will.i.am reveals he is working on a new single for Little Mix

This is going to be huge!

Will.i.am revealed the news that he's working on new music for Little Mix.
Author: Alice Westoby and Alex RossPublished 22nd Jan 2020

The Voice UK judge and Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am has revealed some VERY exciting news regarding Little Mix girls Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock!

The seven-time Grammy Award winner chatted to our sister station Magic Chilled this week, where he dropped the huge news that he's working on some brand new music for Little Mix! Speaking to Brogan Hubber, will.i.am mentioned he'd received a text from Jesy, Perrie, and Leigh-Anne just one hour before his chat.

Little Mix pictured at the 2019 Brit Awards

He said, "I just got a text today an hour ago from Jesy, Leanne and Perrie saying send the song hurry up. "This is from Little Mix, we’ve been planning our collaboration and they’re like are you going to send the song?! Hurry up!"

He also teased some potential summer hits revealing he's received similar messages recently from the likes of 'Despacito' star Luis Fonsi.

This needs to happen! 🙌

Check out the biggest collabs of 2019 below:

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.

Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man

Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.

Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'

Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.

Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'

American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.

Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'

British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.

Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer

This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.

Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'

'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.

Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'

Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.

Avicii and Chris Martin

Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.

Ariana Grande and Social House

Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!

John Newman and Nina Nesbitt

John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"

Kygo and Whitney Houston

Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.

Ed Sheeran and Stormzy

Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.

Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey

They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!

Becky Hill and Sigala

He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.

Tiesto and Mabel

Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.

Meanwhile, the Little Mix girls are also reportedly set to collaborate with British artist Anne-Marie, with fans going wild at the recent 'clues' online.

After Anne-Marie turned all her social media pages pink, fans have been left convinced the 'Ciao Adios' singer is about to release new music! And if this wasn't enough, eagle-eyed fans also noticed it's the same shade of pink Little Mix used to announce they've got new music coming in 2020.

Despite the 'clues' neither Anne-Marie or Little Mix have officially confirmed anything.

NOW WATCH: Little Mix Reveal Their Thoughts On A Collaboration With Ariana Grande

For great music and incredible competitions tune into MFR on FM and DAB across the North of Scotland, online, on our app, or say ‘Play MFR’ on your Smart Speaker. We play you the biggest hits from the world’s hottest artists. You’ll find new favourites every day and hear the songs you've missed from the last few years.