One Direction Announces New Album, Setting Up Showdown with Justin Bieber

One Direction announced Tuesday on social media that their new album, titled Made In the A.M., will be released November 13th. It will be the group’s first album since Zayn Malik left the group earlier this year as well as their final album before they go on hiatus in March 2016 for an unknown period of time.

Harry Styles reveals in the video those who pre-order the album will receive an instant download of a new track called “Infinity.”

Listen to “Infinity” through Spotify below:

With an album release date of November 13th, the group is poised to battle against another popular artist among teens: Justin Bieber.

Bieber’s first album in two years also has a drop date of November 13th. One Direction’s announcement has already caused fans of both One Direction and Bieber to feud on social media.

One Direction’s previous four albums – All Night, Take Me Home, Midnight Memories, and Four — have all topped the Billboard 200 chart in the first week of its release. Five of Bieber’s albums have also debuted at No. 1.

One Direction’s current single “Drag Me Down” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Bieber’s latest, “What Do You Mean?”, hit No. 1 its first week. Currently, the two songs sit at No. 24 and No. 2, respectively.