Harry Styles surprised fans over the weekend by releasing a video of the instrumental piano ballad he played at the last night of his Love On Tour back in 2023. The singer played his final show of the tour (in support of his third solo album ‘Harry’s House’ in 2022) in the RCF Arena in Northern Italy in July 2023, and played an unknown instrumental alone at the piano to close the show.

On the weekend, the former One Direction star had a countdown on YouTube to a new clip, before posting the 10-minute video, titled Forever, Forever. In the video, groups of fans are seen preparing for the show outside the arena, before transitioning to footage of Harry Styles sitting at the piano playing the instrumental on stage alone. As the instrumental finishes, the words ‘We belong together’ come up on the screen.

As of now, it is not known if the video is a one-off post or if it is the start of a new release cycle, including new music and live shows, but Styles has not released any new music since 2022, when his album ‘Harry’s House‘ won the Grammy for Album Of The Year. Fans are now speculating online that he will release new music and do live shows next year.

Harry Styles took a break from music after his final show in 2023, which mainly came due to needing to rest. After years of nonstop touring, recording and acting, Harry stepped back partly because of the burnout that came with the fame.  While he hasn’t given one specific reason for this current break, fans and observers suggest he’s been focusing on slowing down, enjoying life off-camera, and prioritising mental health.

Earlier in his career, Harry explained that he and One Direction wanted to take a break because they were exhausted and didn’t want to wear out themselves or their fans, showing that rest has been a priority for him.

Harry has been spending a lot og his time recently running marathons, including completing one in Berlin in September in under three hours under the moniker Sted Sarandos, following from his previous run at the Tokyo Marathon, which he completed in just over three hours. In May, he was spotted among the crowd in the Vatican City to witness the election of the new Pop, and in July, he launced a new range of sex toys for his brand Pleasing.