Indian fans were left furious after the Grammy Awards organisers excluded four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain from the 'In Memoriam' segment of the ceremony, held on Monday morning (IST). 

Every year, the Grammys pay tribute to industry legends who passed away in the year gone by in its 'In Memoriam' montage. Hussain, who became the first musician from India to receive three Grammys at last year's Grammys, died on December 15 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a San Francisco hospital. He was 73.

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As per PTI, a section of social media users were not happy and wrote posts tagging the Recording Academy on microblogging site X about the omission. "How come no mention of Zakir Hussain in Grammy obituary. Grammys2025, he was a winner last year (sic)" wrote one on X.

"Big miss. I didn't see Recording Academy mention Zakir Hussain in the memoriam section. #GRAMMYs," said another. "Shame not to see 4-time winner and multiple times nominee Zakir Hussain in the Grammy tribute to artists lost recently. Real shame," read another post.

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During the live event, the Grammys honoured musicians such as Liam Payne, Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Tito Jackson, Joe Chambers, Jack Jones, Mary Martin, Marianne Faithfull, Seiji Ozawa, and Ella Jenkins. Singer Chris Martin, fresh from the India leg of his band Coldplay's world tour 'Music of the Spheres', performed the 'In Memoriam tribute' with guitarist Grace Bowers. Comedian Trevor Noah hosted 2025 Grammys, marking his fifth consecutive stint as the emcee.