One Direction mattered. They mattered to millions of fans who bought their albums, memorized their lyrics, and attended their concerts. And because One Direction mattered, Liam Payne mattered. Liam — ...

Indeed, Cowell wound up managing One Direction for much of their career, and Payne went on to deliver some of their most memorable musical moments. His soaring vocals ring throughout the group’s early ...

One Direction have always been better at saying goodbye than I could ever be. I’ve always struggled with the finality of farewell, always jumping through as many mental hoops as I needed to in order ...

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 ...

After hearing the news of Payne’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony, his groupmates, fans and collaborators shared their shock and grief. By Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Maya Salam Lucía Cholakian ...

Payne and Tomlinson also co-wrote a majority of the band’s fourth album Four in 2014 with songwriters Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, and Jamie Scott. Throughout his time with One Direction, Payne’s ...

Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline ...

All four members of the former pop boy band One Direction have shared tributes to their late bandmate, Liam Payne, following what officials called a drug- and alcohol-fueled fatal fall from a hotel ...