UPDATED: Blame it on the rain.
That’s the title of a observe that helped win Milli Vanilli their (later revoked) Finest New Artist Grammy in 1990. It could end up the be the theme music for Grammy night time 2024, as nicely.
In line with the Nationwide Climate Service, a storm system is anticipated to achieve Southern California on Saturday night time into Sunday, starting a “prolonged storm cycle” that might carry 5 inches of rain to Downtown L.A., the place the Grammys are being held.
The 66th Grammy Awards will happen this Sunday starting at 5 p.m. PT on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles. That timing coincides with what the Nationwide Climate Service expects shall be rain of “very heavy” depth.
The pink carpet begins a lot earlier. Anticipate umbrellas to be the night time’s hottest accent.
After all, rain just isn’t extraordinary at pink carpet occasions in Los Angeles. In 2023, the Oscars and the Golden Globes noticed some precipitation. Whereas occasion organizers had each pink carpets tented, Globes goers endured flooding that made for what the Related Press known as a “soggy pink carpet.”
The pink carpet arrival space for the eightieth Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 9, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Photos)
Even when all goes nicely on the pink carpet, it might be tough getting there.
“Vital hydrologic points are a powerful risk subsequent week, together with rock and dirt slides within the mountains and flooding of small streams and rivers,” in line with a NWS forecast earlier within the week. “And primarily based on the most recent ensembles, some possibilities for flooding of the bigger rivers and streams.”
In a metropolis the place a heavy mist may cause wrecks all throughout city, actual rain might create vital site visitors points for Grammy attendees, each earlier than the present and on the way in which to the afterparties.
Deadline has reached out to the Recording Academy for remark and can replace this story if one is obtained.
