Louis Tomlinson is honoring his One Direction brother Liam Payne in an emotional tribute. On Thursday, Tomlinson remembered the singer as the “most vital part” of One Direction, as he vowed to be there for Payne’s son, Bear, and reminisced on their close friendship. “I am beyond devastated to be …
Read More »Zayn Malik Remembers Liam Payne in Emotional Tribute: 'I Never Got to Thank You'
Zayn Malik is reminiscing on his memories with his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. In a heartfelt tribute posted to Instagram Thursday, a day after Payne’s death at 31, Malik honored Payne and remembered his support and “reassuring smile” while in One Direction. “Liam, I have found myself talking …
Read More »Liam Payne's Death Shocked the World. Directioners Are at a Loss
Outside of the CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a makeshift memorial filled with letters, flowers, and candles has been growing since the untimely death of Liam Payne, who rose to fame as a member of the 2010s British boy band One Direction. On Wednesday evening, David Kraventz, the …
Read More »Liam Payne, One Direction Member, Dead at 31
Liam Payne, who came to fame as a member of One Direction, has died. He was 31. On Wednesday, Secretario de Seguridad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires David Kraventz (the Security Secretary of Buenos Aires) confirmed to Rolling Stone that the British singer died after falling from the third …
Read More »See Liam Payne Singled Out as One Direction's 'Leader' by 'X Factor' Judges in 2010
Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his fellow Directioners bite their nails with excitement. Watching the behind-the-scenes clip, which the show posted …
Read More »Who Will Reunite Next? We Place Odds on 17 Groups, From Led Zeppelin to One Direction
News of the Oasis reunion has sent shockwaves throughout the music world, especially since Noel Gallagher has spent the past 15 years swearing such a thing would never happen. But should anyone really be all that surprised? Liam and Noel Gallagher may not like each other very much, but they …
Read More »Kelly Rowland, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and AJ McLean to Find the Next Great Group on 'Building the Band'
Love Is Blind but for finding your bandmates, and with some of the greatest group members as judges?! On Friday, Netflix announced that Kelly Rowland, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and AJ McLean will help find music’s next great group on Building the Band. The new series will feature individual singers …
Read More »Pop Party Promoter Club 90s Is Changing Gen Z Nightlife Culture, One Midnight Memory at a Time
Pink and blue lights dance off the mirrored disco ball that hangs from the ceiling of New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, illuminating the hundreds-deep crowd beneath it. It’s early in the night on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, only about 9:30., but the audience is already buzzing with impatience. …
Read More »Simon Cowell Doubts One Direction Will Reunite, Wishes He Could Still Profit Off Band's Name
Simon Cowell wishes he could be making money off of One Direction‘s name. In a new interview for The Diary of a CEO, the X-Factor judge credited with forming the group said he wishes he owned the band’s brand. “The one thing I regret is I should have kept the …
Read More »Simon Cowell Is Looking for the Next One Direction
When One Direction formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, it was like capturing a million different rare occurrences at once — lightning in a bottle, a total solar eclipse, shooting stars, volcanic eruptions, winning the lottery, all of it. Simon Cowell looked at his creation — though it …
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