The music awards ceremony was rescheduled until April 3 in Las Vegas amid a COVID-19 epidemic linked to the Omicron brand.
The Grammy Awards ceremony to honor high-profile musicians is set to take place on April 3 in Las Vegas, Recording Academy and CBS radio. he announced, due to the high incidence of coronavirus.
The awards were scheduled for January 31 in the city of Los Angeles, but organizers abandoned the process. increased coronavirus cases connected to the most infamous Omicron brand in the United States.
The 64th annual Grammys competition – featuring nominees Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo – will now take place on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah.
“We are thrilled to take the Grammys to Las Vegas for the first time, and showcasing a wide range of shows around the world,” Recording Academy director Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement.
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The nomination for Grammys 2022 was announced in November, with pianist and band leader Jon Batiste leading the nomination process.
The 2021 Grammy Awards were also suspended due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
The event took place in March instead of January and included a mix of pre-recorded and live parts in front of a small, remote audience.
Organizers have provided details of the 2022 exhibition over the day and the new venue.
He has previously stated that holding a Los Angeles ceremony on January 31 “carries a lot of risks”.
Grammys are one of the entertainment industry events that has been delayed in the hope that the amount of COVID-19 will drop in the coming months.
Movie and video events such as the Critics Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards have been suspended, with this week’s Sundance video festival online. The Oscars are currently set for March 27, one week for the Grammy to be rescheduled.
The US has seen an increase in the incidence of coronavirus linked to Omicron in recent weeks.
Variations that move faster can cause fewer infections, but the death of COVID-19 in the US is rising. Experts predict that 50,000 to 300,000 people in the US could die by the time the waves hit by March.
The average seven-day death toll for COVID-19 in the US has been rising since mid-November, to about 1,700 on January 1.
The US has reported more than 67 million cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University, and more than 853,000 deaths – high death toll in the world.
