Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Lads for life! After Harry Styles won big at the 2023 Grammys, two of his former One Direction bandmates congratulated him on his success.“Wow … this image is really something to wake up to and when you write music like you do Harry you deserve every millisecond of that moment looking down smiling at the trophy you’ve earned,” Liam Payne wrote via Instagram on Monday, February 6, alongside a photo of Styles, 29, holding one of his awards “God bless you brother congratulations.”Niall Horan, for his part, shared a photo via his Instagram Story of the “Watermelon Sugar” singer receiving one of his honors. “Very proud ❤️ @harrystyles,” the “Heartbreak Weather” crooner, 29, captioned the snap.The Don’t Worry Darling actor took home two awards on Sunday, February 5, winning Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for Harry’s House, which debuted in May 2022.
He also hit the stage to perform “As It Was,” which was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video.When he snagged his first trophy of the evening, his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift was spotted in the crowd giving him a standing ovation.
The U.K. native and the “Anti-Hero” songstress, 33, were also seen chatting it up inside the Crypto.com Arena in video exclusively obtained by Us Weekly.
The twosome laughed together and leaned in for a friendly conversation as Steve Lacy performed his No. 1 hit “Bad Habit.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesWhile Horan and Payne were proud of their fellow boy bander, Styles’ Album of the Year win didn’t sit well with some observers. Beyoncé was widely expected to win Album of the Year for Renaissance, which won Best Dance/Electronic Album on Sunday.
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