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Released today, the track was first teased earlier this month by Jisoo, and makes this song her first new material outside of BLACKPINK since releasing ‘Amortage’ earlier this year.

Their new single ‘Eyes Closed’ is a pop track that sees the pair sing about a romantic connection that has failed due to their respective pasts.

Lyrics such as, “Say, oh, we should fall in love with our eyes closed / Better if we keep it where we don’t know / The beds we been in, the names and the faces of who we were with / And oh, ain’t nobody perfect but it’s all good / The past can’t hurt us if we don’t look / Let’s let it go, better if we fall in love with our eyes closed.” describe the romantic connection.

Jisoo and Zayn Malik have released a cinematic music video inspired by sci-fi. The pair can be seen stranded alone in a spaceship floating around in space.

Ahead of the release of the song, Zayn teased new music was coming “soon with another cool collaborator”.

This got fans’ speculating that he would be teaming up with the BLACKPINK member ahead of its confirmation.

Zayn began his solo career in 2o16 with this single ‘Pillowtalk’ and debut album ‘Mind of Mine’.

Both of these reached number 1 in the UK charts.

Zayn’s later albums ‘Icarus Falls’, ‘Nobody Is Listening’, and ‘Room Under The Stairs‘ showcased his R&B influence, sound, emotional depth and artistic independence.

Zayn announced a Las Vegas residency for 2026 where he will play seven nights at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in January.

These are his second run of shows since leaving One Direction in 2015.

He previously played the ‘Stairway To The Sky’ tour in November 2024, which saw him pay tribute to the late Liam Payne on the screen behind him.

The Vegas shows are described as “only the beginning of what will be a massive year for Zayn.”

The show will see the former bandmates “opening up about life, love, loss, and friendship.”

The three-part series will follow the former bandmates as they go on a “spontaneous adventure” across the United States, giving fans a “rare look” into the lives are they reconnect as friends.

The show has not got a name yet, but will be directed by Nicola Marsh, who helped co-direct the 2024 Demi Lovato documentary Child Star.

The show is expected to be released next year.

This announcement comes after Louis Tomlinson made an appearance during Zayn’s show in Los Angeles in January.

This was their first public reunion since Liam Payne’s funeral last November.

The former One Direction member sadly passed away aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina after falling from a third-floor balcony.

Zayn and Louis have had an on-again, off-again feud on social media since Zayn’s departure from the band in 2025.

According to the BBC, it started when producer Naughty Boy shared a social media post with the caption “Replace this” as a dig at One Direction in 2015.

Replace this . pic.twitter.com/Dis0Tfd7cz

— Naughty Boy (@NaughtyBoyMusic) May 6, 2015

Louis then fired back with some shade pointed at the pair’s Macbook selfie, writing, “Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha ! Some people still do HA!”

Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha ! Some people still do HA! — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) May 6, 2015

Zayn then responded, “Remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine?”

@Louis_Tomlinson remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine ?

— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 6, 2015

A few years later, in 2017, Louis confirmed that him and Zayn were on better terms and had put it all behind them.

Earlier this week, Louis announced his third album ‘How Did I Get Here?’ which comes out January 23, as well as releasing his new single ‘Lemonade’.

He also announced a 2026 arena tour which will see him play around the world with a UK leg in April/May. Dates include shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Brighton and London.

Zayn has announced a Las Vegas residency for 2026 where he will play seven nights at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in January.

These are his second run of shows since leaving One Direction in 2015.

He previously played the ‘Stairway To The Sky’ tour in November 2024, which saw him pay tribute to the late Liam Payne on the screen behind him.

The Vegas shows are described as “only the beginning of what will be a massive year for Zayn.”

Zayn took to instagram stories and wrote: “I’m heartbroken to say that I won’t be able to perform tonight in Mexico City. I’ve been really sick since this morning and, despite trying everything to push through, my body just isn’t allowing it. I’m so sorry to let you down. The love and energy I always feel from my fans mean the world to me, and it hurts deeply to miss this moment with you. Thank you for your understanding, and please know I’m sending all of my love to each of you.”

