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Liam Payne will be featured on a new track just weeks after the One Direction star’s death.
Singer-songwriter Sam Pond announced Monday, October 28 that he will release a previously recorded collaboration with Payne, “Do No Wrong,” on Friday, November 1.
“I pray this will be a blessing to the world, as Liam always dreamed it would be. I pray that angels will comfort you each day as you listen,” Pounds shared via X alongside a presave link to Monday’s new issue.
“I pray this song will be a blessing to Ruth, Bear and the entire family,” he continued, referring to Payne’s sister, Ruth Gibbinsand his son with Cheryl ColeBear. “I pray this song overshadows the negative echoes. I pray that supernatural positive healing power will embrace each of you. Save links here in advance. With love ❤️ let us all BE the blessing.”
Pounds previously shared behind-the-scenes footage of his recording studio session with Payne via Instagram on Wednesday, October 23. “Yes, I see the reports, but I knew your heart,” he wrote, adding that Payne also wanted Chris Brown to appear on the court.
Pounds paid tribute to Payne via Instagram on October 17, just a day after the singer fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16.
“@liampayne my brother 💔🌹I can’t believe I’m writing this post. I can’t believe you passed away like this,” Pounds wrote at the time. “The happy, funny and talented brother, father and friend.”
During his lifetime, Payne released five studio albums with One Direction, four of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. He released his first and only solo album, LP1in 2019.
Payne died earlier this month at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires. A partial autopsy subsequently revealed that he had “pink cocaine” – a recreational drug that is typically a mix of methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA – in his system at the time, along with cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack.
The first preliminary autopsy revealed that Payne may have been “in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness” at the time of his fall, as his injuries and the “position in which his body was found” suggested he “did not adopt a reflexive posture” . to protect themselves.”
Payne suffered “multiple traumas” as a result of the fall, including “cranioencephalic injuries” that were “severe enough to cause death.” He also had bleeding in his skull, chest, abdomen and extremities.
“His injuries were incompatible with life,” said the head of Buenos Aires’ emergency services Alberto Crescenti said in a statement, according to La Nacion. “Based on what the team saw, there apparently was a skull fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.”