{"id":6074,"date":"2021-01-05T23:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2021-01-05T23:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:28:04","slug":"2021-grammy-awards-postponed-over-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/2021-grammy-awards-postponed-over-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Grammy Awards postponed over COVID-19 concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2021 Grammy Award ceremony, which was slated to be held Jan. 31, has now been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Music\u2019s big night will now likely be held in March,\u00a0Rolling Stone reported<\/a>, citing organizers who have not confirmed a new date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The CBS telecast was, like most award shows last year, going to be a limited affair, with many celebrities accepting from home or performing remotely rather than the typical venue, LA\u2019s Staples Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Beyonc\u00e9, who got nine nominations,\u00a0leads the pack of nominees<\/a>, which also includes Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Roddy Ricch. Trevor Noah was scheduled to host the January ceremony, but it\u2019s unclear if he will still be the host for the future show.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn won\u2019t attend Biden inauguration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nominations proved to be somewhat scandalous this year as The Weeknd\u00a0lashed out for being snubbed<\/a> by the Recording Academy despite his album, \u201cAfter Hours,\u201d having two No. 1 hits: \u201cHeartless\u201d and \u201cBlinding Lights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Weeknd lashes out at the Grammys after nomination snub<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency\u2026\u201d the singer, who is scheduled to perform at the\u00a02021 Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 7, tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The New York Post<\/a> said, the academy later said it was because it was unsure which genre his music fell under.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Justin Bieber had genre gripes, too, saying he\u00a0personally felt that \u201cChanges\u201d fell under the R&B category<\/a>, rather than \u201cpop.\u201d It\u2019s up for Best Pop Album, along with three more nods for the singer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2021 Grammy Award ceremony, which was slated to be held Jan. 31, has now been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Music\u2019s big night will now likely be held in March,\u00a0Rolling Stone reported, citing organizers […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,2],"tags":[68,1280,36],"coauthors":[25],"yoast_head":"\n