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

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

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

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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.

Building the Band' premiered on Netflix on July 9 with host AJ McLean paying tribute to Liam Payne by dedicating the season to the late guest host.

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

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