Acknowledging the loss right off the bat, the first episode opens with a touching tribute to Payne.

The new reality show 'Building the Band' pays tribute to late singer Liam Payne, with AJ McLean dedicating the series to him ...

Building The Band, Netflix's new singing competition has premiered, starring the late Liam Payne leaving fans with questions ...

Liam Payne’s memory lives on in “Building the Band.” The late One Direction singer makes his final television appearance in ...

The late One Direction star — who rose to fame with Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson as teens on The ...

And in the opening moments of the competition series’ first episode, AJ McLean — who hosts Building the Band — paid tribute ...

"Building the Band" is a new Netflix competition show that takes a spin on the format of "Love Is Blind" and features Liam ...

Building The Band' execs have talked working with judge Liam Payne, Netflix, Simon Cowell and why it's always a good time for ...

Building the Band paid tribute to late guest judge Liam Payne during the Netflix show's premiere episode on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to a Netflix spokesperson via email for comment.

AJ McLean pays tribute to Liam Payne in the first episode of 'Building the Band' after the series premiere on July 9.

Devastated fans of the late Liam Payne have been brought to tears with the release of his final project on Netflix, Building ...

Streaming giants have only created more iterations since, from Temptation Island, to Next Gen NYC, and now we have Building ...