Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker is one of the writers and producers on the upcoming album from K-pop superstars BTS, ARIRANG.
Parker co-wrote and co-produced a song called “Merry Go Round.”
ARIRANG is due out March 20. It’s the first BTS album since going on hiatus so that the members could complete their mandatory military service in South Korea.
BTS previously collaborated with Coldplay on the song “My Universe,” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Coldplay’s Chris Martin, meanwhile, is a co-writer on the new song “GO” from another huge K-pop act, BLACKPINK.
In other collaboration news, St. Vincent is featured on Ringo Starr’s upcoming album, Long Long Road, which is due out April 24.
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