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On November 24, 2013, West stated that he was working on and recording his next studio album, hoping to release it by mid-2014.<ref>Jackson, Reed (November 25, 2013). [http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/kanye-west-hopes-new-album-summer/ "Kanye West Hopes To Have New Album Out By Summer"]. ''XXL''.</ref> The album is being produced by Rick Rubin and [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/12/q-tip-will-produce-kanye-wests-next-album-rick-rubin/ |title=Q-Tip Will Produce Kanye West's Next Album With Rick Rubin – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> In April 2014, he appeared in [[Future (rapper)|Future]]'s single titled {{Nowrap|"[[I Won]]".}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanye West slams fiancee Kim’s former Lovers in his new track |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/kanye-west-slams-fiancee-kims-former-lovers-in-his-new-track/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> West released a single, "[[Only One (Kanye West song)|Only One]]", featuring [[Paul McCartney]], on December 31, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Alex|title=Kanye West premieres "Only One" featuring Paul McCartney — listen|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/12/kanye-west-premieres-only-one-featuring-paul-mccartney-listen/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=January 1, 2015}}</ref>
 
"[[FourFiveSeconds]]", a single jointly produced with [[Rihanna]] and McCartney, was released on January 23, 2015. West had played the song before radio programmers at the iHeartMedia Music Summit, but, at the time of release, an indication was not given about whether it will appear on the next albums of either West or Rihanna.<ref>{{cite web|author1=James Rettig|title=Rihanna, Kanye West, & Paul McCartney – "FourFiveSeconds"|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1731414/rihanna-kanye-west-paul-mccartney-fourfive-seconds/mp3s/|website=Stereogum|publisher=SpinMedia|accessdate=25 January 2015|date=24 January 2015}}</ref> West also appeared on the ''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]'' and performed the songs "[[Jesus Walks]]", "[[Only One (Kanye West song)|Only One]]" (without Paul McCartney, whomwho also performed at the event) &and premiered a new song entitled "Wolves", which features [[Sia Furler]] &and fellow Chicago rapper, [[Vic Mensa]]. "Wolves" is reported to be the first track on West's seventh solo album, titled ''So Help Me God''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/videos/see-kanye-wests-innovative-claustrophobic-snl-40-performance-20150216|title=See Kanye West's Claustrophobic 'SNL' 40 Performance With Sia - Rolling Stone|work=Rolling Stone}}</ref> On March 2, 2015, West released the second single from the album called "[[All Day (Kanye West song)|All Day]]" which features [[Theophilus London]], Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-day-feat.-theophilus-london/id972819246|title=iTunes - Music - All Day (feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney) - Single by Kanye West|work=iTunes}}</ref> West performed the song at the [[2015 BRIT Awards]] with a number of US rappers & UK [[Grime (music)|grime]] MC's including: [[Skepta]], [[Wiley (rapper)|Wiley]], [[Novelist (rapper)|Novelist]], Fekky, [[Krept and Konan|Krept & Konan]], [[Stormzy]], Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London & Vic Mensa, although McCartney was not present for the performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/02/kanye-west-2015-brit-awards-performance-new-song|title=Kanye West Debuts "All Day" At The Brit Awards|author=Zach Frydenlund|work=Complex UK}}</ref>
 
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