Rolling Stone

Simon Cowell Is Looking for the Next One Direction

When One Direction formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, it was like capturing a million different rare occurrences at once — lightning in a bottle, a total solar eclipse, shooting stars, volcanic ...
TVLine

R.I.P., Liam Payne: Britain's Got Talent Postpones Auditions To Mourn One Direction Band Member's Death

Britain's Got Talent, the ITV talent show judged and created by The X Factor's Simon Cowell, is postponing auditions to mourn the loss of One Direction's Liam Payne. "Due to the tragic passing of Liam ...
American Songwriter

Lost His ‘Midas Touch’? Simon Cowell’s Search For Next Boyband Falls Flat

Simon Cowell is on the hunt for the next One Direction, but his strategy, which will be the subject of the Netflix documentary series The Midas Touch, has fallen a bit flat. Cowell previously ...
Us Weekly

Simon Cowell Postpones ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Auditions After Liam Payne’s Shocking Death

Simon Cowell halted auditions for Britain’s Got Talent in the wake of Liam Payne‘s shocking death. The company that manages tickets for the show, ApplauseStore, announced via X on Thursday, October 17 ...
Independent.ie

‘Get a good accountant and a lawyer…’ Louis Walsh’s advice for aspiring stars ahead of auditions for ‘the next One Direction’

Ambition, ambition, ambition. That’s the star quality boyband hopefuls will need if they’re going to impress music heavyweights Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh when they continue their search for the ...