Grammy Awards postponed until March

The 2021 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, say the organisers. The ceremony, among the music industry's most significant awards, was because of take place on 31 January.

The function is will now happen on 14 March, due to rising infection numbers in LA and the state of California. Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa led the nominations because of this year's awards, that have been announced in November.

"Nothing is more important compared to the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of folks who work tirelessly upon producing the demonstrate," said a affirmation from the Documenting Academy, which works the Grammys.

It really is unclear whether comedian Trevor Noah, who was simply set to host the show, will even so be a part of this year's ceremony. The business behind the awards got previously announced that year's edition would be mostly virtual, according to the AFP news organization, although no more details have been released.

Many main awards ceremonies experienced to move online since the pandemic reached the US this past year.

The US state of California has been particularly hard hit by the spread of coronavirus, with ambulance personnel in LA County being told not to transport patients with extremely low likelihood of survival to hospital.