Insightful interview with One Direction, Simon explains how he put One Direction together.
‘The girls, the madness… fame-wise, this is bigger than The Beatles’: On the road with One Direction
One Direction aren’t just a pop band. They’re a hysteria-inducing, social media-fuelled, world-conquering phenomenon…. and after five memorable days with them in Australia, Event’s Louise Gannon knows why
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1D Day – Simon Cowell – How Simon put One Direction together?
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1D Day – Working Out in the Gym – Sweaty Direction
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1D day recap: All the hot gossip, rumours and action with One Direction
It’s the one day we have all been waiting for: One Direction streamed live for seven hours. We can barely contain our excitement!
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Simon Cowell brings pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman along for a ‘great time’ at the One Direction 1D event in LA
You know it is serious when your other half is invited to official functions, and Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman are proving to be inseparable at both work and play.
The parents-to-be attended the One Direction 1D event at the YouTube building in Los Angeles on Saturday, with her baby bump as the guest of honour.
The 54-year-old TV giant and his 36-year-old pregnant girlfriend were spotted walking into the event to support the boy band that he helped catapult to success.
Read more: Daily Mail
Breaking out the Blue Steel! Harry Styles and Liam Payne show off their catwalk skills as they’re joined by Cindy Crawford for star-studded 1D Day
They certainly have their fair share of celebrity fans.
But perhaps one of the most surprising Directioners is Cindy Crawford, who joined One Direction as part of their star-studded seven-hour livestream event on Saturday as part of 1D Day.
The supermodel encouraged Harry Styles and Liam Payne to break out their best Blue Steel poses as they showed off their catwalk skills, before later joining them on the runway herself.
Read more: Daily Mail
One Direction releases preview of their new video Through the Dark
Their record Midnight Memories hits shelves on Sunday.
And One Direction teased their fans with a preview of their next music video for Through the Dark on Saturday.
The single is the 11th track off the British boyband’s ‘slightly rockier’ third studio album.
Read more: Daily Mail
Harry SMILES: One Direction star Harry Styles beams as he joins bandmates for album launch party in LA
As a young man with the world at his feet, he is the embodiment of boy power.
So it’s fitting that Harry Styles is seen beaming as he enjoys continued success with his One Direction bandmates in America – a market notoriously difficult to crack – yesterday.
Despite all their hard work, the 19 year-old looked carefree and confident as he performed in Los Angeles, California, to celebrate the group’s Midnight Memories album release.
Read more: Daily Mail
One Direction Celebrates Upcoming ‘Midnight Memories’ Release in L.A. With Performance, Q&A
Friday afternoon (Nov. 22), One Direction celebrated the release of “Midnight Memories” with a show at L.A.’s new iHeartRadio venue.
Shortly after 2 p.m., the British-Irish pop stars appeared in front of a sea of screaming female fans and a handful of their parental chaperones. The band treated the audience to a Q&A session moderated by Ryan Seacrest and fielded questions from a few lucky fans. They also performed several tracks off their forthcoming release including “Best Song Ever,” “Story of My Life” and the title track, in addition to hits like “What Makes You Beautiful.”
Seacrest walked the audience through the band’s origin, reminiscing with the guys about their early days of auditioning for “X Factor,” meeting Simon Cowell and uniting as One Direction. They also touched on the writing process behind this album and how, unlike their previous two releases, this album was pieced together on the go.
Read more at Billboard
One Direction Talk ‘Midnight Memories,’ Fans, & the Future: The Billboard Cover Story Q&A
“Midnight Memories,” One Direction’s third album (out November 25) is perhaps the most representative work of the band’s five members to date, with the group contributing lyrics to 12 of the 14 songs on the standard edition (and an additional three on the 18-track deluxe.) It boasts more guitar work from member Niall Horan, and an abundance of references to ’80s rock, from the Joan Jett-esque title track to the Police-worthy “Diana” and a more overt rewriting of Rick Springfield’s “Jesse’s Girl” on bonus cut “Does He Know.”
Read more at Billboard
One Direction’s new album ‘Midnight Memories’: What’s the verdict?
The trouble with being a pop phenomenon adored by teenage girls everywhere is that a majority of the audience outside of that core fanbase refuses to take the music 100% seriously.
One Direction received scoffs and sarcasm when they teased a more “mature” and “rockier” sound for their third outing in as many years. We all know the boyband’s latest collection will top charts globally no matter what, but the question is, does it deserve to on musical merit alone?
When we first heard lead single ‘Best Song Ever’ back in the summer, those claims of maturity seemed dubious at best, despite the track being a sugary, addictive treat. A more serious singer-songwriter approach was notable on follow-up ‘Story of My Life’, a folk-washed and reflective anthem that warmed hearts across all time zones.
Read more: Digital Spy
One Direction: Midnight Memories – review
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After two albums of flirting, hand-holding and coltish fumbling at parties, One Direction might just have finally gone all the way on their third album, Midnight Memories. Maybe.
There is a track on the deluxe edition – widely disseminated online – called Why Don’t We Go There, in which Harry Styles propositions some nubile interlocutor. “We got all night,” he reasons, “we’re going nowhere/ Why don’t you stay?/ Why don’t we go… there?” he asks, eyebrow cocked. “If you give in tonight/ Just let me set you free.” If you are a squeaky-clean boy band attempting to manage a transition into your 20s, naming your ever-so-slightly-more-grown-up album Midnight Memories, you are probably going to have to acknowledge, somehow, that things happen in the dark other than the nonstop japery of your first album, Up All Night, and all the “going crazy-crazy-crazy till we see the sun” of album number two, Take Me Home. This is not a bad way of going about it: parking a little lust on the deluxe edition.
