Zayn Malik's first solo track after quitting One Direction to feature on Naughty Boy album

Zayn Malik's first solo song will be featured on Naughty Boy's next album. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)

Zayn Malik's first solo single will be featured on Naughty Boy's new album.

The music producer confirmed that the former One Direction singer has recorded a song for his album, which will be ready "in a couple of months".

Naughty Boy, whose real name is Shahid Khan, said fans would be "shocked" to hear the new track.

Speaking at The 60th Anniversary Ivor Novello Awards, Naughty Boy, said: "Zayn is definitely going to be on the album. I'm keeping it interesting. I'm an artist person and I'm drawn to proper singers and artists and to me Zayn is the epitome of a great artist.

"Our track is going to be ready in a couple of months ... You are going to be shocked by what he comes out with ... I feel that the last five years have the most important for him but I feel he has a future beyond that."

“You are going to be shocked by what he comes out with ... I feel that the last five years have the most important for him but I feel he has a future beyond that.”

- Naughty Boy

The La La La producer has been working with the former One Direction singer since he sensationally quit the British boy band mid-way through their world tour.

Their collaboration led to a Twitter spat with Malik's former band mate Louis Tomlinson after Naughty Boy posted a recording of Malik just as fans were coming to terms with his exit from the band.

Tomlinson lashed out at the producer for his insensitivity. The two were later involved in another war of words on social media after the One Direction singer made jibes at Naughty Boy, prompting Malik to intervene in his defence.

This week, in an interview with Capital Radio, Liam Payne revealed that the reason for Malik quitting the band was that he wanted to spend more time with his fiancée, Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards.

"Sometimes you have to move on because you're not enjoying what you're doing as much as you used to," Liam told host Lisa Snowdon. "He wanted to spend time with his family and his missus. That's cool with us."

Accepting an award at The recent Billboard awards the band also acknowledged the contribution of their "brother Zayn" to their global success.

Making his first public appearance after the split at The Asian Awards in March, Malik also paid tribute to his former band mates describing them as "four of the best guys".

Accepting an award for his Outstanding Contribution to Music, he said: "I'd like to take this moment to thank four of the best guys that I ever met whilst being in the band and doing all the amazing things that I did. Some of the things that we did will stay with me for the rest of my life and I'm thankful for that."

Art Garfunkel calls Paul Simon a 'jerk' for split at peak of career

Singer Paul Simon performs during the Rainforest Fund's 25th anniversary benefit concert in New York.(Reuters)

Art Garfunkel has spoken frankly about the frustration he felt following the split of Paul Simonand Garfunkel at the top of his career.

"How can you walk away from this lucky place on top of the world, Paul?" he rhetorically asked his band mate during a recent interview. "What's going on with you, you idiot? How could you let that go, jerk?"

It has been 45 years since the duo split after the release of their most famous album, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Since 1971, the pair have come together for a number of shows, however, from the 1970s to the 1990s, and in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. Another reunion scheduled in 2010, but cancelled due to Garfunkel being unwell.

"Art has some problem with his vocal cords," Simon told the Today programme back in 2012, before adding: "I would just as soon not go back and visit the past."

Garfunkel told the Telegraph that Simon's decision to part from the singer was "very strange".

He went on to say: "I want to open up about this. I don't want to say any anti-Paul Simon things, but it seems very perverse to not enjoy the glory. Crazy. What I would have done is take a rest from Paul, because he was getting on my nerves. How can you walk away from this lucky place on top of the world, Paul? What's going on with you, you idiot? How could you let that go, jerk?"

When the Telegraph interviewer suggested that Simon might have a "Napoleon complex", Garfunkel agreed, saying that at school he felt sorry for his friend because of his height, so he in turn offered him friendship as a compensation. "And that compensation gesture has created a monster," he says. "End of interview."

However, Garfunkel did not rule out a future reunion and said that a Simon and Garfunkel show would be "do-able".

Tomorrowland review: Wonder and optimism in the world of Disney

The sequences set in Tomorrowland are pure Disney(Disney)

For a film made by one of the world's most powerful money-making machines and based on a theme park, Disney's Tomorrowland somehow manages to be a wholehearted tale of optimism in a doom-obsessed society.

Director Brad Bird and his co-writer Damon Lindelof are hardly subtle in the handling of their theme of hope and a better future for us all, but given how utterly miserable the world can often seem, maybe a blunt-force effort to shake a little inspiration out of us should be given a bye.

I had high expectations for this in large part due to Bird (whose previous work includes The Incredibles and The Iron Giant) and George Clooney in one of his very few summer blockbuster roles.

What gave me cause for concern however was Lindelof, who has become known – through Prometheus and Lost – for stories that don't answer the questions they set up. My hope was that Bird would be able to drill any of this out of the script, and he duly has – offering a thematically tight film with satisfying and interesting answers.

