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‘Building the Band’ Shares Release Date, First Look at Show Starring Late Liam Payne

Liam Payne filmed the Netflix music competition show 'Building the Band' before his death, now the series has gotten a release date and first look.

One of the last projects Liam Payne worked on was a new Netflix show called Building the Band, which finally has a release date eight months after the singer’s tragic death. Payne served as a guest judge on the show, which aims to blindly match up musicians to assemble new bands based on nothing but musical compatibility. None of the three stars appear in the first look shared by Netflix on Thursday, with the preview instead focusing on a scene where some of the participants — enclosed in cubicles so that they cannot see who is performing — listen in shock as one talented singer named Donzell nails a rendition of Labrinth’s “Jealous.” One contestant says he’s looking to form “the next Backstreet Boys,” while another explains her reason for joining the show: “People could say, ‘I don’t want a plus-sized girl in my group, and then they’ll miss out on the fact that I’m a great singer.

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