India, Jan. 31 -- Liam Payne will make a posthumous appearance on Netflix's upcoming talent show Building the Band, though his family is reportedly blindsided by the decision. The former singer, who tragically passed away at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is set to appear as a guest judge alongside Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child.

Despite the show's earlier postponement, sources suggest that the competition series will proceed as planned, although Liam's family has yet to give their approval.

A source told The Sun, "They spoke with Liam's family as they didn't want to progress the project without taking their feelings into consideration. The family got the sense that this was a celebration ...