Liam Payne will receive a special tribute during the 2025 Grammy Awards, three months after he suffered a fatal fall from the third floor of his H๏τel in Buenos Aires.

Although fans were hoping that his former One Direction bandmates, would reunite during the ceremony in their late friend’s honor, Ben Winston, executive producer of the Grammys show, confirmed that Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan would not be performing together. 

Winston, however, did note that Payne would be honored during the In Memoriam section.

‘It is a very difficult time. Losing Liam was very, very tough. No doubt about it. But, no, there will be no One Direction performance,’ he told Entertainment Tonight. ‘He was the most beautiful, wonderful boy and I love him very, very much. He is in, of course, our In Memoriam, without question.’

The director, who worked with the band on their music videos for songs like You & I, Midnight Memories and Night Changes, also spoke about how Payne’s death hit him particularly hard as he had just seen him weeks before his tragic death.

‘Actually that [Payne’s pᴀssing] is a very sad thing for me — when you are going through rehearsals and seeing the clips and a guy that was sat in this office four weeks before that tragedy happened,’ Winston said.

Liam Payne will receive a special tribute during the 2025 Grammy Awards, three months after he suffered a fatal fall from the third floor of his H๏τel in Buenos Aires; seen in 2023

He went on to say that seeing Payne featured among the In Memoriam names this year was ‘not something’ he ‘would ever have imagined.’

‘It is extra sad for people — not just me who loved Liam, but for many,’ he concluded. 

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Payne will also be honored at the BRIT Awards next month. 

It’s said that show bosses are in the early stages of putting plans in place to pay an ‘unforgettable’ tribute to the star, who had attended attended the event several times over the years both as a solo artist and part of One Direction. 

Although it is unlucky, fans are hopefully that Payne’s former bandmates may reunite on stage for the first time in 10 years to pay tribute to him.

They last performed together in March 2015 in Hong Kong during their On The Road Again Tour.

A source told The Sun: ‘The tribute to Liam at this year’s awards show has caused a real buzz and speculation that the remaining One Direction bandmates could finally come back together again on stage.

‘It would be an entirely fitting way to honor Liam and talks are already under way about how to make this segment of the Brits unforgettable.’

Payne will be honored during the In Memoriam section (seen in 2013)

Ben Winston, executive producer of the Grammys show, revealed that Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan would not be performing together during the show (pictured in 2014)

The singer died in October last year aged 31, after he fell from a third-floor H๏τel balcony in Argentina; seen in 2019

The music insider added that the Strip That Down hitmaker ‘loved’ the annual music event having both attended and performed in the past and will ‘forever be part of the show’s history’.

They went on: ‘It’s still in the very early stages of preparation and the finer details are still being worked out, with official approaches to be made in coming weeks, but there are set to be a mixture of performances, tasteful pH๏τo and video montages and a live orchestra.’

They remarked that in addition to One Direction, other artists may also contribute to remembering Liam on the night.

MailOnline have contacted representatives of the Brit Awards for comment. 

It comes as Liam was honoured with a plaque on Celvedon Pier in Somerset, following his death in October 2024.

Clevedon Pier have unveiled a plaque in memory of the late singer, which holds a special link to One Direction.

In 2014, Liam, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson filmed their iconic music video to You & I on the exact pier.

Payne was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time (seen in 2023)

Taking to X, formerly known as, the official account for Clevedon Pier shared an image of the plaque alongside lyrics of his part in the song.

The plaque reads: ‘Remembering Liam Payne – One Direction. 29.08.1993 – 16.10.2024.

‘If you’re lost just look for me, you’ll find me in the region of the summer stars,” taken from the bands song, Walking in the Wind.’

The account captioned the post: ‘We are pleased to share that there is now a plaque in memory of Liam Payne on Clevedon Pier. 

‘The beautiful plaque is inscribed with lyrics from one of Liam’s favourite songs. @onedirection recorded their award winning video You & I on #ClevedonPier.’

Fans of Payne gather around candles in front of the Obelisk on October 17, 2024 in Buenos Aires following his death

This pH๏τograph shows a note displayed as fans gather to pay tribute to late British singer on October 20, 2024

Elsewhere, One Direction re-released their 2013 documentary This Is Us in cinemas for one night earlier this month, with the band donating the proceeds to charities in honour of the late Liam. 

Niall, Zayn, Louis and Harry were left devastated when their bandmate and friend fell to his death from a H๏τel balcony in Argentina on October 16. 

The doc, which followed the band on tour, was shown in Odeon cinemas with all ticket sales going to mental health charities MIND, SAMH and AWARE NI.

The late singer was candid about his mental health struggles and substance abuse issues, admitting to having ‘severe suicidal thoughts’ and a heavy drug use during his time in the chart topping band.

Announcing the news on Instagram, Odeon wrote: ‘By popular demand, and in tribute to the late Liam Payne, we’re bringing One Direction: This is Us back to the big screen January 14’.

‘We’ll be donating all ticket profits from this screening to the mental health awareness charities MIND, SAMH and AWARE NI.’