Getting a list of the best long songs together requires just one or two arbitrary rules. Firstly, what’s the minimum length to qualify? Eight minutes feels right, in that it’s firmly clear of the five ...

Fifteen years after the boy band was formed and nine months after member Liam Payne died, fans are having mixed emotions.

Legendary Singer-Songwriter, 78, Plays What Bob Dylan Called the 'Best Song Ever Written' in 'Brilliant' New Video originally appeared on Parade. When it comes to staying power, few songs in ...

One Direction found great success as a band, but all five members have gone on to release solo music too, most to solid results.

In the wake of Liam Payne's death, Variety revisits the singer's defining songs with the group that vaulted him to superstardom.

Little Black Dress (Midnight Memories) By 2013, Liam Payne had made his way into the One Direction writer’s room, and this has to be one of his best pieces of work. A gem of 70s power pop, it riffs ...

Before his solo career, Liam Payne was one of 1D's prolific writers. These are some of his best songs from each album, including "Night Changes." ...

One Direction burst onto the global music scene in 2010, capturing hearts with their boyish charm, tight harmonies, and infectious pop anthems.

Precision engineered to yank at the heartstrings, the falsetto-heavy Story Of My Life established One Direction as a band capable of more than just the one-hit wonder of What Makes You Beautiful.

The song that shot One Direction stratospheric, What Makes You Beautiful is a soaring, joyous piece of work that – like most of their work – pays tribute to a mysterious unnamed love interest.

What is that one thing? Who knows – perhaps that’s the charm of this peppy early single. An epic pop record, it’s packed with a whole heap of sonic goodness: vocal harmonies, guitar riffs and plenty ...