Zayn Malik is ready to share 'my ambitions, my fears,' with new album

Former One Direction -er Zayn Malik is about to get “raw” on his upcoming solo release, teasing fans in a new video clip with a promise that listeners will gain “more insight on me personally as a human being."

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On March 6, Zayn -- now 31 years old and fully molted from his One Direction shell -- dropped hints about his forthcoming LP release via a short video featuring personal clips and photos, as he narrates his message: “I think the intention behind this album fully is for the listener to get more insight on me personally as a human being. My ambitions, my fears… and for them to have a connection with that," he says. "That's why it's so raw, you know?"

"There's just me writing this,” Malik adds as a snippet of what will likely be the first single plays behind him. “I didn't want anyone else to be in between me and the music, and the music and the people listening to it."

"If I told you I loved you, would you say that it's f***ed up?" Zayn sings before the music abruptly ends.

This tease is the second regarding Malik’s forthcoming album, produced by Dave Cobb , who has worked in the past with the likes of Chris Stapleton , Brandi Carlile , and Lady Gaga . In July of 2023 when he dropped his last single “Love Like This,” Zayn confirmed on the Call Her Daddy podcast that he was “doing a record I don’t think people are really gonna expect. It’s a different sound for me... 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 added.

Malik’s last album, Nobody Is Listening , arrived in 2021.