This Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars looks at the spectacular breakthrough of the greatest boy band of the 2010s, with help from One Direction author Jason Lipshutz.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The One Direction members, who are known for hits like "Best Song Ever," ultimately became one of the best-selling boy bands in ...

Why don't "You & I" look back on some important "Moments" in One Direction history 10 years ago today, the world was forever changed when five young men — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles ...

Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates were amongst the mourners at his funeral Wednesday in England’s Home Counties. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson all came together ...

One Direction was reportedly planning a comeback before Liam Payne’s tragic death. All five original members — including Zayn Malik, who quit the boy band — had been “in talks to do one last reunion ...

One Direction are the kind of global phenomenon that no one really expected. It's true that there have been boy bands long before any of the guys were conceived, and so long as there are beautiful ...

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson all posted on social media to celebrate a decade since the band's formation A whole decade of One Direction! Thursday marks the 10th ...

’90s babies might be quick to name a few of their own favorite boy bands, but it’s One Direction that captivated audiences in the last decade or so. Even since their split, they’ve remained relevant ...

Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...