This year's In Memoriam at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday kicked off with a video tribute to late One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Oct. 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

The late One Direction singer was the first to be honored during the Grammys' In Memoriam tribute, which included a performance by Chris Martin.

A tribute to Liam Payne opened the 2025 Grammy Awards' In Memoriam segment. Following his tragic death in October 2024, Liam Payne was honoured at the 2025 Grammys with a moving tribute as part of the In Memoriam segment.

The Grammys 2025 honored the ones we’ve lost. The In Memoriam segment featured Chris Martin singing the Coldplay song “All My Love” as the ceremony honored music stars who died over the past year, including Liam Payne and Toby Keith.

During the Grammy Awards 2025 ceremony, Chris Martin, the leader of Coldplay, moved the audience by paying tribute to the late Liam Payne. He wasn't the only deceased artist mentioned throughout the event.

Grammy Awards took a deeply emotional moment to honour Liam Payne, the former One Direction star who tragically passed away in October at just 31. During the ‘In Memoriam’ segment, his legacy was celebrated with a touching tribute that brought fans and fellow musicians together in remembrance.

Marianne Faithfull, Steve Albini, Sergio Mendes, Liam Payne, Frankie Beverly, Eric Carmen, Rich Homie Quan, Kris Kristofferson, and many others were honored during the tribute