Directioners, it’s your time. Rolling Stone can confirm that Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson linked up to film a documentary series for Netflix, slated to drop next year. The three-part series will be directed by Nicola Marsh, who is behind Song Exploder and Leo Baker’s Stay on Board. The yet-to-be-named …
Read More »Call 5 Seconds of Summer a Boy Band All You Want, But Don't Call This a Comeback
This past weekend, cryptic posters popped up around the world reading “Your Favorite Boy Band Is Coming Back,” along with a URL: YourFavoriteBoyBand.com. It wasn’t immediately clear who the red and yellow flyers belonged to, but the site was soon updated to include a quiz to help confused visitors figure …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Blasts Hateful Online 'Conspiracy' Comments: 'It's Just Too Hurtful'
As anyone who has even glanced at X over the past few years can attest, the social media platform has become a bottomless cesspool of misinformation, misogyny, spam, scams, bot-generated hate campaigns, absurd conspiracy theories, and bilious rage. And in a new post on X, One Direction‘s Louis Tomlinson says …
Read More »Zayn Malik Tackles Racism He Faced During One Direction Days in New Song Snippet
Zayn Malik appears to confront the racism he faced while a member of One Direction in a teaser for a new song, ostensibly titled “Fuchsia Sea.” Malik shared a snippet of the song on Instagram over the weekend, promising the full track would be “coming soon.” Following the mix of …
Read More »Liam Payne Previewed New Music for AJ McLean Before His Death: 'It Was a Great Body of Work'
AJ McLean is one of the few people who heard some of the music Liam Payne was working on prior to his death in October 2024. The Backstreet Boys member developed a close rapport with the One Direction singer while working on the Netflix series Building the Band. In a …
Read More »Liam Payne's Sister Pens Tribute 6 Months After Singer's Death: 'Living Without You Is Impossible'
Half a year after the death of Liam Payne, his sister Ruth Gibbins remembered her brother in a heartfelt tribute. “My head is still screaming for you,” Gibbins wrote in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday.“Each morning on waking, I feel like I am plunged underwater, gasping for air that …
Read More »Zayn Performs 'Night Changes' Live for First Time in 10 Years — And There Were Tears
With the sadness that’s taken over the Directioner fandom over the last few months, Zayn knew 1D’s fans deserved a sweet surprise. During his show in Mexico City Tuesday night, Zayn performed a rendition of One Direction‘s “Night Changes” for the first time in 10 years — coincidentally, on the …
Read More »Liam Payne Honored at Brit Awards: 'Incredibly Kind Soul Who Touched the Lives of Everyone'
The 2025 Brit Awards honored Liam Payne on Saturday. Payne died in October 2024 at the age of 31. During the emotional tribute, which took place towards the end of the ceremony, host Jack Whitehall told the audience that it was time to “take a moment to remember a very …
Read More »'I Don't Fault Him for His Struggles': Liam Payne's Ex-Fiancée Maya Henry Breaks Silence
Model Maya Henry’s engagement to Liam Payne — the former One Direction singer who died in October and whose life story is chronicled in Rolling Stone’s new cover story — was tumultuous. They started dating officially in August 2019; he proposed that November, and they broke up in May 2022. …
Read More »Inside the Grammys' Liam Payne Tribute
The 67th annual Grammys carried heavier emotional weight than usual, thanks to the backdrop of the Los Angeles wildfires — but the show’s most heartbreaking moment came at the start of the In Memoriam section: a carefully crafted video tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne, who died at …
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