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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The day has come for Zayn Malik.

Debut solo album ‘Mind Of Mine’ has marched into stores and is poised to sell north of 200,000 copies.

With today’s streaming age in full effect and on-demand plays now a factor in chart placements, the former One Direction singer is harnessing his power in that realm by unveiling the video for promotional song ‘BeFoUr’ (his spelling not ours).

Grittier than previous efforts ‘Pillow Talk’ and ‘It’s You,’ the visual pays aesthetic homage to his British beginnings.

Watch below…

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All Eyes On Me!

It’s a fitting caption for Zayn Malik‘s cover for Complex Magazine.

The feature arrives days before the former One Direction-er uncages debut solo album ‘Mind Of Mine.’

Preceded by ‘Pillow Talk,’ the set has early sales projections north of 200,000.

Not bad, not at all.

Peep more pics below…

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Armed with the success of ‘Pillow Talk,’ Zayn Malik is marching on to March 25th – the day his debut solo album ‘Mind of Mine’ lands in stores.

The 23-year-old, who departed One Direction a year before the group’s break-up, has emerged as force in his own right.

Indeed, with his moody, melodic brand of Pop-Urban, Malik is endearing himself to a whole new audience – and it’s paying off handsomely.

That trajectory continues today with the release of promotional track ‘BeFoUr’ (his spelling, not ours).

Take a listen below…

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Zayn Malik is riding the wave of success ahead of the release of his debut solo album ‘Mind of Mine.’

Naturally, the singer’s boyband beginnings see his every move become headline news. Case in point, his latest tattoo.

The ‘Pillow Talk’ belter took to Instagram to showcase the ink-work.

Check it out below…

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Sizzling single alert!

Following the release of his number one single ‘Pillow Talk’ Zayn Malik supports the release of his new LP ‘Mind of Mine‘ he follows up with the cut ‘Like I Would.’

How he fares this time around?

Listen up below…

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Zayn Malik has proven his solo gravtias with chart topping single ‘PillowTalk’ and looks set to solidify his independence from his One Direction rooting with debut album ‘Mind Of Mine.’

Set to charge into stores on March 25th, the RCA set easily serves as one of the most anticipated of the year.

Beyond ‘Pillow’ and buzz cut ‘It’s You,’ what else can folk expect from the set? Find out below where the official ‘Mind Of Mine’ tracklist awaits…

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Is there anything JoJo cannot sing? The answer, she continues to prove, is “no.”

Last night, the songbird kicked off the largely sold-out European leg of her ‘I Am JoJo Tour’ in Cologne, Germany.

As well as powering through her own catalogue of hits, the vocalist turned in a stellar showing of Zayn Malik‘s chart-topping single ‘Pillow Talk.’

Check it out below…

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As ‘Pillowtalk’ continues to make its dent on the Hot 100, Zayn Malik wastes no time in building anticipation for his solo debut album, ‘Mind of Mine’ (March 25th), by dropping its followup ‘It’s You.’  

Officially introduced via live performance on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ last week, now fans are invited to greet its accompanying music video (unveiled just moments ago).

Get into all the action here:

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Chris Brown‘s ‘Back to Sleep’ is back…and it’s bigger than ever.

For, after building a career inspired by Usher‘s and now being label-mates with Zayn Malik, Brown has called on the fellas to create a remix to ‘Sleep’ to support his new LP ‘Royalty.’

The jam’s unveiling will go a long way to support Zayn’s debut effort ‘Mind of Mine’ which drops on March 25th and reignite interest in Usher’s forthcoming set.

Ready to hear what the Urban Pop trio have delivered?

Wake up to ‘Sleep’ after the jump…

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Chris Brown and Zayn Malik have more than their rivalries with Justin Bieber in common.

How so? The Sony siblings have joined forces to record an original song to support Malik‘s forthcoming set ‘Mind of Mine’  and have released a snippet from it today.

Exciting times!

Ready to hear a little of what the Pop princes have cooked up?

Press play…

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