Academy postpones Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
The Recording Academy and CBS, which broadcasts the ceremony, released a
statement saying the show would move its broadcast date from Jan. 31 to March 14. The Grammys will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the crisis in California, has surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths.
“The Daily Show” host and comedian Trevor Noah is set to host the Grammys, where Beyoncé is leading contender with nine nomi
nations. She scored nominations for song and record of the year with “Black Parade,” while “Savage” — her No. 1 collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion — picked up bids for record of the year, best rap song and best rap performance.
Beyonce’s “Black Is King,” which aired on Disney+, is nominated for best music film while “Brown Skin Girl,” a song dedicated to dark- and brown-skinned
women, is nominated for best music video. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter sings on “Brown Skin Girl” and also earned a Grammy nomination.
Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, Jhene Aiko, Post Malone, Renée Zellweger, Billie Eilish and her producer-brother Finneas also scored nominations. First-time nominees include The Strokes, Megan Thee Stallion and Harry Styles.
This year’s Grammy Award nominees include at least three San Diego-bred artists: sitar master Anoushka Shankar; soulful jazz vocal star Gregor y Porter; and acclaimed bluegrass banjo player Alison Brown.
Since the pandemic, a number of awards show were postponed and later revamped due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The BET Awards was the first major awards show during the pandemic and was a success thanks to its artsy, well-crafted taped performances.
The MTV Video Music Awards featured Lady Gaga winning awards and performing onsite in a mask, and the Latin Grammys pre-taped several performances, handing out some of its awards to the winners who attended the show.