As wildfires continue to impact Southern California, many major music industry companies and organizations have decided to cancel Grammy Week events in Los Angeles.
The latest wave of cancellations include BMG, NMPA/Billboard, Friends ‘N’ Family, and brightfollowing earlier announcements Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group.
BMG canceled the Grammy Awards scheduled for January 28, saying: “Our thoughts are with everyone affected, and we extend our deepest gratitude to the Los Angeles County firefighters and first responders who Work tirelessly to control the fire.
The Friends N Family event, known as an important gathering of songwriters and industry professionals, was canceled through a statement. mark Biwen and Andy kipnes of progressive alternative media. The organization initially considered hosting the event on Jan. 30 as a fundraiser, but ultimately decided to use event funds for wildfire relief efforts.
“As friends and family, we are part of a larger family. The family is coming together to use this fund to host an event to donate to efforts to help victims of the Los Angeles fires. In times like this, we are united in our mission and the safety and needs of people in crisis as the highest truth,” Bevan and Kipnis said in a statement on Tuesday (January 14).
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected and extend our deepest gratitude to the Los Angeles County firefighters and first responders who worked tirelessly to contain the fire.”
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“Therefore, we will not be hosting this year’s FNF event and look forward to a better time to share it with you next year. We will continue to work hard to help those in need and raise funds for those who want to help. We know you are too Do it,” they added.
this NMPA + Billboard Grammy Week Songwriter Awards was also cancelled, NMPA Song Foundation Said it would support wildfire relief efforts by donating to MusiCares. Billboard also canceled Grammy Week events, including Managers to Watch and every year Power 100 Party, at the same time milk and honeypopular every year awards season Parties were also cancelled.
Meanwhile, Luminate CEO Rob Jonas It also announced the cancellation of all Grammy Week events hosted by the market research company, including the cocktail party scheduled for January 30. “We look forward to connecting with our industry peers and partners at another time in the near future.”
music company core entertainment It also postponed the Grammy Week kickoff party originally scheduled for January 27 and said it would “share the latest event details as soon as possible.”
Sony Music announced on Tuesday (January 14) that it is canceling all events during Grammy Week and will shift attention and funds to Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. The following is the parent company Sony Group Corporationannouncement US$5 million Donate to support emergency relief and long-term recovery efforts in response to wildfires.
Universal Music Group also confirmed on Monday that it will not continue to hold traditional Grammy-related events this year. It canceled its annual Grammys after-party and its annual Grammys party. artist showtraditionally hosted by UMG bosses Sir Lucian Grange. Universal said it was canceling the events to “reallocate resources originally intended for these events to help those affected by the epidemic.” [Los Angeles] wildfire.
Warner Music also canceled its Grammy pre-show party, while Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund promised a preliminary 1 million US dollars Donate to Los Angeles Fire Rescue efforts.
Despite mass cancellations, Recording Academy It has been confirmed that the 67th Grammy Awards will be held as scheduled on February 2. The college also announced music careIts annual fundraising campaign will also continue as planned. This year’s MusiCares campaign aims to grateful deadscheduled for the Friday before the Grammy Awards.
The contrast between the Recording Academy’s decision to go ahead and the industry-wide trend of cancellations highlights the complex considerations faced by event organizers in a crisis. The unified response from major labels to canceled events shows they are taking a cautious approach to the situation, prioritizing the safety and sensitivity of those affected by the wildfires.
despite this. This creates a major disruption to one of the music industry’s most important weeks of networking and celebration. Grammy Week traditionally features a packed schedule of parties, panels and events, bringing together artists, executives and industry professionals from around the world.
elsewhere, weekend The concert at the Rose Bowl on January 25 was also cancelled. Decided to postpone the release of my album to January 31st.
Other canceled events include annual events critics choice awardwhich includes nominees such as Miley Cyrus, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Selena Gomez, and Maren Morris in the Best Song category. The event was originally scheduled for January 12, then rescheduled to January 26 at the Buck Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, and then postponed again to early February, with a specific date yet to be announced.
performances by canadian artists Burton cummings The Novo rock band from Southern California young giant, and Oregon singer-songwriter Max McNaugh Troubadour shows have also been canceled during the crisis.
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