News 10 August 2016
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Author: Marisa Lee

Is 1D’s Liam Payne taking Grime in a new direction?

Author Marisa Lee
10 August 2016
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It seems that One Direction’s Liam Payne is leaving soppy pop music behind him in his new solo career, and is moving towards a grittier sound.

There’s rumours that the tween favourite has been recording with producer Krunchie, who produces alongside Zdot and helped create some of Lady Leshurr’s Queen’s Speech series, as well as working with Krept & Konan and Stormzy.

A source said, “Liam wants to make it clear that he’s not just about cheesy ballads. He’s a serious musician with many different strengths.


“Krunchie has inspired Liam by teaching him more about a new area of music and hopes one of their tracks will be his debut solo single.”


Don’t worry though, the genre isn’t set to be completely ruined yet, as it seems that 140bpm is just one of the new styles that Liam is exploring.


A friend said, “Liam has always supported up and coming UK talent but he isn’t going down the grime route with the album. He’s got sessions booked in with all the top producers in the US over the next few months.”


The rumours follow the singer’s vocals appearing on a leaked Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J track earlier this year.