GRAMMY AWARDS. The Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammy Awards, announced the postponement of the ceremony, which it said involves “too many risks” with the surge Omicron.
[Mis à jour le 06 janvier 2022 à 16h08] The Omicron variant is sweeping the world and taking with it several annual ceremonies. Among them, the Grammy Awards, which were to be held in The Angels on January 31, 2022. Due to “uncertainties surrounding the Omicron variant”, the Recording Academy, which hosts the event each year, explains in a press release that “running the show on January 31 is simply too risky . “
The new date for the 2022 Grammy Awards will be communicated “soon”. A new blow for the high mass of American music, which had to endure several controversies for the second consecutive year. The latest being around the appointment of the controversial Louis CK (who admitted to having sexually harassed women), Dave Chappelle (accused of transphobia) and Marilyn Manson (accused, among other things, of rape). “We do not examine people’s history, we do not examine their criminal records”, then argued the director of the Grammy Awards, Harvey Mason Jr. on the specialized site The Wrap, adding a little oil on the heat.
The 2022 Grammy Awards put youth in the spotlight. And it is the jazzman and pianist Jon Batiste who, with his designation in eleven categories, wins the prize for representation in this prestigious list. Behind him, with eight nominations each, the Canadian star Justin Bieber, American rapper Doja Cat and American singer HER. Next come young artists Billie Eilish (19) and Olivia Rodrigo (18) with seven nominations. The Grammy Awards ceremony with 86 categories, which we will not detail, here are the nominees in the main categories:
Record of the year (awarded for the overall performance of a security)
- I Still Have Faith In You – ABBA
- Freedom – Jon Batiste
- I Get A Kick Out Of You – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- Peaches – Justin Bieber
- Right On Time – Brandi Carlile
- Kiss Me More – Doja Cat
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
- drivers license – Olivia rodrigo
- Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic
Album of the year
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Love For Sale – Tony Bennet et Lady Gaga
- Justice – Justin Bieber
- Planet Her (deluxe) – Doja Cat
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
- Montero – Lil Nas X
- Sour – Olivia rodrigo
- Evermore – Taylor Swift
- Donda – Kanye West
Song of the year
- Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
- A Beautiful Noise – Alicia Keys
- drivers license – Olivia rodrigo
- Fight For You – H.E.R.
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Kiss Me More – Doja Cat
- Leave The Door Open – Bruno Mars
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Jon Batiste
- Peaches – Justin Bieber
- Right On Time – Brandi Carlile
Revelation of the year
- Arooj Aftab
- Jimmie Allen
- Baby Keem
- FINNEAS
- Glass Animals
- Japanese Breakfast
- The Kid LAROI
- Arlo Parks
- Olivia rodrigo
- Saweetie
Pop Album of the Year
- Anyone – Justin Bieber
- Right On Time – Brandi Carlile
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Positions – Ariana Grande
- drivers license – Olivia rodrigo
Rock album of the year
- A Hero’s Death – Fontaines D.C.
- Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
- Daylight – Grace Potter
- Sound & Fury – Sturgill Simpson
- The New Abnormal – The Strokes
Rap Album of the Year
- The Off-Season – J. Cole
- Certified Lover Boy – Drake
- King’s Disease II – In the
- Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator
- Donda – Kanye West
Clip of the year
- Shot In The Dark – AC/DC
- Freedom – Jon Batiste
- I Get A Kick Out Of You – Tony Bennett et Lady Gaga
- Peaches – Justin Bieber
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
- Good 4 U – Olivia rodrigo
It has been a tradition for over sixty years: the Grammy Awards take place at the beginning of the year. For this 64th ceremony, the Recording Academy announces that the event, which annually rewards the best in music, will take place in Los Angeles on January 31, 2022.
Each year, the ceremony is televised live in the United States, on the American television channel CBS, as well as on the site of the event and the live performances of the artists directly posted on Apple Music. In France, the ceremony will be watched on the Cstar channel, which should offer, as every year, a replay of the Grammy Awards the next day, Monday February 1, 2022 from 9 p.m.
