Zayn Malik, solo artist, is making things official.
The singer shared a photo on Twitter of his official signing with RCA. (One Direction are with Columbia; both record labels are part of Sony.)
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This follows an announcement earlier this week that Malik reportedly signed with Turn First Artists, where he’ll be managed by Sarah Stennett, who has also guided the career of Iggy Azalea.
— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) July 29, 2015
I guess I never explained why I left , it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i really am! #realmusic #RCA !!
— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) July 29, 2015
— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) July 29, 2015
Billboard reached out to reps for RCA and Malik to confirm but did not immediately hear back.
Update: Simon Cowell tweeted his congratulations.
We have been working on this for a while and I am pleased to say congratulations to @Zaynmalik on signing with @RCARecords
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) July 29, 2015
I believe they are the perfect label for @ZaynMalik’s solo career and I am sure whatever they release together will be special.
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) July 29, 2015