Rita Ora Cries, MTV EMA 2024 Gives Special Respect To Liam Payne

Liam Payne (Instagram @liampayne)

JAKARTA - The 2024 MTV EMA is a lively music award with the music stars who attend. But this event also took time to pay tribute to the late Liam Payne.

The former One Direction member died tragically in Argentina a few weeks before the event.

I just want to take a moment to remember someone we really, really love. We just lost him, and he is a big part of the world of MTV and my world, and I think a lot of you are at home and everyone here tonight," said Rita Ora, who hosted the show, November 11.

Rita sebagai penyanyi yang pernah berkolaborasi dengan Payne dalam lagu For You (Fifty Shades Freed) merasa sangat kehilangan. Ia mengingat Liam sebagai sosok belenta yang hangat kepada sesama.

"He has a big heart and has always been the first to offer help in any way he can," Ora said, crying. "He brought so much joy to every room he entered, and he left such a huge trail in the world," said the host, who seemed moved.

The event also included a video of respect for Payne, who demonstrated his influence on the music industry and its fans.

Payne's premature death was a huge loss to the music world, and the MTV EMA provided the right place to remember his legacy.