Shawn Mendes covered a lot of ground during his appearance on The Late Late Show on Wednesday night (Sept. 28), performing his new single, challenging host James Corden to an a cappella battle and, oh yeah, confirming he’s collaborating with 1D’s Niall Horan.
Shawn Mendes & James Corden Throw Down in ‘Better Then/Better Now’ Riff Battle
Corden, an avowed boy band fanatic, couldn’t help but ask Mendes about his reported upcoming hookup with the on-hiatus One Direction singer. “Shawn, I want to talk to you because I was reading about you this morning and I want you to tell me if this is true,” Corden said. “Whilst talking about Irishmen, my favorite Irish man in the world is Niall Horan from One Direction. I’m hearing a rumor you and he might work together on some music. What’s gonna happen?”
And then Mendes said the two words that caused a few women in the studio audience to completely lose it. “Definitely, yes,” he said. “He’s awesome. I’ve been talking to him for a long time, but it’s annoying because I’ll be in London like, ‘Niall I’m here.’ He’ll be like ‘just landed in L.A.’ When I get a second I want to write with him a bunch.
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Check out the full interview below:
Just hours after Mendes’ appearance, Horan surprised the world with the sudden drop of his sensitive solo ballad “This Town.”
Been workin in the studio, wanted to share this song I just wrote with u guys. thank you for always being there https://t.co/LVIUAXi5PW
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) September 29, 2016
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