Mumford and Sons, Kanye West and more join Global Citizen album
Kanye West, Ellie Goulding and more are lending their voices for a powerful cause.
The artists, along with Mumford and Sons and The National, will all appear on a collaborative album for the humanitarian organization Global Citizen, titled Metamorphoses. The 12-track album was conceptualized by Ben Lovett of Mumford, as well as Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans. It will be released later this fall.
Fans can also contribute to the album by submitting stories to the album's site. The artists will pick their favorite entries and incorporate them into original songs.
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"We are so excited that Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons, The National and Kanye West are standing with millions of Global Citizens around the world in the fight to end extreme poverty by 2030," Evans said in a statement.
"Metamorphoses has the potential to break down our preconceptions of the voices of creativity, what different people around the world are thinking and who has the right to be heard," Lovett said in a statement.
Music fans may know the organization best for Global Citizen Festival, the annual free show in Central Park that brings together musicians and powerful world leaders. Last year's event was headlined by Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Pearl Jam.
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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.
