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28 Established 1961 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Lifestyle Gossip Arctic Monkeys fans petition iam Payne has hinted One future plans. The ‘For You’ singer - to get band Direction could reunite who has 12-month-old son Bear Lwith one big “fantastic with his girlfriend Cheryl - has pre- show” in the future. The 24-year- viously insisted the boyband would BBC special old hunk has teased Directioners be “coming back around at some that now that he and his band- point”. Asked if it has always been mates - Harry Styles, Louis an aim of his to be a solo artist Tomlinson and Niall Horan - have after he first entered ‘The X Factor’ developed as solo artists, follow- solo, he said: “It’s always been a ing their hiatus which began in dream. I wouldn’t say it’s always 2016, they have discussed making been an aim. Once One Direction a huge comeback. He told started, it was just the passion. It German news outlet Promiflash: was fantastic and it still is. It’s com- “You know I think it (a reunion) ing back around at some point, I’m will happen at some point in the sure ... Yes, I think we will reunite distant future. “We’ve all spoken at some point in the future. We about it and, you know, the dream have to - I mean we’ve got an for this most fantastic show that album [‘Made In The AM’] we could be, is amazing. “With haven’t even toured yet, and I want everybody being so successful ... to write some more songs as well It’s is so important for us to be with the boys.” And 24-year-old able to make that show. “And it’s Niall previously insisted he would the only way really that One drop everything if a One Direction Direction could get any bigger. reunion was to “come knocking”. “It’s the only way we could get He said: “I told my managers from more successful really, isn’t it? By the start: When One Direction being good on your own.” It’s not comes knocking, what I’m doing. I known if former member Zayn don’t care if I sold out arenas or Malik - who quit in 2015 to lead a won Grammys. I wouldn’t be doing normal life - will be part of their this if it wasn’t for that.” Payne releasing next single this week petition urging the BBC to nights at London’s The O2, adding give Arctic Monkeys their gigs on September 12 and September iam Payne will release his Aown hour-long live concert 13. And they’ve also added additional next single on Friday. The special has received almost 2,000 Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham L24-year-old singer previ- signatures. The Change.org profile shows. It comes off the back of the ously teased fans with details of was setup by James Gillen, who has announcement that their long-await- his collaboration with reggae called on fellow fans of the popular ed new album will be released in star J Balvin, and now he’s con- Sheffield band to tweet commission- May. The Sheffield band - completed firmed the release date. ing executive at BBC Music, Rachel by Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Alongside the artwork, which Davies, asking her to get the one-off Nick O’Malley - took to Twitter to features the pair, he wrote on broadcast to celebrate the release of reveal that ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Twitter: “This is it! My next sin- their hotly-anticipated sixth studio Casino’ will drop next month. The gle #Familiar, featuring my boy album, ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & band tweeted: “Our new album @JBalvin is out this Friday! Go Casino’, commissioned. If fans get Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino will pre-save it on @Spotify for a their way, Alex Turner and co would be released on May 11th, 2018. [sic]” chance to be the FIRST person follow in the footsteps of the likes of Alongside the name of the upcoming to hear it! (sic)” Judging by a Sam Smith, U2 and Adele in having album, the indie band - who had pre- teaser clip posted on both the an ‘... At the BBC’ show broadcast. vious hits including ‘I Bet That You singers’ accounts, fans will have The petition reads: “After recent BBC Look Good on the Dancefloor’ and to get to know their Spanish if shows focusing on Sam Smith and ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ - posted a they want to understand the U2, the format would be the perfect short teaser featuring a futuristic lyrics. Liam took to his opportunity to showcase Arctic landscape, a cinematic orchestration Instagram story back in Monkeys and the top quality