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One Direction's '1D3D' Teaser Trailer Arrives Online
February 12, 2013 5:51 AM EST 55 285 0 Grab your earplugs, because the One Direction “1D3D” trailer has hit the Web. The teaser trailer for the British boyband’s debut 3D feature film is just 1 minutes and 52 seconds in length. But it should prove more than enough to set young pulses ...
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Best Songs of 2012: Watch Katy Perry, One Direction & More Pick Favorites
December 18, 2012 11:25 AM EST The end of 2012 is fast approaching, and stars from different genres -- pop, hip-hop, country and more -- spoke to Billboard, revealing their favorite songs of the year. Fun.'s "Some Nights" was the clear frontrunner, with Andy Gramme ...
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One Direction's Songwriting Secrets: Their Plan for YouTube Dominance
December 17, 2012 10:00 AM EST "We wanted to do something where we didn't copy anything right off," says 1D tunesmith Carl Falk. If One Direction 's songs sound a bit familiar, it's no coincidence. THE YEAR IN MUSIC 2012 BUY THIS SPECIAL ISSUE | SUBSCRIBE ...
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One Direction Q&A: Liam Payne
December 14, 2012 8:55 AM EST Liam Payne, 19, stands out in One Direction -- for starters he has the shortest hair of the bunch, but behind the scenes he's stepped forward as one of the band's strongest musical assets. "He's growing to become a great songwrit ...
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One Direction 3D Film Gets 'Super' Director
November 13, 2012 10:50 AM EST 'Super Size Me' Star Morgan Spurlock to Helm Sony Project, Set for Labor Day Weekend 2013 Prepare to have Harry Styles lurch at you at your local cineplex. Sony Pictures announced on Tuesday it's making a 3D film, directed by "Su ...
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One Direction Drops 'Little Things' Single: Listen
October 29, 2012 3:15 PM EDT One Direction ventures into ballad territory with its new single, "Little Things," released Monday from the group's upcoming "Take Me Home" album, due Nov. 13. Listen below. Although the song's official lyric video was ...
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One Direction & Drew Brees Form Fake Supergroup: Video
October 24, 2012 4:20 PM EDT One Direction and New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees teamed up to promote Pepsi in an ad campaign released earlier this month , and Brees has now joined the U.K. boy band, forming supergroup 1DB. In a new behind-the-scenes video, we see the rise and ...
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One Direction Has Highest-Ever Hot 100 Debut by U.K. Group
October 10, 2012 4:10 PM EDT One Direction's "Live While We're Young" debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart , marking the highest bow by a U.K. group in the 54-year history of the chart. It's the second-highest debut among all U.K. acts, ...
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One Direction Has Highest-Ever Hot 100 Chart Debut by U.K. Group
October 10, 2012 3:33 PM EDT One Direction's "Live While We're Young" debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, marking the highest bow by a U.K. group in the 54-year history of the chart. It's the second-highest debut among all U.K. acts, ...
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One Direction: 21 Under 21 (2012)
September 17, 2012 7:15 PM EDT No. 2: One Direction Last Year's Rank: 19 Birthdates: Zayn Malik - Jan. 12th, 1993 (age 19); Harry Styles - Feb. 1, 1994 (age 18); Louis Tomlinson - Dec. 24, 1991 (age 20); Niall Horan - Sept. 13, 1993 (age 19); Liam Payne - Aug. 29, 1993 (age ...
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One Direction Solves Legal Issue Over Band Name
September 06, 2012 8:24 AM EDT One Direction, the mega-selling UK act that was put together by Simon Cowell on The X Factor, has settled a legal war over its band name. Cowell's record label, Syco Entertainment as well as Sony Music and members of the band were sued in Apr ...
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One Direction Reveals 'Take Me Home' Album Cover
August 30, 2012 1:35 PM EDT One Direction 's debut album "Up All Night" was released less than six months ago, but the U.K. vocal group is already moving on to its second full-length. The album artwork for the group's "Take Me Home" was released T ...
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One Direction Returning with New Album in November
August 23, 2012 10:40 AM EDT First single, 'Live While We're Young,' hits iTunes on October 1. One Direction 's debut album "Up All Night," which spawned the hits "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing," was released less tha ...
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One Direction Jump Up Social 50, But Justin Bieber Still Social Media King
April 20, 2012 3:43 PM EDT The five piece juggernaut that is Britain's One Direction is unwavering in its march up the Billboard Social 50 chart. Striding to two spots to No. 2 this week, the group is now nipping at the heels of the social king himself, Justin Bieber ( ...
