Zayn Malik’s music video for his “A Whole New World” Aladdin cover just premiered. Twitter really wants him to play the lead role in the movie, which comes out on May 24. Louis Tomlinson said a One Direction reunion is “inevitable,” but if Twitter had its way, Zayn Malik would be preoccupied with playing the lead in the new Aladdin movie. Just yesterday, Zayn announced that his “A Whole New World” cover and music video is officially here, and his fans are extremely upset he wasn’t cast in Disney’s new live-action movie. If you haven’t commented, liked, and subscribed to Zayn’s YouTube channel, you may have missed that he dropped the video for the popular Aladdin song. For four whole minutes, Zayn walked through what looks like a palace and a park in the middle of the night, looking so freaking emotional and objectively very good-looking. If you so much as glanced at this video, you’d definitely think, “Yeah, this dude needs to be on the big screen.” Go on and take a gander: This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Now, Twitter is in a full-on meltdown because Aladdin comes out in two weeks, and Zayn definitely won't make an appearance. Instead, we’re all left with an unbelievably blue Will Smith as Genie, which I will never recover from. When the former 1D member’s fans saw the video, they all basically called it a huge “missed opportunity.” One fan even wrote, “[Director] Guy Richie not casting Zayn as Aladdin is the biggest mistake of his career like he had one job.” Yikes! Nothing like the wrath of a thousand stans to taint your career! This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Zayn Malik would be a better actor for Aladdin than the movie's actual actor. I said what I said. pic.twitter.com/0XXhryp0c9 — bea (@beaadmires1D) May 10, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Zayn Malik should’ve played the Aladdin character in the new movie — McBaŋɠ (@TheMcBang) May 9, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. They messed up with their decisions — 𝒜𝒷𝒾𝒶 (@abia_sid) May 10, 2019 Well, the current movie is a done deal, but there’s always hope for a live-action Aladdin sequel! Shannon Barbour News Writer Shannon is a news writer at Cosmopolitan.com, and when she's not obsessing about Cardi B, she's thinking about Justin Bieber and still trying to memorize Beyoncé's Beychella choreography. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Zayn Malik has released his video for "A Whole New World," and fans are going Aladdin-sane. A duet with "Candlelight" singer Zhavia Ward, the ballad from Disney's 1992 animated feature Aladdin is the lead single from Guy Richie's upcoming live-action Aladdin. Like the other songs on the soundtrack, including "Friend Like Me" rapped by Will Smith's genie, "A Whole New World" has been updated with fresh beats for 2019. ✨ @zaynmalik + @ZhaviaWard take you wonder by wonder with their magical new version of "A Whole New World" from #Aladdin – song out now, film in theatres May 24. https://t.co/xjYv7dUVFs pic.twitter.com/FvGA4ViDjN — Disney Music (@DisneyMusic) May 9, 2019 Zayn and Zhavia's "A Whole New World" will play over the film's closing credits; in the film itself, the duet is sung by actors Naomi Scott and Mena Massoud. But according to Twitter's Zayn fans, the former One Direction singer (who is of English and Pakistani heritage) was born to be Aladdin. The new video plays up the resemblance by giving Zayn classic Disney-prince hair. he was born to be a part of this whole new world #AWholeNewWorld pic.twitter.com/aVu9tOi0VL — rena ⎊ ᱬ (@mrvelzayn) May 9, 2019 So you’re telling me Zayn just released him singing the most iconic Aladdin song, singing Aladdin’s part, and shot a video WITH HIS ALADDIN HAIR and I’m still alive? #AWholeNewWorld pic.twitter.com/7T6hKZQl0w — Zayn owns Aladdin// stream a whole new world (@yeehawzaynie) May 9, 2019 Back to the days we all said Zayn was Aladdin it's literally came full circle 😭 #AWholeNewWorld pic.twitter.com/7Uj8iLYerl — A L I Y S H A 🕊 (@stylesftgomez_) May 9, 2019 Me: Zayn should play Aladdin God himself: ok... kind of.#AWholeNewWorld pic.twitter.com/nVx7Oqyv5L — Z saw endgame! spoilers!! (@sunsetmcxhs) May 9, 2019 The Aladdin soundtrack, now available for pre-order, will also include “Arabian Nights,” “One Jump Ahead,” “Prince Ali,” “Friend Like Me,” and “Speechless,” a new song written for Princess Jasmine. Story continues Aladdin opens in theaters on May 24. Read more from Yahoo Entertainment: Want daily pop culture news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here for Yahoo Entertainment & Lifestyle's newsletter.<doc-sep>A brief and rather honest vocal analysis of ZAYN and Zhavia Ward’s ‘A Whole New World’ ZAYN ‘A Whole New World’. Picture: Disney By Daniel Ross Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward’s reimagining of the best song in Aladdin is here, which means it’s time for us to cast a critical eye over what they’re actually singing… The arrival of a reimagined version of Disney’s classic animation Aladdin means that we are now celebrating the unlikely pairing of Alan Menken, Oscar-winning denizen of musicals and stalwart of Disney movie soundtracks, and Zayn Malik, erstwhile One Directioner and professional moody person. Joining them is Zhavia Ward who, like Zayn, was literally not even born when the original movie was released. Despite her impressive career to-date (she’s just 18 and has already signed