He was one of the most talked-about names in the world for years, and now he’s making headlines again after completely wiping his Instagram account, leaving nothing but this.
And it’s sent fans into a frenzy.
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik dropped a single video: a montage of behind-the-scenes images from his life.
The caption? There was none.
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However, in a voiceover, the Pillowtalk singer clued us in as to what this was all about: his first album in three years.
“I think the intention behind this album is fully for the listener to get more insight on me personally as a human being,” we hear him say at the beginning of the video.
“My ambitions, my fears. And for them to have a connection with that. And that’s why it’s so raw, you know, it’s just me writing this.
“I didn’t want anybody else to be in between me and the music, and the music and the people listening to it.”
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At the end of the video followers got a what is presumably a sneak peek of a new song, and it sounds like the musician is taking a bit of a detour from his previous sound.
Back in July 2023, Malik did his first interview in six years appearing on the podcast Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, in which he first mentioned he was working on new music.
”I’m doing a record I don’t think people are really gonna expect. It’s a different sound for me,” he told Cooper.
“And it’s got some more narrative going on, like real-life experiences and stuff. My daughter’s mentioned in there a couple of times,” he said of three-year-old Khai, who he shares with ex Gigi Hadid.
The announcement has sent fans into a hysteria, with the comments section lit up with messages of anticipation.
“Finally! Can’t wait for this album it’s gonna be the best one yet,” one user commented.
While another pointed out, “Archiving all your old posts. The new profile pic. Now this video? IM LEVITATING.”
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Malik’s last single Love Like This was released in July of 2023.
It was his first new music in two years and his debut single with Mercury Records.
He released his first solo album Mind of Mine in 2016 after leaving One Direction the year prior.
He followed it up with his second album Icarus Falls in 2018, and his third Nobody is Listening in 2021.