaks Like a Heart'.
Anne-Marie
After starring on global hit 'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit with Pitbull, Anne-Marie's solo singing career really started to take off, and her single 'Ciao Adios' became a huge hit. To date she's had several hits including, 'Friends' and '2002'.
Tom Walker
Not only has Tom Walker had a Number 1 album in the UK, his 2017 single 'Leave A Light On' reached Top 10 around the world.
Jonas Blue
British DJ Jonas Blue saw huge success with his debut single 'Fast Car' back in 2015, since then he's continued to have success with 'Mama' and 'Rise'.
Robbie Williams
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