Find the latest bookmaker offers available across all uk gambling sites www.bets.zone Read the reviews and compare sites to quickly discover the perfect account for you.
Advertising
Home / cover / 2022 Grammy Awards Postponed Over COVID-19

2022 Grammy Awards Postponed Over COVID-19

 

Advertising

The much anticipated 2022 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to the recent surge in the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 disease across the cities.
The music awards gala night had been scheduled for January 31, however, the recent widespread of the Omicron variant across United States cities have called for a reschedule.

The current overall cases of Coronavirus in the United States is about sixty million while deaths recorded so far is over eight hundred and thirty thousand.

Advertising

A statement released on Wednesday evening by the organizers of the Grammy Awards said: “Holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks.”

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:   Hide Your Wives, Sisters, Boma BB Naija Warns As He Resorts To Live Up To His Infamous Reputation

The Recording Academy, however, said it would announce a rescheduled date as soon as possible.

“The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remain our top priority,” the statement added.

Advertising

Record Academy had in November 2021 confirmed the names of nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards which was earlier scheduled to hold in Los Angeles on Monday, January 31, Naija News recalls.

Nigerian superstars, Wizkid and Burna Boy got nominated in different categories for the 2022 Grammys.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:   FBNHoldings wins World Finance Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award

Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, better known as Wizkid got nominated in two categories for the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Advertising

Wizkid’s fourth album, ‘Made in Lagos’ which was released in 2020 has continued to dominate music charts in the country and abroad. Also, his hit song, Essence has been on the lips of music lovers as it also made its way to the playlist of former US President Barack Obama.

In the list of nominees released by the organizers, Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ album was nominated in the Best Global Music Award category, while Essence featuring Tems makes the list of nominees for the Best Global Music Performance category.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:   Real Reason Why Buhari Frequently visits UK For Medical Treatments - Presidency Reveals

Wizkid would be hoping to clinch the award and follow the footstep of popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy who won the award for Best Global Music Album Award this year, Naija News reports.

Recall that Wizkid had won an award for his part in the video for Beyonce’s Brown-Skinned girl at the 2021 ceremony.

Another proud Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy got a nomination for the 2022 Grammys.

Burna Boy, a two-time nominee and winner was nominated alongside, Wizkid, Femi Kuti, and, Made Kuti.

 

Advertising

About Oluwasegun Adesuyi

Check Also

Ecobank

+234Art International Fair Opens In Lagos at Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC)

+234Art International Fair Opens In Lagos at Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) The +234Art Fair, ...

Advertising

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertising

Recent Posts

Archives

More News