August 24, 20159 yr No it's already been confirmed as a full album :P Still no confirmation of this, nothing mentioned at the OTRA date last night and no news from the Twitter or Facebook accounts either. Maybe they think it will just blow over like most 1D tabloid stories do?
August 24, 20159 yr I'm sure they would have said something by now and confirmed it if this was true ?
August 24, 20159 yr Niall Horan @NiallOfficial 2m2 minutes ago Ok so Lots of rumours going round. We are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well earned break at some point next year Niall Horan @NiallOfficial 26s27 seconds ago Don't worry though, we still have lots we want to achieve ! Can't wait for you to hear all the new music we have for you and to perform Niall Horan @NiallOfficial 14s15 seconds ago Some new songs as the tor continues! Love you all xx Thank god for that being cleared up. We've been quite lucky to get an album a year for 5 years now so I can't blame them for taking a bit of time out, most artists tend to do one every 2 years or so after all!
August 24, 20159 yr I wouldn't be at all surprised if the 'break' ends up being far longer than first anticipated though. Once they get into the rhythm of doing their own things, I doubt they'll be re-forming quickly, even if a reunion isn't completely out of the equation.
August 24, 20159 yr It's all very Girls Aloud to me - the break will probably go on longer than planned, which is by no means a bad thing, but they will eventually reform.
August 25, 20159 yr I agree a break can mean lots of different things. 5 albums in 5 years is mad though, for their own sanity they need some extended time off to just relax and do their own things. Who knows if they will ever tour again in the forseeable future, but I can tell you one thing, I don't think there's as much bad blood as there was with the Spice Girls, and someone will throw a hell of a lot of money at them to make another album.
August 25, 20159 yr I can see it being a Girls Aloud at worst - a break that ends up lasting ~3 years, followed by a reunion tour and GH, and then goodbye. But I can see this break being shorter and them releasing more albums after. I feel like, if it hadn't been reported, this would've just been seen as time off and would've gone mostly unnoticed.
August 25, 20159 yr I can see this being a good thing for them to churn out some new tunes that take time, but I'm not that optimistic; I'm thinking that this is the beginning of the end. Yeah, the boys really do need a break from the rabid fanbase endless work they've been doing for five years, but after solo projects, I'm really not expecting something huge. Sure there's a possibility of a Girls Aloud-styled reunion, but it's over. My teenage years have literally revolved around this band, so it will be hard to see them go like this. A full-on Big Payno remix compilation EP NEEDS TO HAPPEN tho.
August 25, 20159 yr I'm not even massively fussed if album #5 is the last studio album we get, it would be a shame but as long as, when they reform, we get a PROPER goodbye, I'll be content. Not a f***ing Twitlonger either.
August 27, 20159 yr Simon's basically confirmed a split. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a66...pport-them.html
August 29, 20159 yr The article states "Cowell also acknowledged that no definite timeline is in place for One Direction to eventually re-form".
August 29, 20159 yr Which is nothing to do with a split - it's just specifying that they're on a break for as long as they want and will reform when they're ready.
August 29, 20159 yr Author Jess Glynne has hinted to work with Niall on her next album saying he is really talented and that she really wants to write/record with him.
August 29, 20159 yr Interesting how it's already changed from "a year out" to "no definite timeline", I do think it's going to be a break along the lines of Sugababes 4.0 who eventually never reformed and most likely The Saturdays too. At the very most, it'll be a Girls Aloud style reunion for a few months but I can't see it arriving as quickly as Girls Aloud's reunion did.
August 29, 20159 yr Interesting how it's already changed from "a year out" to "no definite timeline", I do think it's going to be a break along the lines of Sugababes 4.0 who eventually never reformed and most likely The Saturdays too. At the very most, it'll be a Girls Aloud style reunion for a few months but I can't see it arriving as quickly as Girls Aloud's reunion did. Yeah I've been thinking the same, I really can't see them re-forming for quite some time. They'll all get absorbed by solo projects and won't be in any hurry to rush back to being One Direction.
