--- description: One Direction star Harry Styles has officially signed a record deal with Columbia Records, the same label of his former British boyband. title: Harry Styles Signs Solo Record Deal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt324ccf9b0ef7185e/698899430b72e358286e9eeb/gettyimages-499998200-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Harry Styles Has Signed a Solo Record Deal by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 9:45 AM CUT  Singer Harry Styles of One Direction performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2015 in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2015 Singer Harry Styles of One Direction performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2015 in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2015Jason Merritt—Getty Images for iHeartMedia by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 9:45 AM CUT One Direction star Harry Styles has officially signed a record deal with Columbia Records, the same label of his former boyband, [Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416429/harry-styles-solo-record-deal-one-direction "undefined") reports. The teenage dream has been on a bit of hiatus ever since 1D split last year, instead working on Christopher Nolan’s World War II film, [_Dunkirk_](http://time.com/4163092/chirstopher-nolan-wwii-film-dunkirk/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")_._ But his [four solo](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6828209/harry-styles-4-solo-song-new-copyright-registrations-titles "undefined") songs released last year hinted he was headed for a solo career. The timeline and details of the deal have not yet been announced, but at least One Direction has five hit albums to occupy fans with in the meantime. \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416429/harry-styles-solo-record-deal-one-direction "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4381224/harry-styles-one-direction-solo-record-deal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4381224/harry-styles-one-direction-solo-record-deal/"},"headline":"Harry Styles Has Signed a Solo Record Deal","datePublished":"2016-06-24T09:45:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:49:47.488Z","description":"The teenage dream has been on a bit of hiatus ever since One Direction split last year","url":"https://time.com/4381224/harry-styles-one-direction-solo-record-deal/","keywords":["celebrities","Music","One Direction","Harry Styles"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt324ccf9b0ef7185e/698899430b72e358286e9eeb/gettyimages-499998200-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt324ccf9b0ef7185e/698899430b72e358286e9eeb/gettyimages-499998200-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball - Show","caption":"102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball - Show","creditText":"Jason Merritt—Getty Images for iHeartMedia","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4381224/harry-styles-one-direction-solo-record-deal/","name":"Harry Styles Has Signed a Solo Record Deal"}}]}] ```