Harry Styles has set the internet alight with pictures of THREE new hairstyles for a new solo interview – prompting speculation from fans that some new solo music might be just around the corner.

The former One Direction star, 22, posted three blank spaces on his Instagram account over the weekend, causing his legions of fans to wonder about their meaning. However, on Monday (September 26th), those spaces became magazine shots done as a photoshoot for London magazine Another Man.

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The pictures also teased a “special document curated by Harry”. Its content is so far unclear, though it does seem that Styles is going to be interviewed by his good friend Chelsea Handler, as well as none other than Sir Paul McCartney.

The three shots all seem him sporting very different images. They include a Rolling Stones-esque black-and-white photo, one of his trademark shaggy locks, and another of what seems to be the one he’s been boasting in sneaky shots from the set of Dunkirk, the upcoming Christopher Nolan World War II epic in which Styles is launching his movie career.

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The magazine hits shelves at the end of September, and 1D fans will be hoping that the feature interview contains details of Harry’s much-vaunted solo career.

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However, some fans reckon there’ll be an announcement of new music even earlier than that. In the three pictures, Styles wrote simply “29.9.16” as the caption – which is this coming Thursday. With new singles and albums now released on Fridays, this date would fit in nicely for a potential surprise release…

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On the other hand, it’s much more likely to be the release date of the magazine.

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