Show bumps CMT Music Awards to later date
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards have been rescheduled and will now broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3rd 8-11:30 pm ET/5-8:30 pm PT on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Trevor Noah, Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show host and comedian, will return as master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.
The show moved from its original date of January 31st amid growing concerns surrounding the Omicron variant. News of the rescheduled date was initially shared via a joint announcement from the Recording Academy, CBS and CMT, as the CMT Awards will move from its originally scheduled date of Sunday, April 3rd at the same venue to a later date in April. Information about the date and location of the CMT Music Awards will be announced in the coming weeks. This will be the inaugural broadcast of the CMT Music Awards on the CBS Television Network. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Additional details about the dates and locations of other official GRAMMY Week events, including the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony, MusiCares Person of the Year and the Pre-GRAMMY Gala will be announced soon.
“Once we realized the need to move the GRAMMY Awards to a later date due to current health concerns, we came together quickly with our partners at the Recording Academy and CMT, to strategically reschedule these two incredible music events and utilize the full power of the ViacomCBS ecosystem to promote them,” states Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events & Alternative Programming, CBS. “Coming out of an exciting month of college basketball on CBS, we’re thrilled to continue our programming momentum with these two big live events for television in the spring.”
“We are excited to take the GRAMMYs to Las Vegas for the very first time, and to put on a world-class show,” shares Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “From the moment we announced the postponement of the original show date, we have been inundated with heartfelt messages of support and solidarity from the artist community. We are humbled by their generosity and grateful for their unwavering commitment to the GRAMMY Awards and the Academy’s mission. We appreciate the leadership CBS has shown during these challenging weeks and the flexibility of the CMTs and others who worked toward this solution.”
“What better way to introduce the CMT Music Awards to CBS than aligning with the GRAMMYs during the network’s biggest month of music this April,” adds Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin and Leslie Fram, executive producers, CMT Music Awards. “Our fans can expect another unforgettable night of music, and we look forward to announcing our new date and sharing more of what we have in store for this year very soon.”
This is the second year the GRAMMYs were postponed and first time it’s been held outside of Los Angeles. Last year’s show was moved to March amidst a rise of COVID cases across Los Angeles, where the show it’s typically held annually. The CMT Awards were postponed from a summer to fall airdate due in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The GRAMMY nominees were announced in November with Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, H.E.R., Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo leading. In early December, Drake withdrew his name from two Grammy nominations with no motive announced. Despite winning in the past, Drake has had a negative history with the organization. CMT Awards nominees are forthcoming.
As the only peer-selected music accolade, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.
Celebrated for its high-powered, world-premiere and cross-genre performances, the CMT Music Awards have aired live since 2005, delivering Nashville’s biggest party to music fans across the globe.
