ONE DIRECTION TO DEBUT SONGS FROM NEW ALBUM "FOUR" LIVE ON NBC's "TODAY"

Special 1D Performance Live From Universal Orlando Resort Monday, November 17

NEW YORK - September 12, 2014 - Global pop sensation One Direction will celebrate the release of their new album, FOUR on NBC's TODAY with a special performance live from Universal Orlando Resort. Kicking off the bands album release week, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson will join the TODAY show anchor team for the Orlando broadcast Monday, November 17. The band made the announcement this morning on TODAY: http://www.today.com/video/today/56035037

Additionally, as part of TODAY's 1D Fan Face-Off, two lucky winners and their guests will travel to Orlando for the performance.

One Direction made their first national television appearance on TODAY more than two years ago, and they drew record-breaking crowds with their Rockefeller Plaza concert last summer. The band has sold 46 million records worldwide with 91 number-one hits internationally.

One Directions' fourth studio album, FOUR, will be released on November 17, 2014 via Syco/Columbia Records. The follow-up to their third album MIDNIGHT MEMORIES, the world's bestselling album of 2013, FOUR is available for pre-order today: http://smarturl.it/1DFouriTdlx

Public viewing for the One Direction TODAY show performance will be available throughout Universal CityWalk and no admission is required.

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