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Liam Payne’s Sister Reacts to Late Singer’s 'Building the Band' Trailer
- The Netflix music competition series Building the Band, featuring judges Liam Payne, AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, and Kelly Rowland, premieres on July 9, 2025.
- Building the Band was filmed over summer 2024 and represents Liam Payne's final television appearance before his death from a fall in Buenos Aires on October 16, 2024.
- AJ McLean bonded with Payne during approximately five weeks of filming with 12 to 14 hour days, describing him as compassionate, supportive, and rigorously honest.
- McLean disclosed that before Payne passed away, he had the opportunity to listen to some of Payne’s unreleased tracks, praising the collection as impressive and expressing hope that fans will eventually get to hear it. Meanwhile, Payne’s sisters conveyed both pride in his final work and deep sorrow over his loss.
- The series offers fans a chance to see Payne’s mentoring role and legacy, with his family supporting the release and continuing to commemorate his life and career.
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Liam Payne previewed "beautiful" unreleased music for Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean before death
Backstreet Boys‘ AJ McLean has revealed that he’s heard Liam Payne‘s unreleased music, calling it “a great body of work” – see what else McLean had to say below. READ MORE: Liam Payne 1993-2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenon Next week (July 9), Netflix will release the first block of episodes for the music competition Building The Band. The competition series filmed over the summer in 2024 and features Liam Payne, The Pus…
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My SiteLiam Payne Previewed New Music for AJ McLean Before His Death: ‘It Was a Great Body of Work’
Liam Payne played unreleased music for Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean prior to his death in October 2024. The 'Making the Band' host called it beautiful.
AJ McLean Recalls Bonding with 'Freaking Legend' Liam Payne Over 'Sobriety, Life'
The Backstreet Boy opens up about his connection with the late One Direction singer, how the Netflix series Building the Band will show him "at his best" and the moment he and co-stars Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland learned of his death.
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