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Lucian Grainge, Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer and Warner Music Group CEO Stephen Cooper, along with a slew of other high-level industry executives, including Motown founder Berry Gordy, Republic Records CEO Monte Lipman, Live Nation CEO/president Michael Rapino and Hipgnosis founder/CEO Merck Mercuriadis. Given that the circumstances didn’t really allow for the level of performances the pre-Grammy gala is known for, Davis re-wrote the Zoom script, picking nearly 20 concert performances most from the last century and many from artists he had worked with that he considered among the best of all time, including Bob Dylan singing “Blowin’ in the Wind” from a 1963 television performance, the Beatles’ playing “Hey Jude” in 1968 on ....
Alicia Keys and Clive Davis Attendees for the virtual pre-Grammy event included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Stacey Abrams, Quincy Jones, Cameron Crowe, Carl Bernstein, Don Lemon and Katie Couric. Will you shut up, I’m talking to Clive Davis! Rod Stewart jokingly growled at his barking dog as the pup interrupted the British superstar’s interview during the legendary A&R executive’s first of two pre-Grammy galas held Saturday night (Jan. 30). Sure, the annual event was virtual, which meant celebrity attendees including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Stacey Abrams, Quincy Jones, Cameron Crowe, Carl Bernstein, Don Lemon and Katie Couric got to watch from the comfort of their couches instead of stiff chairs in the Beverly Hilton Ballroom. Plus, with the Grammy Awards moving to March 14 due to the pandemic, the party was held six weeks before the awards instead of the night before, but otherwise, Davis’s yearly celebration felt refreshingly familiar. ....