Overview

• Netflix released the first four episodes of Building the Band on July 9, with new installments arriving weekly through July 23.
• AJ McLean says Payne sent him a collection of unreleased songs before his October 2024 death and describes them as “beautiful, beautiful music.”
• The singers bonded over shared struggles with addiction and sobriety during five weeks of filming that wrapped two months before Payne’s fatal fall.
• Payne’s family consulted closely with Netflix earlier this year and ultimately approved the show’s posthumous release.
• Fans are eagerly awaiting word on when the late pop star’s unheard tracks will be officially released.