Grammy Awards postponed because of Omicron variant
LA TimesOlivia Rodrigo, seen performing at the American Music Awards on Nov. 21, 2021, is nominated for seven Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy, which presents music’s most prestigious awards show, said Wednesday that “holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks” and added that a new date would be announced “soon.” “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 group said in a joint statement with CBS, its longtime television partner. The academy didn’t say Wednesday whether two high-profile events that typically precede the Grammys — the MusiCares Person of the Year gala and veteran record executive Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton — would be rescheduled along with the awards show. Another denizen of late-night TV, “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” bandleader Jon Batiste, leads nominees for the 64th Grammys with 11 nods in categories including album, record and song of the year, as well as traditional R&B performance, American roots song and improvised jazz solo. The Grammys’ delay comes days after the Critics Choice Awards said its annual show, originally set for Jan. 9, would move to a later date yet to be determined.