One Direction shows love for 'brother Zayn' at Billboard awards

Taylor Swift isn't the only one with Bad Blood.

Ever since Zayn Malik left One Direction in March, the boy band has faced the tears of a million fans, sparred with their ex-bandmate on Twitter, and awkwardly addressed the spat on late night.

But they attempted to make amends on the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night.

Accepting the first award of the night for top duo/group, Liam Payne took a moment to thank the former 1D-er at the tail end of their speech:
“There’s one more person to share this with, that’s our brother Zayn."
Watch the sweet shout-out for yourself right here:

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As expected, fans freaked out on Twitter, making

a trending topic: