--- description: Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne and Eric Church performed at the Grammys to honor victims of gun violence and terrorism at live music events. title: Country Stars Sing Touching Tribute to Shooting Victims image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9adb275582a06bbe/6988f9cbcf40a884dec4b1e6/grammys-2018-maren-morris-song.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Country Stars Paid a Moving Tribute to Las Vegas and Manchester Victims at the Grammys  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:35 PM CUTPublished: Jan 29, 2018 2:56 AM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: (L-R) Recording artists T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Maren Morris, and Eric Church perform onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: (L-R) Recording artists T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Maren Morris, and Eric Church perform onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.Kevin Winter—Getty Images for NARAS  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:35 PM CUTPublished: Jan 29, 2018 2:56 AM CUT During Sunday night’s 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City, country stars Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne and Eric Church took time out of the celebration to pay tribute to victims of violence at live music events over the course of the last year, including the devastating [Las Vegas concert shooting.](http://time.com/5110931/las-vegas-shooting-stephen-paddock-motive/ "undefined") All three performers were in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in October, where 58 lives [were lost](http://time.com/4966835/route-91-harvest-festival-las-vegas-shooting/ "undefined") at the hand of gunman Stephen Paddock. Outside of the Las Vegas shooting, 2017 also saw the terrorist attack at an [Ariana Grande concert](http://time.com/4804953/ariana-grande-fans-one-love-manchester/ "undefined") in Manchester last May. In total, 81 music event attendees passed away due to violence, as Morris noted while introducing the performance. The group then performed Eric Clapton’s touching song “Tears in Heaven.” “Live music events have always provided a safe space for fans to gather in a shared celebration of music. Sadly, that wasn’t always the case this past year,” explained Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy, in a statement shared before the ceremony. “We believe it’s incredibly important to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in these senseless tragedies and to remind musicians and music lovers alike that live music will continue to be a powerful force that unites us all.” Both Morris and Brothers Osborne were up for awards during the evening, for for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, while Church is a past Grammy nominee. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/"},"headline":"Country Stars Paid a Moving Tribute to Las Vegas and Manchester Victims at the Grammys","datePublished":"2018-01-29T02:56:54.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T22:35:14.000Z","description":"Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne and Eric Church performed at the Grammys to honor victims of gun violence and terrorism at live music events.","url":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/","keywords":["awards","Newsfeed","Music","grammys2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9adb275582a06bbe/6988f9cbcf40a884dec4b1e6/grammys-2018-maren-morris-song.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9adb275582a06bbe/6988f9cbcf40a884dec4b1e6/grammys-2018-maren-morris-song.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show","caption":"60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images for NARAS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/","name":"Country Stars Paid a Moving Tribute to Las Vegas and Manchester Victims at the Grammys"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Las Vegas Strip Goes Dark for Shooting Victims","description":"More than 50 casino and shopping properties dimmed their lights for about 10 minutes Sunday.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7i0YiMFd/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-10-09T15:17:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7i0YiMFd.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/","duration":"PT29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5119396/las-vegas-tribute-grammys/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```