According to sources, the Recording Academy is likely to delay the upcoming 2022, Grammys because of rising Covid-19 cases and the omicron variant.
The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on January 26, 2020 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.
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The event is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on January 31st, 2022, and will be hosted by comedian and host of the event in the past, Trevor Noah.
The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on January 31 but was delayed until March 14 and was held outdoors.
Forbes requested comment from the Recording Academy.
44,753 is the total number of people. According to county data, there were more than one new Covid-19 case in Los Angeles county on Sunday. Los Angeles county has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
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The rise in Covid-19 cases around the country may have led to a step back by the other awards shows. The Critics Choice Awards and the Academy Governors Awards were put off last month, leaving the coming awards season up in the air. The Golden Globes awards will be held in January of 2022, though it is not clear what form they will take as NBC refused to hold the ceremony this year because of controversy surrounding the organization that holds the awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Super Bowl will be held in Los Angeles on February 13.
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Jon Batiste received more nominations than any other artist. Doja Cat, H.E.R., and other popular acts received 8 nominations each, and are expected to receive a trophy.
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Jon Batiste and Justin Bieber are both nominated for a grammy.
