No date for the 2022 Grammys has been introduced but.
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The 2022 Grammys are formally on maintain.
The Recording Academy and CBS have introduced that the music award present can be postponed from its initially scheduled airdate on Jan. 31, 2022.
A brand new date for the occasion “can be introduced quickly,” officers stated in a press release on Wednesday.
The information comes because the the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 omicron variant continues. The US recorded greater than 1 million COVID-19 new instances Monday — a every day report for any nation because the pandemic started.
That is the second yr in a row the award present has been postpone. Final yr’s occasion was additionally impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic, however its rescheduled date was among the many earliest returns to an in-person format.
The academy’s assertion learn: “After cautious consideration and evaluation with metropolis and state officers, well being and security specialists, the artist group and our many companions, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the sixty fourth Annual GRAMMY Awards Present.”
“The well being and security of these in our music group, the reside viewers, and the tons of of people that work tirelessly to supply our present stays our high precedence. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the present on January 31 merely accommodates too many dangers. We look ahead to celebrating Music’s Greatest Night time on a future date, which can be introduced quickly.”
Earlier this week, sources instructed Web page Six that the Recording Academy was in search of a brand new venue to host the telecast amid a report that it might seemingly be postponed.
“They’re having hassle discovering a venue they usually’re wanting on the Hollywood Bowl as a result of it’s exterior,” one supply stated.
The present was initially set to broadcast reside from the Crypto.com Area (previously Staples Middle) in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, however on Monday Billboard journal reported that the present will seemingly be postponed resulting from COVID 19.
The award present additionally made a shock last-minute rule change — not introduced till moments earlier than the contenders had been revealed — increasing the variety of nominees within the Huge 4 classes (Album, Document and Tune of the Yr, plus Greatest New Artist) from eight to 10.
The variant has thrown off a lot of this yr’s awards reveals. On Tuesday, the Hollywood International Press Affiliation introduced that the 2022 Golden Globes — set to occur Sunday, January 9, can be occurring — simply with no pink carpet, viewers, celebrities or press.
And simply as information broke in regards to the Grammy’s rescheduling, Sundance Movie Competition additionally introduced a change in plans as a result of Omicron surge.
The in-person Park Metropolis, UT occasion will go digital for the second year-in-a-row. The competition will stay on-line for its Jan. 20 to 30 length.
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