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The 2021 Grammy Awards will not be held later this month as planned.
The ceremony, which celebrates the best of music, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement sent to members of the Recording Academy and obtained by CNN.
Now, the 2021 Grammy Awards will be tentatively held on March 21.
The event was scheduled to be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31.
In addition, Trevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show", would host the ceremony.
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The move comes a day after the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents actors and media professionals, called for the suspension of production in Southern California.
This area of the United States faces an increase in covid-19.
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“Hospitals in Southern California are facing a crisis like we have never seen before.
Patients are dying in ambulances, while waiting for treatment, because hospital emergency rooms are overloaded.
This is not a safe environment for in-person production at this time, ”SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement.
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In its pronouncement, the union encouraged members to stay home and refuse jobs in sets.
“Even setting aside the risk of contracting COVID-19 on stage - a risk that we have worked hard to mitigate through our security protocols - production on set always presents some risk of injury.
Whether it's a trick gone wrong, equipment failure, or a crash.
Right now, with few, if any, hospital beds available, it's hard to understand how an injured worker on set is supposed to seek treatment.
This was warned by SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White.
The 2021 Grammys were going to be the start of the Hollywood awards season.
The Golden Globes, which usually take place in January, will now be the first awards show of the season, if they hold up.
The ceremony is scheduled for February 28, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California.
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