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 — ...

Simon Cowell pulled One Direction together in 2010 after Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne had each auditioned as solo artists on The X Factor UK. Better together, ...

Indeed, Cowell wound up managing One Direction for much of their career, and Payne went on to deliver some of their most memorable musical moments. His soaring vocals ring throughout the group’s early ...

Even though One Direction has been on a band hiatus since 2015, the group’s influence on pop culture has remained apparent in the years following their break through their dedicated fan base and ...

Rewinding to the days before One Direction was a global pop sensation, longtime fans might recall goofy video diaries that inspired plenty of inside jokes, silly dance moves and Liam Payne being the ...

Harry Styles‘ strength as a songwriter has been proven countless times during his solo career. But, he was flexing that skill while with his One Direction bandmates as well. Find our four favorite ...

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 fans were (and continue to be) rabid. The band’s – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson – albums were picked apart with the finest of combs. There isn’t ...

Everybody wants to steal my tunes. Credit: Mashable Composite: Stacey Zhu; GIO_LE, Featureflash Photo Agency, Tatiana Popova/Shutterstock.com On The Idea of You's companion album, the film's star ...

During a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, Simon Cowell discussed working with One Direction. He brought up The Monkees in the interview. “You treat them like human beings, you don’t overwork them, ...