Liam Payne’s First Posthumous Release Set for This Week
Liam Payne’s first posthumous song is reportedly set to release later this week. The solo artist and former One Direction member tragically passed away on October 16 following a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the Argentine prosecutor’s office, the 31-year-old’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas, including internal and external bleeding.
Grammy-winning producer and singer Sam Pounds, who had recently been in the studio with Payne, announced the upcoming release of a song they were working on together. Pounds shared that he hoped this song would be a “blessing to the world” as Payne had always envisioned, praying that it would bring comfort to everyone and especially to Payne’s loved ones, including Ruth, Bear, and the entire family.
The track, titled ‘Do No Wrong’, is set to release on November 1 and will be available in three formats: the original version, a live mix, and an a cappella version. Following Payne’s passing, Pounds paid tribute to him on social media, sharing videos of the two together in the studio, including a clip of Payne recording his vocals for the song. In a recent post, Pounds mentioned that Payne had hoped to feature Chris Brown on the track.
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Reports from last week revealed that Payne had “pink c***ine” at the time of the accident. Buenos Aires police have since conducted a search of the CasaSur hotel for additional evidence.
Payne’s death has sparked calls for increased protections for young artists. Songwriter Guy Chambers, responding to the tragedy, called on the music industry to stop placing minors in boybands, noting that Payne was only 14 when he first auditioned for The X Factor and 16 when he joined One Direction.
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Sharon Osbourne also expressed sorrow over Payne’s passing, saying that she felt the music industry had “let [Payne] down” during his most vulnerable times. She said her heart ached for Payne, adding that he was “just a kid” when he entered one of the most challenging fields in the world.
In addition, Bruce Springsteen has commented that the music industry places “enormous pressures on young people.” Victoria Canal, meanwhile, shared that she sometimes feels “desperate” to achieve Payne’s level of success, adding that she feels misled by the industry’s promises of success.
A petition has since been launched calling for a new law to protect the mental well-being of artists in the music industry, with over 100,000 people having signed it so far.
–Silviya.Y