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One Direction fans thought the day they’d been waiting for had finally arrived yesterday, when an update on the band’s website seemed to suggest their hiatus was over. However it appears the fan’s celebrations were a little premature and there’s still no sign of when the band will be back. But they do have some new t-shirts.

One Direction aren't back…yet

It all started when the band’s official website added a ‘Future Events’ section, causing fans to immediately think that show announcements were imminent. Almost immediately fans on Twitter started freaking out and the hashtag #ThisIsNotTheEndOfOneDirection began trending.

Continue reading: One Direction Fans Nearly Thought The Hiatus Was Over (And Freaked Out Accordingly)

Confirming what we essentially already knew, Adele’s global domination is total, with the news that her latest album 25 outsold the rest of the top five bestsellers around the world put together in 2015.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a global body representing the music industry, reports that her long-awaited third album sold 17.4 million units in 2015, despite only coming out in late November. As a result, the organisation concludes that Adele has helped to reverse “two decades of almost uninterrupted decline” in the music business.

Adele performing live in Birmingham in April 2016

Continue reading: Adele's '25' Sells More Than The Next Four Best-Selling Worldwide Albums Put Together In 2015

Everyone’s favourite ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ segment, ‘Mean Tweets’ made a comeback on Tuesday’s edition of the late night talk show and this may be the meanest one yet. The segment’s third music special featured stars including One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Demi Lovato, who all had to read out some of the shadiest (and funniest) comments made about them on social media.

One Direction were forced to confront a mean tweet on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

While Ed Sheeran might be enjoying huge success stateside, it seems not everyone’s a fan. The red-haired singer read out a tweet which proclaimed: ‘I can't stand this new Ed Sheeran. Like why TF are you happy on your records. You’re a f****** ginger for f**** sake’.

Continue reading: Watch One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Demi Lovato And More Read Mean Tweets On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Just under a week before they drop their new album Made in the A.M., One Direction have released new single ‘History’, which serves as an emotional goodbye to their fans before their upcoming hiatus. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, band member Liam Payne described 'History' as a "modern version" of ‘You've Got a Friend in Me’.

One Direction have just released new single, ‘History’.

"More than anything, the song is about the way the fans and everyone have created this massive thing—One Direction—over the past five years. Out of [‘History’] comes a little bit of closure for this chapter of One Direction.”

Continue reading: One Direction's 'History' Gives Band Closure After Zayn Malik Exit

Simon Cowell caused a bit of an awkward moment at the Music Industry Trust Awards on Monday evening. Accepting the 24th MITS award in recognition of his contribution to the music and entertainment industry as well as his charity work, the ‘X-Factor’ judge thought the time was right to make a Zayn Malik joke in front of his former bandmates.

Simon Cowell made a Zayn Malik joke as he was honoured at the Music Industry Trusts awards.

Taking to the stage to accept the award from the One Direction boys, Cowell quipped: "Just by luck I get the award I've been wanting all my life and I'm completely hammered. Guys, who misses Zayn?”

Continue reading: Awkward! Simon Cowell Makes Zayn Malik Joke As He Collects Award From One Direction

She was left heartbroken when her fiancé Zayn Malik dumped her earlier this summer, but now it would seem that Perrie Edwards is most definitely over it, with some amazing Instagram pictures of her Halloween costume surfacing.

Revealing in an interview with the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine that she finds the social media app “good for dating”, the Little Mix singer posted three pictures of herself dressed as a pale Ice Queen for Halloween on Saturday night. Clearly, she’s been enjoying the single life a bit more lately, after the initial shock of the breakdown of her lengthy romance, as she says that she’s “single and ready to mingle”.

Edwards was also dressed up as a member of rockers Kiss during a Halloween gig

Continue reading: Perrie Edwards Finds Instagram "Good For Dating"

One Direction have come to the end of the road - at last for now. Halloween night (October 31st 2015) saw them perform the last date of their On the Road Again Tour; their final show as they prepare to embark on their indefinite hiatus.

