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Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow and Stevie Wonder honour Clive Davis at funeral

The late American record executive and producer’s death was announced last week.

Evening Standard

Alicia Keys pays heartfelt tribute to Clive Davis: ‘He changed my life forever’

The Girl On Fire singer, 45, praised Davis for believing in her from the ‘very beginning’ after signing her to his record label when she was 18 years.

Evening Standard

Clive Davis obituary

One of the most powerful men in the American recording industry who promoted Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and Barry Manilow

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How Did Clive Davis Die? The Final Words of Legendary 'Golden Ears' Exec, Who Discovered Whitney Houston, Revealed

Clive Davis, the legendary record executive who shaped generations of pop stars, has died at 94, with his family confirming the news and his cause of death left unshared.

International Business Times UK

“The visionary who transformed dreams into reality, leaving an indelible mark on music and lives worldwide”: Clive Davis, music industry veteran and mentor to the stars has died, aged 94

He worked with Springsteen, Santana, Whitney Houston and many more

MusicRadar

Clive Davis helped launch or shape the careers of these music stars, across genres and decades

The legendary music executive Clive Davis, who has died at age 94, was known for deep, trusting relationships with the musicians he represented

The Independent UK

10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive

No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself

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Bruce Springsteen hails 'great man' Clive Davis

Bruce Springsteen has paid a glowing tribute to Clive Davis, the legendary music executive.

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Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith pay tribute to Clive Davis

The media executive, and former president of Columbia Records, launched a number of artists’ careers, including Whitney Houston’s.

Evening Standard

"Clive recognised the light in people. He encouraged artists to trust their own voice and step into their destiny." Legendary music executive Clive Davis dead at 94

During a decades-long career, Clive Davis signed Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Santana, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and many more

Louder

Clive Davis Dead: Cause of Death, Net Worth, and Career Highlights

Clive Davis, a legendary music executive, passed away at 94. His career spanned over six decades, shaping the music industry and launching iconic artists like Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys.

International Business Times UK

Music Mogul Behind Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, Dead at 94: What Was His Net Worth?

The music world lost one of its most influential figures this week when legendary record executive Clive Davis died at the age of 94. Known for discovering, mentoring, and shaping the careers of some of the biggest names in music history, Davis helped launch stars such as Whitney Houston, Alicia…

Plunged in Debt

Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94

Clive Davis, who rose from a job as a record company lawyer to become one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, has died at the age of 94

The Independent UK

“After the set, Hendrix came knocking on the dressing room door and said, ‘I want you to come on tour with me’”: Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on signing for Columbia Records, opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything

The newly named Chicago were invited to open for The Experience on several dates during their 1969 US tour

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Labrinth is 'done' with the music industry as he fires shots at record label and HBO's Euphoria

Labrinth appears to have drawn a line under his music career, taking aim at both Columbia Records and Euphoria as he steps away.

Louder

"One of the most colourful, fascinating, exciting and unusual rock'n'roll albums we've ever heard." The story of the pioneering rockers whose career was scuttled by the Six-Day War

In 1966, a group of Arab, Israeli and American musicians made an album together in New York City – but they were doomed from the start

Guitar World

“Bob Dylan wrote some notes on a napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do withit.’ It was like the Holy Grail”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic

Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, Ballad of Easy Rider

MusicRadar

“Journey wanted to make a musical change. Next thing I know I’m in Denver, Colorado with Neal Schon and we wrote our first song together that night”: How Steve Perry became the voice of Journey and took the band to its peak – before he had to bow out

At the moment Perry joined, the band was in danger of being dropped by Columbia Records

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'Lux' album review: Rosalía's musical gift to the world which keeps on giving

In a career defined by variety and the defying of boundaries, Rosalía’s LUX stands as a monumental achievement of an avantgarde musical vision. Jakub Dutkiewicz has been listening carefully.

Evening Standard

Mariah Carey wins Video Vanguard award at 2025 MTV VMAs

The American singer-songwriter, 56, is best known for her distinct vocal range and evergreen festive track, All I Want For Christmas Is You.

MusicRadar

"I wanted to make the greatest rock record that I'd ever heard. I wanted it to sound enormous, to grab you by your throat": How Bruce Springsteen saved his career with Born To Run

The Boss spent six months working on the album's title track

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“Gaybaiting Is Real”: After JoJo Siwa Revealed She’s Not Lesbian, Major Record Label Drops Her

"Why does she keep pushing this narrative?"

Evening Standard

Everything we learned about Beyoncé's upbringing and marriage, from her mother Tina Knowles' explosive memoir

Fake pregnancy rumours, Beyoncé’s marriage to Jay-Z, and what really went down with Destiny’s Child — Knowles spills the ‘Mama Tea’

The Conversation

Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music

The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter.

Metal Hammer

“We’d gone from being broke musicians to having James Hetfield slapping me on the back, saying, ‘Hey man, great album’”: How Corrosion Of Conformity ditched hardcore and embraced southern metal with Deliverance

The story of Corrosion Of Conformity’s Metallica-approved 1994 album Deliverance

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