Simon Cowell’s a boy band magician … the question, does he have lightning in a bottle yet again? PRETTYMUCH dropped the official music video for its debut single, “Would You Mind” … it’s undeniably catchy. The release comes just a couple months…
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
Simon Cowell"s PRETTYMUCH Debuts New Single, One Direction 2.0?
Simon Cowell’s a boy band magician … the question, does he have lightning in a bottle yet again? PRETTYMUCH dropped the official music video for its debut single, “Would You Mind” … it’s undeniably catchy. The release comes just a couple months…
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Simon Cowell Brings Together One Direction, Spice Girls, The Who Members for Grenfell Tower Tribute
In response to the devastating Grenfell Tower fire … Simon Cowell brought together a supergroup … including Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Geri Halliwell, Pete Townshend, and Roger Daltrey for a moving tribute. The…
Friday, March 17, 2017
Donald Trump vs. One Direction: Unexpected Feud Alert!
It’s not all that surprising that Donald Trump doesn’t like One Direction:
After all, they’re members of two groups he openly despises: foreigners and people who haven’t publicly kissed his ass.
But it seems the Donald’s ire for 1D isn’t the general sort of disdain that he showers upon most of humanity, but a specific hatred stemming from an incident that took place before he entered the political arena.
According to Liam Payne, he and his bandmates had an ugly encounter with Trump several years ago:
“Donald Trump kicked us out of his hotel once. You wouldn’t believe it.”
“It was about [meeting] his daughter. He phoned up our manager and we were asleep. He said ‘Well wake them up’ and I was like ‘No’ and then he wouldn’t let us use the underground garage.”
That may not sound like a big deal, but this was Manhattan at the height of 1D mania.
The band needed to be able to make a low-key getaway or they’d be mauled in Hard Day’s Night-style frenzy.
Donnie would have known that by forbidding them to use the underground garage, he would be forcing them to find a new hotel, and it seems that’s exactly what they did:
“Obviously in New York we can’t really go outside. New York is ruthless for us. So he was like ‘Okay, I don’t want you in my hotel.’ So we had to leave,” Liam concluded.
It’s not clear which daughter was the one who was so desperate to meet 1D.
Based on their ages, it was probably Tiffany Trump, 23, not Ivanka, 35.
But that raises a whole slew of new questions, chief among them:
Since when does Donald care what Tiffany wants?
During his time in office, Trump has attempted to enact a non-constitutional Muslim ban, introduced a budget that would gut life-saving federal programs, falsely accused a former president of spying on him, and been implicated in his administration’s collusion with Russia.
But now he’s really done it.
Now Trump has pissed off One Directioners.
The next he goes to Manhattan to visit Melania and Barron, it will be Donald who’s forced to run from flocks of crazed 1D fans.
Just kidding.
Donald will never go to Manhattan to visit Melania and Barron.
Monday, March 6, 2017
TMZ Live: One Direction: Airport Brawl!
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Friday, December 30, 2016
Louis Tomlinson"s Baby Mama"s Dad Demands Takedown of One Direction Fan Sites
The stepfather of Louis Tomlinson’s baby mama has a big problem with a One Direction fan whom he claims posts lies about her, Louis and their child. Briana Jungwirth’s stepdad, Brett Clark, sent a letter to the woman who owns a few 1D fan sites…
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
One Direction Says Goodbye to Fans With "History" Video
Warning: If you"re still in denial about One Direction going on hiatus, you may not want to watch the following video.
Yes, as Liam Payne confirmed in a recent interview, the world"s most beloved boy band is taking an extended break to pursue solo projects, but they"re not leaving their fans without a final dose of 1D at its finest.
The "History" music video – which saw a surprise realease this morning – is a sentimental stroll down memory lane, with a montage that spans the group"s career from the time they were first discovered on The X Factor in 2010 to their farewell performance on the same stage last month.
The clip certainly helps soften the blow, but it also serves as a reminder that fans may want to brace themselves for the possibility that this is the last time they"ll see the remaining four members of One Direction performing together as a group.
Breakup rumors have been circulating ever since Zayn Malik quit the band last year, and the fact that the lads have refused to set a return date isn"t terribly encouraging.
We know they won"t be back in 2016, and insiders say it looks like they won"t be reuniting in 2017, either.
For now, it looks like all the Directioners of the world can do is enjoy the video for "History" and hope for the best:
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Liam Payne Speaks: Is One Direction Splitting Up??
Last week, legions of teenage girls nearly suffered premature heart attacks upon hearing the fateful reports suggesting that One Direction was splitting up forever.
However, we hadn’t heard confirmation from any of the 1D members – until now.