British and then a bluesy riff. The new LP - February from Miami, Florida to songwriting of Alex Turner to a which marks the first studio album tease the track by singing top- national audience.” The ‘Do I Wanna since 2013 - is already available to less in Spanish, whilst tagging Know’ rockers recently had to pre-order and consists of 11 brand the popular Colombian reggae- extend their UK tour due to demand. new tracks. It is their first record ton singer. In the clip, Liam could They’ll now play four consecutive since 2013’s ‘AM’. be heard saying: “I can’t stop speaking Spanish, I can’t...” Before adding in Spanish: “The girls... A little bit.” Liam - who is dating former Girls Aloud star Cheryl, with whom he has 12- month-old son Bear - wrote on the post: “I have no idea what I’m saying.” And Liam also teased a potential collaboration ted he can’t believe how his solo Mix, as well as One Direction - with the ‘Bonita’ hitmaker, writ- career has taken off. Meanwhile, said: “I’ve heard a lot of his stuff ing alongside a picture of the Steve Mac, who is working on and I think it’s going to be a pair: “My long lost Colombian Liam’s debut solo record, has great album. “I wouldn’t say it’s a brother @jbalvin (sic)” Liam - promised it will feature “hit after body of work that will flow, but who teamed up with Rita Ora on hit”. The ‘Shape of You’ co- what I like is that it’s going to be the ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ sound- writer - who has worked with hit to hit to hit. And in my world, Malik track ‘For You’ - recently admit- the likes of Ed Sheeran and Little those are the best albums.” splits Gary Barlow relies on from manager cryotherapy for tour fitness ayn Malik has been dropped by his long-time ary Barlow has been relying on cryothera- manager Sarah Stennett. The ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ py to get in shape for his solo tour. The hitmaker had been with Sarah’s First Access GTake That star, who kicked off his run at Z Edinburgh’s Playhouse last night is the latest Entertainment since he quit One Direction to pursue a solo career in 2015. Confirming the split to Variety, celebrity to test out the popular weight-loss tech- she stated: “Sometimes in life you have to make nique - which involves standing in a tank at subze- extremely difficult decisions to effect positive change ro temperatures for three minutes in order to burn for everyone.” The 25-year-old singer is about to calories. The 47-year-old singer - whose debut release his second solo album - expected in June - solo LP ‘Open Road’ is back in the charts, sitting and has been teasing fans that he’s been rehearsing comfortably at number 10 in the Official UK Chart to head out on the road in support of the record, at present - was inspired by Real Madrid football unlike his 2016 debut ‘Mind Of Mine’. Zayn has just champion Cristiano Ronaldo to try out cryothera- released the lead single ‘Let Me’ , but the former py, and he admits being inside the icy tanks is a arry Styles thanked Mabel for supporting him on tour by throw- boyband star has said he wants to keep the album a “horrific” experience. He told the Daily Mirror ing a cream pie at her face. The ‘Sweet Creature’ singer stormed “mystery”. He said recently: “I’m trying to keep it as newspaper: “Someone said to me, it was probably Hthe stage whilst the ‘Fine Line’ hitmaker was opening for him on mysterious as possible but there’s a plan with the roll my son, that Ronaldo never goes on the pitch the last night of their tour at Dublin’s 3Arena on Monday night , cover- out. It’s going to be different to I think anything any- unless he’s had a cryo. “The problem is I am so ing her face in the sweet treat, before hugging her and running away. one has done before. “It’s going to be interesting to gullible, I believe all this. So the next minute I Luckily for the One Direction star, he’d used a pie with vegan ingredi- see how the audience reacts to this kind of release thought, ‘I’m going to have a bit of that’. It was ents as the star follows the meat and dairy-free diet. Sharing a clip of but I wanted to try something different. I think it’s all horrible. I am used to ice baths - I do those every the hilarious moment on Twitter, Mabel wrote: “When @Harry_Styles going to make sense in the end when the album final- week. “They do make me feel really good as it gets pranks you on stage and throws a cream pie in your face whilst you’re ly drops.” It is the second split for Zayn this year, the blood rushing.