

Most notably, Styles, 26, has jettisoned his boy-band fame for gender-nonconforming glam rock icon-hood with hits from “Sign of the Times” to “Watermelon Sugar.” Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan of One Direction attend the BBC Music Awards at Genting Arena on Dec.

Since disbanding (supposedly not permanently), the group’s members have continued to make headlines, and all have solo projects at different recording labels. Irish music star Niall Horan has revealed he is up for a One Direction reunion, but only if 'everyone wanted to do it'. Payne caused a stir after prematurely confirming the reunion in an interview with the Sun. At the time, ideas were said to range from reuniting for a TV special to releasing a new single, although a tour was never in the cards. However, after many years, fans are not as confident as they once were that Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne or. Soon after the re-following, Page Six revealed that the group was secretly working on a 10th-anniversary plan. Ever since the members of One Direction officially announced their indefinite hiatus in late 2015, fans have been eager for news of the once-promised reunion of the band. The pop stars are 6-4 to release a new album by the end of 2022 too. In April, devoted followers noticed that on Twitter, members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan all re-followed Zayn Malik - who left the group’s world tour and quit the band over “stress” in March 2015. Bookmaker Coral makes the reunion a strong bet, saying ID is odds-on at 4-5 to reunite as a group in 2021, according to the Mirror. The British band has long been teasing this month’s anniversary celebrations.

In addition to the website, the band is also preparing to simultaneously release a celebration video documenting their highlights together, from their formation on “The X Factor” to the release of their 2015 hit single “History.” What’s more, a trove of reformatted One Direction EPs, B-sides, live recordings, acoustic versions and “rare songs” will become available across streaming platforms. It will also serve as a one-stop-shop archive for One Direction’s music videos, TV performances and behind-the-scenes content.Ī playlist feature will let fans generate personalized digital mixtapes, tailored to their favorite One Direction era, which can be saved to the user’s preferred streaming service. The site, set to launch Thursday, will be formatted as a timeline of the group’s history, from their first audition to the beginning of their hiatus. This uncertainty aside, the 10 year anniversary provides an excellent excuse to revisit the band’s music and achievements. But the official future of the band remains unspecified. The currently defunct boy band supergroup is preparing a new 1D anniversary website full of “immersive” offerings, interactive playlists and “activations across digital platforms,” according to a press release. Given the recent success of a reunited Jonas Brothers, and the unprecedented demand for JLS’s reunion tour, One Direction seemed likely to follow in their footsteps. They’ve all gone on to release solo material since but could talk of a reunion really be too good to turn down?Īlex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “2020 has very much been the year of surprises and 1D fans could be treated to a shock reunion in the next few months if the latest odds are anything to go by.One Direction releases 10th anniversary music video amid reunion rumors Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan ploughed on as a four-piece touring and releasing fifth studio album ‘Made in the A.M.’ until the band announced their hiatus in 2018. The band celebrated their 10-year anniversary earlier this year, and we now make it just a 1/4 shot the group reunites before the end of 2020.Īfter rising to prominence on the seventh series of X Factor in 2010, the band enjoyed a whirlwind five years of fame until Malik quit in 2015. It’s no One Direction reunion, but 10 years after forming, the band is getting back together virtually, that is. A One Direction reunion is very much on the cards according to our traders, but will former band member Zayn Malik join them?
