All set in with the new look, the 64th annual Grammy Awards air on April 3. The much-anticipated music awards presentation will be staged in Las Vegas for the first time, after being postponed from January 31 owing to an increase in omicron infections. The awards will be held in late spring for the first time in decades.
The Grammys’ regular home, Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), is fully occupied with sporting events and concerts through the end of April, necessitating the move to the bustling entertainment city.
The show’s production required a 10-day lead-up, which ruled out a shift to Madison Square Garden in New York, where the Grammys are hosted on occasion, because it, too, has a crowded schedule of sports and music through the spring.
The Recording Academy, on the other hand, is familiar with MGM Grand Garden Arena. With the exception of a 2020 diversion to Miami, the venue has hosted the Latin Grammys every year since 2009. The CMT Awards, which were supposed to take place on April 3 at the venue, have been rescheduled for later in the month.
In addition, Las Vegas has the infrastructure — a large number of hotel rooms, VIP experiences, and extracurricular activities – to attract musicians and music industry visitors.
Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” led the show’s 2021 season, which was similarly delayed due to the coronavirus, and will resume his job this year.
The show will run on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Other high-profile Grammy Week events, such as the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honouring Joni Mitchell and Clive Davis’ legendary Pre-Grammy Gala, will be announced soon.