The Grammys 2025 honored those we’ve misplaced.
The In Memoriam phase featured Chris Martin singing the Coldplay tune “All My Love” because the ceremony honored music stars who died over the previous 12 months, together with Liam Payne and Toby Keith.
The tribute started with snippets of footage of Payne together with from his time as a member of One Course.
Martin’s efficiency then honored extra Grammy winners who handed final 12 months, together with Kris Kristofferson, Steven Albini, Cissy Houston, John Mayall, Dickey Betts, Angela Bofill, Joe Bonsall, Fatman Scoop, Sandra Crouch, Richard Sherman, Joe Chambers, Duane Eddy, Sam Moore, Frankie Beverley, Wealthy Homie Quan, Bob Newhart and Wayne Osmond.
The phase ended by honoring Keith, who died in February 2024 at age 62 after a battle with abdomen most cancers.
Payne, in the meantime, tragically died at age 31 on Oct. 16, 2024. He fell to his loss of life from the third ground of his lodge balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Medical officers confirmed that the star had a “cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.”
Witnesses informed TMZ that Payne was appearing “erratic” earlier than his sudden passing. He allegedly smashed his laptop computer within the lodge foyer and was carried again to his room earlier than the autumn.
Payne’s post-mortem later decided the singer had a poisonous combination of medication in his system, together with crack and so-called “pink cocaine” — a mixture of ketamine and different medicine.
5 folks have been charged in reference to Payne’s loss of life, together with his good friend, Roger Nores, and the lodge’s receptionist and head of safety.
After information of Payne’s loss of life, his One Course bandmates — Harry Types, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan — launched a joint assertion on their official Instagram band account.
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,” they wrote. “But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly. The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”
The 4 former boy band members all attended Payne’s personal funeral in Amersham, England, in November 2024.
The somber reunion marked the primary time the pop stars had been all collectively since Malik left One Course in 2015. The band went on indefinite hiatus in 2016.
