Coronavirus: CCMA Awards in London, Ont., pushed to November

Nation music followers must wait just a bit bit longer for Nation Music Week and the Canadian Nation Music Affiliation Awards to return to London, Ont.

On Tuesday, Tourism London confirmed that Nation Music Week and the awards ceremony that caps it off will now be held from Nov. 27 to 30 as a substitute of Sept. 9 to 12.

“In what’s poised to be one of many first main occasions hosted by our metropolis on the street to restoration, transferring the dates permits us to host a safer, extra inclusive occasion,” director of tradition and leisure Natalie Wakabayashi mentioned in a launch, referencing the continuing novel coronavirus pandemic.

The federal government has mentioned that any Canadian who desires a coronavirus vaccine by September will be capable to entry one.

Nevertheless, in late January, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stopped wanting telling Canadians they’ll plan for a return to regular on the finish of the 12 months.

Organizers say a full schedule of occasions, in addition to ticketing info, will probably be made out there within the coming months, however they’re already confirming that the CCMA Fan Village, CCMA Songwriters’ Collection, CCMA Legends Present, CCMA Gala Dinner and Awards, and CCMA Seminar Collection “will all be part of the Nation Music Week 2021 schedule.”

“The host organizing committee is working onerous with the CCMA crew to plan plenty of thrilling occasions for our neighborhood main as much as and together with Nation Music Week and the awards present,” says Wakabayashi.

The CCMA Awards are scheduled to be held Nov. 30.

London beforehand hosted the CCMA Awards in 2016 and in addition hosted the CMAOntario Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2020, although that occasion was reimagined as a drive-in award present because of the pandemic.

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— with information from World Information’ Rachel Gilmore.

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