ONE DIRECTION TO OPEN "TEEN CHOICE 2013" WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE OF "BEST SONG EVER," SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, ON FOX

BRAND NEW SINGLE "BEST SONG EVER" AVAILABLE DIGITALLY MONDAY JULY 22ND SET TO OPEN "TEEN CHOICE 2013" AWARDS ON FOX

(NEW YORK, NY; COLUMBIA RECORDS; JUNE 25, 2013) - Global superstars One Direction tease their upcoming 3D movie, THIS IS US, with the eagerly awaited release of their brand new single "Best Song Ever." The first song to be released from their forthcoming third album due out later this year, "Best Song Ever" will be digitally released globally on Monday, July 22nd, 2013. One Direction will open TEEN CHOICE 2013 with the television debut performance of "Best Song Ever." TEEN CHOICE 2013 airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 11 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

On "Best Song Ever" Niall, Louis, Harry, Liam and Zayn deliver yet another memorable modern-pop classic. Fans can get their first taste of "Best Song Ever" when the new trailer for THIS IS US launches on the One Direction official VEVO channel today. With a sky scraping sing along chorus, One Direction's new single expands their sound yet remains as irrepressibly infectious as ever.

One Direction are currently on a worldwide tour in support of their second album TAKE ME HOME, while THIS IS US will be released nationwide August 30th, 2013. The band will make a special appearance on NBC's the Today Show Summer Concert series on August 23rd in support of the film. One Direction have just announced the first two legs of a worldwide stadium tour for 2014 - including eight sold out dates in the UK and Ireland.

With the two albums to date - UP ALL NIGHT and TAKE ME HOME - One Direction have sold over 30 million records worldwide. They've won two BRIT awards, three MTV Europe Music awards, three Billboard Music awards and are nominated for a Teen Choice 2013 Award for Choice Music Group.

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Syco Entertainment is a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music and is one of the world's leading global music, film and television production companies responsible for some of the world's most successful global TV and music franchises. Syco Entertainment is also the world's most successful producer of international talent with Syco Music being the record label home for such diverse international recording artists as Labrinth, One Direction, Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Little Mix, IL Divo, Jonathan and Charlotte, Tate Stevens, Emblem3, Fifth Harmony, James Arthur, Ella Henderson and the Loveable Rogues. Syco's television assets include the global franchises The X Factor and Got Talent. The X Factor was created by Syco Television and is produced by Syco Television and Fremantle Media. Local versions of The X Factor are produced in more than 42 territories and the US version of The X Factor airs in over 191 countries. In 2012 Got Talent became the world's biggest selling TV format and is now commissioned in 56 countries as a local format. In 2013 Syco continues to capitalize on the ongoing success of its established global hit TV formats and a number of new projects including two feature films - One Direction's 3D movie This Is Us with Sony Pictures and 'One Chance', a film based on the success story of Britain's Got Talent's first winner, Paul Potts, in association with the Weinstein Company.