Overview

• Building the Band premiered its first four episodes on Netflix on July 9 accompanied by an on-screen tribute to Liam Payne.
• The competition’s remaining episodes will be released in two batches on July 16 and July 23.
• Host AJ McLean and mentors Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland guide 50 singers forming six bands sight unseen to emphasize musical chemistry.
• Guest judge Liam Payne appears posthumously after his October 2024 death, with his family’s approval for his final television role.
• Colleagues and fans have shared personal memories and emotional reactions to Payne’s last on-screen appearance.