Four-Piece
In March 25th
of 2015, former band member, Zayn Malik, announced that he will departing the
band. He left in the middle of their
second stadium tour ‘On the Road Again’ the remaining four member decided to continue as a band and go on with the tour, which ends the 31st of
October 2015, and keep making music for the fans. “The four of us will now continue. We're looking forward
to recording the new album and seeing all the fans on the next stage of the
world tour." -One Direction Statement 
Sony Music Entertainment
In 1929, the
enterprise was first founded as American Record Corporation (ARC) and, in 1938, was renamed
Columbia Recording Corporation, following ARC's acquisition by CBS. In 1966, the
company was reorganized to become CBS Records. In 1987, Sony Corporation of
Japan bought the company, and in 1991, renamed it SME. It is the world's second
largest music company, after Universal Music Group.In 2004, SME
and Bertelsmann Music Group merged as Sony BMG Music
Entertainment. When Sony acquired BMG's half of the conglomerate in 2008, Sony
BMG reverted to the SME name. The buyout led to the dissolution of BMG, which
then relaunched as BMG Rights Management. Out of the "Big Three" record companies, with Universal Music Group being the largest and Warner
Music Group, SME is middle-sized.
Sony: Mission Statement
At Sony, our mission is to be a company that
inspires and fulfills your curiosity. Our
unlimited passion for technology, content and services, and relentless pursuit
of innovation, drives us to deliver
ground-breaking new excitement and entertainment
in ways that only Sony can. Creating
unique new cultures and experiences. Everything we do, is to move you emotionally. -Sony Global
