In a newsroom post on Spotify’s website, Joe Hadley, the company’s global head of music partnerships and audience, explained that they are canceling their Grammy events and redirecting funds to support local fans and charitable organizations.

“We’ve spent the last few days considering how to best show up for L.A., the music industry, and the creative community,” said Hadley. “Ultimately, we’ve decided that the most impactful approach is canceling all our Grammy Week events, including our annual Best New Artist party, and redirecting funds to support efforts to reach local fans and charitable organizations. It’s also important to remember the effect this has on the production industry, so we are ensuring our vendors are compensated despite this shift. While this year will look and feel different, our commitment to emerging artists is unwavering.”

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 Jan. 31. Additionally, Spotify will donate to FireAid, a benefit concert on Jan. 13 that will help those affected by the fires and support the rebuilding of infrastructure. Spotify is also partnering with GoFundMe to support and spotlight fundraisers, and on its platform, the company will be “dedicating on-platform promotion and offering pro bono ad inventory to drive awareness of causes supporting the relief and artist and creator support via studio time at our L.A. 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 that they are canceling their events, while Universal Music Group canceled all of its events, including the Saturday artist showcase and the Sunday after-Grammy party, to instead use the money for L.A. wildfire relief.