Read more: The Guardian
‘I hope he fancies me… he’s cool!’ Tamera Foster doesn’t deny Niall Horan romance… as it’s revealed the 1D star fell for her ‘instantly’
One Direction’s Niall Horan has reportedly fallen head over heels for X Factor star Tamera Foster.
According to The Sunday Mirror, the pair met backstage when the band pre-recorded their song, Story of My Life, to be broadcast on Sunday’s show.
And doing little to deny claims that Niall is smitten, Tamera said on Sunday: ‘Niall and I have been talking in private.
‘He’s the most famous person in my phone after Nicole Scherzinger. I hope he fancies me – he’s cool.’
Read more: Daily Mail
They’ve sweated the small stuff! Perrie Edwards turns heads in a plaid skirt suit as Little Mix turn on the style outside BBC studio
They’d spent their afternoon sweating the small stuff with host Nick Grimshaw – and judging by their sunny demeanours Little Mix had clearly enjoyed themselves.
The band were spotted as they made their way out of Riverside Studios on Friday evening after another appearance on the BBC Three show.
Perrie Edwards led the way in a stylish plaid skirt suit with a distinctive scalloped hem, while her open jacket exposed a black semi-sheer top.
Read more: Daily Mail
She’s got some front: X Factor’s Alexandra Burke wows fans as she heads out in buxom bodice dress
She recently posed nude for a PETA campaign against fur in the fashion industry, but X Factor star Alexandra Burke looked just as bold with her clothes on, yesterday.
The singer was spotted wearing a dazzling black dress with a jewel-encrusted bodice and a sheer skirt on Friday evening.
The 25 year-old had been partying in popular London nightspot One Mayfair alongside celebrity pal Eliza Doolittle.
Read more: Daily Mail
‘Fatherhood will turn Simon soft,’ says close friend Leona Lewis… as she exclusively reveals stunning album track Ave Maria
Leona Lewis is one of X Factor UK’s most successful and famous exports – and from that has a special relationship with father-to-be Simon Cowell.
The 28-year-old has revealed she thinks the tough-nut music mogul will turn soft once his first child’s born in the New Year.
She exclusively told MailOnline: ‘I think he’s going to be a good dad. My brother became really soft when he became a dad, and what happened to him will probably happen to Simon.’
Read more: Daily Mail
Chris Maloney naked pictures: Twitter react to former X Factor star’s Gay Times photoshoot
Chris Maloney might have sparked controversy and divided opinion during his time on The X Factor last year.
But it seems his naked photoshoot for Gay Times magazine has failed to cause any reaction than both shock and horror.
The pictures of the Liverpudlian singer cocking his leg up like a puppy with a bladder problem and another of his actual bum cheek went viral – in the non-medicinal sense of the phrase, obviously.
It begs the question whether or not his dear nan will get a souvenir copy or just pretend this double-page, er, spread didn’t ever happen.
Read more: The Mirror
Nicole Scherzinger sparks reports of drinking on X Factor AGAIN after posting picture with a half-drunk bottle of champagne in the background
Nicole Scherzinger sparked reports that she was drunk on Saturday’s X Factor show after she tweeted a picture of herself with an empty bottle of sparkling wine and a full glass of red wine.
The X Factor judge captioned the picture: ‘Please vote for my #SCHERZYGIRLS Thank u to my #Schamazing Glam team.’
The former Pussycat Dolls singer was forced to deny being drunk on the ITV show earlier this month, after appearing on the Disco themed show in higher spirits than usual, even forgetting to introduce one of her acts.
Posting the picture on Twitter after the show, four wine glasses can clearly be seen along with a half-drunk bottle of sparkling rose wine and a half-drunk glass of what appears to be red wine.
Read more: Daily Mail
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Lily Allen – Somewhere Only We Know
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2 One Direction – Diana
3 One Direction – Midnight Memories
6 One Direction – Story of My Life
8 Gary Barlow – Let Me Go
15 Little Mix – Move
31 JLS – Billion Lights
39 One Direction – Best Song Ever
55 James Arthur – You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You
Albums
1 Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2
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2 Robbie Williams – Swings Both Ways (features Olly Murs and Kelly Clarkson)
10 Little Mix – Salute
11 James Arthur – James Arthur
13 One Direction – Up All Night
14 One Direction – Take Me Home
22 JLS – Goodbye The Greatest Hits
64 Union J – Union J
100 Daughtry – Baptized
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Lily Allen – Somewhere Only We know
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3 Gary Barlow – Let Me Go
8 Little Mix – Move
10 One Direction – Story of My Life
19 JLS – Billion Lights
41 James Arthur – You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You
57 One Direction – Best Song Ever
98 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
100 Robbie Williams – I Wan’na Be Like You (feat. Olly Murs)
Albums
1 Robbie Williams – Swings Both Ways (features Olly Murs and Kelly Clarkson)
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6 JLS – Goodbye The Greatest Hits
8 Little Mix – Salute
10 James Arthur – James Arthur
31 One Direction – Up All Night
33 One Direction – Take Me Home
42 Daughtry – Baptized
56 Union J – Union J
82 Little Mix – DNA
88 Will Young – The Essential
96 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
