FLY AWAY

Sources confirm that Harry Styles is signing a solo label deal with Rob Stringer’s Columbia. The label has also been One Direction’s U.S. label in tandem with the U.K.’s SYCO. Thus ends the pop heartthrob and erstwhile 1D frontman’s tenure as the hottest free agent in recent memory. Styles is managed by Jeffrey Azoff at Full Stop, with Lawrence Engel at Lee & Thompson LLP doing the deal. The deal follows months of speculation, following 1D’s ‘hiatus,’ over which major would snag Styles as a solo artist, with rumors about the massive bidding war erupting into U.K. tabloids.

I was thinking that Thursday or Friday would be a good choice to end babygate because it would be close enough to AGT ending to serve as promo but far enough away that it's not a shadow hanging over his appearance and people will be feeling sympathy for him by then. Then I realized that Thursday would be the one year anniversary of this stunt starting and screamed.