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\u201cIt\u2019s a special night,\u201d Frankie Valli<\/strong> said as guests waited in line to get into the Beverly Hilton ballroom. He wasn\u2019t lying. Clive Davis\u2019 Annual Pre-Grammy celebration is<\/em> special\u2014and long. The evening began about an hour late, as it took forever to get the legion of stars to take their seats and serve dinner.<\/p>\n But it also started with a bang, with Gayle King<\/strong> introducing a video from former president Barack Obama<\/strong>. \u201cClive is a force of nature,\u201d Obama said of the evening\u2019s host. \u201cHe knew that great music can come from anywhere and be enjoyed by audiences everywhere. All it needs is a champion. At a time when Black artists struggled to find distribution, Clive signed Gamble and Huff, helping bring the sound of Philadelphia to the world and inspiring thousands of Black artists.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis presided over the event both figuratively and physically, sitting at a table on the stage. Between each performance, he talked about the icons in the room. At 91, he knows every legend in music; he also had a teleprompter placed within his line of sight to help with those he didn\u2019t know as intimately, feeding Davis statistics about artists like Alex Warren<\/strong>, Sombr<\/strong>, and MGK<\/strong>. At times, the night could be a bit long-winded: Davis would go off script, and there arewerea lot of performers for him to introduce. Recording Academy President Harvey Mason Jr.<\/strong> helped move things along, and definitely seems to belive that brevity is the soul of wit\u2014at least when introducing acts and executives to the stage. He was the yin to Davis\u2019 long-winded yen.<\/p>\n The biggest applause of the night went to Joni Mitchell<\/strong> and Don Lemon<\/strong>, who both received shout-outs from Davis. Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile,<\/strong> and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room. Later in the night, Davis introduced Lemon, recently released after being charged<\/a> for allegedly violating federal law for protesting in Minnesota. Lemon stood up as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.<\/p>\n The real highlight of the night is the performances. Best new artist nominee Olivia Dean<\/strong> sang \u201cMan I Need;\u201d Jennifer Hudson<\/strong> sang a cover of Roberta Flack\u2019s \u201cFirst Time Ever I Saw Your Face,\u201d and Art Garfunkel<\/strong> performed \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water.\u201d Davis puts together the lineup meticulously, and explains the reasoning behind choosing every singer before they go up on the stage. He also assembles a killer guest list; this year\u2019s included Lana Del Rey<\/strong>, producer Jack Antonoff<\/strong>, Tyla<\/strong>, and Teyana Taylor<\/strong>. The night also celebrated songwriter Bernie Taupin and Ozzy Osborne with tribute performances. Osborne\u2019s family was in the audience to watch. The founders of Republic Records, Avery<\/strong> and Monte Lippman<\/strong>, received the Icon Award as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a special night,\u201d Frankie Valli said as guests waited in line to get into the Beverly Hilton ballroom. He wasn\u2019t lying. Clive Davis\u2019 Annual Pre-Grammy celebration is special\u2014and long. The evening began about an hour late, as it took forever to get the legion of stars to take their seats and serve dinner. 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