It looks like One Direction's Liam Payne is following in his former bandmate Zayn Malik's footsteps by embarking on a solo career that's as far removed from the cheesy pop world as possible.
Payne has lent his vocals to a new track on Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J's new mixtape. It's called 'You', and while he has stressed that it is not his own track, it's nonetheless quite a different sound to what fans will be used to hearing.
What's more, he claimed that the pair used the 'one take scratch demo' before he even had a chance to do it properly.
Hearing that I've got a single out lol thats a surprise to me that's a one take scratch demo I was writing with someone as an idea for them
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 20, 2016
Guess I need to guard my projects better ... They don't even let you finish these days 😅😅😅😅
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 20, 2016
Just to clarify I do not have a single what u just heard is something i get up to on a weekend lol 😂😂😂😂
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) April 20, 2016
Hear it below: