When the news broke on Oct. 16 that former One Direction member Liam Payne had died, the overwhelming reaction — from both casual observers and longtime fans of the multiplatinum-selling boy band — ...

Right now, One Direction wishes Liam Payne were here with them. Simon Cowell—who was a judge on The X Factor when the British boy band was created and signed the band to his record label Syco—also ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) One Direction (L-R) Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne pose for a portrait backstage during the 28th Annual ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --Singer Liam Payne died Wednesday in a fall from a CasaSur hotel third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires. He was 31. Payne rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, which also ...

As fans around the world respond to the devastating news that Liam Payne has died at 31, here’s a look back at happier times when One Direction was the hottest boy band on the planet, thrilling fans ...