Zayn announced that he will be releasing his fifth studio album; KONNAKOL on April 17 via Mercury Records. The artist will also be dropping the lead single “Die For Me” this Friday. Looking at the cover art for the album; you can sense that Zayn wanted to incorporate his culture into creating the most anticipated album of the year. KONNAKOL will be the most vulnerable and authentic album that will allow fans to understand Zayn on a more personal level.

“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.” – Zayn