Chris Martin Delivers ‘All My Love’ to Honor Late Musicians & Execs During 2025 Grammys In Memoriam Segment
The program paid tribute to artists who passed, including Liam Payne, Toby Keith and Sam Moore.
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As the 2025 Grammys began to draw to a close on Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin teamed with guitarist Grace Bowers to honor the lives and careers of the musicians, artists and executives who passed away over the past year.
The segment opened with footage of late One Direction band member and solo artist Liam Payne, who died in October 2024. From there, backed by a string section with Martin on piano and Bowers on guitar, they performed an elegant, passionate rendition of Coldplay’s “All My Love.”
Alongside Payne’s tribute, the names and photographs of other artists, songwriters, performers and industry executives scrolled across the screens behind Martin and Bowers, as the Grammys honored Dickey Betts, The Oak Ridge Boys member Joe Bonsall, Fatman Scoop, Sandra Crouch, Will Jennings, Kinky Friedman, DJ Clark Kent, Sam Moore, Tito Jackson, Marianne Faithfull, Warner Chappell Nashville CEO/president Ben Vaughn, Ella Jenkins, Wayne Osmond, J.D. Souther, ASCAP Chief Creative Officer John Titta, Garth Hudson of The Band, Country Music Hall of Famer Toby Keith and more.
The Martin-Bowers collaboration wasn’t the only moment during the 2025 Grammys to honor the work of a late music legend. Earlier in the evening, the life and career of the late music mogul Quincy Jones was honored by artists in a range of genres. Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock performed “Killer Joe,” and was accompanied by vocalist-performer Cynthia Erivo on “Fly Me to the Moon.” Country singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson and Jacob Collier teamed for a rendition of “Let the Good Times Roll,” while Stevie Wonder and Hancock teamed up for “We Are the World.” The Jones tribute concluded with Janelle Monáe offering a stellar rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.”
