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 ...

Little Mix started in 2011 on The X Factor. At the time, the group consisted of Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirwall, and Nelson. Little Mix, just like One Direction, started out with the ...

On Monday (April 5), twin musicians John and Edward Grimes, known as pop duo Jedward, spoke out against The X Factor UK, Simon Cowell, and the music industry as a whole, in a scathing Twitter tirade.

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 — ...