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This time, a jazz pianist has the best chances of winning a Grammy: Jon Batiste
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The presentation of the Grammy Awards has been postponed due to the rapid spread of the highly infectious omicron variant of the coronavirus.
There are too many risks to host the show on January 31, the Recording Academy in Los Angeles said.
"The health and safety of the members of our music community, the audience and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on the production of our show are our top priority."
The 64th award ceremony will take place at a later date.
A new date will be announced soon.
The celebration had already been postponed last year due to the corona pandemic.
Favorite Batiste nominated for eleven Grammys
The nominations were announced in November.
US musician Jon Batiste ("We Are") goes to the Grammy Awards as a favorite with eleven nominations.
This is followed by singer Justin Bieber ("Peaches"), rapper Doja Cat ("Kiss Me More") and singer-songwriter HER ("Fight For You"), each with eight nominations.
The pop singers Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo can raise their hopes in seven of the 86 Grammy categories.
Around 13,000 members of the Recording Academy decide on the winners of the Grammys, which are among the most coveted music prizes in the world.
The Omikron variant is spreading rapidly in the USA - as in numerous other countries.
Hundreds of thousands of new infections are reported every day, and most recently the mark of one million registered infections was exceeded.
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