The 2022 Grammy Awards, initially set to air on January 31, have been postponed over issues of COVID-19 security, in line with a joint assertion from the Recording Academy and CBS posted Wednesday (January 5). No new date has been given.
“After cautious consideration and evaluation with metropolis and state officers, well being and security specialists, the artist neighborhood and our many companions, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards Present,” the assertion begins.
“The well being and security of these in our music neighborhood, the reside viewers, and the a whole lot of people that work tirelessly to provide our present stays our prime precedence. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the present on January thirty first merely comprises too many dangers. We look ahead to celebrating Music’s Greatest Night time on a future date, which might be introduced quickly.”
The present was set to air reside from the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles with a full viewers, although issues about surging COVID-19 circumstances reportedly led to reluctance from key organizers and contributors, Selection stories. L.A. County reported over 21,000 new circumstances of the virus yesterday (January 4) alone. As The New York Instances factors out, Dr. Anthony Fauci not too long ago predicted that the present wave of circumstances might attain its peak by the top of January — proper across the time the Grammys have been set to occur.
The Grammys postponement comes amid large-scale cancellations and pauses in school sports activities and industrial air journey in addition to a return in sure cities to remote-based college studying that more and more recall the early lockdown days of the pandemic in March 2020.
Final yr’s Grammys have been initially postponed as properly over COVID-19 security issues. The present did air a lot later within the yr than standard, on March 14, hosted by Trevor Noah and largely performed outdoors the Los Angeles Conference Middle. Noah continues to be on board to host the 2022 present.
Jon Batiste leads the 2022 nominations with 11. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. observe behind with eight every, and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo landed six every.
