Watch: Grammys 2025 In Memoriam: How Liam Payne, Quincy Jones and More Were Honored
Even when the night changes, it’ll never change One Direction.
The music community celebrated the life of the late Liam Payne—who died in October at the age of 31 after falling from a third floor hotel balcony in Argentina—during the 67th Grammy Awards Feb. 2 with a touching moment at the start of the night’s In Memoriam segment.
After host Trevor Noah introduced the annual tribute—which featured Coldplay’s Chris Martin singing the group’s song “All My Love”—footage of Liam engaging with a massive crowd of One Direction fans played on screen.
“We never expected any of this to happen,” Liam said in a voiceover as a montage of him smiling and perfoming on stage rolled. “Actually sit and think about it, we’ve done some amazing things.”
After the In Memoriam segment ended, the Recording Academy played the band’s 2013 song “Story of My Life” inside the Crypto.com Arena during the commercial break, E! News confirmed.
Though Liam’s former bandmates—Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik—weren’t present at the 2025 Grammys, they came together in November to honor his life. At the funeral held in the U.K., the group marked their first reunion since their 2016 hiatus as they all attended dressed in black suits.
The former group also came together in spirit the day after Liam’s death to share their heartbreak over losing their friend.
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing,” they wrote in a joint statement on One Direction’s Instagram in October. “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”
The singers continued, “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.”
They ended the message with, “We love you Liam.”
The “Strip That Down” singer’s cause of death was later confirmed to be a result of the injuries he sustained from his fall, with an investigation also determining he had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his body at the time of death. Since October, five people have been charged in the case.
The boy bander wasn’t the only late star who was honored at the 2025 Grammy Awards, with Quincy B. Jones—who died in November as the third-most awarded Grammy recipient of all time with 28 awards—being recognized in a special tribute, with performances by Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monáe.
Read on to see the results of the 2025 Grammy Awards.
New Blue Sun by André 3000
WINNER: Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
Brat by Charli xcx
Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier
Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
WINNER: Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
“Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
WINNER: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé
“Now and Then” by The Beatles
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“360” by Charli xcx
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
WINNER: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
WINNER: Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Khruangbin
Armageddon by Ricky Gervais
WINNER: The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle
The Prisoner by Jim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll Die by Nikki Glaser
Where Was I by Trevor Noah
“Us” by Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor Swift
“LEVII’S JEANS” by Beyoncé ft. Post Malone
“Guess” by Charli xcx ft. Billie Eillish
“The Boy Is Mine” by Ariana Grande ft. Brandy and Monica!
WINNER: “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga ft. Bruno Mars
WINNER: Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
Higher by Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson
“Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
WINNER: “II Most Wanted” by Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus
“Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
“Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
“16 Carriages” by Beyoncé
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
WINNER: “It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton
WINNER: “The Architect” by Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams
“I Am Not Okay” by Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley and Taylor Phillip
“I Had Some Help” by Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bulow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq
WINNER: “Brat” by Charli XCX
“Three” by Four Tet
“Hyperdrama” by Justice
“Timeless” by Kaytranada
“Telos” by Zedd
“Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
WINNER: “Von Dutch” by Charli xcx
“L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]” by Billie Eillish
“yes, and?” by Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan
Funk Generation by Anitta
El Viaje by Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA by Kany García
WINNER: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira
ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis
Compita del Destino by El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa by Cimafunk
Autopoiética by Mon Laferte
GRASA by NATHY PELUSO
WINNER: ¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana
Tailor Swif—A$AP Rocky
360—Charli xcx
Houdini—Eminem
WINNER: Not Like Us—Kendrick Lamar
Fortnight—Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana by Bad Bunny
Rayo by J Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSIS by Feid
WINNER: LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN by Residente
att. by Young Miko
“Asteroids” by Marlanna Evans
“Carnival” by Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams
“Like That” by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn
WINNER: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” by Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods
“Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again” by Common and Pete Rock ft. Posdnuos
“Nissan Altima” by Doechii
“Houdini” by Eminem
“Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
WINNER: “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Might Delete Later by J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 by Common and Pete Rock
WINNER: Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) by Eminem
We Don’t Trust You by Future and Metro Boomin
“After Hours” by Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch
“Burning” by Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten
“Ruined Me” by Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore
WINNER: “Saturn” by Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang
“Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” by Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
WINNER: “Made for Me (Live on BET)” by Muni Long
“Saturn” by Sza
“Bodyguard” by Beyonce
WINNER: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Apple” by Charli xcx
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
WINNER: “Now and Then” by The Beatles
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
“Gift Horse” by Idles
“Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
“Broken Man” by St. Vincent
Happiness Bastards by The Black Crows
Romance by Fontaines D.C.
Saviors by Green Day
Tangk by IDLES
Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
WINNER: Hackney Diamonds by Rolling Stones
No Name by Jack White
WINNER: 11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown
Vantablack by Lalah Hathaway
Revenge by Muni Long
Algorithm by Lucky Daye
Coming Home by Usher
“Ya Ya” by Beyoncé
“Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
“Don’t Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz ft. Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
“Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
“Empty Trainload of Sky” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
WINNER: Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Don’t miss the 2025 Grammy Awards tonight, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS.
