Coldplay releases new song under band name Los Unidades — for a good cause

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Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

That may be Chris Martin singing on Coldplay’s new song “E-Lo,” featuring Pharrell Williams and the Memphis rapper Jozzy — but the band’s name doesn’t appear next to the track.

That’s because “E-Lo” is credited to Los Unidades, a new name under which Coldplay released the track.

Parlophone, Coldplay’s record label, announced Los Unidades as a “new signing” Monday on Twitter, featuring a blurry picture of the band with a message at the bottom reading “Y02LPAC81ODL,” which unscrambles to read “Coldplay 2018.”

At least the shake-up is for a good cause, with “E-Lo” leading the new four-song EP “Global Citizen EP 1,” a new release curated by Martin out Friday that supports the organization’s advocacy efforts to end extreme poverty.

Martin also serves as curator of Global Citizen’s annual music festival, with the 2018 concert featuring Janet Jackson, the Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B and more.

Also on the horizon is the special Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 on Dec. 2, which will honor Nelson Mandela and his legacy a century after he was born, featuring special guests including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Oprah and Ed Sheeran.

Ahead of the festival, Beyonce posted an open letter to her official site Wednesday dedicated to Mandela.

“It is an honor for me to travel to South Africa this week in celebration of you and your efforts to right so many wrongs,” Beyonce wrote addressing Mandela, who died in 2013 at age 95.

“You were a strategic warrior, a bold activist, and charismatic and well-loved leader,” she continued. “Your vision for dignity, for human rights, for peace and a South Africa free of racism and apartheid, allows us all to turn dreams into reality.”

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