Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Taylor Swift, boy band One Direction and British singer Adele were the highest paid musicians in the world this year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. more info

Yahoo! Music — By Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Taylor Swift, boy band One Direction and British singer Adele were the highest paid musicians in the world this year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. With earnings of $170 million from touring, r... more info

The Mirror — 1D's followers have gone into meltdown on social media more info

PopSugar UK — One Direction's Liam Payne rose to fame thanks to The X Factor, and now that Payne is officially dating former judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, we can't help but revisit his audition. He was first a contestant at age 14, but Simon Cowell cut him,... more info

Dlisted — The vocal cords of the Directioners just barely fully healed from hollering out screams of rage over Louis Tomlinson knocking up a trick, and now their vocal cords are going to get jacked up again, because another yodeling One Direction twink is goi... more info

TMZ — Liam Payne is either about to be a dad, or his gf had way too much food and beer before enjoying Christmas carols. The 23-year-old One Direction singer and Cheryl Cole, from Girls Aloud, showed up together Tuesday at the St James Christmas Carol… ... more info

PopSugar — Cheryl and Liam Payne are still going strong! The couple were all smiles when they attended a Christmas carol concert in London on Tuesday. Dressed in a gray sweater dress and black coat, Cheryl stayed close to Liam as they made their way back to the... more info

The Mirror — The controversial TV star has now been booted out of the competition more info

The Mirror — The One Direction star and Sorry hitmaker looked a bit worse for wear more info

Time — The holidays are coming early for fans more info