The 64th annual Grammy Awards will now take place in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3. The award show was originally set to take place in late January in Los Angeles. 

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. says in a statement:

"I'm so pleased to let you know that the 64th annual Grammy Awards have been rescheduled and will now be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Trevor Noah, the Emmy Award-winning host of The Daily Show, will return as master of ceremonies for Music's Biggest Night.

"Additional details about the dates and locations of other official Grammy Week events, including the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, MusiCares' Person of the Year, and the Pre-Grammy Gala, will be announced soon.

"We are excited to take the Grammys to Las Vegas for the very first time, and to put on a world-class show. From the moment we announced the postponement of the original show date, we have been inundated with heartfelt messages of support and solidarity from the artist community. We are humbled by their generosity and grateful for their unwavering commitment to the Grammy Awards and the Academy's mission. We appreciate the leadership CBS and our production partners at Fulwell 73 have shown during these challenging weeks and the flexibility of everyone who worked toward this solution."

For the 64th Grammy Awards, AC/DC are nominated in three categories - "Best Rock Performance" for "Shot In The Dark", "Best Rock Album" for Power Up, and "Best Music Video" for "Shot In The Dark".

Competing in the "Best Metal Performance" category are Deftones, Dream Theater, Gojra, Mastodon, and Rob Zombie.

Elsewhere, Wolfgang Van Halen is nominated in the "Best Rock Song" category as writer for Mammoth WVH song, "Distance". Foo Fighters are up for three awards, while Chris Cornell is nominated posthumously in two categories.

The following categories will be of interest to BraveWords readers:

"Best Rock Performance" - For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

"Shot In The Dark" - AC/DC
"Know You Better" (Live From Capitol Studio A) - Black Pumas
"Nothing Compares 2 U" - Chris Cornell
"Ohms" - Deftones
"Making A Fire" - Foo Fighters

"Best Metal Performance" - For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

"Genesis" - Deftones
"The Alien" - Dream Theater
"Amazonia" - Gojira
"Pushing The Tides" - Mastodon
"The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)" - Rob Zombie

"Best Rock Song" - A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"All My Favorite Songs" - Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
"The Bandit" - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Distance" - Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
"Find My Way" - Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
"Waiting On A War" - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

"Best Rock Album" - For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

Power Up - AC/DC
Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A - Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 - Chris Cornell
Medicine At Midnight - Foo Fighters
McCartney III - Paul McCartney

"Best Music Video" - Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

"Shot In The Dark" - AC/DC (David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer)
"Freedom" - Jon Batiste (Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer)
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers)
"Peaches" - Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon (Collin Tilley, video director)
"Happier Than Ever" - Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers)
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" - Lil Nas X (Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers)
"Good 4 U" - Olivia Rodrigo (Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers)

Find all 86 categories here.

(Photo - Grammy.com)