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Olivia Somerlyn is eager to collaborate with Nick Jonas again.
The pop star wrote 'Parachute' - which topped the Billboard Dance Club chart on release - with the hunk, and revealed she is keen to write another song with him, but is waiting for their schedules to "align" so they can meet up again.
She told BANG Showbiz: "I've talked to Nick about working together and we definitely want to. It was so quick and he of course is so busy now because he is doing so well. It's hard for our schedules to align but hopefully we will together again soon."
The 20-year-old musician - who has toured with the likes of Meghan Trainor, Jessie J and Jonas Brothers - admitted she loved working with the 'Jealous' hitmaker because she found it interesting seeing how he created the track.
She said: "He is so talented, it's really cool to see his process and how he goes about writing and producing, because he also produced the song."
And she continued to say she particularly relished the song writing opportunity because she was such a big fan of the Jonas Brothers - Nick's former band with brothers Joe and Kevin - when she was younger.
She added: "He is so great. I've always been a really big fan of the Jonas Brothers and especially Nick and his song writing ability when he was writing for the band and for himself. He is so talented. Even when I was a fan before I had met them, I'd always wanted to write a song with him that was one of my dreams."

Conor Maynard wants to collaborate with John Mayer.
The 22-year-old star - who shot to fame with his UK top five single 'Can't Say No' - has worked with a number of artists including Ne-Yo but insists Mayer is at the top of his list of people he'd like to make music with.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "If I got to do a track with John Mayer, that would be my favourite person to work with. I think he's someone that people wouldn't expect."
The 'Turn Around' singer is proud of the names he's had feature on his tracks so far though.
Speaking about his new album, he shared: "I've been able to work with some amazing people on there. I've got Labyrinth on the new single 'Royalty'. Craig David did some stuff with me."
The star had been a long time fan of both stars but was intimidated when first meeting Craig.
He explained: "When I first met him I thought, 'Is he going to sing or beat me up?' His body is crazy, which is mad because he parties really hard as well."
However, Conor is now keeping his future collaborations under wraps although he's rumoured to have worked with Timbaland and Travie McCoy on songs for his new album.
The 'Vegas Girl' singer added: "There are no kind of set in stone collaborations. My first album was a lot but with this I kind of want to step back from that and make it more about myself."
Conor Maynard will be playing at Thorpe Park's Island Beats on 21 August. Island Beats runs from 11 July - 29 August and for more information and to book tickets go to www.thorpepark.com

Kate Moss missed out on having a house music hit to Chrissie Hynde.
The supermodel was wanted by record label Sony UK to sing vocals on 2003 track 'Straight Ahead', by German Electronica duo Tube & Berger.
The track subsequently reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and 29th spot on the UK Singles Chart but had The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie on it instead.
Speaking to Bang Showbiz at We Are FSTVL on the weekend, Arndt Rörig - one half of Tube & Berger - recalled: "It was the first single we ever made. We were assistants in a sound studio back in the days and we came up with this demo tune and the guy said 'that's great'. But it was kind of like an underground hit in Germany. Then Sony UK picked it and said, 'But we need a top vocalist on it.' They tried to have Blondie and Kate Moss ... in the end it was Chrissie Hynde."
Although they were a little disappointed not to get Kate on the track, they were thrilled to get to able to work with Chrissie in the studio and hear all of her rock 'n' anecdotes.
He added: "We met Chrissie and she told us about hanging out with The Ramones, and super cool old school bands. She was really, really cool. She knows the Sex Pistols and all these British punk bands. We haven't met for ages so it would be nice to see her again and say hi."
Tube & Berger - Arndt and Marco Vidovic - have enjoyed multiple number ones on the UK Beatport chart, including 'Lovebreak', 'Come On Now (Set It Off)' and 'Imprint of Pleasure' - with Beatport naming the latter as their 9th Top Selling Track of All Time and the 7th Top DJ Charted Track of All Time.
The pair recently headlined at Drifters Festival on Osea Island - an exclusive festival attended by the likes of Poppy Delevigne and Jamie Winstone.
Meanwhile, Arndt revealed that they often bring family along with them on tour, including Marco's 10-month-old baby.
He said: "She was in Ibiza a few times. She went to Bali and she travels a lot for a 10 month old baby."
Arndt added that he is impressed with the UK crowd and likes their "funky" dress sense.
He said: "British fans are wild! Compared to Germany the dress is a bit more funky, people like to party hard here and that's what we love. It's funny to look at sometimes!"

Emeli Sandé has teased a new song 'Don't Fight The Bullet' on Instagram.
The 28-year-old Scottish songstress has bitten the bullet and released a video clip of her singing the track, before officially releasing a recorded version.
The 'Read All About It' hitmaker posted the video over the weekend alongside a caption, which read: "Here's the whole song! This is not a single or anything official just really wanted to share this with you all. Hope you enjoy it x (sic)"
Emeli - who was first brought to our attention by producer Naughty Boy, when she featured on his song 'Wounded' - hasn't released any new solo material since her critically acclaimed 2012 debut LP, 'Our Version Of Events', and the singles taken from that LP.
Although she has been working on her new album for the past several months she delayed the release until later this year.
However, fans - who are eagerly awaiting her new music - have been treated to the teaser video posted on Instagram and are now hopeful this is a sign her new album will follow shortly.
The song's lyrics include: "We're in the same old boat everyone. don't fight the bullet. fight the gun ... We're all out here on the run so don't fight the bullet fight the gun."
Emeli's last release was as a featured artist on David Guetta's single 'What I Did for Love'.

