How LA fires devastation will change the Grammys this year

Showrunners say the ceremony will look different as they honour fire victims and first responders.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersHow LA fires devastation will change the Grammys this year9 hours agoSamantha Granville, Emma Vardy & Christal HayesBBC NewsReporting fromLos Angeles, California Getty ImagesThe week leading up to the Grammy Awards is typically a star-studded seven days.

It is filled with exclusive parties that draw some of music's top talents from across the globe - producers, singers, agents and musicians - all to the epicentre of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.

But nearly all of that is non-existent this year. Even the hallmark rowdy after-parties have been cancelled.

There were questions over whether the Grammys ceremony, the "Oscars for Music," would even go on as planned on Sunday after Los Angeles saw its most devastating fire disaster ever recorded - blazes that were only fully doused on Friday after burning for 24 days.

Twenty-nine people have died and more than 16,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed - with whole neighbourhoods now ash. Many artists and industry professionals are among those who lost homes, studios and equipment.

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