The Grammy Awards event, which honours the best musical performances, has been postponed indefinitely due to the rapid spread of the Omicron type of the coronavirus, according to organisers.
The performance was supposed to be held in a downtown Los Angeles arena on January 31 and broadcast live on the CBS network.
“Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks,” CBS and the recording Academy said in a joint statement, adding that a new date would be announced soon.
The Grammy Awards for 2021 have likewise been postponed because of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Organisers had hoped to return this year to something closer to the traditional celebration with a large audience inside the former Staples Center, now called Crypto.com Arena.
