By Ismail Auwal
The Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammy Awards ceremony, has announced that the 64th Grammy Awards will be postponed due to a nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the show, which was supposed to take place on January 31, has been rescheduled for a later date.
The Recording Academy, which announced the rescheduling on its Instagram page @recordingacademy, had previously announced it in a joint statement with CBS.
According to the organiser, a new date will be announced for the celebration of Music’s Biggest Night.
“After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, we have postponed the 64th #GRAMMYs.
“We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon. 🎶✨”, the organiser wrote.
Meanwhile, an earlier joint statement released by Recording Academy and CBS, which announced the postponement of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Show, also stated that the health and safety of those in the music community remain their priority.
“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,” said the organisers.
NAN also recalls that nominations for the awards were announced on November 23, and were chosen from projects released between September 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021.
