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The 2021 Grammy will take place once again.
The 63rd edition of the Grammy has been postponed and will take place on March 14, 2021 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The award ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 31st.
“After careful conversations with health experts, our host and the artists scheduled to sing, we reschedule the 63 annual Grammy Awards and they will be broadcast on Sunday, March 14, 2021,” The Recording Academy said in a press release.
The Grammy production team went on to explain in the press release: “The deteriorating situation of COVID in Los Angeles, with the collapse of hospital services, the maximum capacity of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the new guidelines of state and local governments have led us to we conclude that postponing our event was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of members of our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce the show. “
The 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony will be hosted by South African actor and television host Trevor Noah, and the audience can watch the full gala live on CBS starting at 8pm ET.
Who are the most nominated artists for the 2021 Grammy?
The nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards focus on songs and record albums that were released between September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020.
Famous American singer Beyoncé leads the list of nominees for 63 Grammy Awards with a total of 9 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Rich with 6 nominations each.
Great Spanish-speaking music stars such as J Balvin, Ricky Martin, Camilo and Kany García have been nominated for this year’s Grammy Awards.
Selena Quintanilla will be honored by the Academy of Recordings
Recording Academy announced in a press release that singer Selena Quintanilla will be one of the stars honored with an honorary recognition at 63 Grammy Awards for “her outstanding contributions of artistic significance in the field of recording. “.
It is unknown at this time whether the Quintanilla family will be present at the 2021 Grammy Gala to receive recognition for the legacy of the outstanding Tex-Mex singer.
The recording academy points out that Selena Quintanilla’s impact on the music industry can be seen reflected in the successful sales of her posthumous album, “Dreaming Of You,” which sold 175,000 copies on release day.
Changes to the 2021 Grammy categories
The Recording Academy pointed out that one of the novelties of this year’s Grammy is that the “Latin Pop Album” category has been changed to “Best Latin or Urban Latin Album and Latin Rock” in order to expand the capacity of music projects nominated for one of the most important categories for Spanish-speaking artists or groups.
The organizers of the 63rd edition of the Grammys also announced that the award ceremony will not have pre-recorded segments, so the event will take place entirely live.
In terms of production, all those involved in the performance of the show will have the necessary prevention protocols to avoid any kind of contagion of COVID-19.
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