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News on Niall Horan's extended album 'The Show: The Encore'

Niall Horan has announced an extended version of his third studio album.

The Show: The Encore will feature live versions recorded at his headline slot of this year's Electric Picnic, as well as new renditions of nine songs originally featured on the album's tracklist.

These include collaborations with various artists, including singer songwriter Lizzy McAlpine, and The Voice co-star, John Legend.

'Encore' also features a cover of Zach Bryan's Something In The Orange.

The Mullingar man will also release You Could Start a Cult featuring Lizzy McAlpine, this Friday October 27, ahead The Show: The Encore which will be digitally released on this November 3, followed by vinyl and CD editions on April 5.

"Hello Lovers ! I’m excited to announce that ‘The Show: The Encore’ will be out digitally on November 3rd with vinyl and CD editions to follow on April 5th," says Horan.

Of his collaborations with Lizzy McAlpine and John Legend, he says:

"I’ve been a huge fan of hers for a while now and am so grateful she was able to hop on the song and write a special new verse. I’m also thrilled that the incredible @johnlegend came on for a new version of “The Show” and can’t wait for you all to hear the cover of @tearsforfears ' “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” that I’ve been performing at all the festivals this past summer. There’s also some versions of the songs I did with @Vevo and a preview of some live performances I did at a @Spotifyevent right before the album came out (much more to come from that night to come soon).

You can pre-order and pre-save now: https://niall.lnk.to/TheEncoreTP