Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the 2021 Grammys are being postponed. The show was originally scheduled for January 31st but is now being planned for sometime in March, according to Rolling Stone.

Even before the move organizers were planning on producing the show with very limited human interaction. They were planning on having no audience and only performers and presenters physically at the show. Winners would most likely accept and give their acceptance speeches remotely. Normally, the show would take place at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles in front of a large crowd. Organizers had not named a venue for the show but it is believed it would take place in the downtown Los Angeles area. 

California is currently being rocked by a huge surge of Covid-19 cases. The LA Times reported this morning that Monday saw 74,000 new cases were reported across the state and 9,000 of the were in the Los Angeles area. ICU bed availability is at 0% and some area hospitals have had issues with delivering oxygen. 

Host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, will host the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Beyoncé leads all artists with 9 nominations this year including Song of the Year for “Black Parade”. The nominees for Album of the Year are Jhené Aiko’s ‘Chilombo’, Black Puma’s eponymous album, ‘Everyday Life’ by Coldplay, ‘Djesse Vol. 3’ by Jacob Collier, Haim’s ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, ‘Future Nostalgia’ by Dua Lipa, ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ by Post Malone, and Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’.