One Direction Is Not Breaking Up…Because Their Still Under Contract Obligations

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From TMZ:

One Direction is NOT breaking up — despite reports to the contrary — in fact, TMZ has learned, the group still has to complete 3 more albums under their contract.

Reports have been circulating that 1D is splintering — especially after Liam Payne said he hadn’t seen the other guys in months at the Brit Awards this week — but sources tell us, the D is remaining a package deal.

We’re told the group’s been writing songs separately … but the solo writing is just part of the process — and the guys eventually compare notes with each other to come up with final versions.

And they better do a lot of that … we’re told 1D still owes the label 3 records before they can even think about calling it quits. So, a break-up just isn’t on the table.

Earlier today … Harry Styles told the UK Sun a similar story — saying the group was just taking time to visit family and will be rehearsing again soon.

One Direction’s Liam Payne Sends Twitter Into Frenzy Following Support Of Duck Dynasty

You can check out the tweets (including some backlash and Liam’s response) above. From MTV:

Those of you who didn’t spend your Saturday evening obsessively refreshing Twitter might be interested to know what the heck is going on right now: Liam Payne, 20 percent of boy band One Direction (maybe you’ve heard of them), is having a really eventful night, 140 characters at a time.

Payne tweeted at beleaguered “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson, saying, “huge love to you/your family huge respect for your business prosperities and the family values you still all behold. big fan.”

Of course, Robertson is the brother of Phil Robertson who also appears on “Duck Dynasty.” Phil Robertson recently expressed homophobic opinions in an interview with GQ Magazine, calling homosexuality a “sin” and “not logical,” then relating it to bestiality and promiscuity. After public outcry, Phil Robertson was briefly suspended from the show by A&E.

An hour and a half later, after a barrage of tweets directed at him, Payne clarified: “Being a fan of someones show and the way they still hold a family together doesnt mean i am ok with all they say.”

Payne, however, never explicitly said which parts of the Robertsons’ views he did or did not disagree with, and never tweeted a statement expressly in support of equality. The farthest he went was to say, in a response to a fan, was that “people can love who they want , its none of my business.”

He instead took the opportunity to have a mini fan Q&A, sharing his views on cheesecake (pro), “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (pro) and dentistry (anti, it’s scary). He also broke the news that he’s thinking about more tattoos, and said that the outcry about his tweet at Robertson was “just ruining twitter for [him].”

Eventually, Payne made his exit without referencing the night’s events again, merely saying, “Im off ! Love you all :)”

@EdSheeran Speaks On Forthcoming @OneDirection Album

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From MTV:

“…according “frequent 1D collaborator/pal Ed Sheeran, the album’s already finished. Though, for the first time, it won’t feature any of his tunes — not because he wasn’t asked to contribute, but because he’s just been too busy trying to wrap up his new record.

“I haven’t done any songs on this one; I’ve actually kind of cut myself from giving any people songs at the moment, because I want to make my album,” Sheeran said. “I was approached, and it wasn’t so much a ‘No,’ it was just a ‘I want to write tunes for myself at the moment.’

“Once my album’s done, then we’ll see,” he added. “But their album is already finished.”

Noel Gallagher Disses Emeli Sandé, Paloma Faith & More; Sandé Responds

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In a recent interview with Shortlist, Noel Gallagher was pretty outspoken about Emeli Sandé:

I think the Brits has now reached a tipping point. Something needs to be done. It’s a sh*t thing for a middle-aged man to say – “Well, it’s not as good as it was in my day” – but, you know, I’m still switched on enough to think, “It was better.” The best album category in 1996 was The Verve, Oasis, Blur and Radiohead or something [it was actually Blur, Pulp, Radiohead and Paul Weller]. And you look at the best now. Paloma Faith? Do me a favour. Who’s f*cking decided she’s a star? Emeli Sande? That is f*cking music for grannies. I don’t get it. And then you have the other side of the coin: One Direction. Prancing up and down singing a Blondie song and getting an award for it. Nice lads though they might be, f*ck off. Which is exactly what we told them. It’s turning into the grand finale of The X Factor, which is exactly what Simon Cowell wants.

