Here's how the 2025 Grammys paid tribute to the musicians we lost last year, including Liam Payne, Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson, Marianne Faithfull, Cissy Houston, and more.
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Other stars who were paid tribute to included: Kinky Friedman, Egidio Cuadrado, David Sanborn, Steve Lawrence, DJ Clark Kent, Mary Martin, Sam Moore, Tito Jackson, Marianne Faithfull, Ben Vaughn, Sérgio Mendes, Frankie Beverly, Eric Carmen, Rich Homie Quan, Phil Lesh, Bob Newhart, Seiji Ozawa, Ella Jenkins, Wayne Osmond, Alfa Anderson, Richard Perry, Lani Simmons, JD Souther, Roy Haynes, John Titta, Rico Wade, Garth Hudson, and Toby...
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