Harry Styles has paid a deeply personal tribute to his late former bandmate Liam Payne, performing an unreleased song in his honour during a concert at Madison Square Garden, coinciding with the anniversary of Payne's death.

The emotional moment saw Styles debut the previously unheard track for the New York crowd, offering a rare and intimate farewell to the fellow One Direction member who passed away one year prior.

Styles and Payne rose to global fame together as part of One Direction before each pursuing solo careers. The gesture at one of the world's most iconic music venues underscored the bond that remained between the pair, and drew an outpouring of reaction from fans around the world.