The well-known Brit Awards will only take place in May 2021 and not as usual in February. The organizer has now confirmed this.
Like the Academy Awards, among other things, the Brit Awards will take place much later than usual in the coming year. The British music award, roughly comparable to the Grammy, is to be broadcast on May 11, 2021. The organizers have now confirmed this. The Brit Awards usually take place in February. The decision was made after consultation with the music industry and other partners.
A logistical nightmare?
The move is intended, among other things, to ensure that "a mixture of huge domestic and international superstars" can continue to take part and appear in the show in 2021. There are a number of logistical and security considerations to consider. In 2020, for example, shooting star Billie Eilish (18, "bad guy") performed and also received an award.
The upcoming Oscars had been postponed almost two weeks ago. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 93rd Academy Awards would be presented on April 25, 2021. Since the event was first broadcast on TV in 1953, the award ceremony has never been seen so late. The most important film awards in the world were originally to be awarded at the end of February.