The Hollywood Reporter

Simon Cowell, Who First Formed and Signed One Direction, on Liam Payne’s Death: “I Feel Empty”

The globally successful band that included Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were first formed on Cowell's reality show, 'The X-Factor', in 2010. By Lily Ford Simon ...
Wall Street Journal

One Direction Was a Package Deal. But Liam Payne Was Different.

The first time Liam Payne auditioned for “The X Factor,” in 2008, he was just 14 years old. For the British talent show’s judges, he performed “Fly Me to the Moon,” snapping along to keep the beat ...
WTEN

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in ...
Business Insider

Liam Payne changed the music industry in One Direction. Solo success was harder.

The death of Liam Payne, once part of One Direction, was a dark and abrupt turn for a person in a boy band that reinvigorated the pop-music industry. On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that Payne ...
The Columbian

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

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 ...