The Daily Mail — The 22-year-old singer has made the decision to bow out of the chart-topping boyband, leaving Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to continue as a four-piece. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Twitter erupts with the news that 1D will now continue as a four piece... more info

The Independent — Zayn Malik has quit One Direction. That 50ft bronze statue of him in Leicester Square will have to be torn down, and Zaynville will have to be switched back to its original name of Stoke. more info

The Telegraph — It's the news One Direction fans didn't want to hear as Zayn Malik quit the band, leaving fans to share their grief online more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Zayn Malik said on Wednesday he was quitting One Direction because he wanted to live a normal life and apologized to fans of the hugely popular British-Irish boy band for doing so. more info

Time — He's going in another direction more info

The Telegraph — As Zayn Malik quits One Direction, here are 20 of the best albums for upset Directioners to console themselves with more info

MTV.co.uk News — BREAKING: The 22-year-old is leaving the band after a stressful few weeks... more info

TMZ — Zayn Malik has found a new direction and it's all about stepping out of the spotlight ... he says he's leaving One Direction to be just a regular guy for awhile. The band announced Malik's exit via Facebook Wednesday but Zayn says even though the… ... more info

The Independent — Zayn Malik has officially left One Direction. more info