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The death of One Direction star Liam Payne

On Wednesday night it was announced that Liam Payne had died in Buenos Aires aged 31, where he was on holiday. What does his death say about the music industry? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a>Guest: Will Hodgkinson, chief rock and pop critic, The Times.Host: Luke Jones. Further reading: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/arts/article/liam-payne-death-curse-young-fame-one-direction-tjshb2279" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liam Payne and the curse of too much fame too young</a>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>Clips: Sky News, Times Radio, X Factor, Columbia / SycoPhoto: Getty Images  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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