Beck, Brandi Carlile, Diddy Rock the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, With Beyonce, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson in the House

.Beck, BrandiCarlile and a Diddy tribute rocked the CliveDavis Pre-Grammy gala, with Beyonce and Jay-Z in the house (photos)

The dumpster fire of controversy surrounding the Grammy Awards in the days since the Recording Academy abruptly ousted new president/CEO Deborah Dugan largely was kept offstage at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night — at least until Diddy went in during a 50-minute-long speech, but you can read about that here. The [...]The 62nd annual Grammy Awards kick off Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Not five hours after Sean “Diddy” Combs said “black music has never been respected by the Grammys” and demanded that the Recording Academy “get this sh– together” at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, members received a 1,000-word memo from chief Harvey Mason Jr. laying out steps the organization plans to take to become more diverse [...]The race is on for the Grammys’ best new artist with Lizzo and Billie Eilish positioned as frontrunners in an exceptionally exciting 2020 category.

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