LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of X-Factor band One Direction attend the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World ...

Big Time Rush singer Carlos PenaVega opened up about touring with an early One Direction on the Unplanned podcast. The two boy bands shared the stage in 2012 for BTR's Better With U tour. At the time, ...

The British boy band joined the American pop group on 10 dates of their Better With U tour in 2012 Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023. Her work ...

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 ...

Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his ...

Back to the beginning! The X Factor UK is offering fans a new look at One Direction's origin story, releasing a new nearly 30-minute featurette. "You've seen how One Direction were put together," an ...

On July 23, to celebrate the beloved boyband's 12th anniversary, Fremantle Media released a never-before-seen video of the group filmed during season seven of The X Factor U.K. in 2010. The clip shows ...

Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina Dave Benett/Getty Images; Karwai Tang/WireImage Liam Payne will forever be remembered by those who ...