#liam payne brit awards tribute

[yourlocalstilinski-valdez]

"And I know we'll be alright, child

Just close your eyes and see

And I'll be by your side

Any time you're needing me"

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The Brits Tribute to Liam Payne at the 2025 Brit Awards. (03/01/25) creds. Steffirenz

[liamnews]

Liam Payne is set to be honoured with a special tribute at this year’s Brit Awards, the organisers have chosen to honour Liam’s life and career with an emotional video montage which will be played out on big screens inside London’s O2 Arena.

The Brits have created a video package which celebrates how incredible Liam was. It will include clips of him performing on The X Factor with One Direction, as well as some of his biggest and best moments with the band and as a solo artist. It is an incredibly emotional watch but the Brits think what they have created will truly do Liam justice. Doing something to honour Liam has been at the forefront of the organisers’ minds.

There was talk of his bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik recording something but it was decided that it should purely be about Liam. It has been a really emotional time for the lads and it was decided it would just be too much. They have grieved in private and don’t feel the need to do a big, showy tribute for the sake of it. This moment will be all about him, and will allow the stars in the room and fans watching at home to take a few minutes to remember how incredible he was.

[daisiesonafield-blog]

PR release about the Brits tribute to Liam Payne 2025

Jan 25 2025

TLDR: the Brits are planning a tribute to Liam. It may involve videos, music, speeches and performances by a number of artists and/or industry people. It may also involve the 1D boys.

What’s confirmed: a tribute to Liam Payne.

Not confirmed: any of the 1D boys.

Excerpt with all the tribute PR info. Full article here.

[zayns-beer-can-gainz]

if the grammys shook me up that much… i know for a damn fact the brit’s will give more recognition to its fellow countrymen… boy, none of us are ready for that tribute.

[alatoowell-1d]

fuck i thought it will hurt less because of the time passed but here i am can’t even breathe correctly and crying seeing the liam tribute + louis tweet breaks my heart, i’m not okay right now

[bejeweled-wahlberg]

I never really post myself grieving on here but

I was watching the Liam Payne tribute at the brits!

I was crying when i watched it, and I realized liam really is gone.

We miss you Liam

[zayns-beer-can-gainz]

me @ the liam tribute last night.

Im happy, hurting, and healing at the same time. dont ask me how

[twopoppies]

i just saw this! i completely respect their decision if this is true

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/33324748/one-direction-brit-awards-liam-payne/amp/

I do, too.

ONE DIRECTION have rejected an offer to reunite at the Brit Awards and pay tribute to late bandmate Liam Payne.

I can reveal that Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik were formally approached by the Brits about appearing at the event on March 1.

However, all four members decided against the idea and it is looking increasingly unlikely they will attend London’s O2 Arena for the biggest night in British music.

It is felt that a reunion by the boys may distract from remembering Liam himself.

[…]

A music insider said: “It has been a really emotional time for the lads and it was decided it would just be too much.

“They have grieved in private and don’t feel the need to do a big, showy tribute for the sake of it.

“Millions of fans will be disappointed not to see them back on stage together but the time is just not right.

“Apart from anything else, Zayn lives in America now and they are all at different places in life. A One Direction reunion is not on the cards at all.”

[…]

A second source said: “Liam’s friend Jack Whitehall is hosting the evening and is expected to say a few words.

“The tribute to Liam will be a strong section of the show and not simply an In Memoriam name-check.

Full article here

[zot3-flopped]

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Why One Direction will NEVER reunite: Friends tell KATIE HIND the desperately sad reason and truth...

Katie Hind

7–9 minuti

It was during the Australian leg of One Direction's mammoth global tour that Zayn Malik resolved to turn his back on fame.

Back then, in 2013, he was dating fellow popstar Perrie Edwards, whose band Little Mix were also on the road, and the young lovers both found themselves in Sydney.

Having been apart for weeks, they wanted to have a 'date night', only such was Zayn's popularity that 1D fans – Directioners as they called themselves – followed him and the rest of the band everywhere they went. The only way for Zayn to see Perrie was to sneak in through her hotel's laundry room.

For the singer, who like his fellow bandmates struggled with being in the limelight, the experience contributed to his decision to quit 18 months later in March 2015 – right in the middle of another world tour. He later cited 'stress' and the desire to be a 'normal 22-year-old'.

This was not an isolated incident: Zayn, now 32, and his bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and the late Liam Payne, lived their late teens and early 20s as caged animals, unable to leave their hotel rooms to avoid a stampede of hysterical fans.

'This made them hate being in the band,' said one source who worked with them in their heyday. 'It was actually traumatic at times.'

And I'm told that it is this trauma that's behind One Direction's decision not to reunite, under any circumstances.

Not even when they were asked by the BRITs committee to come together for tonight's event at London's O2 Arena, to pay tribute to Liam, 31, who died in October after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The answer was still a firm 'no'. It wasn't for the lack of trying, say BRITs insiders: 'Those in charge thought it would be a great moment, if ever there was a chance of getting the band to reform, it was this year.'

Instead, I'm told, there will be a 'special moment' in the show dedicated to the troubled singer who had watched Niall perform on his solo world tour just a few days before his death.

'There is no doubt that Harry, Zayn, Louis and Niall think about Liam all the time but there was no way they were going to do it,' said the source. They'd showed 'absolutely no interest' in performing in tribute to their former bandmate, the source added.

'They have happy memories, particularly of the early days, but towards the end things got pretty dreadful and they began to despise One Direction. There's no way they would get back on that stage, even Liam's death wasn't enough.

