Netflix's Building The Band Dedicates Series to Liam Payne, With Episodes to Air Following a Personal Tribute

The popular Netflix talent contest, Building The Band, has kicked off with a special dedication to the memory of the late Liam Payne, who tragically passed away in October last year. AJ McLean, the show's host and a member of the Backstreet Boys, appeared on screen to pay tribute to his friend, while also acknowledging the impact of Liam's untimely death. Featuring as a guest judge on the programme was one of Liam's final projects before his death, where he showed his deep love for music and his commitment to helping others find their voice.

Key Takeaways:

• The series will be dedicated to Liam Payne and his family, with a special tribute at the start of the show.
• Liam Payne's scenes were filmed last August and will be featured in the show from episode 7 onwards.
• The show features 50 musicians forming 6 pop groups through voice and compatibility alone, without seeing each other.
• This process is similar to how One Direction was formed, except the bandmates got to meet each other before being selected.
• Liam Payne reflects on the show's selection process, commenting that "How these bands are put together is not normal..."
• He also shares his own experience as a member of One Direction, noting that they were formed in a different way.

Statistics:

• 50 musicians will form 6 pop groups in the show
• The first batch of 4 episodes will be released next week
• Another 3 episodes will be released on July 16
• The remaining 3 episodes will be released on July 23
• Liam Payne's scenes will be featured from episode 7 onwards
• One Direction was formed on The X Factor in 2010

Sources:

• Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean and the One Direction star's death were densely reported in "Building The Band: Netflix talent competition to be dedicated to late One Direction star Liam Payne" by "The Daily Mail"
• NICOLE SCHERZINGER's role as the main judge and mentor on the show was mentioned in "Building The Band to start airing next week after producers finished editing the final tribute to Liam Payne" by "The Express"
• The details about the selection process and formation of the bands were mentioned in "Liam Payne to guest judge on new Netflix show Building The Band this season" by "The Evening Standard"
• The information about the release dates for the show was mentioned in "Building The Band: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new music competition show" by "Digital Spy"
• "One Direction formed in 2010" is from multiple sources confirming the exact date