Billboard is reporting that the Recording Academy is likely to postpone the 64th annual Grammy Awards, originally set for January 31 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, to a later date due to the Omicron variant, according to multiple sources. A source with direct knowledge says it’s “looking likely.”

This would be the second year in a row that the Grammys have been postponed due to COVID-19. Last year’s show was originally set for January 31, 2021, but on January 5, 2021, it was delayed to March 14 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. At that time, the show was also relocated from Staples Center (the former name of Crypto.com Arena) to the nearby Los Angeles Convention Center, which allowed for less crowding.

The Recording Academy is known to prefer to hold the show in an arena at full capacity since they get considerable ticket revenue. They would lose that if they hold a scaled-back show like they did last year.

Read more at Billboard.com.

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)