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Liam Payne's Coffin Carried in Horse-Drawn Carriage

Funeral for singer is held at St. Mary's Church in Amersham

(Newser) - The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. A horse-drawn carriage...

Producer: Now Is Not the Time to Release Liam Payne Song

Collaborator Sam Pounds faced backlash after announcing 'Do No Wrong' would be out this week

(Newser) - Producer Sam Pounds has decided against releasing new music from his collaboration with Liam Payne, who died in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires two weeks ago. In a post on X Tuesday, the singer-songwriter said he had decided to postpone the release of the single "Do...

Report: Liam Payne Had 'Pink Cocaine' in System

Sources say toxicology tests revealed that singer used multiple drugs before death

(Newser) - One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs in his system when he died in a fall from his hotel room in Buenos Aires last week, sources tell ABC News and TMZ . According to ABC News' sources, toxicology tests detected drugs including what's known as "pink cocaine,"...

Autopsy Report Is In on One Direction Singer's Death

Liam Payne, 31, died of polytrauma, or 'multiple traumatic injuries' from fall, per preliminary autopsy

(Newser) - More details are emerging on the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday after falling off a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Most notably, info from a preliminary autopsy on Payne has been distributed by Argentina's National Prosecutor's Office, which notes in a release...

911 Caller From Singer's Hotel: Police Are Urgently Needed

Liam Payne death: Receptionist said guest was trashing his room and staff feared his life was in danger

(Newser) - In a 911 call before One Direction singer Liam Payne fell to his death on Wednesday, an employee at a Buenos Aires hotel said a guest "intoxicated by drugs and alcohol" was trashing his room and they were worried about his safety. The caller, who identified himself as the...

Liam Payne's Girlfriend Left Argentina, Alone
Inside Liam Payne's Final Days
Oct 17, 2024 1:00 AM CDT

Inside Liam Payne's Final Days

His girlfriend left Argentina alone just 2 days before his death

(Newser) - While the details of Liam Payne's death in Argentina at age 31 are still hazy—most notably, it's not clear whether authorities believe his fall from a hotel balcony was intentional or accidental—stories about the former One Direction singer's final days abound. He was visiting the...

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31
One Direction Singer
Liam Payne Dead at 31
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Oct 16, 2024 5:47 PM CDT

One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead at 31

Police say British singer fell from hotel in Buenos Aires

(Newser) - Liam Payne, a former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday in a fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires, police in Argentina say. Police say the 31-year-old British singer fell from the third floor of a hotel in the city's Palermo neighborhood, CNN reports. In a statement,...

One Direction Star 'Devastated' Over Death of Teen Sister

Felicite Tomlinson, younger sister of Louis Tomlinson, dead at age 18 of apparent heart attack

(Newser) - Felicite Tomlinson, the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, was trying to make some changes for her health, recently announcing she was giving up drinking and smoking. That, and her age, is what makes news out of London particularly shocking: The 18-year-old suffered a heart attack there and...

Ariana Grande Announces Star-Clogged Manchester Benefit

Show to be held Sunday with Bieber, Perry, Coldplay, Pharrell, and more

(Newser) - Ariana Grande is not only returning to Manchester for a charity concert in the wake of the deadly bombing that followed her last show in the city, she's bringing basically every pop star one could think of. Grande isn't waiting around, either, and announced Tuesday that the show...

One Direction Singer: Trump Kicked Us Out of Hotel

Liam Payne says band had refused to meet with Trump's daughter

(Newser) - A member of One Direction claims President Trump once kicked the British boy band out of Trump Tower in New York after they refused to meet with one of his daughters, CBS News reports. "He phoned up our manager, and we were asleep," Liam Payne tells a UK...

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Arrested in Airport Scuffle

A paparazzi photographer made a citizen's arrest in Los Angeles

(Newser) - One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, an incident the singer's lawyer described as "provoked" by paparazzi. The AP reports the incident happened Friday after Tomlinson, arriving on a flight with his girlfriend, Eleanor Calder, asked a...

10 Highest-Paid Musicians in the World

Somehow Diddy makes the list

(Newser) - Taylor Swift is officially bigger than the Rolling Stones—at least in North America. In Forbes ' list of the 30 highest-paid musicians of 2016, Swift takes the top spot by breaking the North American touring record formerly held by the Rolling Stones. She also has endorsements in the seven...

Top 7 Earners in Music for 2015

Not surprisingly, Taylor Swift tops the list by a long shot

(Newser) - Which musicians are raking in the most dough? Billboard looked at 2015 revenue from music sales, streaming, publishing, and revenue (so, not counting money made from merchandising or sponsorships) to come up with the 40 highest-paid musicians of that year. The top seven:
  1. Taylor Swift: $73.5 million, $61.7
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Celine Dion Brings AMAs to Tears With Paris Tribute

One Direction is big winner of the night

(Newser) - One Direction might have debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts behind Justin Bieber, but they won the top award at Sunday's American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez. "This is a testament to how incredible our fans are," Louis Tomlinson said onstage at the Microsoft...

One Direction Kills a Beatles Record

Sigh

(Newser) - Time to be depressed, baby boomers: One Direction has officially overtaken a long-standing Beatles record. The current-day boy band's new single, "Perfect," debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the fifth time a 1D song has done so—putting One Direction ahead of the...

Stephen Hawking Weighs in on Zayn Leaving One Direction

In an alternate universe, the band remains whole

(Newser) - Stephen Hawking's wealth of knowledge extends well beyond silly matters like space and black holes. He recently took on more consequential matters at a Q&A in Australia—during which he was actually in England, being beamed into the event as a hologram, Buzzfeed reports. One question: "What...

7 Musicians Who Quit Their Bands

One Direction fans are far from the first to mourn

(Newser) - With tween girls all aflutter at the news that Zayn Malik has left One Direction , ETOnline has put together a slideshow of a dozen other popular bands that have also lost original members:
  • Backstreet Boys: Kevin Richardson exited the boy band in 2006, and the other four Boys released two
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Gasp: Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction

Says he wants to be a 'normal' 22-year-old guy

(Newser) - It's bombshell news, if you happen to be of a certain age: Zayn Malik said today he is leaving chart-topping boy band One Direction "to be a normal 22-year-old." In an announcement that sent social media into a tizzy, Malik's bandmates said they were sad to...

'Impossible Orchestra' Performs Beach Boys Classic

Supergroup includes Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Lorde, and many more

(Newser) - The BBC managed to put together one of the greatest "supergroups" of all time: 27 famous artists who came together to perform the Beach Boys classic "God Only Knows." Brian Wilson is there, of course, but other singers include Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Lorde, Kylie Minogue, Dave...

10 Most Charitable Celebrities

DoSomething.org rounds up 2013's biggest do-gooders

(Newser) - For the second year running, Taylor Swift was the No. 1 most charitable celebrity last year, according to an annual list put together by DoSomething.org . Among her good deeds: She donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony and headlined an event benefiting an organization that helps homeless youth. Click...

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