TMZ caught up with Liam Payne at the airport and questioned the boy band member on whether the foursome are actually calling it quits.
“No, no, no, no, no,” said Liam.
Well! I think he’s made that clear.
The paps also asked if there was any chance of Zayn Malik returning to the band.
“Who knows?” replied Liam. “He’s just doing his thing.”
So I guess that’s still up in the air.
However, he did seem to hint that he and his former band mate were on good terms and appeared upset when he realized he’d forgotten Zayn’s birthday.
When asked whether he’d welcome Zayn back if he wanted to return, he confirmed that he would.
“Of course, I love Zayn, he’s great,” he said.
Aww. Well, it’s nice to know there’s no bad blood between these two.
And while we’re relieved to hear that the band will remain intact for the time being, it seems Liam has been making some music of his own during their hiatus.
Yesterday, the heartthrob posted a video that included a new song he wrote:
He may have called it a “little song” he “wrote for fun,” but Liam is clearly lip syncing to a previously recorded track.
Could the singer have designs on taking his show on the road as a solo artist?
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
One Direction: It"s Over! FOREVER!
We were afraid it would come to this.
We attempted to remain hopeful. We tried to keep our chin up. We prayed each and every night.
Alas, it was all for naught. Our worst fear has become a depressing reality:
One Direction is not just taking a break.
According to a new tabloid report, the beloved boy band is breaking up. For good.
Around the middle of 2015, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Harry Styles announced that they would go on hiatus following the release and promotion of their fifth album.
Many fans subsequently reacted in horror, believing the group would never be together again.
And, despite claims to the contrary by various members, Us Weekly now confirms the worst.
The foursome “will split,” writes the magazine, explaining that One Direction chose “not to renew their recording contract” after wrapping up their latest tour in October.
“The 1D thing just ran its course. They’ll remain friends, but they are exhausted and want solo careers,” the magazine claims.
Insiders supposedly close to the musicians say “Liam is really interested in songwriting and production,” while “Harry is launching a career in acting and singing.”
Tomlinson, meanwhile, is expecting his first child with stylist friend Briana Jungwirth. He’ll have his hands full for awhile, that’s for sure.
Way back in March, of course, Zayn Malik quit the group, leaving fans reeling.
He will release his own solo record some time this year.
Still, while one tabloid makes us very worried about the group’s future, the young men themselves have continues to give followers reasons to believe.
“We’re not breaking up,” Horan told Entertainment Tonight on November.
“We’re literally taking time out to see our friends and see our family and reflect on what we’ve done over the last few years.”
But it’s exactly what One Direction has done (filled our hearts with great music and our loins with warm/fuzzy feelings) that makes us very sad to think about them never doing it again.
Please say this isn’t so, boys. Please.
Monday, December 14, 2015
One Direction: Watch Their Farewell Concert Performance
One Direction has said goodbye where group members first said hello.
Over the weekend, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan performed on the finale of The X-Factor, which is the same show on which Simon Cowell first discovered the quarter of British hunks.
At the time, of course, it was a quintet of British hunks, but Zayn Malik left One Direction back in March.
Soon afterward, One Direction stunned fans upon announcing that it would go on hiatus for 2016 and, very likely 2017 as well.
So that made their renditions on The X-Factor of Made in the A.M. tracks “History” and “Infinity" a tad bittersweet, as they marked the final times Harry and company would be performing live for…
… well, for who knows how long.
Afterward, the artist jumped on social media and sent messages of gratitude to their fans.
Tweeted Style: "To you, you have changed our lives and no words will ever be good enough to thank you for what we have done together."
And Payne: "Honestly thank you so much to everyone look at all the amazing things we have done together like wtf man."
And Horan: "5 of the best years of our lives so far.. Thank you all so much for your incredible support .I hope you guys realise what you"ve done for us."
And Tomlinson: "I hope you realise what we have all done together really is incredible. You guys have made us what we are today! We"ll be back soon enough!"
One Direction swears this is just a break, not a break up.
But then why does it hurt so bad?!?
Monday, November 23, 2015
Justin Bieber Bests One Direction: HE"S Number-One!
Justin Bieber has taken down One Direction.
Both the artist and the attractive quartet of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Tomlinson and Liam Payne released new studio albums on Friday, November 13.
But that’s where the similarities come to an end.
Because Bieber pretty much blew his cute competition out of the water.
By selling 522,000 albums in one week, “Purpose” joins “My World 2.0,” “Under The Mistletoe,” “Never Say Never: The Remixes,” “Believe” and “Believe Acoustic” as top-selling records for Bieber.