One Direction showed some brotherly love at the final show

With the imminent release of their fifth studio album 'Made in the A.M.' on November 13th 2015, One Direction wrapped up their live performances at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena, where they played three consecutive concerts at the end of October. Supported by Jamie Lawson and Augustana, the tour was an almost year-long venture in support of their 2014 album 'Four'. It was a modest show for a final appearance; the band promised to return, while Liam Payne's dad started a Conga line during 'Act My Age'.

Continue reading: One Direction Come To The End Of The Road In Final Show

With fatherhood imminent, Louis Tomlinson is showing no signs of slowing down on the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, with a new report emerging that he was kicked out of a hotel earlier this week for trashing his room.

The One Direction singer is said to have enjoyed a big night out in Newcastle on Monday night (October 26th), after his band had performed at the city’s Metro Radio Arena, finishing up a three-night run at the venue. He was spotted entering the popular student nightclub Digital, famous for its 80p entry fee, having briefly stopped at Aspers casino with the rest of his bandmates.

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson enjoyed a night out on Monday - possibly a bit too much

Continue reading: Louis Tomlinson Kicked Out Of Newcastle Hotel For Trashing Room

One Direction star Liam Payne has reportedly split from girlfriend Sophia Smith after two years of dating. The pair were thought to be one of the strongest One Direction couples, as they had known each other since their schooldays before they began dating in 2013.

Is Liam Payne now a single man?

A source confirmed the couple’s split to MailOnline saying, 'Liam and Sophia have split. Liam is incredibly sad, but is going to keep busy. He really hopes that everybody will respect both his and Sophia's privacy and stop speculating.'

Continue reading: Liam Payne Reportedly Splits From Girlfriend Of Two Years, Sophia Smith

The second annual BBC Music Awards will play host to an impressive list of performers at the end of the year, with One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix and Mumford & Sons among the confirmed acts.

The ceremony, which is being held at Birmingham’s Genting Arena on December 10th, is in its second year after the inaugural awards were held in 2014 at London’s Earl’s Court. Just like last year, the evening will be hosted by Fearne Cotton and Chris Evans and broadcast on BBC One, and the radio stations 1 and 2. More than 10,000 tickets are currently on sale to members of the public.

One Direction will be playing at the BBC Music Awards in December

Continue reading: BBC Music Awards 2015 To Feature Live Performances From One Direction And Ellie Goulding

Fans get a glimpse into the luxury hotel life of One Direction with the new video for their latest single 'Perfect' - a song which has already had tongues wagging regarding who it's actually about when it was released on October 16th, though if you were wondering, the visual doesn't give many clues away.

One Direction cheers fans up with the video for 'Perfect'

With sprawling panoramic city views from the massive windows, we see the boys while away the hours with DIY mini-golf, indoor football, reading, getting tattoos and eating dinner in the black and white video. It just seems to be an everyday collection of footage from their days hiding away from the flashing cameras and screaming fans of the streets and public places in general.

Continue reading: Discover One Direction's Favourite Hotel Entertainment In The Video For 'Perfect' [Watch]

Many a fan was left upset by One Direction’s last-minute cancellation of their huge gig in Belfast earlier this week, but the reason for it may be more serious than people thought.

On Tuesday evening (October 20th), the group pulled out of the first of three performances at Belfast’s SSE Arena after Liam Payne had been struck down with a mystery illness, which a new reports suggests consisted of panic attack-like symptoms just moments before the group was due to take to the stage.

Liam Payne

Continue reading: New Report Suggests Liam Payne Suffered "Complete Meltdown" Before Belfast Gig

One Direction have announced they will play the SSE Arena in Belfast on Friday, after cancelling Tuesday night’s show when band member Liam Payne fell ill. The show on Tuesday evening was set to be the first of a three night run in Belfast for the boyband, however fans have been assured that tonight and tomorrow's shows are going ahead as planned.

One Direction have rescheduled their Belfast gig for Friday.

