Zayn Malik has announced he will release his fifth solo album, Konnakol, on Friday, 17 April.
The lead single, Die for Me, is released this Friday, 6 February.
Konnakol is a vocal percussion technique used in South Indian Carnatic music.
Billed as the former One Direction star's "most culturally inspired project to date", the "pop-forward album expands on the sound fans first heard on his record-breaking debut studio album, Mind of Mine".
"The snow leopard, a profound symbol in South Asia, on the album art showcases how deeply his heritage has inspired the record," continues the press release for the album.
"Fans first saw the snow leopard imagery at the end of each Las Vegas concert (Malik's recent Las Vegas residency), and now the album artwork brings the Easter egg full circle."
Looking ahead to the record, the follow-up to 2024's Room Under the Stairs, Malik said: "It's that time again, I have been lucky enough to make a fifth studio album...
"Konnakol, in its definition, is the act of creating percussive sounds with one's voice, but what it means to me lies somewhere much deeper.
"It is a sound that holds the reverberation of a time before words existed.
"I have always drawn on my heritage for inspiration since I first started making my own music; this album is a development of that understanding, knowing more now than ever, who I am, where I come from, and where I intend to go."
