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As his album ‘Mind of Mine’ continues its free-fall down the Billboard 200 (this week at #63), the former One Direction star continues to point his promotional efforts away from live showings and in the direction of print.

Just a week after making headlines for gracing the cover of ‘Dazed’ magazine, the hitmaking heartthrob can be spotted a-front the latest issue of ‘Paper’ magazine.  Dishing on everything from his love of singing about sex, love of getting high, and love of girlfriend/model Gigi Hadid, tuck in below to read some of his comments on those hot topics and see some of the smoking shots (literally) from Z’s sizzling shoot with the mag for its summer ‘Sexy’ issue:

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Zayn Malik may be averse to fulfilling his performing commitments, but the former One Direction star isn’t squandering all his opportunities.

The ‘Pillow Talk’ singer, who dramatically cancelled his Wembley Stadium performance at the last minute citing “anxiety,” continues his quest for solo stardom by posing for print publication Dazed.

Cutting a dapper and dashing figure on the Collier Schorr lensed shoot, the 23-year-old will need to deploy damage control 101 t0 turn the tide in his favour again.

For now, peep the video for ‘Like I Would’ – the latest single from Malik’s ‘Mind Of Mine’ – album below…

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Zayn Malik solo career seems to have hit an iceberg just months after the dock.

The One Direction star achieved global success with multi-format smash ‘Pillowtalk,’ but has established a reputation of sorts for being promo shy.

Indeed, several high-profile performances were cancelled at the last minute. And today brought with it the most notable.

With thousands of fans waiting on him at London’s Wembley Stadium at the Capital FM Summertime Ball, the 22-year-old issued the following statement.

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Zayn Malik continues to carve out his solo success story.

Armed with the blockbuster run of ‘Pillow Talk,’ the former One Direction star aims to shine bright with official follow-up ‘Like I Would.’

To aid his cause, he took to the stage on the season finale of The Voice to perform the track, which is housed on his chart-topping debut ‘Mind Of Mine.’

Watch him below and find out why we’re…concerned.

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The repercussions continue to rain down on Azealia Banks following a series of rants gone wrong.

Furore erupted on Twitter yesterday after the femcee took odd aim at Zayn Malik (for supposedly copying her style). For his troubles she branded him a “f*ggot d*ck rider.”

The anti-Azealia climate escalated when she turned her attention to UK rappers, who she asserted could not rap. Naturally, their clap back reflex was all sorts of real.

As reported, the latter saw her booted from a major British festival she was said to headline.

Now Twitter, the primary vehicle for her volcanic comments, has followed suit.

See what we mean below…

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Another day, another L for rapstress Azealia Banks.

The ‘ATM Jam’ diva, known more for cashing in on publicity for her sharp Twitter rants than her deserving music, strikes again – this time lashing out against ‘Pillow Talk’ wailer Zayn Malik.

Indeed, after slamming the former One Direction singer’s new video ‘Like I Would’ for copying images & scenes from her previous efforts, he quickly clapped back (and his fans along with him).  But, before that beef could cool, the rapstress was embroiled in another tussle – this time with teenage Disney star Skai Jackson.

Did you miss any of the action?  It’s all inside:

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‘Pillow Talk’ propelled Zayn Malik into the stratosphere as a solo star and now the One Direction break-away aims to seal the deal with ‘Like I Would.’

The high-octane cut is the official second single to be lifted from the pin-up’s debut album ‘Mind Of Mine’ – which topped the charts upon its release in March.

With much still to show and prove, Malik ups his visual ante with the video for ‘Like I Would.’

Lensed by Director X, the clip is not only aesthetically arresting, it sees the often static singer actually…move.

Watch below…
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Zayn Malik is certainly making quite the name for himself by his lonesome since departing top-selling band One Direction.

Launching his first single, ‘Pillowtalk,’ to critical and commercial acclaim, the tune ousted fellow Urban Pop heartthrob, Justin Bieber, right out of the top spot on the Hot 100 with its debut.  Granted, the reign was a short one, but nevertheless the tune’s ongoing performance would be indicative of his popularity as a solo star.

The truest test of it came this week, however, as its parent album – ‘Mind of Mine’ – made its way onto shelves.  Quickly crowned a shoo-in for #1 with predictions of 220-250,000 sold its first week, fans were stunned to learn its truest prediction would fall fairly short of that sum.

Now, despite still laying claim to the top position on the refreshed Billboard 200 next week, a full sales week behind him sees the final tally clock even less than the revised prediction…

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Just three days after its release, former One Direction beau Zayn Malik is set to see his debut solo album, ‘Mind of Mine,’ head in one direction – up to the top of the Billboard 200.

Indeed, based on the strength of pre-orders alone the album, featuring the #1 hit ‘Pillow Talk,’ ‘It’s You,’ and more, was already forecasted to be the week’s winner before it even hit shelves.  Now, after a weekend of availability, industry analysts are confirming what they believe will be an impressive sales week for the dapper divo.

Curious to know how much he’s expected to sell?  We thought you’d be…

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All roads lead to March 25th (today) for three of today’s most celebrated Urban pop acts – Zayn Malik, K. Michelle, and Anthony Hamilton.

Collectively stiffening competition for the existing heavyweights on the Billboard 200, the trio are set to unlock the gridlock Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Adele have had on the upper rankings of the album charts since the beginning of the year (read more on that here).

With stakes high for different reasons per player, tuck in below to tell us:  who are you buying?

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