Kanye West, The National and more to pen album from crowd-sourced lyrics

12-track compilation will be titled 'Metamorphoses'

A host of top bands and musicians have lined up to create a compilation album called Metamorphoses using lyrics submitted from all over the world.

The Global Citizen project is behind the 12-track release, which is aiming to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and tackle climate change.

The initiative is being headed up by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett, with Ellie Goulding also taking part.

"We are very excited to explore the creative possibilities of the Metamorphoses project, setting the words of others to music and bringing communities together to fight poverty," said The National's Aaron Dessner. "Global Citizen is doing very important, pro-social work and we are honored to be able to contribute to it."

You can submit lyrics now until 31 March, with the record coming out in the autumn.

“Metamorphoses has the potential to break down our preconceptions of the voices of creativity, what different people around the world are thinking and who has the right to be heard,” Lovett said in a press release.

“In my own life, I’ve experienced people trying to define me and put me in boxes and categories. Through collaboration we can show people how those lines can be blurred and are ultimately redundant.

“The artists involved in this project are some of the most genuine artists the world has to offer. Artists like Kanye West, and The National are doing something globally important that is touching people down to their DNA.

“And these masterfully creative people are going to be interpreting incredible submissions from people across the globe. It has been a joy reading all of the submissions we received over the past six months. I’m truly excited to see what we will create together.”