The four One Direction members – Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Harry Styles – have decided not to renew their recording contract and instead to go in separate directions, US Weekly has reported. RELATED:Harry Styles wants to be a good singer now that he’s going solo After Zayn Malik’s departure from the group in March 2015, the band went on tour and made the decision not to continue as a group after the tour finished, Fox stated in a related article. They had originally announced that an extended hiatus would begin in March, US Weekly added, also stating that the group will release one more video for a song from their “Made in the A.M.” album. RELATED:1D not returning Zayn Malik’s calls “The 1D thing just ran its course. They’ll remain friends, but they are exhausted and want solo careers,” a source told US Weekly.
One Direction is splitting up
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