{"id":2347886,"date":"2026-03-27T14:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2347886"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:46","slug":"zayn-reflects-on-past-intimacy-on-rb-inspired-single-sideways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zayn-reflects-on-past-intimacy-on-rb-inspired-single-sideways\/","title":{"rendered":"Zayn Reflects on Past Intimacy on R&#038;B-Inspired Single &#8216;Sideways&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_zayn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/zayn\/\" data-tag=\"zayn\" target=\"_blank\">Zayn<\/a> shared a new single, \u201cSideways.\u201d The intimate R&amp;B number is the latest offering from the musician\u2019s forthcoming album, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/zayn-announces-new-album-konnakol-1235510932\/\" target=\"_blank\">Konnakol<\/a><\/em>, out April 17 via\u00a0Mercury Records.<\/p>\n<p>The track sees Zayn reflecting on a lost romance. \u201cI miss lookin\u2019 at you sideways\/ face-to-face with your lips on mine,\u201d he croons. \u201cAnd our legs on the pillowcase\/ sideways, late at night with your love lying next to mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ZAYN - Sideways\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQ4noGB54a8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Konnakol<\/em>\u00a0follows the 2024 release of\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/zayn-room-under-the-stairs-album-review-1235020281\/\" target=\"_blank\">Room Under the Stairs<\/a><\/em>, the stripped-back record Zayn created with collaborator\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/zayn-malik-co-produced-new-album-dave-cobb-1234977550\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Cobb.<\/a>\u00a0Zayn released the album\u2019s emotive lead single, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/zayn-die-for-me-single-music-video-1235511948\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDie for Me,\u201d<\/a> last month. The LP was co-produced by\u00a0Zayn\u00a0alongside\u00a0Malay, who he previously worked with on\u00a0<em>Mind of Mine\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Icarus Falls<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKonnakol in its definition is the act of creating percussive sounds with one\u2019s voice but what it means to me lies somewhere much deeper. It is a sound that holds the reverberation of a time before words existed,\u201d Zayn said in a statement. \u201cI have always drawn on my heritage for inspiration since I first started making my own music, this album is a development of that understanding, knowing more now than ever, who I am, where I come from and where I intend to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zayn will embark on the Konnakol Tour\u00a0in support of the album. The global 31-date tour kicks off on May 12 in Manchester, England, at AO Arena before heading to cities like London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and S\u00e3o Paulo. It wraps on Nov. 20 in Miami at Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<p>The singer is one of several\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_one-direction\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/one-direction\/\" data-tag=\"one-direction\" target=\"_blank\">One Direction<\/a>\u00a0members to release new music this year. In January, Louis Tomlinson shared his latest LP,\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/louis-tomlinson-how-did-i-get-here-1235502963\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Did I Get Here?<\/a><\/em>, which features single \u201cImposter.\u201d Harry Styles released his new solo album,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/harry-styles-album-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occassionally-1235499907\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kiss All the Time. 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