Zayn Malik praised for performing with all-female band on first ever solo tour

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zayn Malik has been praised for performing alongside an all-female band on his first ever solo tour. “This is the hottest thing a male singer could’ve ever done btw like mad respect,” one person said. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Elsewhere on Malik’s first solo tour, the singer gave a touching tribute to his former bandmate Liam Payne, who died last month following a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. open image in gallery Malik after the funeral service for One Direction singer Liam Payne “I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly”, he added in a statement.