The Grammy Awards, dubbed music’s biggest night, are a celebration of the very best music released over the past year. The event, a major moment during Hollywood’s award season, was supposed to take place in Los Angeles on 31 January, but has officially been postponed as the new Covid-19 omicron variant rages through America.
In a statement, the Recording Academy announced that a new date for the 64th ceremony will be announced in due course. This is the second time in a row that the major event has been postponed as a result of the virus.
reads: “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th annual Grammy Awards show,” the official statement read.
“The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon.”
Insiders reveal that the new date is expected to be around April/May, although this has not been confirmed.
The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is still scheduled to return as Grammy host this year.
