Here's what to expect from Grammy Week parties -- if they happen
, founder/CEO of jump.global, an executive management firm for label, streaming and tech clients, is a fan of the wristband method, in which event attendees can choose to wear a colored band alerting others, “I’m not comfortable getting hugged.”
Maiale, who lives in Nashville, says whether an event has a vaccine requirement is perhaps the biggest factor he weighs when deciding to attend, in addition to if it’s inside. “I can wholeheartedly say I’d feel more comfortable being outside where people can spread out,” he says, “and I think it makes other people feel the same way.”
Maiale’s experience with pandemic-era awards shows has been limited to this year’s Country Music Association Awards held in Nashville, where he already noticed one big change: more surprise parties. He says that while CMA event invites usually roll in weeks before, this year it was quite the opposite. “All the things that I found out about, I didn’t find out until the morning of,” he says, noting that most label events were limited to staff, artists and their immediate camps.
At the Grammys, he hopes that fewer and smaller-scale events will result in more time for one-on-one meetings. “Personally, I’m already starting to get requests for private meetings, so that’s different. Usually those come very secondary to the parties.” Maiale says he’s not responsible for any Grammy Week events this year and adds that it’s likely because his clients “don’t want to assume the risk.
That said, from his experience with organizing events and panels in Nashville, he stresses the importance of backup plans, “whether that’s small dinners or having cancellation policies.”But no matter how many parties do take place or what the requirements to attend may be, “I think you’re going to hear about things closer to the events,” says Maiale. “People are trying to [wait and] see what happens.
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