A statement which he later followed with: “Mexico, I love you even though myself and many of my crew got severe food poisoning. It’s no joke – still struggling. I’m so sorry. These shows have made me feel alive, happy, grateful and at home and that’s all because of you. These shows, your energy, your fan projects … filled me with so much love and with a feeling I can’t even describe. Big Love.”

The boyband member previously postponed some of the US leg of his tour following the sudden death of fellow band member Liam Payne in October 2024. Zayn is known to be paying homage to Liam at the end of every single one of his shows, a memory to their time together in the world’s most famous boyband One Direction.

Earlier this month, the singer surprised his fans by singing a rendition of one of the band’s greatest hits ‘Night Changes’, his first time performing the tune in over a decade.

Zayn and his team have yet to reschedule the Mexico gig.

The milestone moment occurred at the Palacio De Los Deportes, where Malik kicked off his ‘Stairway To The Sky’ tour with his first-ever solo arena show. Choosing ‘Night Changes’ as the opening track, the singer stood in awe as the crowd sang along, visibly moved by the overwhelming response.

It was an especially poignant performance, almost exactly a decade after Malik’s departure from One Direction in March 2015. Addressing the audience mid-show, Malik shared his feelings, reportedly saying, “I haven’t sung this song in 10 years. Thank you, that was amazing, I almost cried.”

Beyond the emotional opener, Malik treated fans to a setlist packed with solo material, including tracks like ‘Pillowtalk’, ‘Lied To’, and ‘Shoot At Will’. He also surprised the crowd with a heartfelt cover of Paolo Nutini’s ‘Last Request’. The full setlist from the night is as follows:

1. ‘Night Changes’ (One Direction)

2. ‘My Woman’

3. ‘Birds on a Cloud’

4. ‘Dreamin’

5. ‘Lied To’

6. ‘In the Bag’

7. ‘Ignorance Ain’t Bliss’

8. ‘Scripted’

9. ‘Sweat’

10. ‘BoRdErZ’

11. ‘iT’s YoU’

12. ‘Shoot at Will’

13. ‘Last Request’ (Paolo Nutini cover)

14. ‘PILLOWTALK’

15. ‘Concrete Kisses’

16. ‘What I Am’

17. ‘Alienated’

18. ‘Gates of Hell’

The Mexico City concert followed a difficult period for Malik. In late 2024, his Newcastle show was unexpectedly canceled just moments before it was set to begin. In a statement, the cancellation was announced with an apology for the short notice. Malik later explained via Instagram Stories that his voice wasn’t in good condition, saying, “I’m so sorry to do this but my voice just isn’t there at all tonight and without it, there’s no show. I’m truly sorry to let you down.”

Adding to the emotional weight of the tour, Malik had previously postponed his US concert dates in the wake of the tragic passing of his former bandmate, Liam Payne. Payne died on October 16 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

When Malik resumed his UK tour in Leeds on November 23, he closed the show with a touching tribute to Payne. The screen behind him displayed Payne’s birth and death years, accompanied by the heartfelt message: “Love you bro.”

Despite the hardships, Malik’s return to the stage and his powerful performance of ‘Night Changes’ served as a moving reminder of his enduring connection to his One Direction roots. Fans can expect the postponed US tour dates to take place in January 2025, as Malik continues his journey as a solo artist.

Malik was supposed to play, as part of his tour “Stairway to the Sky”, Newcastle City Hall. Shortly before the artist was supposed to start the performance, it was announced that the concert would “no longer go ahead”. The announcement then directed fans to ask their ticket seller for a refund. Malik’s team and the artist announced that they waited until the last minute in hopes that the performance could go ahead but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.

a message from Zayn:

“I’m so sorry to do this but my voice just isn’t there at all tonight and without it there’s no show. I’m truly sorry to let you down, especially at such short notice…l held onto hope until the very last moment.

