Harry Styles debuts song for Liam Payne on anniversary of his death
Harry Styles played an unreleased song he wrote for his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday. The song is called "What Is Enough." Friday marked two years since Payne died after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
Harry Styles debuted an unreleased song he wrote for Liam Payne, his late One Direction bandmate, at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, the BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap reported. The song is called "What Is Enough," all three reported.
Friday marked two years since Payne's death, the BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap reported. Payne died on October 16, 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony, Rolling Stone reported. The hotel was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, TheWrap reported. He was 31, Rolling Stone and TheWrap reported.
Before the song, Styles spoke to the crowd. "There are so many people in my life, friends and people that I've worked with that I wouldn't have been able to do this without," he said, according to the BBC and Rolling Stone. "And two years ago today, I lost one of those friends," he said, according to the BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap.
"I'm sure a lot of you have been through similar things. I hope you haven't," Styles said, according to the BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap. "But really, it's just about looking after each other," he added, according to the BBC and Rolling Stone. He then said he would play "a song I wrote for my friend about two years ago," the BBC and Rolling Stone reported.
The show was part of Styles' residency at the arena on his Together, Together tour, the BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap reported. TheWrap reported that the run at Madison Square Garden lasts through October 31. Rolling Stone reported that the residency spans 30 nights there and supports his album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Fans on Instagram called the song "beautiful," the BBC reported.
In March, Styles spoke about his grief in an interview with Zane Lowe of Apple Music, Rolling Stone reported. "I think the greatest way you can honor your friends who pass away is by living your life to the fullest," Styles said in that interview, according to Rolling Stone.
What we know: Styles performed "What Is Enough," a song he wrote for Payne, on the second anniversary of Payne's death.
What we don't: Whether Styles will release the song.
Where outlets agree The BBC, Rolling Stone and TheWrap all report that Styles debuted "What Is Enough" at Madison Square Garden on the second anniversary of Payne's death.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.