Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles ...

1D has hit 1B - again. More than a decade after its release, the music video for One Direction‘s "Night Changes" has surpassed a billion views on YouTube, marking the band's fourth visual to reach the ...

The music mogul has mellowed as he thinks about his legacy. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro For an entire year, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel ...

Niall Horan is getting back in the studio. Indeed, the One Direction alum revealed that he has been busy cooking up his fourth album, just one month after releasing an expanded version of his 2020 ...

The first time Liam Payne auditioned for “The X Factor,” in 2008, he was just 14 years old. For the British talent show’s judges, he performed “Fly Me to the Moon,” snapping along to keep the beat ...

In October 2024, One Direction, their fans, and the entire music industry were heartbroken when it was reported that Liam Payne had died. Of course, this led many to wonder if the band would finally ...

Liam Payne gave the world so much in a short time. That’s why the pop world is reeling this week in shock and grief over the tragic news of his death on Tuesday. People loved Payne because he had so ...

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 ...