— ZAYN HQ under the (@inZAYN) December 3, 2024

Malik then took to social media to apologize to fans and reveal the reason behind the sudden cancellation. On an Instagram story, the artist wrote that he was sorry to cancel, but his voice was completely gone and without it he couldn’t perform. He then went on to write that he waited to make the announcement hoping he’d feel better, and that he hoped that his voice would come back before the following show.

So far, the stops of “Stairway to the Sky” have taken the Bradford-born singer to London, Manchester, Leeds and Wolverhampton. In Wolverhampton, hometown of Malik’s late band member Liam Payne, the former took a moment to remember the One Direction star who recently passed away due to a fall from a balcony.

Malik confessed to fans attending the gig that he hopes Payne sees his concerts. Due to Payne’s passing, Malik rescheduled the US leg of his tour which was initially supposed to take place in October. Later on, he also rescheduled the Edinburgh dates so that he could attend Payne’s funeral, where he reunited with former band members Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.  

Love You Bro pic.twitter.com/shRQDW27bB — zayn (@zaynmalik) October 17, 2024

While fans were understanding of Malik’s rescheduling and supported him, the news about the Newcastle cancellation came much more suddenly and left fans disappointed. Unlike other dates, it wasn’t rescheduled, giving Newcastle fans little hope to see Malik anytime soon.

The “Stairway to the Sky” tour is ending shortly with a few more dates set in the UK, and the rescheduled dates in Edinburgh. Early next year, Malik will begin the US leg of the tour.

Due to unforeseen circumstances Zayn ‘Stairway To The Sky’ Edinburgh show originally scheduled for the 20th of November has been rescheduled to the 8th of December, and the Edinburgh show originally scheduled for the 21st of November has been rescheduled to the 9th of December. pic.twitter.com/2EBYDYEPRx

— ZAYN HQ under the (@inZAYN) November 14, 2024

 

After his incredible rise to fame with One Direction and his decision to leave the band, Malik created a successful solo career, with many hits to his name. His solo debut song, “Pillowtalk”, peaked at number one on UK charts and received positive reviews by critics and fans alike. The song was followed by the album “Mind of Mine”, released in 2016, which also peaked at number one in the UK as well as many other countries in the world, such as the United States and Australia. “Mind of Mine” was followed by the albums “Icarus Fall”, released in 2018, “Nobody is Listening” in 2021 and finally “Room Under the Stairs” in 2024.

Despite the success of his first release, Malik struggled to keep up the success he had achieved during his One Direction times. “Icarus Fall”, in fact, peaked at number 77 on UK charts and none of its songs managed to make it in the Top Ten Charting Songs in the UK. “Room Under the Stairs”, however, achieved more success than the previous two albums peaking at number three.

Malik also achieved popularity with some singles. He sang with Taylor Swift on the “Fifty Shades of Gray” soundtrack on the song “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”, which peaked at number 5 in the UK, and with SIA on “Dusk Till Dawn” which, again, peaked at number five.

From his One Direction days, Malik has made many loyal fans who were looking forward to seeing him in Edinburgh. The scheduled dates were, in fact, part of Malik’s first ever tour as a solo artist. The singer had announced the tour earlier this September, stating that he appreciated the love and support from his fans, and was looking forward to seeing them soon. The tour originally included five dates in the USA and six dates in the UK.

After the announcement some new dates were added to satisfy the incredible demand, and Malik sold out once again the entire tour.

zquad, you amaze us!!! stairway to the sky tour is SOLD OUT! we can’t wait to zee you on the road! #ZaynSTTSTour pic.twitter.com/mC9maaOCX1

— ZAYN HQ under the (@inZAYN) September 21, 2024

However, due to his former bandmate Liam Payne’s sudden passing earlier this October, Malik made the decision to postpone the US leg of his tour to January 2025. He announced it through twitter and thanked fans for their support, stating that all tickets would still be available for the rescheduled dates.

Despite the need to reschedule, Malik has been appreciative of fans’ understanding and is making sure that, despite everything, fans will be able to enjoy his first tour and finally see him live after many years.

