Lily Rose Cooper enlists Shahid “Naughty Boy” Khan for new album

Lily Rose Cooper has enlisted the songwriting and production services of Naughty Boy for her upcoming as-yet-untitled third album, which is expected to be released later this year via Warner Music Group / Parlophone Records.

The British hitmaker – real name Shahid Khan – is responsible for helming tracks including “Craziest Things” by Cheryl Cole [Universal Music Group / Polydor Records], “Side Effects of You” by Fantasia Barrino [Sony Music Entertainment / RCA Records] and “Half of Me” by Rihanna [Island Def Jam Recordings].

He also confirmed placements on the next projects by Jennifer Hudson [RCA Records], Mutya Keisha Siobhan [Polydor Records], Misha B [Relentless Records], Kat Dahlia [Vested in Culture / Epic Records], Angel Haze [Island Records] and A*M*E [Epic Records] and Ms. Dynamite [Relentless Records].

Meanwhile, other musicians backing Cooper on the new collection – which serves as the follow-up to 2009’s “It’s Not Me, It’ s You” – are Greg Kurstin (Sophie Ellis Bextor, Marina and the Diamonds), Karen Poole (Olly Murs, Will Young) and Lucas Secon (Natasha Bedingfield, Christina Aguilera).

Pink teams with Lily Rose Cooper, Greg Kurstin on new single

Pink has announced the details for her new single.

The singer/songwriter – real name Alecia Moore – will release “True Love” as the fourth promotional single from her latest album, “The Truth About Love,” out now via Sony Music Entertainment / RCA Records.

Pink wrote the track – which features Lily Rose Cooper – along with frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin, whose recent credits include “Standing on the Sun” by Beyonce Knowles [Sony Music Entertainment / Columbia Records] and “End of Night” by Dido [Sony Music Entertainment / RCA Records].

“The Truth About Love” boasts further contributions from Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Alicia Keys), Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch), Martin “Max Martin” Sandberg (Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears), Karl “Shellback” Schuster (Mike Posner, Carrie Underwood), Francis “Eg” White (Rebecca Ferguson, Natalia Imbruglia) and John Hill (Shakira, Natasha Bedingfield).

Meanwhile, Kurstin has confirmed further productions and songwriting placements on the next projects by The Bird and the Bee [Blue Note Records], Kylie Minogue [Parlophone Records], Mikky Ekko [RCA Records], Neon Hitch [Reprise Records], Katy Perry [Capitol Records], Bonnie McPhee [Epic Records], Sky Ferreira [Capitol Records] and Kelly Clarkson [RCA Records].