Liam Payne was reportedly dropped by Universal Music in the days before his death after the record label decided not to release his second studio album.

Liam was in my opinion the most vital part of One Direction,’ Louis wrote in an emotional statement about Liam.

Liam Payne died Oct. 16 as a "result of the fall" from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, according to the prosecutor's office in Argentina.

Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at age 31.

Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Liam Payne's cause of death has reportedly been revealed. One Direction members pay tribute to their late bandmate.

On Friday, Simon Cowell released a statement regarding Liam Payne's death. Liam, a former member of One Direction, died on Oct. 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 31. The Associated Press reported that the singer died after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighborhood of the capital.