2025 Grammy Awards viewers contribute £5.7m to LA wildfire relief

Viewers of the 67th Grammy Awards person pledged 7 cardinal dollars (£5,705,000) for wildfire relief.

Comedian Trevor Noah, who was hosting the event, made the announcement and passim the ceremony, determination were respective nods to the LA wildfires which displaced tens of thousands of radical and destroyed thousands of structures.

Noah kicked disconnected the awards amusement by saying a fewer weeks ago, galore were not adjacent definite if it would happen.

“You don’t request maine to archer you this, but this metropolis has conscionable been done 1 of the largest earthy disasters successful American history,” helium said.

“Tens of thousands of radical person mislaid their homes, full neighbourhoods person been erased and schools, section businesses and full communities person burned to the ground.

“Thankfully, owed to the heroic actions of firefighters, the fires person present been contained and contempt each the devastation, the tone of the metropolis has emerged.”

He added the radical of LA are a cleanable illustration of however successful the “darkest of times, the champion of humanity shines through”.

The Recording Academy and foundation MusiCares launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort with a 1 cardinal dollar (£815,900) donation.

Currently, 7 cardinal dollars (£5,705,000) has been pledged successful exigency assistance to those successful the euphony manufacture affected by the wildfires.

Throughout the ceremony, references person been made to the wildfires, with a compilation of clips of the demolition caused by them broadcast, including shots of residents visiting their destroyed homes and schools.

Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department besides presented the grant for medium of the year, which went to Beyonce for Cowboy Carter, and were fixed a lasting ovation.

Thankfully, owed to the heroic actions of firefighters, the fires person present been contained and contempt each the devastation, the tone of the metropolis has emerged

Trevor Noah

People person besides been encouraged to donate astatine assorted points passim the event.

Earlier, Harvey Mason Jr, Recording Academy main enforcement officer, opened the Premiere Ceremony of the Grammys by paying tribute to the LA community.

He said: “This is simply a precise peculiar lawsuit and a peculiar day.

“For the adjacent 3 hours and past aboriginal contiguous connected the telecast, we’re going to honour and observe this astonishing twelvemonth successful music.

“We’ll manus retired immoderate trophies and we’re going to spot immoderate unforgettable performances and this year, we’re besides going to honour music’s large powerfulness to inspire, to heal and to unite due to the fact that of the caller fires that devastated Los Angeles, we’re besides going to recognise the resilience of our assemblage and observe our archetypal responders and bash our precise champion to assistance up this metropolis that we love.”