The
63rd
annual
Grammy
Awards
ceremony,
which
was
set
to
take
place
on
30
January
2021,
has
been
postponed
due
to
the
growing
COVID-19
cases
in
the
US.
On
Tuesday,
a
report
in
The
New
York
Times
(NYT)
said
that
the
Grammy
organisers
have
revealed
that
the
awards
will
now
be
held
on
14
March,
2021.
Earlier
this
week,
a
statement
was
released
by
executives
at
the
Recording
Academy,
which
presents
the
Grammys,
and
CBS,
the
award
ceremony's
long-time
broadcasting
partner.
The
statement
read,
"The
deteriorating
COVID
situation
in
Los
Angeles,
with
hospital
services
being
overwhelmed,
ICUs
having
reached
capacity,
and
new
guidance
from
state
and
local
governments
have
all
led
us
to
conclude
that
postponing
our
show
was
the
right
thing
to
do."
"Nothing
is
more
important
than
the
health
and
safety
of
those
in
our
music
community
and
the
hundreds
of
people
who
work
tirelessly
on
producing
the
show,"
it
added.
Grammy
Awards
2021
Were
Set
To
Take
Place
On
January
31
The
award
ceremony
was
set
to
be
held
on
January
31.
With
only
three
weeks
to
go,
unions
and
entertainment
industry
groups
reportedly
called
for
a
suspension
on
in-person
television
and
film
production
in
Los
Angeles,
citing
the
surging
COVID-19
cases.
Grammy
Awards
2021
Will
Take
Place
On
March
14
Each
year,
many
awards
are
presented
in
the
months
of
January
and
February,
including
the
Oscars.
However,
the
Academy
Awards
along
with
Golden
Globe,
all
have
been
postponed
by
months.
According
to
The
New
York
Times
report,
"The
Oscars
were
postponed
two
months
from
their
original
Feb.
28
date
to
April
25,
with
the
format
of
the
ceremony
not
yet
determined."
Golden
Globes
ceremony
which
is
typically
scheduled
for
January,
will
now
be
held
on
February
28
instead.
Grammy
Awards
2021
Will
Take
Place
With
An
In
Person
Ceremony
Coming
back
to
63rd
Grammy
Awards,
Beyonce,
Taylor
Swift,
Dua
Lipa
and
the
rapper
Roddy
Ricch
are
some
of
the
major
contenders
this
year.
The
awards
since
the
announcement,
have
been
surrounded
by
controversy
after
The
Weeknd
called
out
the
organisers
for
snubbing
his
music
and
Justin
Bieber
opened
up
about
being
listed
in
the
wrong
category.