Zayn Malik announced to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story this week

He chose Music is in Everything by Ziggy Marley

Zayn Malik
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 21st May 2024

Zayn Malik has just delighted fans by releasing his brand new solo album called 'Room Under The Stairs', and now fans of the singer will get to enjoy more from the singer, who has been out of the limelight over the last couple of years.

The 'What I Am' singer has been announced to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story, following in the footsteps of the likes of his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles, as well as other singers such as George Ezra and Ed Sheeran.

On Wednesday 22nd May, Zayn will read a book by Ziggy Marley (Bob Marley's son), called Music Is Everything. Zayn explained: "I chose this book because I love Bob Marley, and because music and reading are both important to me as a parent.

"I sing to my daughter at night-time when she goes to sleep and I read to her at bedtime too. I feel like this will be something really cool to show her, so I’m up for reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story!"

Away from the TV, Zayn has just released his fourth solo album, since leaving One Direction. The singer has described this album as is 'favourite album' to date, and explained in a video for his fans: "I think the intention behind this album fully is for the listener to get you know, more insight on me personally as a human being."

CBeebies Bedtime Story is on each weekday at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

Take a look through other albums out in 2024:

James Arthur

Release date: Out now
James Arthur released his fifth album 'Bitter Sweet Love' on 26th January 2024, having previously teased it would be out in 2023.


In an interview with us, he said one of the songs has a country vibe and: "I'd love Taylor Swift to be part (of it), or Miley Cyrus. Those girls cross over into the country and pop world and I'm kind of going there on this new album."

Zara Larsson

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Zara Larsson has now released her fourth studio album, in addition to heading on a UK tour. The album is called 'Venus'.

Usher

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Usher is set to release his first album since 2016 on the same day that he performs at the Super Bowl Half-Time show. The album is called 'Coming Home'.

Justin Timberlake

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Justin Timberlake released his sixth studio album 'Everything I Thought It Was' on 15th March, which features his song 'Selfish', as well as a collab with *NSYNC.

Beyoncé

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'Cowboy Carter' is Beyoncé's first country music album - and it did not disappoint! The singer announced the release date for her highly-anticipated second 'Renaissance' album during a Super Bowl advert, and released the tracklist just days before its release on 29th March.

Dua Lipa

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Dua Lipa finally released her highly-anticipated third studio album on 3rd May 2024. Taking to Instagram, Dua revealed that the title of the album is 'Radical Optimism'.

Zayn

Release date: Out now
Zayn has now released his amazing fourth solo album. The album is called 'Room Under The Stairs', and features his popular song 'What I Am'.

Shaznay Lewis

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Former All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis released her second solo album, her first in 20 years, in May. The new album is called 'Pages'.

Becky Hill

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Becky Hill released her second album 'Believe Me Now?' in May 2024. The singer said she was: 'going back to my dance music roots'.

Charli XCX

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Charli XCX released her hit album 'brat' in June 2024, the album became a massive hit spawning the 'brat summer' phenomenon.

Meghan Trainor

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Meghan's highly-anticipated new album is called 'Timeless', and talking about the release, the singer wrote on Instagram: 'This album means so much to me and I cant wait to share even more soooon 🥹 GET READY.'

Eminem

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Eminem has announced his 12th album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)' will be released in the summer of 2024. The rapper has also announced that he will make his 'career disappear', so this album could be the last from the 'My Name Is' rapper.

Natasha Bedingfield

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Katy Perry

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Tom Walker

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Tom Walker has announced he will be releasing his second album in 2024, called 'I Am'. The album will feature his hits 'Burn' and 'Freaking Out'.

Coldplay

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Coldplay set new sustainability standards when they released their 10th studio album on 4th October 2024, called 'Moon Music'. The band's album is available on four physical formats, however there was a limited release in order to reduce waste. They vinyl version of their album was made from recycled plastic bottles.

Charli XCX

Release date: Out now
Just four months after the release of her sixth studio album 'brat', Charli dropped her first remix album, offering us up 16 new versions of the original tracks - but this time, featuring some HUGE artists. Released on 11th October, the remix album - titled 'Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat' featured names such as Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Troye Sivan, Bon Iver, The 1975, Lorde and Addison Rae. Check out the full list here.

Kylie Minogue

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Shawn Mendes

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Gwen Stefani

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Gwen Stefani has announced her fifth album will be called 'Bouquet', the album will features 10 songs, including one with her husband Blake Shelton, and include several songs that have a flower theme to them.

Rosé

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Blackpink's Rosé is branching out on her own, bringing us her first solo album 'Rosie', complete with worldwide sensation 'Apt.', her collab with Bruno Mars. The single went to Number 2 in the chart and became an instant TikTok trend!
Ahead of the album's release, Rosé also gave us her new single 'Number One Girl', in November.

Olly Alexander

Release date: 7th February 2025
Olly Alexander is expected to release his first solo album under his own name in 2024. The singer told us in an interview in December 2024: "My whole album is almost finished... not quite, but I've got a lot of music there ready to go. So this Eurovision song, I'm just so, so, so excited it's going to be coming soon."

Perrie

Release date: Unknown
Perrie has announced her album has been finished and will be out this year, however she hasn't revealed what it will be called, or the exact release date. This album will be her first solo album since Little Mix started their hiatus in 2022.

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