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.

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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.