Quincy Jones was honored during the In Memoriam segment at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday by Will Smith, Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monáe, and more.

Will Smith, Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder and more paid a touching tribute to Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards.

Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, Janelle Monáe, Lainey Wilson, Will Smith, and Stevie Wonder all took the Crypto.com Arena stage to honor late music legend Quincy Jones, who died Nov. 3 at 91.

Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent and Stevie Wonder have been announced as performers for Sunday's show.

Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, Jacob Collier and Will Smith also took the stage to celebrate the esteemed musician, composer and producer, who died in November.

Will Smith made his first return to a major televised awards show Sunday evening, appearing at the Grammys to open a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. Smith opened the segment by introducing Herbie Hancock on piano and later introduced “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo,

Janelle Monaé, Lainey Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Jacob Collier also helped remember the late music legend on Sunday night.

Will Smith made a major return to a televised awards show on Sunday evening at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where he opened a special tribute to the legendary Quincy Jones, according to Variety. The actor and rapper began his segment by introducing famous musician Herbie Hancock on piano.