The new date for the 2022 Grammy Awards is finally set! On Tuesday, January 18, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that the 64th annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Previously, the Recording Academy announced that due to the severe situation of the new crown epidemic, the awards ceremony scheduled for January 31 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles was postponed. "The health and safety of practitioners in the music industry, live audiences, and the hundreds of professionals who work tirelessly to produce our shows remains our top concern," the statement read. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Aumechjong variant, holding a show on January 31 carries too many risks. We'll be celebrating the biggest night in the music industry one day in the future, with dates to be announced soon. ”
This is the second consecutive year that Trevor Noah has hosted the awards ceremony and the second consecutive year it has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with last year's Grammy Awards postponed to March. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. In Tuesday's announcement, he said it would be the first time the Grammy Awards would be held in Vegas, "from the moment we announced the postponement of the original performance date, we received heartfelt support from the artist community." ”
John Batiste led this year's Grammy nominations with a whopping eleven nominations, including Album of the Year, Album of the Year and Best RB Album. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and HER each received eight nominations, while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo each received six nominations.
The 64th annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on April 3 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT
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