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Mumford and Sons band member Ben Lovett and Global Citizen co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans have brainstormed to come up with an idea to confront injustice internationally, raise awareness in an effort to eradicate extreme poverty and fight climate change.
Billboard reports that an album titled "Metamorphoses," which will include original songs from Mumford and Sons, Kanye West, the National and Elie Goulding will be released in the fall.
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"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. In my own life, I've experienced people trying to define me and put me in boxes and categories. Through collaboration we can show people how those lines can be blurred and are ultimately redundant," said Lovett in a statement. "The artists involved in this project are some of the most genuine artists the world has to offer. Artists like Kanye West, and The National are doing something globally important that is touching people down to their DNA. And these masterfully creative people are going to be interpreting incredible submissions from people across the globe. It has been a joy reading all of the submissions we received over the past six months. I'm truly excited to see what we will create together."
So excited @EllieGoulding, @MumfordAndSons, & @kanyewest r standing w/ millions of @GlblCtzn's 2 end extreme poverty https://t.co/amdgyvywON
— Hugh Evans (@Hughcevans) March 15, 2016
The participating artists will draw inspiration from original poems, stories and reflections told by people from around the globe to create lyrics for the project's songs.
Hugh Evans
"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. "We've crowd-sourced the lyrics from every corner of the world, making Metamorphoses a truly global tribute to our collective responsibility to tackle these issues not just as individuals, but as a movement of Global Citizens."
Those interested have until March 31 to submit their original lyrical contributions here https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/info/metamorphoses/
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