Liam Payne mourns his fellow musicians: “I’m in shock”

Tributes poured in for Liam Payne on Wednesday afternoon in the hours following his sudden death after falling from the balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel.

Charlie Puth and Dan Richards, guitarist of the late pop star's British boy band One Direction, were among those who paid tribute to the 31-year-old musician.

Puth, co-writer of Payne's 2017 song “Bedroom Floor,” posted an uncaptioned photo with Payne on his Instagram feed.

“I'm in shock right now. Liam was always so nice to me. He was one of the first great artists I had the opportunity to work with. I can’t believe he’s gone,” Puth wrote on his Instagram story. “I’m so upset right now, may he rest in peace.”

“This all feels so surreal,” One Direction guitarist Richards wrote on his Instagram Story. “Thank you to everyone who got in touch. I'm still trying to understand it all. My thoughts are with Liam’s family at this moment.”

Electronic music producer Zedd, who collaborated with Payne on the song “Get Low,” tweeted: “RIP Liam…I can't believe this is real…absolutely heartbreaking.”

Former One Direction members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson had not made a public statement as of this writing.

Lou Teasdale, a hairdresser who has worked with One Direction, wrote on X: “Sending you all so much love” along with a broken heart emoji.

“Jack Johnson of pop music duo Jack & Jack wrote on Internet for being so reckless over the last few months…seriously, such a toxic environment here, man, it's so sad.”

According to local authorities, Payne was on holiday in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he fell to his death from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo district.

Fans also left comments on Payne on his last Instagram post from March with messages like, “Rest easy Liam. Fly high angel” and “Liam Payne, we love you, you were my youth.”

Sending you all so much love ❤️💔

— Lou Teasdale (@louteasdale) October 16, 2024

RIP Liam… I can’t believe this is real…
absolutely heartbreaking…💔

– Zedd (@Zedd) October 16, 2024