The X Factor UK shared 30 minutes of previously unseen footage this week, writing in the caption of the video, “You’ve seen how they were put together, and extra unaired footage of their solo auditions, but now, we’re bringing you UNSEEN and EXTENDED footage of One Direction’s first-ever moments together as a group at Judges’ Houses. And did we mention there’s a SECOND PERFORMANCE that’s NEVER been seen before?!”

The footage shows the newly formed One Direction practising their cover version of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn,” with this becoming a fan favourite track as they progressed through the competition.

The footage also shows a previously unseen performance of Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” at the Judges’ Houses stage. One Direction performed the track to their mentor, Simon Cowell, before being given the news that they’d be progressing to the live show portion of the competition.

The X Factor UK released the video 10 years after One Direction’s feature film, One Direction: This Is Us was released.

‘One Direction: This Is Us’ was released 10 years ago. pic.twitter.com/EXtZ4VvGTc

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 28, 2023

Fans of the boy band have celebrated the new footage on social media, as new One Direction content has been in short supply since their indefinite hiatus was announced back in 2016.  

BABE WAKE UP THERES NEW ONE DIRECTION CONTENT IN 2023 https://t.co/ROs5UFsPQt — annie RWRB LOCKDOWN !!!! (@gleefulstyIes) August 30, 2023

Questions of a reunion have circled the band members for years, with Niall Horan addressing the matter with Zane Lowe earlier this year.

Horan said, “It’s just like the conversation hasn’t happened. It’s a great legacy to have. No, I don’t think [asking about the reunion] sucks the air out the room. It’s more, the answer’s still the same. The conversation hasn’t happened. God knows whether it ends up being — it could be like the Friends reunion, it could be a whole tour. God knows what it is, but no, it hasn’t been spoken about.”

Zayn Malik also addressed the hiatus on the Call Her Daddy podcast, saying, “There were obviously underlying issues. Like within our friendships, too. We’ve been together every day for five years, and we got sick of each other, if I’m being completely honest. So we were close.”

Each former member of One Direction has continued with a solo career since the group’s hiatus, with no plans for a reunion currently in the works.

Tomlinson confirmed that it was not much of “a surprise” that Harry Styles has become successful as he has been. “We were always aware that Harry would fit the mould, and it’s been an amazing thing to watch,” Tomlinson said.  “Envy? At the start maybe, when I was trying to find my feet, but it’s never healthy to cross reference your own success with others is it? These days, I’m learning to elevate myself in those moments when I have to. I didn’t know how to do that before, but now? Now I know I f****** can.” 

Although the two had known each other, prior to their early careers, they did not become friends until they joined their fellow bandmates, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik to form One Direction in 2010.

The boyband went on to become one of the biggest and most recognised bands of all time, drastically breaking records, touring the world, and winning awards. However, when Zayn departed from the band in 2015, the remaining band member went on an indefinite hiatus which led the band and Zayn to eventually part ways.

Tomlinson explained that it was then that he felt an intense sense of rivalry between Styles. He believes that both himself and Styles are on the same level. Ever since their solo careers started, he felt like he was desperately trying to outdo him. Ever since his album, Walls was released, despite being a successful venture, he says that he continues to look up to Styles and admires him for his achievements.

At the BRIT Awards, where Harry made a controversial statement, “This doesn’t happen to people like me very often.” which sparked outrage amongst viewers. Louis was asked to give his thoughts about this situation and he said, “Only Harry knows what he means there… but we all came from relatively humble beginnings, and now we are where we are.”

After the Faith In The Future album was released in November 2022, he expressed his excitement to continue his solo career and will be dropping more music soon.

Olivia Colman, Rob Delaney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner and Zach Galifianakis also provide voiceovers for the film.

The singer expressed that releasing the single for the film is a dream come true. The film follows the character Barney “A socially awkward schoolboy and his malfunctioning digital device Ron”

The singer achieved musical fame in 2010, with his band One Direction aka 1D who are considered the best selling UK boyband”. The band lineup included bandmates, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson who met when they all entered the ITV series The X Factor.

