Rick Rubin is producing Adele's upcoming second album, fellow producer Paul Epworth has revealed.

Epworth, who has worked with the likes of Bloc Party and Primal Scream, is currently writing songs with the singer.

"I’ve been working with Adele, just writing, not production,” he said. “Rick Rubin’s going to be producing her next record."

Epworth told BBC 6 Music that the experience of writing with Adele had been “exciting”.

The singer's follow-up to her 2008 Grammy award-winning debut '19' is expected later this year.

Adele said last year that she was once again using relationships as inspiration for her new material.

(by Jason Gregory)