Multi-platinum recording artist ZAYN has returned along with his new single “Sideways”, an atmospheric pop R&B observe that places his signature breathy falsetto entrance and centre.
“Sideways” is the second style of his forthcoming fifth studio album KONNAKOL, arriving on seventeenth April 2026 through Mercury Data/Island Data UK. It follows lead single “Die For Me,” which generated important buzz upon its launch final month and signalled ZAYN’s return to his pop R&B roots.
Described as his most culturally impressed challenge so far, KONNAKOL expands on the sound that made his debut album Thoughts of Mine such a landmark launch. The album is co-produced by ZAYN alongside Malay (Frank Ocean, Lorde), the identical collaborator behind Thoughts of Mine and Icarus Falls. The album art work, photographed by Nabil Elderkin, encompasses a snow leopard, a profound image in South Asian tradition, reflecting how deeply ZAYN’s heritage has formed the file.
KONNAKOL arrives on the again of 2024’s critically acclaimed Room Underneath the Stairs, which ZAYN adopted along with his first ever solo tour throughout the US, UK, and Mexico. Most just lately, he teamed up with BLACKPINK’s Jisoo on “Eyes Closed”, a observe that debuted at quantity 10 on the Billboard International Excl. US chart, racked up 43.9 million streams in its first week, and topped iTunes in over 40 international locations. The collaboration earned a 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nomination for Favorite Okay-Pop Collaboration.
Earlier this yr, ZAYN additionally wrapped his first-ever Las Vegas residency, the place he debuted unreleased materials from KONNAKOL. Selection famous his “pristine vocals” and “noticeably stronger stage presence” in comparison with his earlier tour outings.
KONNAKOL tracklist
- Nusrat
- Betting Folks
- Used to the Blues
- Sideways
- fifth Factor
- Prayers
- Aspect Results
- Met Tonight
- Deadly
- Take Turns
- Blooming
- Like I Have You
- Loving the Means I Do
- Breathe
- Die For Me
ZAYN may also kick off his largest solo tour so far, The KONNAKOL Tour, on twelfth Might 2026 in Manchester, with additional dates throughout London, Los Angeles, Mexico Metropolis, São Paulo, and past. The tour concludes on twentieth November in Miami, FL at Kaseya Middle.
The KONNAKOL Tour — UK dates
Tuesday twelfth Might — Manchester, AO Area
Saturday sixteenth Might — Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Tuesday nineteenth Might — Birmingham, Utilita Area
Saturday twenty third Might — London, The O2
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