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 ...
Variety

Hundreds of One Direction Fans Gather in London to Sing, Cry and Say Goodbye to Liam Payne

Hundreds of One Direction fans gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to pay their respects to Liam Payne, the former member of the British-Irish boy band who died on Wednesday after falling from a ...

Louis Tomlinson talks about BTS breaking One Direction records and the changing music industry: 'I used to feel a little bit ashamed...'

Louis Tomlinson has had a front-row seat to the changing landscape of global pop music, from his record-breaking days with ...
Arizona Daily Star

One Direction fans dance the night away at the Rialto

Saturday night, the Rialto Theatre filled with dozens of self-proclaimed Directioners looking to dance all night to the best songs ever, and enjoy a set of their favorite band's nostalgic hits at the ...
AV Club

Here are 60 minutes of One Direction to give you a taste of Liam Payne's talents

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 ...