Chris Martin Let Loose From New Nelly Furtado Album

Coldplay singer Chris Martin won't be lending his vocals to Nelly Furtado's forthcoming album after all.

Martin, Furtado and producer Timbaland co-wrote the song "All Good Things," and Gwyneth Paltrow's husband sang on the version that was played for journalists previewing Furtado's Loose album earlier this year.

"It was pretty amazing, it was one of those magical moments," Furtado said in an interview posted on ChartAttack in March.

But it apparently wasn't magical enough to remain on the final version of Loose, which will arrive in stores via Universal on June 20.

"They just decided that the track was better in its original form," said Universal Music Canada spokesman Tyson Parker of the reason behind removing Martin's vocals from the track.

Both Parker and Furtado's manager, Chris Smith, denied reports out of Britain that Martin's contribution was removed on the orders of his record company, EMI. The Daily Star newspaper had published this from a source:

"Three days ago the order came through to remove it from her album. I don't know if Chris knows yet, but when he finds out he'll be furious. It seems EMI have a problem rather than either of the artists."

Smith said that the reaction to Furtado's "Promiscuous" single and video has been excellent. She recently finished shooting a video for "Maneater," the first European single from the album. "No Hay Igual" has also been released as a single to cater to the club crowd.

"This is a pretty significant start for us," Smith said of the excitement building around Loose, which should increase when Furtado performs on Saturday Night Live on May 20. She's expected to launch a North American tour in July.