a deal with Columbia), Zayn was sadly always going to be the headliner in this collaboration. So, let’s get this out of the way: there are some problems here. They’re mostly vocal, and they’re mostly Zayn-related. This isn’t an issue with the quality of Zayn’s voice. As we’ve established previously, his pipes are comfortable enough with ad libs and rattling to the limits of his range. This is an issue with delivery. Zayn’s patented ‘grumpy but also quite sad’ persona demands a moody performance no matter the material, but this is an Alan Menken song from a Disney movie. There’s a perception that songs from Disney movies are steeped in the tradition of classic musicals. There are exceptions, but generally speaking this is a genre in which broad strokes of clear emotion are delivered brashly, so as to wring every possible feeling out of each line. Getting Zayn to sing a song from a musical is like getting a basset hound to tap-dance: though he’s undoubtedly lovely, he’s not cut out for the discipline. What next? Justin Bieber sings ‘I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General’? Post Malone tackles a Rodgers & Hammerstein medley? On ‘A Whole New World’, Zayn’s every single elongated syllable is basically “errr” or “uhhh”, as if sung through the tiniest possible mouth shape. Listen to their final note, ‘me’ – while Zhavia manages to produce a full ‘ee’ sound, all Zayn can muster up is a ‘mehrr’. This not only suggests a troubling lack of expressiveness for a song which celebrates the untrammelled happiness, exhilaration and wonder of finding new love, but also a lack of direction in the studio. Why did no-one take him aside and say, “you know, Zayn, the line is ‘magic carpet ride’, not ‘mujjy cerpert rerd’”? via Giphy/Disney Zayn’s duet partner, Zhavia Ward, fares much better: her voice is naturally more powerful and athletic, and her enunciation is far clearer. Unlike Zayn, she actually sounds a tiny bit affected by the words she’s singing. Her performative vocal gestures are possessive of much more varied personalities than those of her counterpart, who sounds as if he’d rather be anywhere other than a whole new world. But perhaps the biggest sin committed here is nothing to do with Zayn and Zhavia: this is purely down to whoever arranged this particular version of the song. In the original version sung in the movie by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga, you’ll hear a stunning key change at the song’s midpoint, heralded by a huge vocal leap from Kane which transports the song into another tonal vocabulary completely. In Zayn and Zhavia’s version, bizarrely, the huge leap from Zayn is there, but the key change just… doesn’t happen? It’s the ultimate ‘lost my sneeze’ feeling, and will genuinely confuse anyone singing along. In the end, the success of this new version of a Disney classic rests on many different thing. Issues of nostalgia can be ignored: there’s likely to be a whole new audience for this whole new world. Also, this isn’t the first time a Disney film has been reimagined, and audiences are used to updating the classics. But the technicalities of the performance are potentially derailing. Can you really, honestly say that Zayn Malik sounds like he’s in love? Can you actually work out what he’s saying in the song? The essence of a vocal work’s success depends so much on clarity of expression: that’s true whether you’re Zayn Malik singing an Alan Menken song or Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Schubert lieder.<doc-sep>
Zayn Drops 'A Whole New World' For The Official Aladdin Soundtrack Zayn and Zhavia Ward drop 'A Whole New World' for Aladdin soundtrack. Picture: YouTube/ Disney Music Vevo Zayn has dropped the official soundtrack for Aladdin with 'A Whole New World' after fans have pointed out their similarities for months. Zayn has officially released 'A Whole New World' for Walt Disney's Live-Action re-make of Aladdin starring Will Smith, making pretty much everyone's dreams come true, as fans have been pointing out how much the singer looks like the Disney character for quite some time. ZAYN Has Been Spotted Filming Music Video For His Song On Aladdin Performing the iconic duet alongside The Circle star, Zhavia Ward, the music video shows the pair in a moody, city backdrop and Zayn's hair looking suspiciously similar to Aladdin's, in what appears to be a nod to his likeness to the character. If fans needed any more proof that Zayn is the living embodiment of the infamous cartoon character, they now have it, with fans tweeting that he's 'their Aladdin' and no one can change that. Zayn was the perfect person to sing A Whole New World, he really did it justice, he sounds so damn beautiful and looks so damn beautiful, he’s MY Aladdin ♥️ pic.twitter.com/DJ6IYpSA5U — Neelam (@zlorious) May 9, 2019 oh zayn for a whole new world is perfect — kate ✨ (@peacesignyoongi) May 9, 2019 We haven't heard a whole lot from the 'There You Are' singer since he dropped his album 'Icarus Falls' in December of last year, only occasionally taking to social media for some expletive filled rants aimed at a mystery person, so this music video is a welcome return from the 26-year-old. If you haven't listened to the track yet, we'd urge you to do so now, because those vocals are something else- and we think they make a great musical duo. Aladdin hits UK cinemas on the 24th May! > Download Our Brand New App For All The Latest Zayn News