Liam Payne’s producer announces he’s delaying the singer’s posthumous single
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
(CNN) — A new song by the late singer Liam Payne that was set to debut this week will be delayed.
Payne, a former member of the popular boy band One Direction, died on October 16 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.
One of his producers, Sam Pounds, announced on social media Tuesday that Payne’s new single, “Do No Wrong,” would not be released on Thursday as had been previously announced.
“Today I’m deciding to hold ‘Do No Wrong’ and leave those liberties up to all family members. I want all proceeds go to a charity of their choosing (or however they desire),” Pounds wrote on social media. “Even though we all love the song it’s not the time yet. We are all still mourning the passing of Liam and I want the family to morn in peace and in prayer. We will all wait. With love Sam Pounds.”
Prosecutors in Buenos Aires are making progress in their investigation into the singer’s death, a source with knowledge of the case told CNN on Friday.
Investigators have interviewed two female escorts who were with Payne in the hours before his death, the source said. The women, both age 25, stated they did not see Payne use drugs in front of them, but he did consume alcohol, the individual added.
Late last month, prosecutors said they were not yet ready to return Payne’s body to his family, pending additional toxicology reports.
His body was transferred from a mortuary in Buenos Aires on Friday to a facility where it will be preserved, a source with knowledge of the case told CNN. Payne’s body will remain at the facility until the paperwork is finalized to allow Payne’s family to receive his body in the United Kingdom.
Fans have been heartbroken. In 2022, Payne shared at VeeCon that he wanted to be remembered as “a nice guy.”
“For me now, it’s trying to give everybody the time they deserve with you if that’s the thing they’re excited about,” he said at the time. “It doesn’t matter what they say or what they do. You just gotta give your time and effort into those people, because it comes back. So, yeah, I’d rather be known for being nice than anything else.”
Payne announced in May 2023 that he was working on a new album and planning a tour.
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CNN’s Manuela Castro, Paradise Afshar and Federico Jofre contributed to this report.
