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Former boy and girl band members for new Netflix show

One Direction star Liam Payne, former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and The Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger will judge attempts to create a band in a new Netflix show.

Television • 16 Aug 24

Simon Cowell: "I wish I'd owned the name"

Simon Cowell regrets not owning One Direction's name

Music mogul Simon Cowell has suggested he would create a One Direction version of Abba Voyage if he owned the band's name.

Music • 12 Jul 24

Simon Cowell - "We had to put Dublin as one of the cities for doing this"

Dublin visit a must for Simon Cowell in boyband search

Simon Cowell has told The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that a visit to Dublin is a must as he launches the search for his new boyband.

Music • 20 Jun 24

Simon Cowell 'installs' a billboard in London as he launches his UK and Ireland search for the next 'boyband sensation'

Cowell to bring hunt for "new" One Direction to Dublin

Simon Cowell is set to bring his latest search for a new boyband to Dublin this July and and he says he is "praying" he finds a group as talented as One Direction as he launches the call-out for auditions.

Music • 04 Jun 24

Zayn Malik: "I chose this book because I love Bob Marley, and because music and reading are both important to me as a parent."

Malik to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story by Ziggy Marley

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has said his CBeebies Bedtime Story debut "will be something really cool" to show his daughter.

Music • 20 May 24

Zayn Malik tells screaming fans 'I've missed this'

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has made his debut UK solo performance at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.

Music • 18 May 24

The Amniotics. Photo credit Marty McElroy

Behind the music - The Amniotics

Irish feminist alt-rockers The Amniotics have released their second single, HMPB. We asked front woman Rebecca Walsh the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 02 Dec 23

Liam Payne banned from driving after admitting speeding

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has been banned from driving after admitting a speeding offence.

Music • 16 Oct 23

Tom Holland plays a shot on the 6th hole during the Pro-Am prior to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on Wednesday in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Spider-Man's Tom Holland tees up for celebrity golf

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland is putting his swing to the test in a star-studded pro-am golf competition.

Movies • 13 Sep 23

Niall Horan sold out his first night at the RHK in Dublin in under one hour

Niall Horan adds second Dublin outdoor gig for 2024

Fresh from his triumphant gig at Electric Picnic last week and selling out three nights at the 3Arena, Niall Horan has added a second date at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and will now play the Dublin venue on 23 and 24 August 2024.

Music • 08 Sep 23

Liam Payne has to postpone tour of South America

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has had to postpone his upcoming tour of South America after being in hospital with a "serious kidney infection", he said.

Music • 25 Aug 23

Harry Styles' world tour raises €6 million for charity

Harry Styles' world tour has raised around €6 million for charity.

Music • 01 Aug 23

Niall Horan hits number one spot on the UK albums chart

Niall Horan has gone to number one on the UK albums chart with his latest album The Show.

Music • 16 Jun 23

Niall Horan - "I understand why it was going on, but it gave me a thing where, when I came back to London, I would be afraid to go out. There was a period where I actually couldn't"

Niall Horan 'afraid to go out' during 1D fame

Niall Horan has said that he was "afraid" to go out after being "chased" by fans while touring with One Direction.

Music • 08 Jun 23

Liam Payne has confirmed his sobriety in an impromptu interview

One Direction's Liam Payne confirms 100 day of sobriety

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has said that he has been sober for over 100 days.

Music • 17 May 23

Harry Styles would "never say never" to 1D reunion

Harry Styles said he would "never say never" to a One Direction reunion as he appeared on the final episode of James Corden's The Late Late Show.

Music • 28 Apr 23

Louis Tomlinson arrives at the All Of Those Voices UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on 16 March in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

Louis Tomlinson: I felt like I had a lot to prove

Louis Tomlinson says that for a long time he felt like he "had a lot to prove" but has now "gotten over that idea in my head".

Music • 17 Mar 23

Liam Payne reacts to Harry Styles' Grammys with a 'Wow'

Liam Payne reckons his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles "deserves every millisecond" of his Grammys success.

Grammys • 06 Feb 23

Louis Tomlinson released his second album, Faith in the Future, last week

Louis Tomlinson has broken his arm 'pretty badly'

Louis Tomlinson has been forced to postpone a series of in-store signings after breaking his arm in a fall.

Music • 13 Nov 22

Robbie Williams wants to make a documentary on fame

Robbie Williams has said he wants to make a documentary about "what really happens" to bands that are catapulted into the spotlight and experience the height of fame.

Music • 02 Nov 22

Niall Horan's mother Maura Gallagher called Joe Duffy's Liveline to defend the One Direction star

Niall Horan's mother defends her son over Guinness-gate

Niall Horan's mother has defended her son following complaints that he was seen drinking alcohol on a recent episode of his new show with Lewis Capaldi.

Music • 20 Oct 22

Niall Horan joining The Voice US as a coach

The American television network NBC has announced that Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan is joining music talent show The Voice US as a coach for the new season in the spring.

Television • 12 Oct 22

Louis Tomlinson recalls 'struggle' around album release

Louis Tomlinson has said the time around the release of his debut album was not a "daily struggle, but maybe a weekly struggle" as the record failed to secure regular radio play.

Music • 17 Sep 22

Louis Tomlinson: "It's easier to see now from the outside looking in, definitely."

Louis Tomlinson hints at One Direction reunion

Louis Tomlinson hopes One Direction will reunite for a big event and said it "would be a shame" if they didn't.

Music • 09 Sep 22

Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi go busking in Dublin

There's always a chance a star might get spotted around Dublin's Grafton Street – but Friday saw pop royalty on the double while giving it socks in the sunshine.

Music • 06 Aug 22