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Grammy Awards rescheduled to March due to coronavirus pandemic
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will instead broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Key points:
- The event will now be broadcast on March 14.
- Los Angeles County, the epicentre of the crisis in California, has surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
- Beyoncé is set to feature at the awards, leading the field with nine nominations
The annual show will shift from its original January 31 broadcast to March 14, a joint statement from the Recording Academy and CBS, which broadcasts the ceremony, said on Tuesday (local time).
The statement said the decision was reached “after thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear”.
“The…
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