When music s biggest night airs during a pandemic, does it still make a sound? If its awards brethren are any indicator, the answer is… sort of. The CMAs, Emmys, and Golden Globes which have trotted out modified versions of their telecasts since you-know-what began last March all saw drop-offs in ratings. Then again, that downward slope pre-dates COVID-19. And having fewer eyeballs shouldn t excuse the boring pitfalls the Grammys have consistently fallen into. (Remember the I Sing the Body Electric cover in hour 4 of last year s Grammys? I wish I didn t.) If the show which has also lost viewers over the years, likely due to a combination of A-list music stars boycotting and the perception that the Recording Academy is out of touch hopes to stay relevant, it needs to at least learn from other virtual ceremonies: Double down on shots of stars hanging at home, skip the shoddy production that reminds us of work Zoom calls, and lean heavily on new music, preferably performed l
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Trevor Noah speaks onstage at the 2019 Glamour Women Of The Year Awards at Alice Tully Hall on Nov. 11, 2019 in New York City. Photo by Jamie McCarthy /Getty Images for Glamour
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LOS ANGELES The only sure bets about the Grammy Awards on Sunday are that it will not resemble the shows of past years, and it will not be a Zoom fest.
Postponed from January because of the coronavirus pandemic, the highest awards in the music business have had to rethink every aspect of a ceremony that is watched as much for its performances as for who takes home the prizes.
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