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Love wins in Coldplay x BTS single ‘My Universe’

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Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News

<p>The stars have finally aligned for Coldplay and BTS fans as the long wait for one of the most anticipated collaborations is over!</p><p>On Friday, the music royalties dropped their new single “My Universe,” along with a vibrant cosmic-themed lyric video that featured the verses in the artists’ handwriting.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bZYPI4mYwhw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The piece is the third song the British band released from their forthcoming album &quot;Music of the Spheres,&quot; following the &#x27;80s influenced &quot;Higher Power&quot; and space-epic &quot;Coloratura.&quot;</p><p>The latest offering is electro-pop bliss that sees two of the world’s biggest music acts, known for releasing thought-provoking pieces with powerful messages, come together for an anthemic statement that love, despite all odds, should always trump prejudice.</p><p>“We really don’t believe in any boundaries or separation of anything really, and so the song is about someone being told they can’t love a certain person, or can’t be with this race, or they can’t be gay — whatever it might be,&quot; Coldplay frontman Chris Martin shared on the Kelly Clarkson show.</p><p>The addictive off-kilter collaboration is yet another bold leap forward to uncharted sounds for the British and South Korean artists, who have both continually been experimenting with their music.</p><p>Coldplay, who had been aging gracefully into pop since their pivot towards the sound in 2015 with &quot;A Head Full of Dreams,&quot; further diversified their ever-evolving discography with the signature nuances of the undisputed K-pop leader and likewise genre-defying act BTS.</p><p>&quot;My Universe,&quot; performed in English and Korean, is a refreshing blend of the musical stylings, as well as the immaculate mixing and production skills the supergroups and hitmaker Max Martin, are lauded for.</p><p>Written by Coldplay members Martin, Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, and BTS rappers RM, J-Hope, and Suga, the anthem for star-crossed lovers showcases the vocals of Martin and all seven BTS members over a bright infectious melody.</p><p>While eight vocalists may seem like one voice too many, the record was impeccably arranged into an easy-to-listen catchy track with irresistible intricate harmonies and rhythmic rap jabs as the highlight.</p><p>Fans, who had long been asking for a collaboration between the groups since BTS covered “Fix You” on MTV uUplugged in February, eagerly tuned in to the premiere which drew around 720,000 real-time viewers during its first run.</p><p>The music icons are set to drop a making-of documentary, as well as a Supernova7 mix, and an acoustic version of the song on September 26 and 27 respectively.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TWO DAYS until Friday&#x27;s release of My Universe by Coldplay X BTS - and we can tell Coldplayers and the ARMY are as excited as we are! 🐳💜🐙 Here are some <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyUniverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyUniverse</a> dates for your diary…<br/>Pre-save / pre-order: <a href="https://t.co/89xSOizV6J">https://t.co/89xSOizV6J</a><a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coldplay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BTS_twt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BTS_twt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bts_bighit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bts_bighit</a> <a href="https://t.co/fFsAz3O1uO">pic.twitter.com/fFsAz3O1uO</a></p>— Parlophone Records (@parlophone) <a href="https://twitter.com/parlophone/status/1440653392800411655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The artists also revealed a music video is in the works. The release date, however, is yet to be announced.</p><p>Coldplay’s 9th studio album “Music of the Spheres” is due on October 15.</p>

The stars have finally aligned for Coldplay and BTS fans as the long wait for one of the most anticipated collaborations is over!

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Love wins in Coldplay x BTS single ‘My Universe’

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 24, 2021 01:27 PM PHT

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