Overview

• Building the Band debuts July 9 on Netflix with four episodes and rolls out new installments weekly until July 23.
• McLean says Payne entrusted him with a body of unreleased tracks, which he lauds as 'beautiful, beautiful music' and hopes will be released one day.
• The blind-audition format challenges singers in isolated pods and marks Payne’s final television appearance alongside Kelly Rowland and Nicole Scherzinger.
• Netflix and Payne’s family dedicated the series to his memory after filming wrapped in August 2024, two months before his fatal fall in Buenos Aires.
• McLean recalls bonding with Payne over five-week shoots and shared experiences of addiction, sobriety, and mentorship.