{"id":274168,"date":"2026-02-04T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/274168\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:19:10","slug":"zayn-new-album-konnakol-release-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/274168\/","title":{"rendered":"Zayn New Album ‘Konnakol’ Release Date Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFollowing a flurry of recent activity for his former One Direction<\/a> bandmates Harry Styles<\/a> and Louis Tomlinson<\/a> in recent weeks, Zayn<\/a> is now getting in on the action.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 33-year-old has shared news of his upcoming fifth studio album, Konnakol, which is due to drop April 17 via Mercury Records\/Island Records U.K. Lead single \u201cDie for Me\u201d will be released this Friday (Feb. 6).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe LP will be Zayn\u2019s first since 2024\u2019s Room Under the Stairs<\/a>, which hit No. 15 on the Billboard 200<\/a>, and No. 3 on the U.K.\u2019s Official Albums Chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement, Zayn has expanded on the album\u2019s title, which is a reference to the art of performing percussion syllables vocally and often found in South Indian Carnatic music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s that time again, I have been lucky enough to make a fifth studio album,\u201d he said in a press statement. \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.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe added, \u201cI have always drawn on my heritage for inspiration since I first started making my own music \u2014 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

\n\tThe album\u2019s artwork sees Zayn\u2019s face morphed with that of a snow leopard, an image that was first teased at his recent residency<\/a> at Las Vegas\u2019 Park MGM. <\/p>\n

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\n\tZayn released his first solo album, Mind of Mine, in 2016, which charted at No. 1 in both the U.S. and U.K., and was followed by Icarus Falls (2018) and Nobody Is Listening (2021). In 2024, he ventured on his debut solo tour<\/a> with a run of 21 shows in the U.K. and North America.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news comes following the comeback of Harry Styles, who will release his fourth LP, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/a>, on March 6, while Tomlinson recently hit<\/a> the summit of the U.K. Albums Chart with How Did I Get Here?<\/p>\n

\n\tAt his Jan. 28 residency performance, Zayn made a cheeky<\/a> remark about ticket prices, which some assumed were a reference to passes for Styles\u2019 upcoming residency tour.<\/p>\n


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