The band released their debut album Up All Night on 18th November 2011 and achieved number-one success with their single “What Makes You Beautiful” released on September 11th 2011. Malik left the band in 2015 to embark on his solo career and the singer continued in the group with Horan, Styles and Tomlinson.

The singer released his first solo single “Strip That Down” on May 19th 2017 from his debut album LP1 released on December 6th 2019. The single reached number three in the UK Official Singles Charts. The singer counts Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Usher as his musical influences and has sold more than 23 million singles with 1D and 3 million solo albums to date.

The single has been described as a feel-good song and a teaser clip of the single was released today via TikTok. The singer stated “I can’t wait for you all to hear Sunshine and to see ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong.’ It has been a lot of fun!”

I am so excited to officially announce that my new single Sunshine is out 27th August and that it’s featured in the @ronsgonewrong movie I can’t wait for you all to hear it, pre-save it now https://t.co/fhhror4AXL@Disney @20thcentury @LSAnimation #RonsGoneWrong pic.twitter.com/vn1HYqWaoM

— Liam (@LiamPayne) August 19, 2021

The singer has not released any solo material since his collaboration single “Naughty List” with Dixie D’ Amelio last October. Making the single “Sunshine” the singers first single release of 2021. The single is set for release on August 27th and the film Ron’s Gone Wrong is set for release this October.

The song which dropped on March 17th 2021 tells a story of rebirth after a near-apocalypse. The song’s narrative hits home for all as it relates to the current crisis in which the world has faced with COVID, along with the ray of hope brought by the recent vaccine, which is meant to bring the world back from the brink of destruction. With lyrics such as, ‘”When the world was ending/ I’d hold you in my arms/ And we talked about the places we’d never been/ When the world was ending/ We’d hold on to the past/ Because it’s all we thought that we would ever see”, it is a ballad filled with hope which the world needs to hear.

Speaking with Radio.com, Malik expressed his joy with the track as well as working with Michaelson. Within the interview he also spoke about the relationship to the current pandemic in which the track holds. “It speaks volumes to the way that people are feeling and it resonated with me and that’s why I wanted to be a part of it”

Michaelson, who has been busy penning the soundtrack for her upcoming stage adaption of the famous film, ‘The Notebook’, has said that she wrote the song soon after the news of Joe Biden’s recent win of the US precedency. The songwriter had this to say in a recent statement about the event, “I wrote ‘To Begin Again’ the night that Biden won. There was so much joy in my neighbourhood. Pots and pans being banged out of windows. Horns and whistles. Clapping. Singing! The collective sigh of relief resonated with me in such a way that I had to get it out musically. I sat at the piano and wrote most of the song right there in 15 minutes,”

She then continued to remember the moment she realised that the song was meant to be a duet. “I love ZAYN’s voice, especially when he goes high and sweet and sad. It was the perfect fit. The song is a song of hope and of release. Of beginning again…” Luckily Zayn’s representatives had contacted her in January last year to express his interest in working together.

The former One Direction star took to Twitter on March 17th to inform fans of the release of the pair’s optimistic ballad.

.@ingridmusic https://t.co/RDgnLWB0QM

— zayn (@zaynmalik) March 17, 2021

Malik, who left supergroup boyband One Direction in 2015, recently released his third studio album as a solo artist, under the new name, Zayn. The album entitled ‘Nobody is Listening‘ was released in January of this year and reached number 17 on the UK album charts. The album follows his first two studio albums, ‘Mind of Mine‘ and ‘Icarus Falls‘ and featured two singles, ‘Better‘ and ‘Vibez‘. The singer’s solo career started with a bang with the release of debut single, ‘Pillowtalk‘ which saw Malik’s girlfriend, American supermodel Gigi Hadid featured in the video. The single, released in January 2016 gave the singer his first solo number one. 

Click here to stream the duet.