The Grammy music awards will be held in Las Vegas for the first time this April after being postponed because of the surge of Omicron-variant Covid-19 cases across the United States, IgbereTV reports
The 64th annual Grammys — featuring nominees including Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo — had been due to take place in Los Angeles on January 31.
Hosted by Trevor Noah, the show will now take place on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“We are excited to take the Grammys to Las Vegas for the very first time and to put on a world-class show,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr said in a statement.
The organizers had previously said that hosting a Los Angeles ceremony on January 31 — the original date — “simply contains too many risks.”
The Grammys are one of several entertainment industry events that have been delayed in the hope that sky-high Covid caseloads will drop in the coming months.
Film and television events such as the Critics Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards have also been postponed, while this week’s Sundance film festival is taking place online.
The Oscars currently are still on for March 27, one week before the rescheduled Grammys
