In the early days of One Direction’s world-dominating stardom, Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at the age of 31, was known as the ringleader of the teenage quintet. As a teen, Zayn Malik was too shy to ...

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 — ...

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 ...

Ed Sheeran has a whole lot of history with One Direction. Sheeran first collaborated with the boy band — which originally included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and the late ...

At their peak, One Direction were considered the biggest boy band in the world. Today, they're still regarded as one of the most successful boy bands in history, with the likes of the Backstreet Boys ...

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 ...