Considered to be one of the world’s most prestigious award ceremonies, the 2022 Grammy Awards which had been scheduled for later this month have been postponed.
For the second year in a row, the organisers of the Grammy Awards have decided to postpone the award ceremony and again the reason is because of the current surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant wrecking havoc across the globe.
According to CNN, CBS and the Recording Academy released a statement that read:
“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 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.”
The Grammys had been scheduled to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with “The Daily Show’s” Trevor Noah as host once again.
“Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night® on a future date, which will be announced soon,” the companies added.
2022 Grammy Awards postponed due to Covid
Last year’s Grammy Awards were postponed from January to March, also due to the pandemic and a surge in Covid-19 cases. The show ultimately took place, largely outside, at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a smaller in-person audience.
Officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, the nominations for each of the 86 categories were announced last year in November with this year’s composer and bandleader Jon Batiste having 11 Grammy nominations, more than any other artist, and will compete for both album and record of the year.
Other top nominees include Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Doja Cat. No performers have been announced yet.
In November, in an unusual move, the Recording Academy, the organization behind the awards, made a last-minute change to the nominations procedure. Just 24 hours before the nominations were announced, the group voted to expand the ballot in the top four categories — album, record and song of the year, and best new artist — to 10 spots, from eight, a move that benefited Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Lil Nas X and others.
Two weeks later, Drake, who was nominated for two Grammys but has long expressed ambivalence about the awards, withdrew from the competition.
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