One Direction & Justin Bieber To Face Off, New Albums Coming Out on the Same Day
Two of the world's biggest music superstars are set for a titan clash at the most opportune time. Justin Bieber's first album in three years and One Direction's last album before their hiatus will be out on the exact same day: Friday, Nov. 13.
It's undeniably two of the hottest pop offers of the year with hordes of fans — teens and otherwise —already hyped for both milestone albums.
On one hand, the new album is Bieber's comeback to the music industry since his last album "Believe" three years ago. After his emotional performance of in this year's MTV Video Music Awards, where he sang his new lead single "What Do You Mean?" and wept onstage, many are eager to see what else the infamous star has to offer.
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon after the VMAs, he explained his teary reaction saying he found everything "overwhelming. I missed some cues so I was a little disappointed with that. I just wasn't expecting them to support me the way they did. Last time I was at an awards show, I was booed."
He added, "I think it's just like I've worked so hard at this album, I've worked so hard at becoming the man I want to become, and then stepping into situations, you just can't help but feel judged."
"What Do You Mean?" has already logged in at the No. 1 slot of the charts in its first week, according to Time.
Of course, "Made in the A.M." is just as anticipated worldwide, with the first single "Drag Me Down" parking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
According to a report from Newsday, the boys of One Direction spoke candidly at the Apple Music Festival about "Made in the A.M.", their final one before saying goodbye as a band, at least for now.
"It kind of started at the end of last year, start of this year," Niall Horan recounted. "We took a lot of time to write and we're all very proud of it. It's definitely our favorite."
Bandmate Liam Payne agreed with the sentiment, explaining more about the reasons for their particular pride over the new album saying "it's the most we've ever written together."
A report from Sugarscape revealed more details about the boys' upcoming hiatus and their plans post-breakup.
Payne once again spoke up saying their break from the boy band scene will only bring better music. He added, "it's gonna be nice and we're all gonna go and explore music a little bit more."
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