In spite of tying all the threads together well, the final third still manages to fall flat thanks to a mix of bland action, drawn out exposition and Hugh Laurie's undercooked villain. It's a crying shame, because everything up until that point is pretty great, even bordering on fantastic.

George Clooney is at the top of his game in Tomorrowland(Disney)

We begin with Clooney's character Frank Walker – an inventor who as a child was led to a hidden dimension called Tomorrowland in which the world's best and brightest are free to create all manner of awe-inspiring technology. A sort of Mensa-verse.

Eventually exiled, Walker lives alone, gestating in his own broken dreams until a teenager called Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) arrives on his doorstep demanding answers. She too has glimpsed Tomorrowland, and learns that she might be the last chance to save it.

Both Clooney and Robertson are excellent, their chemistry proving instantly entertaining. Young British actress Raffey Cassidy - as the third of this heroic trio – is also great as the person orchestrating this final attempt to save the day.

Credit should be heaped on Lindelof and Bird for the characterisation of their leads, in particular Robertson's Casey - who is confident, self-motivated and not bogged-down by a romantic sub-plot that some other studios might have been insistent on. There a "love story" of sorts in the film, but it's unexpected, unique and handled deftly - a rarity in modern blockbusters. 

The first hour and a half is raucously entertaining, highlighted by excursions into the titular futuristic cityscape and an Easter-egg laden action sequence in a toy shop. If instilling a sense of wonder was the aim, Bird certainly achieved his goal.

Britt Robertson is a name you'll be hearing a lot more of in the future(Disney)

The irony is that the film's problems arise once the characters finally reach their destination. Not because what we see is any less impressive, but because the film stops asking questions and starts answering them – then rounds all that off with a climactic scene dreamt up long after the once-plentiful ideas-well has run dry.

What struck me in particular were the plot threads that were ignored, but which could have been further explored once Nix's plan is revealed. We hear that the treasures of Tomorrowland were once expected to be opened up to help the wider world, but it never happened and that's the last we hear of it.

Ripe fruit was right there to be picked but instead the villain's grand plan is tepid, and undermines the character Laurie tries hard to make work with the occasional flourish.

The message of Brad Bird's latest is admirable and delivered well – hoping to inspire young generations and shoot some life into the notion of optimism that cinema should really be all about. Any film that takes a crack at pessimism is worth paying attention to, and while it may stumble towards its conclusion, for the most part Tomorrowland is a hell of a ride.

Feeling Myself music video: Kylie Jenner and Nicki Minaj slam feud rumours after Tyga romance 'dig'

Kylie Jenner and Tyga have denied the dating rumours for almost a year(Getty Images)

It was the feud that reportedly erupted over a Givenchy T-shirt but Kylie Jenner and Nicki Minaj could not have made it clearer that there is no row between them.

Anaconda hitmaker Minaj was accused of slamming rapper Tyga for his alleged romance with Kylie by wearing a "Pervert 17" baseball jersey in her Feeling Myself video with Beyonce.

However, Minaj, 32, and the 17-year-old reality star have set the record straight on Twitter.

In a Vine taken at the recent 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Kylie and her sister Kendall Jenner admit they would like to swap bodies with Minaj and Beyonce for a day.

Clearly shutting down the feud rumours, Minaj shared this clip on her Twitter account, to which Kylie replied with a heart emoji.

Shortly after the music video premiered, fans speculated that the Starships rapper disapproved of Tyga and Kylie's alleged relationship.

A source also claimed that Tyga was teaming up with Kanye West to make a "diss record" aimed at the Young Money star.

The source told Hollywood Life: "Kanye is taking [the insult against Kylie and Tyga] personally. He's sick and tired of people attacking Tyga and Kylie's relationship and he's not about to let Nicki get away with it by being so outright rude in her video."

Alleging that the track would be masterminded by Kylie's brother-in-law West, the insider added: "He plans on retaliating with a song that will diss all the haters, including Nicki, Amber Rose and Blac Chyna."

The reported "Pervert 17" jab has since been discredited by eagle-eyed social media users.

The baseball jersey is actually a design by fashion house Givenchy while singer Janet Jackson wore a similar design to the MTV Video Music Awards in 1995.

Bobbi Kristina Brown: 22-year-old expected to come off life-support as family prepare to say goodbye

A close source to the family has reportedly claimed that Bobbi Kristina will soon be "with her mother."Twitter

Bobbi Kristina Brown's family is reportedly gathering to take the 22-year-old off of life support.

It has been reported that the family, including her father Bobby Brown, have accepted that she is completely incapacitated and with no hope of recovery.

According to an exclusive report by MediaTakeOut, the family are to gather this weekend by her bedside to say their final goodbyes.

“This weekend Bobbi Kristina is expected to meet her mother Whitney. MediaTakeOut.com spoke with two separate sources within the Brown family, who told us that the entire family is being summoned to Bobbi Kristina's bedside. This is not rumours, its facts.”

