Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simon Cowell, who co-created and first signed One Direction, is speaking out following the death of band member Liam Payne at age ...

After canceling Britain’s Got Talent auditions Thursday to mourn Liam Payne, Simon Cowell is paying tribute to the late One Direction star. On Friday, Cowell, the music executive who helped form One ...

“I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you,” Cowell wrote. “This is so difficult to put into words right now.” Cowell, ...

The globally successful band that included Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were first formed on Cowell's reality show, 'The X-Factor', in 2010. By Lily Ford Simon ...

Simon Cowell, the mastermind behind the formation of One Direction, paid tribute to Liam Payne after his sudden death Oct. 16. "You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like ...

Getty Images (2) Liam Payne and Niall Horan crossed paths just before the “Strip That Down” singer’s death on October 16, ...