Postponed to next March 14th

'Pandemic' Hits the 'Grammy Awards'

Queen of Pop Beyoncé leads the race for the awards.

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The American Academy of Music announced that, due to the "Covid-19" pandemic, it decided to postpone the ceremony for the awarding of the "Grammy" awards, intended for the American music industry, after it was scheduled to be held on January 31.

The Academy issued a statement confirming that the celebration will be postponed to next March 14, in contrast to the new date that it previously published on its official website.

The organizers made it clear that they were convinced that postponing the celebration is the best option in light of the "deterioration" in the outbreak of the new "Corona" virus in Los Angeles, "the overcrowding of hospitals and emergency departments, and the central government and state authorities issuing new instructions."

Since the beginning of last November, California has witnessed an acceleration in the spread of the epidemic, after it was less affected than a number of other American states, and tens of thousands of new infections with the virus are recorded daily.

The rate of positive test results rose to 13.6%, and on December 31, a record number of deaths was recorded, which is 585 in the state, which has the largest population in the United States.

The organizers intended to hold the celebration at the "Staples Center" in Los Angeles without an audience, and to limit the participation to its presenters and artists who were supposed to sing, to be broadcast on the screen of "CBS".

Queen of Pop Beyoncé led the race for the awards, with nine nominations announced at the end of last November, bringing her total nominations to 79.

Beyoncé was nominated for her song "Savage", shared with rapper Megan The Stallion. She was also nominated for the two main categories for "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year" thanks to her album "Black Parade", which was released last June during the height of the demonstrations rejecting discrimination against blacks. in the United States.

Beyoncé was ahead of rapper Rudi Rich and British Dua Lipa, who each received six nominations.

The absence of some names from the nominations for the main awards was a surprise, including the Canadian singer The Weeknd, the South Korean group "BTS", and the late rapper Bob Smock.

It is noteworthy that a number of other award ceremonies have been postponed due to the pandemic, among them the Oscars awards ceremony, which will be held on April 25 instead of February 28.

The organizers: "Postponing the celebration is the best option in light of (the deterioration) in Los Angeles."

It was a surprise that some names were absent from the nominations for the main awards.

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