Shawn Mendes Stops Live performance To Honor Liam Payne

Shawn Mendes was so overcome with emotion over the demise of Liam Payne … the singer paused his NYC live performance Friday night time to pay tribute to his pal.

Shawn was performing on the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre when he took a second to inform the group that the One Course star was a “stunning soul” … and the surprising information of his demise was “devastating.”

SM emotionally lamented … “Liam, we love you. The world is crying for you, brother. And we’re all praying on your son and your loved ones, and I miss you, man. So this one’s for you tonight, Liam, from all of us.”

Shawn then carried out his new music “Coronary heart Of Gold” … which incorporates the refrain, “You had a coronary heart of gold / You left too quickly/It was out of your management / Beneath your pores and skin and bone / You had a coronary heart of gold.”

As TMZ reported … Liam’s sister on Sunday additionally talked of her love and admiration for the star when shared a heartbreaking notice on Instagram … which included the brutal line, “I am sorry I could not prevent.”