This has got to be a late April Fool surely? The news that Cure man Robert Smith is collaborating with Ashlee Simpson on a track for her new album?
According to Entertainment Weekly, it's true. They speculate that it's Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz that brought the collaboration about, because he's friends with both Smith and Simpson. He apparently denies it, though, saying: "I doubt I had anything to do with it, 'cause they were friends since she was performing in Chicago. But I definitely only have good things to say about Ash - I think the collaboration could be great".
Also helping Simpson out with her new record are John Legend, Neptune Chad Hugo, Timbaland and Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley.