When Zayn Malik posted a tweet of lyrics from Empire State Of Mind by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z it was retweeted and favourited by his legions of fans in their thousands.

But now could we see it as a coded message that the former One Directioner was getting ready to sign for RCA records? Alicia is among the artists signed to the label, who it’s now confirmed Zayn has joined.

But other than Alicia who else is with RCA and, ultimately, collaboration material for Zayn.

1. Chris Brown

2. Justin Timberlake

3. Jennifer Hudson

4. Labrinth

5. Miley Cyrus

6. Pitbull

7. Asap Rocky

8. Sia

9. Cage The Elephant

10. Shakira

11. Mark Ronson

12. Britney Spears

13. Jamie Foxx

14. Christina Aguilera

15. Tom Odell

But there’s still one very specific collab wanted…