ZAYN’S NEW DIRECTION

IT IS all but confirmed that Zayn Malik’s (left) latest album Nobody Is Listening has failed badly and done even worse than most experts, including me, predicted. According to online data, the only countries where it reached the top 10 were Australia, Italy and Poland. It didn’t even crack the top 40 in the lucrative US market and peaked at number 17 in

UK, which is terrible for someone with his profile. There have been repeated stories about One Direction reuniting without Zayn, but he may now have to rejoin if his solo singing career continues to plummet.