This figure also makes “Purpose” the most popular album of 2015; the most popular in general since Taylor Swift’s “1989” last October; and the most popular since Eminem came out with an album in 2013.
“OUR WORK IS DONE HERE,” Bieber’s manager, Scotter Braun, wrote on Instagram on Friday, adding:
“#1 album #PURPOSE @justinbieber @sb_projects People stopped believing. We didn’t. Like I said…we love being the underdog.
“Thanks for believing with us and believing in him. Congrats Jb. That’s one amazing album. Welcome back.”
One Direction, meanwhile, sold 402,000 albums. Which is far from shabby.
Both Bieber and One Direction had their moments at the American Music Awards on Sunday night:
The former closed the ceremony with a medley of hits; while One Direction won Best Artist for the second year in a row.
With Styles and company now taking a one or maybe even two-year hiatus, it doesn’t look like this feud will have very many legs in the weeks and months ahead.
But when One Direction returns in 2017 or 2018? Look out, Justin! They’ll be coming for their musical revenge!
One Direction Wins ARTIST OF THE YEAR: See the Speech!
One Direction has officially finished the year at number-one.
Not in terms of album sales, that is, as Justin Bieber actually beat out the members of 1D at the cash register last week after the artist and the boy band both released new records on the same day.
But Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Niall Horan were called to the stage (by Jeremy Renner as presenter?!?!?!?!) at the conclusion of the 2015 American Music Awards and handed the night"s most important trophy of all:
Artist of the Year!!!!!
It"s the second consecutive year One Direction has taken home this prestigious title at the event.
"Wow, this is absolutely incredible, to win two years in a row," Tomlinson said. "It"s a testament to how incredible our fans are so thank you, thank you, thank you."
The group beat out such major names in the business as Ariana Grande, Luke Bryan, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift to earn this award.
"We can"t believe we get to win awards like this," Payne added "And we are obviously going on a little break now – to spend a little time with our families. Obviously we want to thank our families."
Indeed, it remains true: One Direction will go on hiatus for all of 2015.
They will ring in the new year with a performance on ABC"s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and then go their separate ways for at least 2016.
Each member of the handsome group has insisted this is not a break-up, however. It is merely a break.
Let"s hope – nay, pray! – that this is actually the case.
Check out One Direction"s grateful acceptance speech now.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Zayn Malik Admits: I Always Wanted Out of One Direction!
Zayn Malik may have taken the tween universe by surprise when he left One Direction in March.
But the singer did not take himself by any kind of surprise. Because he admits in a new interview that his departure from the beloved boy band was a very long time coming.
“It’s a nice feeling to come out of a place where you are being told what to do and just to be upset because of certain expectations or certain things that people wanted to see,” Malik says in a teaser for his interview with The Fader.
Malik said at the time of his One Direction departure that he wanted to just be "normal" for a little while.
But fans grew skeptical once it became clear that Malik was about to embark on a solo career as an artist instead. They felt betrayed.
Zayn has since signed that solo deal and her new music on the way.
“I don’t feel like people really know what I’m going to give them, musically,” Malik says. “And once they hear it, I feel like they will understand me a little bit more, and they’ll understand why I did what I did, and why I left the band, and why I had to write this shit down.
"Because for five – not even for five years, for ten years, this album has been in my brain, and it’s just been there, sat with me, needing to be out.”
So, for years and years, Malik has been planning to break free from Harry Styles and company?
How will fans feel when they learn this news? Will they understand Zayn"s desire to do his own thing? Will they hold his exit against him?
Listen to Malik talk about his professional future in the following video and even get a listen to his first post-One Direction single.
Friday, November 13, 2015
One Direction Covers "Torn," Internet Goes Insane
Look out, Justin Bieber!
One Direction means business.
Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan are releasing their new album today… the same day on which Bieber is also coming out with a new album.
And these four British hunks have found a quiet and emotional way to promote the record, performing a number of hits on BBC Radio 1’s "Live Lounge."
But the one that has the Internet truly abuzz is Natalie Imbruglia’s "Torn," for multiple reasons:
- It"s a great track.
- It"s a song One Direction performed together way back on The X Factor, when they were initially discovered.
This has extra meaning to fans because One Direction will be taking a hiatus in 2016, following this release of "Made in the A.M."
So fans around the World Wide Web are having all the feels when it comes to this acoustic, stripped down version of Imbruglia’s"s smash hit.
To wit, these are actual Tweets in response to the video featured here:
- WHEN THEY SANG TORN MY WHOLE LIFE SINCE THE START OF MY ONE DIRECTION OBSESSION FLASHED BEFORE MY EYE IM DONE
- Omg they did torn I"m so emotiNIALL like don"t do this to me before The album is released so many feels!
