Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles ...

Following the One Direction member's death at the age of 31 from a fatal fall off a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, his friends and family have been paying tribute to the singer. And while ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of X-Factor band One Direction attend the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World ...

Following Liam Payne’s death on Oct. 16, One Direction‘s music has seen a significant surge on the charts, with all five of the group’s albums returning to the Billboard 200. Each of the boy band’s ...

Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...

Rewinding to the days before One Direction was a global pop sensation, longtime fans might recall goofy video diaries that inspired plenty of inside jokes, silly dance moves and Liam Payne being the ...

One Direction delighted fans with hit after hit. Even after members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik disbanded, they continued on that trajectory with their solo ...

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 ...