Liam Payne: the heady rise and tragic de...

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On Wednesday night it was announced that Liam Payne had died in Buenos Aires aged 31, where he was on holiday. What does his death say about the music industry? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: ht ... Show More

BREAKING: One Direction star Liam Payne has died, aged 31  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

With the American showbiz website TMZ deciding to post a picture of his body - does that decision say everything about the toxic environment social media has created? In extraordinarily tragic news, the former One Direction star Liam Payne died last night aged just 31, after fall ... Show More

The tragic and untimely death of One Direction singer Liam Payne was a terrible shock to music fans all throughout the globe. The exact circumstances for his fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires are currently unknown, but stories about Payne’s ment ... Show More

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