It didn’t take long, but Liam Payne’s first posthumous song will be released at the end of this week.
Liam Payne’s first posthumous song will reportedly be released on Friday.
Grammy-winning producer and singer Sam Pounds – who had been working with Payne prior to his tragic death – took to social media to announce the upcoming release of a song, titled ‘Do No Wrong’, they had been working on together.
Pounds wrote: “I pray that this will be a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed. I pray angels will comfort you all everyday while listening. I pray that this song will be a blessing to Ruth, Bear, and the entire family. I pray that this song eclipses the negative echoes. I pray supernatural positive healing power will embrace each and every one of you… With love let’s all BE the blessing.”
The former One Direction member only released one album as a solo artist, ‘LP1’, in 2019. He had been teasing that he would be releasing new music this year.
Payne died on 16 October following a fatal fall from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.
Local officials determined Payne’s cause of death to be multiple traumatic injuries sustained from the fall. A toxicology report showed that multiple drugs, including pink cocaine, were in Payne’s system at the time of his fatal fall.
Payne’s death has triggered conversations about protecting young artists, as Payne was 14 when he first auditioned for the X Factor, and 16 when he became a member of One Direction.
Sharon Osbourne accused the music industry of “letting down” Payne, writing in an Instagram post: “Liam, my heart aches. We all let you down. Where was this industry when you needed them? You were just a kid when you entered one of the toughest industries in the world. Who was in your corner? Rest in peace my friend.”
Bruce Springsteen echoed these sentiments, saying that the music industry puts “enormous pressures on young people” in the wake of Payne’s death.
A petition has been launched since Payne’s death, which calls for a new law to safeguard the mental well-being of artists in the industry.
Set up on the Change.org website, the petition has surpassed more than 120,000 signatures.
“The entertainment industry needs to be held accountable and be responsible to the welfare of their artists,” wrote Day Kv, who created the petition.
“We seek to implore lawmakers to create legislation safeguarding the mental health of artists within the industry (as well as) regular mental health check-ups, adequate rest periods, and the presence of mental health professionals on-set, including any ongoing support during their career”.