He has been teasing fans with snippets of his new music on Instagram.
And Zayn Malik proved he was in still in the creative writing zone as he picked up a keyboard in Miami on Thursday.
The former One Direction singer, 25, was seen puffing on a cigarette as he chatted to friends during his shopping trip.
Making music: Zayn Malik proved he was in still in the creative writing zone as he picked up a keyboard in Miami on Thursday
The singer was casually-clad in a turquoise shirt and light brown shorts, which showed off his well-known tattoo collection.
His partially shaved raven locks were styled into a quiff and he rocked a distinguished smattering of stubble.
Zayn completed the look with a pair of grey trainers and showed off his typical quirky fashion touches with a bracelet, ring and nose ring.
Low-key figure: The singer was casually-clad in a turquoise shirt and light brown shorts, which showed off his well-known tattoo collection
Puffing away: The former One Direction singer, 25, was seen puffing on a cigarette as he chatted to friends during his shopping trip
The Pillow Talk Hitmaker recently came under fire from his social media followers after he uploaded a video of himself smoking while covering I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt.
He was seen taking a drag on the cigarette before playing the song in a heavily filtered video.
One fan wrote: ‘Dont smoke’ while another added ‘Dont smoke honey. Please it will kill your voice’ with one more fan writing ‘Don’t. Smoke. Thanks.’
Edgy: His partially shaved raven locks were styled into a quiff and he rocked a distinguished smattering of stubble
Quirky: Zayn completed the look with a pair of grey trainers and showed off his typical quirky fashion touches with a bracelet, ring and nose ring
The singer has been keeping himself busy while his girlfriend Gigi Hadid, 22, has been storming the runway during Paris Fashion Week.
The lovebirds are currently having to spend some time apart as Gigi continues her reign following her stint in Milan alongside sister Bella.
The model has walked in a number of high-profile catwalk shows during the fashionable event, including Roberto Cavalli, Missoni, Versace and Moschino.
She and Bella then rounded off their appearance at the Tommy Hilfiger show on Sunday night, with Gigi the worldwide ambassador for the brand.
Zayn has been dating the supermodel since January 2016, six months after he broke up with Little Mix singer fiance Perrie Edwards, 24.
Focused: The singer has been keeping himself busy while his girlfriend Gigi Hadid, 22, has been storming the runway during Paris Fashion Week
Their romance has gone from strength to strength with her mother Yolanda, admitted that she is happy to see her daughter so in love and will always be there to support the millennial power couple through it all.
She told MailOnline: ‘When you raise your children, I hope I instilled the best in them to make the right choices and turn to me and say “I love this man” then I’m going to love them too.
‘This is their journey and I’m just here to support both of them as long as they make each other happy, working through things then I’m happy.’
Bad habit: He raised some eyebrows when he was spotted smoking a suspicious looking cigarette last week- with fans urging him to quit the habit
Smitten: Zayn has been dating Gigi since January 2016, six months after he broke up with Little Mix singer fiance Perrie Edwards, 24 (pictured in October 2016)