Spotify has canceled its Grammy Week events in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, including its annual Best New Artist party and 2025 Songwriter of the Year party.
In one posts in the newsroom on SpotifyJoe Hadley, the company’s global head of music partnerships and audiences, explained that they are canceling their Grammy events and redirecting funds to support local fans and charities.
“We’ve spent the last few days thinking about how we can best show up for LA, the music industry and the creative community,” Hadley said. “Ultimately, we have decided that the most effective course of action is to cancel all of our Grammy Week events, including our annual Best New Artist party, and to redirect funds to support outreach efforts to local fans and charities. It is also important to remember the effect this has on the production industry, so we are making sure our suppliers are compensated despite this change.Although this year will look and feel different, our commitment to emerging artists steadfastly.”
Hadley states that Spotify will fund donations to MusiCares, which is still holding its 2025 Person of the Year event honoring the Grateful Dead on January 31. In addition, Spotify will donate to FireAid, a benefit concert on January 13 that will help those affected by the fires and support the rebuilding of infrastructure. Spotify is also partnering with GoFundMe to support and highlight fundraising, and on its platform, the company will “dedicate on-platform marketing and offer pro bono ad inventory to raise awareness of causes that support the aid and support of artists and creators via studio time at our LA office in the Arts District.”
Much like Spotify, many annual Grammy parties have been canceled out of respect for those affected by the devastating fires that ravaged Los Angeles. Earlier this week, Warner Music Group, Sony Music and BMG confirmed they are canceling their events, while Universal Music Group canceled all of its events, including Saturday’s artist show and Sunday’s after-Grammy party, to instead use the money for LA wildfire relief .
