Liam Payne fans around the world were in shambles watching the 2025 Grammys.
The 67th annual celebration of music aired on Sunday, and there wasn’t a dry eye in sight during this year’s emotional In Memoriam. It’s rare the segment includes someone so young, someone most of the artists present had met or even worked with.
Understandably, the In Memoriam kicked off with a tribute specifically to Liam, including footage of him and the rest of the One Direction boys, including Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. He says in the video:
“We never expected any of this to happen. When you actually sit and think about it, we’ve done some amazing things.”
Watch the whole thing (below):
wasn’t ready for this liam payne tribute #grammys pic.twitter.com/y9sdQV1m8v
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 3, 2025
Ugh! It hits even harder with those beautiful Chris Martin vocals!
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On X (Twitter), fans couldn’t contain their emotions while reacting to the touching footage:
My genuine reaction to seeing Liam Payne first on the in memoriam segment. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/d1pA4tpM51
— ???????????????????????? (@ahluxis) February 3, 2025
How bro found me after the #GRAMMYs tribute to Liam Payne pic.twitter.com/QZpFRdLpOy
— cat ???? | AusGP ‘25 (@mccooking481) February 3, 2025
enjoying the grammys and then getting hit with the liam payne tribute felt like getting hit by a semi truck #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/FyJMohL8xu
— a (@anisalocaa) February 3, 2025
liam being the first and only person in the grammys in memorium who they had a video for kinda got to me pic.twitter.com/amCKVfnH2v
— ⊱ ???? ⊰ (@lokiapologist) February 3, 2025
NOT LIAM PAYNE FIRST???????????? #GRAMMYs
— lea (@leasweetener) February 3, 2025
the in memoriam segment starting with liam payne got me #grammys pic.twitter.com/YLE4G7nMsE
— mustard (@mustardsauuuce) February 3, 2025
Not the tribute starting with Liam Payne and videos from his 1D days #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/FmUoEVDvgu
— Julie ???? (@julianadel7) February 3, 2025
Awww. Gone but never forgotten!
Did the Liam Payne tribute hit YOU hard, Perezcious readers??
[Images via Graham Finney/WENN]