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One Direction Nips at Justin Bieber's Heels on Social 50
April 20, 2012 3:15 PM EDT The five piece juggernaut that is Britain's One Direction is unwavering in its march up the Billboard Social 50 chart. Striding to two spots to No. 2 this week, the group is now nipping at the heels of the social king himself, Justin Bieber (No ...
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One Direction Live: Shriek Show in Australia
April 19, 2012 7:30 PM EDT One Direction mania spilled into central Brisbane on Wednesday, as the boy-band from Britain closed their mini-tour of Australia with a show that sent its female audience into a teary, screaming frenzy. To say 1D is the hottest boy-band on the scene ...
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Simon Cowell's Label Sued Over One Direction's Name
April 11, 2012 9:55 AM EDT One Direction is one of the hottest boy bands in years, formed by Simon Cowell after the bands' members finished strongly on the seventh season of "The X Factor" in the U.K. The group's debut album recently topped the U.S. chart, ...
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Simon Cowell's Record Label Sued Over Hot Boy Band One Direction
April 10, 2012 7:04 PM EDT One Direction is one of the hottest boy bands in years, formed by Simon Cowell after the bands' members finished strongly on the seventh season of UK's "X-Factor." On Saturday, the group had a successful performance on "Sa ...
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Justin Bieber Studio Update: One Direction, Usher, Will.i.am Stop By
April 05, 2012 11:00 AM EDT What happens when two teenage pop music phenomenons collide? Scientists have pondered this question for decades, but they're finally about to find out, as U.K. boy band One Direction and the one and only Justin Bieber shared studio time earlier ...
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One Direction & The Wanted: The Billboard Cover Story
March 27, 2012 12:05 PM EDT When Melissa Lonner, senior entertainment producer for NBC's "Today," booked Brit pop quintet One Direction in January, she scheduled the group for a routine in-studio performance. But once news broke that the boyish fivesome would be ...
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Backbeat: One Direction's Harry Styles Gets a Faceful of Ice-Cream Cake at Z-100
March 26, 2012 5:32 PM EDT Sweet Smile: (from left:) Z-100's Skeery Jones, Billboard's Maggie Doherty, Z-100's Danielle Monaro, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne of One Direction, Z-100's Elvis Duran, One Direction's Harry Styles a ...
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One Direction Aiming for Historic No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
March 14, 2012 5:55 PM EDT One Direction could be on the way to making history on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. Industry sources suggest the vocal quintet's "Up All Night" may sell between 160,000 and 180,000 copies by the end of the tracking week ...
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One Direction, 'Up All Night': Track-By-Track Review
March 07, 2012 11:45 AM EST Along with their boy band counterparts/friends/pseudo-rivals The Wanted , U.K. group One Direction has helped revive a left-for-dead genre of pop music by capturing the fancy of their native country in an incredibly short time. After finishing third ...
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One Direction Has Highest Hot 100 Debut For New U.K. Act Since The Verve In 1998
February 23, 2012 7:15 AM EST Vocal group One Direction makes waves on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week as its "What Makes You Beautiful" debuts at No. 28. It's the highest bow for a U.K. act's debut U.S. single in nearly 14 years. Katy Perry&# ...
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One Direction Has Highest Hot 100 Debut For New U.K. Act Since 1998
February 22, 2012 5:55 PM EST Vocal group One Direction makes waves on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week as its "What Makes You Beautiful" debuts at No. 28. It's the highest bow for a U.K. act's debut U.S. single in nearly 14 years. "Beautifu ...
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21 Under 21: One Direction (2011)
September 27, 2011 10:04 AM EDT No. 19. One Direction Birthdates: Zayn Malik - Jan. 12th, 1993 (age 18); Harry Styles - Feb. 1, 1994 (age 17); Louis Tomlinson - Dec. 24, 1991 (age 19); Niall Horan - Sept. 13, 1993 (age 18); Liam Payne - Aug. 29, 1993 (age 18) Why They're Hot: ...
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Ed Sheeran Tops U.K. Chart; Tony Bennett in First Top 40 Hit in 46 Years
September 19, 2011 10:40 AM EDT British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran followed his two recent top ten U.K. singles with an instant No. 1 album as the Official Charts Company's new data was published Sunday (18). Sheeran's "+" opened at the top, while new boy ban ...
