Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's death

Tributes to former One Direction band member Liam Payne are seen at the Hard Rock Cafe in Piccadilly Circus, in London, Britain, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

(Reuters) - British singer Zayn Malik said on Saturday he will postpone the U.S. leg of his "Stairway to the Sky" tour after his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died earlier this week.

Payne, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, shocking fans of the boy band, one of the most popular of all time.