Zayn confirms that he is set to feature on a tune in the new M.I.A. album 'A.I.M.'

M.I.A. has confirmed that Zayn will be a guest on her next album.

The former One Direction man appears on the tune 'Freedun’.

The record, entitled 'A.I.M.', will be released on September 9.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly while in India, M.I.A. said the pair worked on the song over WhatsApp.

She said: "We just basically did it while I was here, because I’ve been here for a week-and-a-half. We’ve just been going back and forth on, you know, WhatsApp."

The musician added that she was asked to write music for Malik's debut album 'Mind of Mine', which was released earlier this year.

She said: "We have the same publishers and they wanted me to demo some songs for Zayn.

"Before I started writing properly my own stuff [for 'A.I.M.'], I was thinking maybe I’ll write for other people instead. I really wanted to write a song for Zayn.

"We had a couple people in common. And that’s how it came about. I didn’t really approach him for my own record until later on. First, I thought I wanted to try writing a song for him.”

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