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One Direction’s Harry Styles Officially Goes Solo

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 04: Recording artist Harry Styles of music group One Direction performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2015 Presented by Capital One at STAPLES CENTER on December 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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One Direction's Harry Styles is following in the footsteps of former bandmate Zayn Malik and pursuing a solo career. Late last year, Styles registered four new solo songs with ASCAP, and now, as Billboard reports, Styles has just signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, the same label behind One Direction. No word yet if Prime Minister David Cameron will be forced to resign.

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