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Alesso and Liam Payne Performed "Midnight" at Home With 2 Drones and Flashing Club Lights

We've all rounded out a month in quarantine (for some, even longer) and, at this point, watching celebrities' at-home concerts [1] has quickly become a part of our daily routine. All of the late shows have been "hosting" living room concerts. People have sung in quarantine [2], and they've sung about quarantine [3], but until now, no one had performed at home with not one but two drones (to my knowledge).

Alesso and Liam Payne [4] changed that when they appeared on The Late Late Show on Monday night to perform their new song, "Midnight," for the first time. The song is a certified banger, there's no doubt about that, but what really got me excited was the production values that we haven't yet seen in an at-home performance. They didn't let the fact that they're self-isolating on different continents get in the way of performing the song together, with all the extras. I'm more than a little bit obsessed with their commitment, to be honest, with the flashing club lights and dramatic overhead filming with drones (plural). Payne even has a microphone, which is an irrelevant and small detail that I can't stop thinking about.

Before launching into the performance, #1 Directioner James Corden took the opportunity to grill Payne about the rumors swirling around about a potential One Direction reunion [5]. He stayed pretty tight-lipped. "Well, I'm not allowed to say too much, obviously, because I'd be giving it away," he said, all but confirming what we've been hoping. "We've been speaking a lot more at the moment. You know, I think we're all feeling that the 10 year is a very special moment."

Watch the full performance above, and join us in keeping our fingers crossed for a One Direction reunion!


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