'You've got to remember that they were doing more than 120 gigs in a year at one point, flying around the world from hotel to hotel which they couldn't leave. They went on the X Factor as young solo singers not thinking in a million years that they would be as big as the Beatles.

'The attitude from Simon Cowell and the record label was that if they put the work in then they would never have to work again. The feeling among the group was that it was easy for their bosses to say.'

Since their split in January 2016, ten months after Zayn quit, the group have only been in the same room twice. 

Once was at Liam's funeral, at St Mary's church in Amersham last November; the previous time was back in November 2016 when Simon Cowell issued a three line whip for them to get to the X Factor studios to support Louis, who was performing a solo set on the show following his mother's death. Harry and Liam were 'fuming', but nevertheless, they travelled from the US to the London studio.

They refused to go on stage, however. Instead it was a private meeting in Louis's dressing room.

It would, of course, have been so poignant for One Direction to come together for this year's BRITs, an event at which they were not only recipients of seven awards. It would also be a night, I think, they'd actually enjoy.

For several years I'd watched them, knocking back wine and enjoying every minute of being stars of the show. For two years in a row, I also saw them at the show's after party at Mayfair's Arts Club, working the room like children in a sweet shop with Cowell watching on like a proud dad.

After a while, however, the mogul's enthusiasm for their hard work wore thin among the band members. Moreover, there was a feeling that despite making £30 million each from their five years as the world's biggest boyband, it was damaging their lives beyond repair.

'Harry and Liam would actually comment sometimes that they would rather have been at university,' said a friend of the band. 'Instead they basically became really f***** up. Some turned to drugs. It was pretty awful at times.'

It is not just their bad memories that have prevented the band from coming together, it would also be fair to say that relations between them are still strained. Towards the end of their time together, there were rumours that such were the levels of animosity within the group, that they would fly on two separate private jets.

Today, while Louis and Zayn remain close, having been a 'bit of a trio' with Liam, there is little love lost between them and Harry.

Even at Liam's funeral last November, Harry wasn't seen with any of his former bandmates, instead choosing to arrive with his friends James Corden and television producer Ben Winston. Meanwhile Zayn and Louis were seen deep in conversation outside the church.

And as for Niall, 31, sources say that he too has 'moved on' – arguably to bigger and better things as he now runs a talent agency for golfers, particularly bringing on women into the sport, as well as performing as a solo artist.

'He saw the band for what it was and took what he could from that time and built the rest of his life,' the source told me. 'Niall has just got on with it,' I'm told, and generally 'leads a very under-the-radar, quiet life.'

Then there is Harry, the 31-year-old heart-throb who signed a huge record deal which dwarfed the others back in 2016.

After much negotiation he went with Sony label Colombia, reportedly worth an eye-watering $80 million. As well as having number one hits, such as As It Was and Watermelon Sugar, he has also tried his hand at acting, winning roles in war movie Dunkirk and psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling. At the last count, he was said to be sitting on a personal fortune of £175 million.

'He is head and shoulders above the others in terms of his success,' says a band insider.

'His life is just so different, almost unrelatable to the others these days.'

While Harry remains one of the world's most popular and lucrative popstars, today Zayn – who has a four-year-old daughter Khai from his relationship with American model Gigi Hadid – lives an almost reclusive life on a farm in Pennsylvania.

Louis, 33, meanwhile, who has also had some success as a solo artist, exists very much under the radar in London.

'Getting back together would drag up the hurt,' says one source. 'They don't see the point in doing that, certainly not at the moment and probably never.'

Thank you for this!

[louisupdates]

How Liam Payne is set to be honored at the 2025 Grammy Awards... three months after his tragic death at age 31

14:03 EST 02 Feb 2025, updated 14:57 EST 02 Feb 2025

By DEIRDRE DURKAN-SIMONDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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 hotel 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 passing] 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.

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.

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

[yourlocalstilinski-valdez]

Me: I'm not going to cry at the Liam tribute

Me: -crying at the Liam tribute and while telling my mom about it-

[skepticalarrie]

OMG OMG OMG!! IF THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS IDK IF I WOULD RECOVER

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14325871/amp/Liam-Payne-honoured-special-tribute-BRIT-Awards-2025-One-Direction-reunite.html

This rumour has been around for a couple of weeks now. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure how to feel about it, especially now that it’s being spread by tabloids like DM. Everything surrounding his passing was already so sensationalized and media-focused.

So as I’ve mentioned before, if it does happen, I hope it’s because the boys genuinely want to do it and it feels right for them. I’m sure it would be healing for a lot of us too. But if it’s just a rumour, then maybe that’s for the best. Either way, I really don’t appreciate how the media is covering this, it just feels so unnecessary. And if it’s not real it’s only going to leave fans even more heartbroken than they already are, which is honestly so cruel.

'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 photo and video montages and a live orchestra.'

[hollybinnisonx]

I love you Liam ❤️

Tribute to Liam at the BRITs

[hey-angel-5]

Liam will be honored at this year's BRIT Awards, The Sun confirms. The last time they held a tribute was in 2017, for George Michael*.

The outlet didn't confirm One Direction's presence, but it seems like it's being discussed. If they don't perform, I expect fellow musicians will, maybe Robbie Williams...

* Edited. The last tribute wasn't in 2016 for David Bowie.

[zayns-beer-can-gainz]

2018

2025 💔

and no, i am absolutely not okay.