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Niall Horan<\/a> hopes you\u2019re hungry, because it\u2019s time for a dinner party.<\/p>\n The former One Direction member announced via his Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday (March 18) that he will be dropping his highly anticipated fourth studio album in less than three months.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMy brand new album \u2018dinner party\u2019 will be yours june 5th,\u201d Horan said in his caption.<\/p>\n The two-slide post features the album cover as well as the tracklist for the forthcoming project. The Dinner Party<\/em> artwork features Horan in the corner of a kitchen sipping from a mug, surrounded by an eclectic collection of ceramic plates, more cups and a tea set. According to the posted tracklist, the album will have 12 songs. No features are listed on the tracklist, though it\u2019s unknown if some could be announced in the future.<\/p>\n Horan\u2019s announcement comes a few weeks after he confirmed in a post to X that his \u201cAlbum is DONE<\/a>\u201d on Feb. 24. In the post, he also shared photos from the recording studio and two short instrumental snippets of what we can assume are two of the songs on Dinner Party<\/em>.<\/p>\n Soon after the singer began teasing the lead single and title track \u201cDinner Party\u201d by replying to fans\u2019 comments with snippets of the song. In a March 2 post to Instagram<\/a>, the former boy band member shared the heartfelt story behind the upcoming single. While sitting at a piano, he explained that the song is about meeting his longtime girlfriend, Amelia Woolley, which happened at a dinner party. Finally, on March 4, Horan announced<\/a> that the song will be released on Friday (March 20).<\/p>\n Dinner Party<\/em> is the follow-up to Horan\u2019s 2023 album The Show<\/em>, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. To date, Horan has had seven songs hit the Billboard Hot 100, including 2017\u2019s \u201cSlow Hands\u201d (No. 11) off his debut solo album Flicker<\/em>, which topped the Billboard 200. His other solo album, 2020\u2019s Heartbreak Weather<\/em>, hit No. 4 on the chart.<\/p>\n Fans can preorder Dinner Party <\/em>from Horan\u2019s official website<\/a>. See the album announcement below.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n