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What can one say?
The fire continues to engulf Los Angeles County does put a dark cloud over it center of entertainment industry.
When chatting with friends Southern California The most important thing for people who live in reality is scale The shared shock and ongoing damage in Los Angeles.
this fence fire claim alone 1,250 people Buildings to date – these include homes, schools and churches. It was burned, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department 23,713 acre.
This equates to approx. 37 square miles Or, to put it in perspective, roughly the same land area as New York Bronx.
this fence fire still just 19% Include. people are increasingly worried Strong wind It is expected that the epidemic may spread further in the next 24 hours.
All this makes Grammy Awards Obviously, this seems trivial.
but “Music’s biggest night”We learned this week that February 2 will go ahead as planned and not be postponed. This surprises many people.
I 100% understand why I like it Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and milk and honey Officially canceled Grammy Week parties and/or reallocate resources from abandoned gatherings to help those on the front lines of the fires.
I can also 100% understand why some Angelenos plan to take advantage of this month’s flagship event ‘Turn to philanthropy,” to raise funds in a spirit of solidarity for those affected by the fires.
what i try to do See how it goes Grammy Awards It will balance the charming tone by itself televised spectacle achieve the required bitter note.
inconsistent lurking Behind every potential plan.
I’m no TV manager, but I know this: you can’t pop mix As Los Angeles smolders, they battle in the crypto arena with energy. You can’t let the singer wear it $30,000 jewelry smile golden gramophone Just outside, a city grimaced in ashes. You can’t throw a couple of firefighters on the stage and back on to get a huge ovation. Bruno Mars give it some Easy.
You can’t have it either Alicia Keys or john legend singing imagine Three and a half hours.
if you are a major record labelpresumably, you can’t risk exposing your artist to this.
To put it mildly, hitting the right note is important for Grammy AwardsTV partners cbsand show producers Ben Winston.
In Defense of the Recording Academy, February 2 Grammy Awards A lot of good can be done.
CEO of Recording Academy and MusiCares Harvey Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt, “This year’s show… will bring a new sense of purpose,” the board chairman explained in a statement this week: Raise additional funds Support bushfire relief efforts And salute the bravery and dedication of the first responders who risk their lives to protect ours.
They added: “Grammy Awards Not only is it a celebration of the artistry and achievements of our music community, it’s also a platform Strengthen the spirit of resilience This defines the great city of Los Angeles.
Everything is nice and noble. But I’ll say it again: The Palisades Fire is currently 19% – no ninety percentage, nineteen percentage – Include.
Grammy Awards in 18 days.
With a little luck and a (weaker than expected) wind, the communities devastated by the fires—not just fence but change/pass and other places—when plans for redevelopment may have just begun.
Are these communities ready to watch the Grammys “amplify” their influence? “Tough spirit” immediately February 2? Rather than saying, wait until March or April?
This is a gamble.
They say comedy equals The tragedy of the past, plus time.
this 2025 Grammy Awards Equals ongoing disaster… plus very little time.
Side note: An earlier version of this review, posted on Tuesday (Jan. 14), made reference to the Mark Beaven/AAM “Friends N Family” Grammy Party, which was originally scheduled for January 30. This has nothing to do with it! ), Beaven and AAM canceled events planned for their annual gathering and instead reallocated resources to help those affected by the fires. Scheduled Grammy-related events include MusiCares (Friday, January 31) and the Clive Davis Annual Lecture (Saturday, February 1). MBW has updated the data in this article whenever possible to reflect the latest information from the Los Angeles Fire Department.global music business
