X Factor UK Headlines for 03/27/16

Happy Easter! Zayn’s debut solo album is out NOW.

On My Own
A year ago, Zayn Malik left the biggest boy band on the planet to launch a solo career. Free from the creative constraints of One Direction, he’s ready to make his mark alone.
It’s half past five on a balmy February afternoon in Beverly Hills, the time of day when the light streaks in horizontal, mingling with the smog into a dull, carroty glow that makes normal folks look beautiful, and beautiful folks look ethereal. Zayn Malik, 23 years old, slices through the glow and into his dressing room, the door of which is manned by a middle-aged bodyguard named Max. He’s finishing up a photo shoot at billionaire businessman James Goldstein’s mansion, a 4,500 square-foot architectural masterpiece built by John Lautner that’s made up of glass walls and poured concrete, and sits atop the Benedict Canyon enjoying the best views the city of Los Angeles has to offer. Millions of young people around the world define their lives around this man, so I’ll do it, too: We’re currently living in the Zayn A.D. era—after One Direction. Last March, Zayn announced his retirement from the group, making some off-handed statements to the press about refocusing on his private life. It was a move that launched a thousand hashtags and memes, instantly breaking the hearts of countless “Directioners,” but, for Zayn, it was necessary. Feeling creatively stifled, with indifference no longer an effective coping mechanism, he cut the cord and returned home, spending a few weeks with his mom and plotting his next move. A solo one.
Read more: Complex

‘I was frustrated with the band’: Zayn Malik throws shade at One Direction as he adds the group lacked ‘authenticity’ in new interview
He hasn’t been shy with his opinions since quitting One Direction in March last year.

And Zayn Malik got outspoken again as he admitted he struggled to speak during interviews due to his louder bandmates and became ‘frustrated’ with the group’s sound.

The 23-year-old told Complex magazine: ‘It was about denying the authenticity of who I was, and what I enjoyed about music, and why I got into it.’
Read more: Daily Mail

Zayn Malik hints he ‘fell out of love’ with former fiancée Perrie Edwards… as he admits solo album is about their romance
They have never revealed the exact reason behind their split last year.

And now Zayn Malik has hinted that he ‘fell out of love’ with former fiancée Perrie Edwards in his latest magazine interview.

Speaking to Complex magazine about how many songs on his new album were about heartbreak, the former One Direction star said: ‘There’s a lot of falling in love and a lot of falling out of love. It’s probably 60/40, falling out of love.’
Read more: Daily Mail

‘Nobody’s reached out, so whatever’: Zayn Malik seethes over his defunct 1D friendships… but admits he is still close to Liam Payne in candid NME interview
Since quitting One Direction last year, Zayn Malik hasn’t held back in speaking out about his time in the band and the issues that caused him to want to leave.

And in a new explosive interview with NME magazine, the 23-year-old singer – who is now embarking on a solo career, less than a year after he walked away from the band – has revealed more secrets about life post-1D.

When asked about his current relationship with his former bandmates of five years, he admitted: ‘I’m still probably the closest to Liam [Payne]. We talk on the phone.’
Read more: Daily Mail

Zayn Malik confirms the huge tattoo on his forehead was FAKE as he steps out with newly-shaved hair in New York
He shocked fans when he debuted a large forehead tattoo in an Instagram selfie earlier this month.

But after receiving several shocked messages from fans and being ridiculed by many on social media, Zayn Malik has confirmed that it was all a hoax, proving that his intricate facial inking was fake.

Boasting a bare complexion and freshly shorn locks in New York on Wednesday, the 23-year-old singer had clearly not committed to the tattoo, but had taken the plunge and shaved his head.
Read more: Daily Mail

Up in the smoke? Zayn Malik reveals he thinks smoking marijuana helps with the ‘creative process’
Zayn Malik has revealed that he thinks smoking marijuana can help him when it comes to his ‘creative process’ as a musician.

The 23-year-old Mind of Mind singer sensationally explained that he has been smoking the Class B drug for a ‘while’, but insists he doesn’t want his use of the substance to influence his fans.

Speaking in-depth about his life post-One Direction, Zayn explained why he sometimes smoked marijuana (also known as weed), saying: ‘It helps sometimes with the creative process, if you’re smoking a good weed.’
Read more: Daily Mail

Heading in a new Direction! Niall Horan sends fans into a frenzy as he shares selfie of himself riding the tube in London
He has made millions during his time in One Direction.

But Irish singer Niall Horan proved he isn’t above getting public transport like the rest of the world as he revealed he had taken a ride on the tube in a social media post on Saturday.

The 22-year-old shared a selfie on himself on his newly-revealed Snapchat account which saw him sat on a Northern line tube with other commuters seemingly unaware of his presence.
Read more: Daily Mail

Egg-cellent fun! Cheryl Fernandez-Versini shares Instagram snap of Liam Payne carrying a pile of Easter eggs as the couple enjoy a chocolate-filled weekend
They’re both in super shape and pride themselves on staying fit.