Writing on twitter Payne apologised to fans and said, "I'm so sorry to everybody I disappointed last night. I'm feeling better now. I really hope everyone can make the rescheduled date on Friday.”

Continue reading: One Direction Reschedule Belfast Gig Following Liam Payne Illness

One Direction unleashed their new single ‘Perfect’ upon the world on Friday morning, and the song’s potential subject matter has got the Twittersphere in a frenzy!

1D fans have been speculating that the new song’s lyrics are about Harry Styles’ ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, whom the singer dated for three months between October 2012 and January 2013.

“If you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about / baby I'm perfect, baby we're perfect” go the words to the chorus, possibly a reference to Swift’s fondness for writing songs about her ex-partners. However, the potential Swifty allusions don’t stop there.

Continue reading: Harry Styles Denies That One Direction's New Single 'Perfect' Is About Taylor Swift

ITV has announced some pretty major names from the pop world as guests for the judges’ houses stage of ‘The X Factor’ over the next few weeks, the biggest of which is former alumnus of the show Louis Tomlinson who’ll be assisting Simon Cowell.

23 year old Tomlinson, who finished in third place on ‘The X Factor’ with One Direction back in 2010, will be helping Cowell choose which singers from the “overs” category will be going through to the live shows later in the series. Tomlinson will be replacing Cowell’s regular aide Sinitta in the chair, and ends speculation linking former judge Louis Walsh with the role.

The newcomers to the judging panel, Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora, will be joined by ‘Uptown Funk!’ hitmaker Mark Ronson and American pop star Meghan Trainor respectively.

Continue reading: Louis Tomlinson Among The 'X Factor' Guests For Judges' Houses

Just a fortnight after trouncing the opposition at the VMAs, Taylor Swift looks set for another strong performance at MTV’s Europe Music Awards. She’s up for a record-breaking total of nine trophies in the EMA nominations, which were announced on Tuesday (September 15th) via MTV’s Snapchat Discover channel.

‘Bad Blood’, the fourth single from 1989 which also features Kendrick Lamar, is the centre of attention, nominated in three categories (Best Song, Best Video and the newly-created prize for Best Collaboration). Furthermore, Swift was nominated in every possible category that she could have been – Best Pop Act, Best Live Act, Best Female, Biggest Fans and Best Look.

Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs in August, with her "squad" of celebrity pals

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Leads The Way At The MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations

Liam Payne revealed One Direction have plans to continue working together after their hiatus. Speaking in a recent interview with Attitude, Payne addressed rumours that the band - which consists of Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan – are planning on permanently separating. 

Liam Payne at the US Open in New York, September 2015.

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Just a month or so after One Direction set a new record for streaming on Spotify, Justin Bieber has bested that total with his new single ‘What Do You Mean?’

According to the streaming service, the single has notched up the highest first-week streaming total globally, with the song being played more than 21 million times in five days. This beat the total of 20 million achieved by 1D’s first Zayn-less track ‘Drag Me Down’, which was released at the end of July.

Justin Bieber at the MTV VMAs

Continue reading: Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean?' Steals One Direction's Spotify Streaming Record

Simon Cowell has addressed rumours that One Direction are permanently splitting up. The boy band, which is down to four members after the departure of Zayn Malik in March, devastated their fans earlier this week when they announced they plan to take a temporary break.

One Direction are taking a break next March.

Read More: One Direction Take To Twitter To Assure Fans Break Won't Be Permanent.

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Though they’ve spent most of the last week ressuring fans that their upcoming hiatus won’t be permanent, Simon Cowell has intimated that he won’t be putting any pressure on One Direction to reunite.

Ahead of the twelfth series of ‘The X Factor’ launching this weekend, 1D’s Syco record label boss Simon Cowell spoke to MailOnline on Wednesday night (August 26th) and admitted that he’d known for some time that the foursome would be taking an extended break after their “gruelling schedule” over the last few years.

One Direction performing in North America in August 2015

Continue reading: Simon Cowell Won't Be Putting Pressure On One Direction To Reunite