Alex James wants Oasis to reform so they can be Blur's "support" act.
The Blur bassist is amused by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher's ongoing war of words since they split in August 2009 and the never-ending reunion rumours surrounding the group.
Alex hopes the 'Wonderwall' hitmakers do put their differences aside because they'd be the perfect opening act for Blur - who recently released their first album in 12 years, 'The Magic Whip'.
Speaking about their rivalry, Alex quipped: "I hope they get back together. They can support us."
The 46-year-old musician's joke at the group follows a period of thawed relations between the two bands, who famously battled each other in the charts and traded barbs in interviews throughout the 90s. Their rivalry reached a low-point when Noel Gallagher stated he hoped Alex and Blur's frontman Damon Albarn "would catch AIDS and die".
However, in recent years they have all buried the hatchet, with Noel performing live with Damon and guitarist Graham Coxon, while Liam recently declared 'Lonesome Street' from 'The Magic Whip' is his favourite song of the year so far.
Speaking about the former Oasis singer's surprise praise for the track, Alex told The Independent Magazine: "Liam's come out and said 'Lonesome Street' is his favourite song of the year, God bless him. And Damon and Noel are quite good friends now. So, I think, let's focus on the positives. It's lovely that it's got a happy ending."

Ariana Grande has unofficially confirmed the title of her new album is 'Moonlight', after a fan private messaged her on Twitter and leaked the singer's response.
On Friday (29.05.15) the 'Love Me Harder' hitmaker teased some lyrics from the forthcoming LP on Twitter.
Her post read: "I'm tryna talk to u...... there's a boy... n i don't quite know... what to do. (sic)"
The 21-year-old pop star then denied the lyrics were from her [at the time] rumoured single 'Moonlight'.
She followed it up with the post that read: "That's not from moonlight.... it's from the intro oops .... I'll let u hear a bit of sum soon even tho we got a while to wait..... u know how i can't resist sharing w my babes. No one can stop me lmao. (sic)"
Website Digital Spy has reported that a fan direct messaged Ariana with a query which read: "Moonlight is a new song? Or the name of the new album? Love you queen. (sic)"
To which Ariana replied: "Both."
Another fan questioned the 'Bang Bang' hitmaker about the fresh material, prompting Ariana to reveal further details about the track 'Moonlight', including that it was co-written by Victoria Monet, who has worked with her before.
Ariana stated: "it's a song i wrote with victoria one night that is v near and dear to my heart. my favourite/ the most special song ive got to this day. The story behind it is pretty f**kin cute / wonderful too. I'll tell y'all one day (sic)"
Ariana has since changed her Twitter profile to simply read "moonlight".
No official statement has been made as to when the LP will be released, what the title is and whether 'Moonlight' will be the lead single.

The Rolling Stones could reportedly perform at Knebworth this summer.
The 'Satisfaction' hitmakers may return to the park in the middle of Hertfordshire, where the band - which includes Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts - performed in 1976 in front of a crowd of more than 120,000 fans.
A band source told The Sun newspaper: "Their last gig of the summer is July 15 in Quebec, so it gives them around a month or so before Knebworth to fine-tune everything.
"The band want to make sure they don't clash with the bigger UK festivals so the most likely date they are throwing out there is August 15 - the Saturday before the V Festival.
"Nothing is a done deal yet. But if they pull it off it'll be a huge gig."
The 1976 concert is widely recognised as one of the band's most iconic gigs, and is famous for frontman Sir Mick apparently leaving a pair of his red undergarments in a room in the stately home surrounding the park.
A representative for the band is yet to confirm the concert rumour.

Ed Sheeran has written a song about his love of marijuana.
The 'Thinking Out Loud' singer - who's released a string of romance-driven songs over the last 12 months - debuted a new ballad titled 'Sweet Mary Jane' at the Forest Hills Stadium in New York about his love of smoking weed.
The 24-year-old star sung: "I woke up early looking out my window at the Amsterdam sky / Oh baby, I was high last night / Cafe clouds and red lights."
He continued: "I'm so damn high/ Have you seen my eyes?"
The Brit has been in the US on his 'X' tour and the New York crowd reportedly loved the edgy performance, enjoying the shift in subject matter from singing about heartbreak to singing about marijuana.
The Grammy Award-winning artist ended the set with a version of 50 Cent's 'In Da Club', and a cover of Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX's 'Fancy'.
'Sweet Mary Jane' was praised by a number of Ed's fans, with one writing: "How does Ed Sheeran make a song about smoking weed sound so lovely."
However, others were less than impressed, commenting: "Ed needs to lay off the alcohol and weed. Seems like he's getting a little too caught up in the things that could lead to his downfall."

The 1975 have sparked split rumours after frontman Matt Healy wrote a cryptic message on Twitter.
The 26-year-old singer took to the social networking site to post a cartoon showing interaction between two characters and a mysterious statement which hinted that the group have either gone on hiatus or disbanded completely.
The message read: "Our projected identity must change not only visually but philosophically - how do you do that? Firstly we must reclaim our identity & repossess our control of it...Until then there won't be any pop music or dancing with long hair.
"The hardest part of any relationship is to say goodbye. As much as we might like things to stay the same, change is an inevitable part of life. We can't simply go on forever - always staying the same, never evolving. So we must leave, with a parting 'we love you' - we are already gone."
Shortly after the message appeared on Twitter, the group - also made up of Adam Hann, George Daniel, and Ross MacDonald - deleted all their social media accounts.
The alleged split may come as a shock to fans of the 'Chocolate' hitmakers as they had previously hinted their second album was in the pipeline following the release of their debut offering, entitled 'The 1975', in 2013.
Last January, Matt shared a blurred photo of a playlist with the caption "The 1975-2" before confirming that the band were working on their second record shortly afterwards.