But it looks like lovebirds Liam Payne, 22, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, 32, are preparing for a chocolate feast this Easter, after the X Factor judge shared an Instagram snap of the One Direction star struggling to carry a pile of Easter eggs on Saturday.

The smitten couple are currently stateside and are clearly relishing spending some quality time together.
Read more: Daily Mail

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson looks every inch the proud father as he steps out with baby Freddie in LA for the first time
He’s relocated to Los Angeles in order to spend as much time as possible with his son Freddie Reign.

And Louis Tomlinson was spotted taking the tiny tot for a walk for the very first time, proudly pushing the infant around in a pram on Thursday as he spent some quality time with his son in the absence of the baby’s mother, Briana Jungwirth.

The 23-year-old One Direction singer was taking his daddy duties extremely seriously, looking every inch the devoted father during his laid-back outing.
Read more: Daily Mail

Lou turn: 1D Louis Tomlinson rules himself out as X Factor judge
LOUIS Tomlinson has ruled himself out of the running to become an X Factor judge this series.

The One Direction star, 24, had told The Sun last month he wanted to replace Nick Grimshaw but has done a U-turn.

He has explained to X Factor bosses he wants to focus on his own record label so cannot commit to the ITV show this year.

A source said: “Louis loves The X Factor but wants to develop his label further this year and sign more new talent.”
Read more: The Sun

‘They’re building bridges’: Sharon Osbourne repairs difficult relationship with Simon Cowell as she ‘plots spectacular X Factor comeback’
She’s said to have repaired her tumultuous relationship with Simon Cowell.

And now reports suggest that reaching out was part of an ongoing bid for a potential return to the X Factor, for a third time.

Speaking to Radio Times, an unnamed source explained that Mrs. O has put aside her differences, once and for all.
Read more: Daily Mail

Billboard Cover: Simon Cowell Opens Up About Fatherhood and His Career’s Second Act — ‘I Like to Do Things That Make a Lot of Noise’
As soon as Simon Cowell enters the judges’ holding room at the Pasadena Convention Center, he’s being filmed. Two TV cameras, a still camera and three booms follow him to a corner, where a Dunkin’ Donuts banner hangs over a table of coffee and doughnuts. It’s not clear whether Cowell, who’s wearing sunglasses indoors, genuinely wants caffeine or is smartly giving some TV airtime to a sponsor of America’s Got Talent.
Read more: Billboard

Simon Cowell on One Direction’s Future: ‘I Don’t Know If It’s a Hiatus or a Breakup’ (Exclusive)
If One Direction’s current hiatus has you unsure whether this might actually be the end of the boy band, you’re not the only one. Even Simon Cowell isn’t sure.

“I don’t know if it’s a hiatus or a breakup, to be honest,” Cowell says in his new Billboard cover story, out Thursday. “In a weird way, I don’t want to know. I don’t think they’ve had enough time to experience what it’s like not being in the group to really answer that.”

As a mentor, label boss and essentially the creator of the band via The X Factor, Cowell would be the one to know what’s going on with the now-quartet. But he’s not trying to push the group one way or another.

“Whenever I was with them, we talked about [going on a break], and I couldn’t argue with them,” he explains. “They had achieved so much in a short period of time, and I didn’t want them to get jaded. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to trust people more, particularly artists. They’ll decide when they want to come back together.”
Read more: Billboard

Cowell, 56, knows this building well — in 2002, during the first season of American Idol, the show he helped create and, let’s face it, dominated in its prime, the first round of auditions was held here. But America’s Got Talent, he says, “is more fun than Idol. After you’ve heard 10,000 singers, you think, ‘Bring on a dancing dog.’ ”

‘They were like five puppies:’ Simon Cowell claims One Direction were a ‘nightmare’ to work with… and admits he didn’t think his son Eric, two, liked him for six months
They’re arguably his greatest talent show success story.

But Simon Cowell, 56, admitted One Direction were a ‘nightmare’ to work with in the early stages of their career in an interview with Billboard magazine.

The music mogul explained: ‘They were like five puppies — really excited, loads of opinions, always wanted to hang out.’
Read more: Daily Mail


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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Mike Posner – I Took A Pill in Ibiza
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6 Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
14 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
21 Little Mix – Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)
31 One Direction – History
38 ZAYN – Like I Would
58 Fleur East – Sax
90 Little Mix – Black Magic
97 Olly Murs – Kiss Me
99 One Direction – Perfect

Albums
1 Adele – 25
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10 Little Mix – Get Weird
36 One Direction – Made in the A.M.

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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Mike Posner – I Took A Pill in Ibiza
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3 Fifth Harmony – Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
10 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
22 Little Mix – Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)
32 One Direction – History
41 ZAYN – Like I Would
70 Little Mix – Black Magic
73 Fleur East – Sax
77 Sigma – Coming Home (feat. Rita Ora)
85 ZAYN – BeFour
94 Olly Murs – Kiss Me

Albums
1 Adele – 25
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9 Little Mix – Get Weird
35 One Direction – Made in the A.M.

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