The first copies of the Louis 1883 reached fans! So to get it out of the way, yeah, there's only one really unseen picture, the others are very close versions of the ones we saw, and all of it, interview and pictures, are from TOU promo, not current or even edited to hide the fact that it's outdated info, with the exception (it seems) of three questions tacked on at the end to update. Getting it so late when it was teased as the new content the fandom is so eager for, it's a letdown, though I continue to appreciate the ways they've found to keep him in the news without him having to do more than he's perhaps ready for. That said! It does have a lot of good stuff! The old: he talks about the way he writes, that it's less structured than, as he describes it, more experienced songwriters, he says many times how much fan support drives him and tidily deflects an effort to get him to talk about 'crazy groupies,' saying that seeing familiar faces is comforting to him, he refers to his Sony imprint label in the present tense and says he finds new music via BBC Introducing, SoundCloud, and YouTube, talks about his love for guitar-driven pop, says it would be amazing to be on a festival bill at some point (awwww yay), and that his LA house was robbed and he doesn't like LA. And a lot more. Read it! The new: he's grateful for the fans' support the last few months, and, in the only actual news in the piece, he says LT1 will be out early next year.
An extremely cranky vacationer from Liverpool, feeling that his Scottish sojourn was being ruined by Harry shooting his video in the seaside town of St Abbs, tweeted out the location to all the major tabloids and told us that Harry was filming on a boat (everyone: nAuTIcaL tHeME???) in a white jumpsuit with drones, and then promptly had their account suspended. Other vacationers chimed in that it was annoying that they were being prevented from getting crab rolls, fans headed over and got things signed and took video, but only of Harry leaving: hopefully they were done anyway. Where will Carmen Sandiego Styles pop up next?? Can't wait to find out! He also followed photographer Collier Schorr on ig; she does both fashion and fine art photography and is known for being GAY AF and for playing with gender and sexuality, and twitter is circulating an extremely specific rumored leak about his plans, with no discernable source. Take it as you will (like, is it made up? PROBABLY SO) but it goes like this: "lead single drop the 16th, announcement the 23rd, VMA performance the 27th, Rolling Stone cover Sept, album late Sept/Oct."
Niall had a good good day yesterday (to quote: "yesterday was a good day") getting to share his news and new music, and the excited feedback is still rolling in, as are pictures and pictures and more pictures of him out there glowing and enjoying his moment, love that for him. He also engaged on twitter with a fan who condescendingly tried to get him to denounce Modest (his management and who he runs his golf management company through) which just.... Why. All of it. Why. Do not love that for him. I feel like Niall has really been using his twitter to push and let people know they need to Back Off, and good for him, but unfortunately it is Not Working. ANYWAY he also followed an account called kingofstyle which, no, isn't just another account of Niall's own, it's a page that just posts pics of dapper well dressed men (including Harry!), and today he wishes "our boy Shawn Mendes" a happy birthday and says, "what a great man you're turning into."
Meanwhile, Liam just keeps on liking intensely sexy naked man pics on ig like babe I know they're your friends or whatever but OMG my eyes! He himself is also shirtless on ig today but he's not pouring water sensually into his own mouth and all over his face and over his naked sunlit torso unlike some photos he liked; he is climbing a rope though.
Gigi Hadid is officially publicly linked to someone who is Not Zayn and (in further cringey fan behaviors) Zayn's sister snapped on people harassing her for his whereabouts and status updates.