Liam Payne’s fandom was not merely because of the dizzying popularity of One Direction’s music. It owes also to the permanence of a digital footprint and its impact on a generation

An autopsy report in Argentina confirms that former One Direction band member Liam Payne died from falling off a third-floor hotel balcony. The document says the 31-year-old suffered multiple traumatic injuries and internal and external bleeding resulting in his death.