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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Greg Evans

Leading songwriter urges music industry to stop pushing teenagers into stardom after Liam Payne’s death

In the wake of Liam Payne’s death, a leading figure within the music industry has called on measures to be introduced to stop youngsters being pushed into pop stardom.

Payne was 31 when he died on 16 October after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A preliminary autopsy reported that the singer died as a result of the injuries he suffered from the fall.

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