Half a century after Sirii was thrown into the music of Barry Manilo, the first Grammy nomination in his favor RecordThe 92 -year -old Clayef Davis celebrated on Saturday evening the fiftieth anniversary of the speedy anniversary of his famous annual party.
There were drinks. There were sermons. There was Manilo, his pruning was still in 81 years, as he performed the classic “Mandy” where the video screens were cut between today and clips of the appearance he and Davis did to “The Midnight Special” in 1975.
“Do you believe that Clav seemed like this?” Manilo asked a crowd of the CEO of Debonair, who helped sponsor him to stardom. “Do you believe? I It seemed like this? “
Clav Davis addresses the crowd.
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The Petrolet Hilton party was held before the sixteenth Grammys concert, which was held on Sunday, and the Davis crowd attracted only a crowd of factors-including Jennifer Lopez, Glades Knight, Alicia Keys, Perry Gordi, Kenny “Babvis” Edmonds, Jack Antonov And Davis ‘Old Pal Nance Pelosi – for an evening of tactical music and music that Jimmy Kimmel likened to “Clive Davis’ Bar Mitzvah”.
Among the actions that led to this opening presentation, Kimmel joked Davis: “Moses with Bay City rollers support him.”
DOECHII performs.
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However, in the wake of the destroyed Los Angeles fires last month, Davis said that he would restore Saturday as a fundraising in favor of donations. musicCharitable Registration Academy, He said that he himself made a “donation of six numbers”, and he urges the deep pocket at home to contribute, as they can provide relief to the professional music professionals.
The Night’s Entertainment has been opened with the Rock and Roll music collection – brothers Chris and Rich Robinson of Black crowRobert Robert Trugilo Metallica, producer Andrew Watt And Chad Smith from Hot hot pepper Moving it through a mixture of LED ziplene and black Saturday covers before Michael Polly She captured praising the late Queens Jones With a swing delivery to “Fly Me to The Moon”.
Shabuzi performs.
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Four of the best eight new candidates were implemented in Grammys: Doecii, a prolific theater in “Renial AS A River”; Teddy swimming, who warned “loss of control” wearing an impressive white suit; ShapoziHe started to get tired a little, perhaps, from “Tipsy Song”; The burning Benson Boone, and the new brilliance in a leather suit while placing it on the high notes of “beautiful things”.
Jazz Samara Joy, who won the Best New Artist Award in Grammys in 2023, did. Whitney Houston In an official but inserted experience on “I will always love you.” (Davis, who signed Houston on a sticker in Arista, always takes a moment in his party to remember the singer, who died in Beverly Hilton in 2012 just hours before the event started). The sad Sunflower sang – “My only good song”, according to his description – in appreciation of the CEO of Universal Music Pubishing Jody Judy Geerson, who was awarded the Academy of Registration Academy icon award.
High point, As these daysWas Johnny Mitchell, who was close to Davis for a long time, sat on the stage in a sparkling throne – a blond hair tucked under the hat of the tone that brought a room full of gossip and gossip to something very close to silence.
Uni Mitchell performs.
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