Former One Direction member Zayn Malik reveals his thoughts behind his former boy band. The truth is many people don’t know what it’s like to be in a boy band. Many artists write their own songs whereas boy bands rarely have a say in their music. Having songs written by a committee of people may feel shallow. Malik says this:

“I wasn’t 100 percent behind the music. It wasn’t me. It was music that was already given to us, and we were told this is what is going to sell to these people. As much as we were the biggest, most famous boy band in the world, it felt weird. We were told to be happy about something that we weren’t happy about.”

“If I would sing a hook or a verse slightly R&B, or slightly myself, it would always be recorded 50 times until there was a straight version that was pop, generic as #!%#, so they could use that version,” he revealed. “I wasn’t 100 percent behind the music. It wasn’t me. It was music that was already given to us, and we were told this is what is going to sell to these people. As much as we were the biggest, most famous boy band in the world, it felt weird. We were told to be happy about something that we weren’t happy about.”

Why he left the band..

“”A big part of why I left the band is I made the realization that it wasn’t actually about [being the biggest] anymore,”

“It wasn’t about the amount of tickets sales that I get. It was more about the people that I reach. I want to reach them in the right way, and I want them to believe what I’m saying. I’ve done enough in terms of financial backing for me to live comfortably. I just want to make music now.”

Los Angeles Indie rock act The Ruse came on the scene a couple of years ago and were nominated with an MTV VMA Breakthrough Artist and released a well received album that reached No. 21 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart. To date, the band released three independently released albums and two EPs. The newest single ‘Recover‘ immediately sticks in your heard with its memorable melody line and chorus, layered in synths and guitar, this could be the track that puts the band on the map.
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London based Ella On The Run released the new single ‘Cavalry’. Already garnering attention from blogs, this songstress began her career studying at the Berklee College of Music, while teaming up with various producers and co-writers. Her first single ‘Calvary‘ is a nice blend of dark indie pop and has caught the attention of BBC & The Huffington Post.
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Adele performed at Radio City Music Hall, her first full show in nearly four years. The show was sold out and included Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Bradley Cooper, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Colin Jost among others.

Jimmy Fallon opened the show before Adele took the stage and the entire show will be aired next month on NBC.

Her set included favorites including ‘Hello’, ‘Set Fire To The Rain’, ‘Chasing Pavements’, ‘Someone Like You’, and ‘Sky Fall’

The internet blindsided Adele. Two-minute snippets of all the songs leaked online, just days before the Nov. 20 release.

Reports are coming in that that Adele’s record company is moving quickly remove the leak.