Ouch. Miss Sandé was already kind enough to respond, though:

@NiallOfficial & @Louis_Tomlinson Of @OneDirection Pulled Over By NYPD

Footage courtesy of Stupid Famous People. It’s presumed that they were currently working on their forthcoming 3D film.

Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction were out filming segments for a video in New York City today, but when Louis was caught popping out of the sun roof the NYPD wasn’t very happy about it. They pulled the car over and asked a lot of questions, but once they realized who the boys were, they let them go… but not until Louis agreed to take a photo with one of the officers. Haha!

One Direction (@OneDirection) On The Latest Issue Of ‘Teen Vogue’….Individually

If the girls that fawn over these guys aren’t peak yet, they definitely will be now…..Teen Vogue (I don’t read this magazine, is this just in America?) has debuted the cover(s) of there latest issue for December and January, granting each member their own cover, complete with a blurb from each member and their respective signatures.

Check out the covers below.

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One Direction (@OneDirection) Performs At The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards In L.A.

Spotted on Just Jared:

Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson stand together during their performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards held at Staples Center on Thursday (September 6) in Los Angeles.

One Direction hopped on stage and sang their hearts out as they performed their hit single “One Thing” and picked up the awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Video for “What Makes You Beautiful.”

Read the full article at Just Jared.

Example (@Example) Wants To Write For One Direction (@onedirection)?

From Capital FM:

Example has revealed he is keen to write a track for One Direction in the future, and says he has no preference who ends up singing the songs he writes for other artists.

The ‘Changed The Way You Kissed Me’ rapper says he would be keen to pen a song for the ‘One Thing’ five-piece, possibly for their upcoming second studio album, as well as admitted he would love to write for pop superstar Enrique Iglesias.

“I always go in [the studio] with a song title and a concept, then after the song’s done I’ll go, ‘Yeah, that sounds like The Wanted’, or ‘Why don’t we pitch that to Kylie?’ or ‘Why don’t we pitch that to Enrique Iglesias’?” Example revealed exclusively to Capital FM this week. “I’d like to get a song on Enrique’s album.

“I’d like to write a song for One Direction,” the ‘Stay Awake’ rapper also explained. “I’m not really adverse to who sings my songs.”

Read the full article at Capital FM.

The X-Factor (@TheXFactor) Reveals Trailer For Upcoming Season

X-Factor is giving fans a taste of the upcoming ninth (I think?) season, featuring the very reminiscent Alexandra Burke, One Direction, Little Mix & JLS. What’s interesting is that Shayne Ward is completely non-existent from the above trailer, and he’s not to happy about it:

I can’t help but wonder what reason Simon Cowell could have for not including the X-Factor winner…..

Ed Sheeran (@EdSheeran) To Go Into The Studio….With One Direction (@onedirection)

From Perez Hilton:

Sounds like our favorite ginger-haired Brit Ed Sheeran is planning on helping boyband One Direction out on their next album!

We previously told you that the boys announced they’d have a new album out by the end of this year and it sounds like they’ll be hitting up the studio this summer!

In a recent interview, Sheeran spilled that he’d be passing along two of his unreleased tracks for the 1D guys to use for album number two!

Ed revealed:

“I wrote a couple of songs when I was 17 that One Direction want for their next album. I’m going into the studio in August to produce the tracks for them.”

How exciting! Such a good move on both parts — 1D gets to work with a brilliant singer/songwriter and Ed gets the credits on an album that’s sure to be a global success!

Don’t get too excited to hear a collaboration, though! Ed said “there’s definitely a divide in genre,” so he won’t be featured on the tracks.

We can’t wait to hear what he has saved for the boys, nonetheless!!