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, 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 ...

Following Liam Payne’s death on Oct. 16, One Direction’s music has seen a significant surge on the charts, with all five of the group’s albums returning to the Billboard 200. Each of the boy band’s ...