Lady Gaga advised Mark Ronson to take singing lessons, the producer has revealed.

Ronson, who releases his new album this summer, said the pair were recording together in 2007 when the US singer recommended he visit her voice coach, Don Lawrence.

"I started going last July and then I just went every week,” the producer told BBC 6 Music.

"Alex Greenwald, who sang Just on my last album, recorded all my vocals. He's the one person I could trust and not feel like an idiot."

Ronson admitted it felt “very weird” to be singing, adding: "It gave me a lot more respect for all the singers I've ever worked with."

Mark Ronson and the Business's new album – which is the follow-up to 2007's 'Version' – is released in July.

(by Jason Gregory)