The Grammy Awards have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
While the 2022 show had been moving full speed ahead to take place on Jan. 31 before a full audience at its traditional venue, the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, the recent Covid-19 surge has caused the postponement or cancellation of multiple events across the country.
Sources tell Variety that the show will probably move to April or May, which would seem to rule out holding it at the Crypto.com Arena.
A joint statement from the Recording Academy and its television partner, CBS, issued on Wednesday said 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. It says “given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks.”
No new date has been confirmed as of yet.
