Santana, Rob Thomas, Mary J, Prince Set for All Star Party

By: Roger Friedman // Friday January 29, 2010

Clive Davis’s annual pre-Grammy shindig is my favorite party of the year. It’s the best of the season, a tie maybe with Vanity Fair’s Oscar party. Everyone in Hollywood wants to be in the Beverly Hilton Hotel ballroom this Saturday night. Not all of them will make it.

Yesterday I spent party of the morning observing while Clive did interviews and pre-press with Harry Connick, Jr. Harry is very funny, and the duo made for a good team as all the shows like “Access Hollywood” and “ET” got a crack at them.

What I can tell you exclusively is that Mary J. Blige as well as the Black Eyed Peas will perform for Universal Music’s Doug Morris, who’s being honored for his Lifetime Achievement by the Grammys at this party. Morris, like Clive, is one of the last real music men. His UMG is a towering success.

Also set for performances are Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, and Carrie Underwood, and Maxwell.

But the big excitement will be the return of Carlos Santana with matchbox twenty star Rob Thomas. They’re set to perform their new cover version of Eric Clapton’s “Sunshine of Your Love.” It’s from the forthcoming Santana album in which the guitar hero “Santana-izes” a dozen classics with guest vocalists. Here’s hoping Carlos and Rob will also do their big hit, “Smooth,” and maybe Rob’s current hit, “Someday.”

My colleagues at Billboard, by the way, have just cited Rob for having the most #1 Hot Adult Contemporay hits. The infectious “Someday” is now headed for the pop charts.

As for Clive’s guests, they’ll run the gamut from NARAS chief Neil Portnow to Jane Fonda and Richard Perry, Sheryl Crow, the Jonas Brothers, Jackie Collins, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, and the Kings of Leon. That’s just a taste of who’s coming. There’s also going to be a tribute to a BIG SUPERSTAR who I don’t think has ever attended Clive’s soiree. It’s a surprise! If I revealed the name in advance, who knows what would happen?

http://showbiz411.blogs.t...tar-party/

The headline is the only specific mention of Prince, but when U read toward the end of the article, they seem 2 be hinting at something.

~G

It's be funny if Prince ran into Ke$ha.

"Hey, that's the chick that broke into my house. SECURITY!"

You sure it's not a tribute to MJ? Isn't there going to be a special award for MJ from the Grammys or so I've heard, oh but then again the article states "someone who has never attended Clive's party", could be any artist really, oh well.
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Militant said:

About her. I don't get it... I just don't get it. From what I've seen/heard, she's terrible. If U go over 2 Drfunkenberry's site, it's like he's ga-ga over her, and she's certainly no Lady Ga-Ga.

ANYWHO... This article says there will be a huge tribute 2 a musical legend, whom has never attended a Clive Davis Grammy party. Well Prince has, so maybe he's performing as a part of the tribute 2 whoever it is.

Giovanni777 said:

Neither do I. She seems like a Bootleg Lady Ga-Ga/Madonna wannabe.
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2elijah said:

Right. I caught that 2... and P has been 2 his Grammy parties previously, so the tribute wouldn't be 2 him. So P is either performing at the tribute 2 whomever, or just simply attending, 2 chill & mix.


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Militant said:

2elijah said:

This is Clive's party that he gives every year. MJ will be honored at the actual Grammy ceremony.

2elijah said:

I'm surprised the druggy has gotten as far as she has, cant knock her hustle though!

Militant said:

haha

I am still hoping he performs!

RakelRosalita729 said:

Prince doing an MJ tribute probably.
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Sounds like fun. I'll be there in Spirit, as well as the Grammy's.

RakelRosalita729 said:

He IS performing. =]

Ke$ha can go and grab a bottle jack D and down her self..

purplewisdom said:

WisdomNLove said:

Give her about another year, if she gets that far, and no one will remember who she is, and most don't know her now.

daPrettyman said:

Yes I know about Clive's pre-grammy parties, and about MJ's tribute at the Grammys where MJ's children will accept a special award for MJ.

xlr8r said:

Exactly what I thought <

2elijah said:

you're soooo right

Oooh, sweet!

What Time is it airing ? I see nothing on the actual Grammy site regarding CLIVE'S Pre-Party ! It used to be fun watching the stream on AOL so this one is not to be missed!