- concept: me sitting alone on my floor crying while watching 2k15 one direction covering torn on the live lounge
The group also sang some of its own stuff during this BBC appearance, while sneaking in another cover, “FourFiveSeconds,” by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney.
But "Torn" is all any longtime follower is talking about at the moment, for reasons true One Direction fans understand.
Watch the mesmerizing rendition now and try not to cry too hard.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
One Direction on Zayn Malik: Who Needs That Guy?!
One Direction is fine without you, Zayn Malik.
The band is getting ready to release their latest album, Made In The A.M, which the boys are pretty damn proud of.
“Obviously when you get the finished product, a voice that was there before isn’t there anymore, so obviously that’s different,” Harry Styles told People. “But we set out to make a record that we felt is our best one, and we really have been really proud of the fact that we feel like we’ve done that.”
Malik announced back in March that he was leaving the group to pursue solo projects. The four remaining members then had to balance touring with working on new music.
“It was a tough time,” Niall Horan said. “We took 10 weeks of our tour to literally just go into the studio and spent that time in L.A. And a lot of time in London on writing. That’s probably why we’re so proud of it. “
Don’t expect any songs about Malik’s departure, though. The boys have moved on and are “stronger than ever,” says Horan.
“This record is one where the four of us have contributed the most,” Louis Tomlinson said.
“We were all in a position where we wanted to continue. When you lose a member of the team, of course that’s a hard thing to deal with, but actually what was kind of cool about the situation is we kind of knew that we had to bond together as a band at that stage and we actually really did that.”
The band will take a year-long hiatus in 2016.
Made In The A.M. drops tomorrow, November 13th.
Monday, November 2, 2015
One Direction Concludes Tour, Embraces on Stage
One Direction has sworn over and over and over that it is not breaking up.
Yes, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan announced an extended hiatus on the way in 2016, but multiple (handsome) band members have said the same thing.
It will just be a hiatus, they"ve insisted. They need a break. The future of One Direction remains bright.
That may still be the (cute) company line, but fans were given a new season to worry on Sunday night.
One Direction wrapped up its “On The Road” tour with a concert in Sheffield, England by embracing on stage, engaging in a group hug that left many wondering why there was so much emotion.
Could it be because Harry and company will never tour with each other ever again?
During the show Styles said he and his musical friend would never forget their fans who supported them for “five years, four months, two weeks and a couple of days.”
Horan, meanwhile, noted on stage: “I remember five years ago when this all started.”
In addition to thanking the supports, Horan told his three bandmates that he loved them. Which is very nice and sweet and everything… but which also feels like a permanent goodbye, doesn"t it?
He did add the following on Twitter, however:
“Thank you anyone who has come to watch us live over the last few years, it’s incredible to be able to play our music live for you.
"Don’t let the papers or online stuff tell you we’re not coming back. We are, I’m just going on a long holiday.”
One Direction, who recently took a shot at Taylor Swift, has a new album coming out on November 13.
But you"ll be hearing against from these boys for sure.
But will we ever see them on stage again? God, let"s hope so.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
One Direction Music Video Takes Aim at Taylor Swift
A few days after debuting their latest single at a concert in Ireland, One Direction has come out with the official music video for "Perfect."
And, once again, it has fans wondering whether the footage is a passive aggressive slam against Taylor Swift.
The video is set in New York, a city Swift now calls home and one she sang about in the appropriately-titled song "Welcome to New York."
We see members of the British boy band here at the InterContinental Hotel, as they trash their hotel room, look out the massive windows onto The Big Apple and run through the halls.
Swift is believed to have written about her relationship with Harry Styles in the track "Style."
In this supposed revenge single, One Direction sings “And if you like cameras flashing every time we go out/If you’re looking for someone to write your breakup songs about,” just as the camera camera cuts right to Swift’s ex, Styles.
Are we reading too much into the music video and the song itself? Watch and decide for yourself!
Saturday, October 17, 2015
One Direction Debuts "Perfect," Takes Shot at Taylor Swift?
One Direction shocked fans in Dublin on Friday night by playing the track "Perfect" for the first time in a public venue.
The song will be included on the group"s upcoming album, "Made In The A.M.," and many believe it to be somewhat of a shot at Taylor Swift.
How come?
“Perfect” is similar to Swift’s “Style” both musically and lyrically, as both mention Harry Styles and Swift taking midnight drives together.
The songs actually mash-up well together, while the chorus for "Perfect" included the following lyrics:
"And if you’re looking for someone to write your breakup songs about/Baby, I’m perfect.”
Case closed, right? Listen to the single and watch the performance now.
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