But his family has his tape, his books and his diaries and wonders if it is feasible to commission another singer to help them live. This would be a true tribute to Liam and a lasting one legacy for the young man. But they could also decide to simply leave them unpublished. Either way it’s a difficult decision.”
He had been in the studio in the weeks leading up to his death, but new music from Payne will no longer be released after a decision was reversed by his collaborator.
Sam Pondan American singer and songwriter who collaborated with the One direction standR on Do no harmhad previously said on social media that the track would be released on November 1.
He had said he hoped the song would “overshadow the negative echoes of Payne’s death, and act as a “blessing” to Payne’s family.