The US Recording Academy, organizer of the Grammy music awards, has already announced the new date for the award ceremony, after it announced its postponement on January 5 until further notice, due to the impact of the covid variant of the coronavirus in restrictions and infections.
The gala, which was scheduled for January 31, will be held in person in Las Vegas on April 3, a change of scenery for a gala that is traditionally held in Los Angeles.
“Doing the show on January 31 involves too many risks,” according to a statement from the American Recording Academy, which added that it will announce a new date for the ceremony “soon.” “The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience and hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority,” they said on January 5, when they announced the suspension with a note .
The 64th #GRAMMYs have been rescheduled and will now be broadcast live from the @MGMGrand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 on @CBS! ✨? pic.twitter.com/Fidkbeyanm
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 18, 2022
The ceremony, number 44, will be presented by Trevor Noah and will be held in the auditorium of the MGM hotel, Garden Arena, which has a capacity for 17,000 spectators and usually hosts the Latin Grammys, in addition to other massive events, such as wrestling and boxing championships.
This year, the list of nominees is led by Jon Batiste but includes everything from 95-year-old veteran Tony Bennett to rising pop star Olivia Rodrigo. They also have as an attraction the rivalry between Taylor Swift and Kanye West, one of the most notorious feuds in pop, for the award for album of the year.
Behind Batiste, the artists with the most nominations are Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and HER, with eight each, and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, with seven each.
“We are thrilled to bring the Grammys to Las Vegas for the first time and present a world-class show there,” Recording Academy Chairman Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement.
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Last year, the Grammys, the most important music awards on a global scale, held a gala in March in a reduced format and without a red carpet due to the pandemic, although it was able to bring together a handful of artists at the old Staples Center in Los Angeles, the usual venue for the great music festival for years.
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