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The One Direction star's mother tragically passed away after a battle with leukemia, according to a statement released by her husband today.

Liam's got his sights set on global domination.

A visual treat for all the Liam lovers out there.

Capitol Records also announced they've officially signed Horan as a solo artist.

Niall Horan is prepping his post-One Direction solo life, with reports that he has a new record label and producer collaboration planned.

Liam Payne's solo deal announcement upset fans, who got the #OneDirectionIsOverParty hashtag trending worldwide on Twitter shortly after.

A Q&A segment with Glamour yielded the other-worldly truth.

Sources tell 'The Sun' that the One Direction member is completely infatuated.

Columbia Records, which also manages One Direction, will oversee his new project.

"Drake looks like a ferret with a baby afro," said one tweet.

Zayn is coming with something between the sheets. Are you prepared?

One Direction may be taking a well-deserved break from each other, but they’re not stepping out of the spotlight altogether just yet.