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Inside the Grammys’ Decision to Go Ahead Amid L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Have to Do Everything We Can to Help’
Even as most Grammy Week events were canceled due to wildfires, L.A. officials said the same thing: ‘You have to do the show,' as long as it's safe.
Winston adds, “After COVID, post-COVID, two [Hollywood industry] strikes and everything else, try to tell those stagehands, costumers, makeup artists, drivers, caterers, PAs and all those working people who make a living from the Grammys that we’re not doing the show.” Balancing gravitas with celebration is a familiar challenge for these teams and returning host Trevor Noah, and the COVID-era Grammys introduced several elements that have remained, such as the celebrity-filled tables at the front of the arena, which started with the intimate, invite-only, partially socially distanced 2021 show; there will also be comparatively long, commercial-less segments of the ceremony. However, the Academy did decide to “ condense” its usual dozen-plus Grammy Week events and instead focus on four, all of which added a fire-recovery element: MusiCares, the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, the Special Merit Awards, and the show itself.
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