Latest Liam Payne News

Taylor Swift wins big and Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne at the MTV EMAs

Nov. 10, 2024 23:11 PM EST

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Taylor Swift came out on top at the 2024 MTV EMAs on Sunday, walking away with best artist, best U.S. act, best live act and best video for “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone). Swift, who is finishing up her Eras tour on the other side of the...

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Nov. 08, 2024 06:10 AM EST

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutor...

What we know about the death of Liam Payne

Oct. 24, 2024 16:59 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Oct. 16 at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne was a beloved member of the group, which formed in 2010 after its...

Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died

Oct. 24, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said Thursday. A police special investigations unit went to the...

Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official

Oct. 21, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said. The final...

Directioners mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities

Oct. 20, 2024 20:33 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week. Directioners, as supporters of the massively successful boy band are known, left tributes in London,...

Singer Zayn postpones US tour after the death of his former bandmate Liam Payne

Oct. 19, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

English singer Zayn Malik on Saturday postponed a planned tour to the U.S. following the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Zayn, as the singer often goes by, said on the social platform X that he made the decision “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this...

Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, Cheryl, Simon Cowell and more mourn singer

Oct. 18, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday at age 31. A look at some of the reactions: __ ...

Liam Payne's father arrives in Buenos Aires days after the pop star's fatal hotel plunge

Oct. 18, 2024 18:55 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday to arrange for the return of his son's body to England two days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony. After landing at the Buenos...

One Direction was the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force

Oct. 18, 2024 09:57 AM EDT

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 gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne. “You’re insecure, don’t know what for /...