JT collaborates with Duran Duran

American pop star Justin Timberlake is to collaborate with British band Duran Duran on their new album.

Lead singer Simon Le Bon told the BBC that Timberlake was contributing "in a writing and production manner" on some new material.

He continued: "We've got some good stuff happening. We've done three tracks with Timbaland. We've got a lot of hot producers who are...interested in working with us at the moment. We are in a very good space."

Duran Duran had their biggest hits during the eighties with tracks like 'Rio' and 'The Reflex'.