Harry Styles Splits From One Direction Management Team, Signs New Solo Contract

Harry Styles is taking the next step in his music career. The British heartthrob has cut ties with One Direction's longtime management team, Modest Management, for a new deal with CAA's Jeffrey Azoff.

"We wish Harry the very best. It has been a real pleasure working with him," Modest executives Richard Griffiths and Harry Magee said in a statement to Billboard on Monday, February 1, which just happens to be Styles' 22nd birthday. "Harry is a total gentleman, and we know our good friend Jeffrey Azoff will look after him. We look forward to sharing some great wine with them next time we are in L.A."