Grammys get a new date for Las Vegas ceremony

The Grammy Awards ceremony honoring top performances in music has been rescheduled for April 3 in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a statement on Tuesday.

The awards had been set to take place on January 31 in downtown Los Angeles, but organizers scrapped that date as the Omicron variant sparked a new wave of COVID-19 infections.

The 64th #GRAMMYs have been rescheduled and will now be broadcast live from the @MGMGrand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 on @CBS! ✨🎶 pic.twitter.com/Fidkbeyanm

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 18, 2022

Comedian Trevor Noah will host the ceremony, which will be televised and streamed live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Nominations for the 2022 Grammys were announced in November. Pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste led a field that ranged from rap to jazz music and embraced newcomers from teen pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo to veteran crooner Tony Bennett, 95, who won his first Grammy in 1963.

And don’t worry, @Trevornoah is bringing himself and his dance moves to Vegas! Returning as the 2022 #GRAMMYs host. https://t.co/SXlm5u65Vb pic.twitter.com/hriBq0ysd6

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 18, 2022

The 2021 Grammy Awards also were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was staged in March instead of January and included a mix of pre-recorded and live segments in front of a small, socially distanced audience.

Organizers provided few details about the 2022 show beyond the new date and location.

#GRAMMYs LIVE from Vegas, April 3rd on CBS.

New date, new location, still Music’s Biggest Night. pic.twitter.com/UuCtToXQMe

— CBS (@CBS) January 18, 2022

The new Grammy’s date forced a switch for CMT Music Awards for country music, which had been scheduled for April 3. They will now take place later in April, CBS said.