This morning, the world was awakened by the death of One Direction's member Liam Payne after he reportedly fell from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As expected, this was huge news for everyone, especially those from the music industry who worked and knew Liam Payne.
“I cannot believe he is gone,” international pop star Charlie Puth said on his Instagram account.
Aside from Charlie Puth, a lot of artists expressed their grief on another loss in the music industry, as well as One Direction fans dubbed as Directioners, who have been with Liam from the start.
See more of their tributes in this gallery:
International pop star Charlie Puth looked back on his friendship with Liam Payne on Instagram, "I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me," Charlie wrote. "He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I cannot believe he is gone."
Music producer Zedd remembered Liam Payne through a series of snaps he posted on his Instagram account. The photos captured their fun moments together, including their track “Get Low.”
“I can't believe this is real…” he wrote on his X account.
Paris Hilton took to X her grief on Liam Payne's death and said, “So upsetting to hear the news of [Liam Payne's] passing.
“RIP, my friend,” she added.
Why Don't We singer Corbyn Besson shared their admiration for Liam Payne on X and said, “looked up to 1D so much during the [Why Don't We] days. you really never know when it's your time to go.”
American singer and songwriter Ty Dolla $ign shared on Instagram that he just talked to Liam Payne two days before his death and that he misses him so much.
Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James expressed on X that she is heartbroken about Liam Payne's passing.
“I am heartbroken to hear of the tragic passing of Liam Payne. I can barely believe it. Sincere condolences to his family,” E.L. wrote online.
Anne Twist, the mother of Liam Payne's former One Direction co-member Harry Styles, posted a photo of a heartbroken emoji on Instagram and wrote, “Just a boy…”
The Wanted member Max George remembered Liam Payne and how he stuck with him during one of the most difficult times in his life.
The X Factor UK host Dermot O'Leary expressed on Instagram his thoughts about Liam Payne's passing and looked back on their first meeting through the show.
“I remember him as a 14-year-old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra,” he added “He just loved to sing.”
This post on X summarized the thoughts of Directioners from all over the world because he was truly an icon for a lot of teens back in the day.
“[I] feel like most of us are so shocked over Liam Payne's death cause that man once was part of something our [13-year-old selves] could never imagine living without. like why am [I] actually speechless right now[?] it's so weird.”