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 ...

Simon Cowell has one regret about One Direction: not owning the band name. On Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the television and music mogul discussed what made the One Direction ...

Liam Payne gave the world so much in a short time. That’s why the pop world is reeling this week in shock and grief over the tragic news of his death on Tuesday. People loved Payne because he had so ...

One Direction were in Nottingham, England, on a tour stop, when longtime collaborator, Jamie Scott brought them a new song. “We just came into a room one day and he was like, ‘I’ve got this song that ...

Boy band member tattoos a clue on his arm. Aug. 26, 2013— -- It's hard to imagine the music scene before One Direction, the Irish-British boy group that has rapidly taken over the top spots on ...

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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 ...

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 — ...

One Direction was reportedly planning a comeback before Liam Payne’s tragic death. All five original members — including Zayn Malik, who quit the boy band — had been “in talks to do one last reunion ...

(L-R) Simon Cowell, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan Trae Patton / NBC / Getty Images / Brian Rasic / WireImage Simon Cowell says he was naive when he signed One Direction and ...

Zayn Malik left the popular boy band last week. One Direction member Zayn Malik attends the NRJ Music Awards at Palais des Festivals on Dec. 13, 2014 in Cannes, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ...