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Charlie Puth has recorded a song for Liam Payne's album

Charlie Puth has recorded a song for Liam Payne's solo album.

The US singer-songwriter has revealed that he and the One Direction star have been busy in the studio making music.

The "Attention" hitmaker also revealed that when they aren't together, the 23-year-old has a habit of video calling him when he's driving. Puth said: "He has a bad habit of FaceTiming me when I drive."

So far, Payne has dropped his debut solo single "Strip That Down," which features Quavo from hip-hop outfit Migos and Ed Sheeran, but said that he's not planning on having a solo career, he just wanted to "go into songwriting" when the boy band announced their hiatus in 2015. He said:

"To be honest with you, I wasn't going to do a solo venture. I was just going to go into songwriting and carry on and do that.

"Coming out of the band, we had some pretty good opportunities around us. I had to do something."

Despite not wanting to go solo at first, Payne is pleased with the result of his first single, which he dubbed as "edgy" and "different" to anything he would have done during his time with the "History" hitmakers. He recently said:

"It was such an edgy, different song for me to do, with (that One Direction lyric) in it as well, and the way that was written. It was quite an experience."

Charlie Puth is touring the US this summer with Shawn Mendes' Illuminate World Tour. Get tickets HERE ☜

The star is also set to perform at Capital FM's Summertime Ball 2017 at Wembley Stadium in the UK with Shawn Mendes next weekend on June 10. Get tickets HERE 

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