- Media Take Out

An insider is quoted by the publication as saying: "This weekend Bobbi Kristina is expected to meet her mother Whitney. MediaTakeOut.com spoke with two separate sources within the Brown family, who told us that the entire family is being summoned to Bobbi Kristina's bedside. This is not rumours, its facts. We're told that all life support will be removed from Bobbi Kristina, and she'll be allowed home. They expect Bobbi to be released from this world as early as today. But definitely before the weekend is over."

The decision is believed to have been made jointly by Bobby Brown and Pat Houston, after they were made co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina, with responsibility over decisions relating to her welfare and her $20m (£12.7m) estate, which she inherited from her mother Whitney Houston following her death in 2012. The family were earlier torn over the decision to take Bobbi Kristina off life-support, with her father Bobby Brown unable to come to terms with the possibility that she may not recover.

The news comes as Nick Gordon publicly pleaded with the family to see his girlfriend for one last time. He claims that he has been prevented from visiting her in hospital since she was found face down and unresponsive in the bath tub of their Georgia home on January 31.

Police are investigating reports of a possible altercation with Gordon midst rumours of cheating, the day before she was found unconscious. She was put into a medically induced coma and, as reported by her grandmother Cissy Houston, has suffered irreversible brain damage.

The 81-year-old told Entertainment Tonight: "[She is] the same, she's not progressing at all. She's not gone yet, but you know, whatever the Lord decides, I'm ready for her ... I have nothing to do with that. That's His job. It's His territory, you know? And I understand it."

Earlier, it was reported that the family were planning to bring Bobbi Kristina back to her family home - where she grew up with her mother - possibly for the last time, as they begin to accept the reality of her condition.

In circumstances tragically similar to the death of Whitney Houston, it appears that the Brown family are now preparing for the heartbreaking ordeal of letting go of Bobbi Kristina for good.

Bruce Jenner Sex Change: More revelations on About Bruce special as fans show support for reality TV's first family

Bruce Jenner discusses his transition into a woman with his daughters on E!'s About Bruce TV special(YouTube screenshot)

Bruce Jenner was trending on Twitter again as the Keeping Up With the Kardashians special About Bruce was aired on British and US TV.

The emotional programme saw the former Olympic athlete open up to his family for the first-time about his plans to undergo gender reassignment.

The candid episode of the popular reality show, which was filmed in January, revealed the reactions of his family and their concerns as they laughed and cried toegther.

"My biggest fear about meeting her for the first time is just I think my reaction. I'm very facially expressive," Khloé Kardashian, 30, said. "I don't want to do anything offensive that would hurt her feelings."

Recognising their concerns and expressing his own fears for his children, Jenner commented: "They're all kind of nervous to meet her. She's always more fun, more at ease and feeling good about herself. It's all part of me. It's like having Bruce with a little icing on the cake. It only gets better."

Since the programme was recorded, Kim Kardashian West, who has been described as the most supportive following Bruce's revelations, recently revealed that she has seen her step-father as a woman. In an interview the 33-year-old said: "She is beautiful."

FKA Twigs on the ugly side of fame with boyfriend Robert Pattinson

FKA Twigs performs at the Hackney Empire in London(Getty)

Singer-songwriter FKA Twigs has spoken out about the "awful" trappings of fame and the increased media attention associated with dating Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson.

"It's really hard — I can't begin to explain how awful it is," she told the New York Times on Friday (15 May). "It makes you want to just stop everything sometimes. It makes you want to smash your face into the mirror."

The biracial singer says that worst of all are the racial insults on social media, some of which come from die-hard fans of the Twilight star. 

"It's relentless," she said. "There's no amount of songs I can sing or dances I can dance that will prove to them I'm not a monkey."

"I didn't see my life going this way at all," she told the NYT. "But it's worth it. I'm so happy."

FKA Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, also spoke about her love for Pattinson and the dark side of media exposure during an interview with The Guardian's magazine, The Observer, in December.

"That side of my life [the paparazzi] is nothing to do with me. That's, like… That is the… side of life of the man that I love, she said.

"And… when that started happening I had to… Because that is the opposite of who I am as a person, and it was weird… Then I had to sit back and have a conversation with myself and I had to say: that is something really horrible. No, not horrible, I don't find it horrible, it's something that's very challenging.

She went on: "I look uncomfortable because I am uncomfortable. But then it's, like, is this person in my life worth that? And he is, without question. Do you know what I mean? In comparison to how happy I am. And how I feel with him. It's 100% worth it."

In any case, FKA Twigs, 27, hasn't let the press intrusion and online bullying stem her rise to the top, having written and produced two EPs and gained widespread critical acclaim for her first album, LP1, as well as directing, choreographing and starring in a series of eye-catching music videos.

Congregata, a two hour performance combining her songs with a decade's worth of dance influences, kicks off a sold-out run later today (17 May) in Brooklyn, New York.