Zayn: Room Under the Stairs review – Nashville-produced minimalism suits him
The former One Direction singer continues to intrigue with an introspective, acoustic-leaning set with more highs than lows
November 2022
Zayn Malik urges Rishi Sunak to give free school meals to all children in poverty
Bradford-born singer who relied on free school lunches urges PM to extend provision to all families on universal credit
June 2022
Ten reasons why Bradford deserves to be 2025’s city of culture
From Charlotte Brontë to David Hockney and Zayn Malik, my home town of Bradford has a rich cultural history – and its beauty is balm for the soul
October 2021
Zayn Malik denies hitting Yolanda Hadid, grandmother of his child
Singer admits ‘harsh words’ but adamantly denies domestic violence in argument with mother of partner Gigi Hadid
July 2021
The good, the bad and Harry Styles: X Factor’s most memorable entrants
As ITV confirms it has no plans for a new series, we take a look back at some of the characters that the show foisted on the world
March 2021
Names in the news
Snub to the Weeknd shows the Grammys as unfit judges of music
Rebecca Nicholson
No wonder one of the world’s biggest artists is turning his back on an increasingly irrelevant award
January 2021
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Zayn: Nobody Is Listening review – music to make babies to
The former One Directioner has retreated to the bedroom on this impressively assured set of R&B booty calls
March 2020
'It's a great look': jewellery follows clothing into genderless fashion
Zayn Malik and Virgil Abloh are among male celebrities decking out their ears, necks and wrists
January 2020
Passion for patchwork: make-do-and-mend hits the Paris catwalk
Emily Bode reuses vintage quilts and tablelinens to produce her menswear brand’s ‘keepsake’ creations
December 2018
Zayn: Icarus Falls review – defies expectations
Ranked
The 30 best boyband members – ranked!
November 2018
Why are you so obsessed with me? How pop fans became all-powerful
Little Mix named their album after the title their followers suggested, while the 1975 roped devotees in for their video. Pop’s power reversal puts fans closer to the stars
August 2018
This week's new tracks
Tracks of the week reviewed: Petite Noir, Robyn and Paul Weller
Petite Noir gets massive, Robyn’s not mad at you but she is very disappointed, and the Modfather channels his inner Ronan
July 2018
Tainted love: how Drake started pop’s erotic comedown
In music, the joy of sex has been supplanted by nihilism and melancholy. Has the digital age made pop lose its loving feeling?
June 2018
Priya Elan on fashion
What I wore this week: making like Zayn Malik
Zayn has unexpectedly become a clothing action hero, fearlessly enacting style stunts I’m waaaay too scared to pull off myself
April 2018
Telephone part two! Dusk Till Dawn, again! Why video sequels aren’t worth the wait
The second part of Zayn’s cinematic video series has arrived - but given our deteriorating attention spans, why do artists expect us to wait six months for something we’ve already forgotten?
January 2018
Selfies! Smoking! Snogging! Why pop stars love a house party
From Beastie Boys to Beyoncé, we explore music videos’ enduring obsession with red cups and riotous shower scenes
Why pop stars get in bed with the Fifty Shades franchise
From Ellie Goulding to Liam Payne, the soundtrack to the low-level bondage film provides a platform for vanilla artists to add a sense of risk to their brand
Brit awards nominations 2018: Dua Lipa beats Ed Sheeran with five
The New Rules singer caps her breakthrough year with the most nominations at British music’s biggest awards ceremony
December 2017
The A-Z of 2018: from A-listers on the small screen to Zayn Malik’s solo career
Here’s a list of everything you’ll need to know about TV, film and pop next year, including Ryan Gosling in space, country Kylie and #Oscarssogay
