Joni Mitchell, Post Malone, Doechii and More Brighten a Subdued Clive Davis 50th Anniversary Pre-Grammy Benefit for Wildfire Relief
variety.comPost Malone, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Doechii represented the new guard while Joni Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Michael Buble and Chris Robinson delivered for the veterans at a subdued 50th anniversary of music mogul Clive Davis’ annual Pre-Grammy “Event” — the fact that it was called an “event” in addition to the usual “gala” reflected the more-serious tone of the annual party that was transformed into a fundraiser for wildfire relief.
The Davis team worked closely with the Recording Academy’s charity-focused partner MusiCares, which has already given out $4 million to more than 3,000 recipients in the music business who had their lives and livelihoods impacted by the fires.
The Palisades fire and the Eaton fire that ravaged Altadena, the foothill community north of Pasadena, have taken out in total about 15,000 homes and structures.
Throughout the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton, partygoers could be heard comparing notes on the magnitude of losses, insurance claims and the hassles of filling out federal paperwork.
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