Grammy Awards postponed due to omicron expansion

A statement released by the Recording Academy on Wednesday announced that the 64th annual awards ceremony would be “postponed” as a precaution.

The 64th Grammy Awards gala, scheduled for January 31 in the United States, was suspended this Wednesday due to the increase in cases of covid-19 due to the expansion of the omicron variant and will be set for a new date, yet to be determined. .

In a joint statement, the Recording Academy and the CBS channel explained that they made that decision after considering it “carefully” and discussing it with health officials.

For the same reason, the Sundance festival has made the ‘difficult’ decision to make this year’s event virtual, as coronavirus cases are expected to peak in Utah during festival week in person originally. scheduled. (E)

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