No new date has been announced
The Recording Academy has announced the postponement of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards due to COVID. The company confirmed the news, which was rumored over the holiday weekend.
“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. 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.”
This is the second year the show was postponed. Last year’s show was moved to March amidst a rise of COVID cases across Los Angeles, where the show is held annually.
The 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.
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.
