PopMatters

One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ at 10: Patriarchy with a Pretty Face

One Direction‘s sophomore album Take Me Home was a quick follow-up to their 2011 debut album that cemented their status as a bona fide global pop act. It also signaled that to keep building their ...

How ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ Became One Direction’s Perfect Introduction

An exclusive excerpt from a new book on One Direction shows how "What Makes You Beautiful" became the group's perfect ...
Billboard

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 22 — One Direction

United by fate (and by The X Factor), One Direction brought Beatlemania into the social media age. By Meghan Mahar With the first quarter of the 21st century coming to a close, Billboard is spending ...
Business Insider

10 years later, 'One Direction: This Is Us' is a fascinating look back on one of the world's biggest boybands

Ten years ago, the five floppy-haired members of One Direction made the jump from international pop singing sensations to the silver screen. A 90-minute documentary about the band — with members Niall ...
Rolling Stone

One Direction and Justin Bieber Faced Off 10 Years Ago. But They Were Always on the Same Team

1D’s final album arrived on the same day as Bieber’s redemptive comeback in 2015. Their battle on the charts was nothing compared to the internal struggles they shared Purpose took the top slot with ...