Spice Says Winning Grammy Is More Important Than Being At The Ceremony

Grammy-nominated Queen of Dancehall Spice says winning the golden gramophone for the Best Reggae Album at this year’s awards ceremony is more important than being there physically.

She made the confession during an interview with TMZ TV hosts Charles Latibeaudiere and Harvey Lewin earlier this week.  At the time, they were discussing the prospect of the postponement of entertainment’s biggest night.  The Grammy Awards have since been postponed, the Recording Academy and CBS said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

When quizzed about whether she’d be good if the Awards didn’t take place as an organized ceremony this year, the So Mi Like It deejay, whose given name is Grace Hamilton responded, “Not really, no. I want it to happen.”

She subsequently said that if she had to compromise, winning would be more important than being present at a physical ceremony.  “I mean, I think to win is big,” she added.

“I’m super excited, I’m over the top, I’m celebrating already a win, I’m just happy to be nominated, so whether I win this year or not, I’m officially a winner.”

Spice’s debut album 10 is up for the award.

The other nominees for Best Reggae Album are: Pamoja by Etana, Live N Livin by Sean Paul, Royal by Jesse Royal, Positive Vibration by Gramps Morgan, and Beauty in the Silence by SOJA.

The winner was set to be announced at the awards ceremony, which was slated for the Crypto.com arena, formerly STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Monday, January, 31.

However, in the joint statement on Wednesday, the Recording Academy and CBS regrettably informed the public that the show will be rescheduled for a future date.

“After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show,” the statement said.

“The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon.”

Last year, the ceremony was also scheduled to take place on January 31 but on January 5 was postponed until March 14, according to Billboard, and was ultimately held outdoors.