CLIVE DAVIS’ VIRTUAL PRE-GRAMMY GALA
VIRTUAL EVENTS | GLOBAL VIRTUAL BROADCAST | 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic brought live entertainment to a standstill, Clive Davis and his producing team transformed one of the music industry’s most prestigious annual traditions into an ambitious global virtual event.
Rather than cancel the legendary Pre-GRAMMY Gala for the first time in nearly five decades, the event was reimagined as a premium broadcast experience, preserving the intimacy, prestige, and extraordinary performances that have defined the gala for generations.
Working alongside Executive Producers Clive Davis, Doug Davis, Stacy Carr, and Erich Bergen, Marc Johnston served as Executive Producer, overseeing creative development, talent booking, artist relations, and key elements of the production that brought the global virtual event to life.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Clive Davis · Doug Davis · Marc Johnston · Stacy Carr · Erich Bergen
FEATURED ARTISTS
Alicia Keys
Barry Gibb
Barry Manilow
Berry Gordy
Brian May
Bruce Springsteen
Carlos Santana
Carole King
Chance the Rapper
DaBaby
Dave Grohl
David Foster
Dionne Warwick
Earth, Wind & Fire
Elton John
H.E.R.
Harvey Mason Jr.
Jamie Foxx
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
John Mellencamp
Joni Mitchell
Oprah Winfrey
Paul Simon
Pentatonix
Rob Thomas
Rod Stewart
Roger Taylor
Sean “Diddy” Combs
Slash
Sting
Stevie Wonder
Usher
Wyclef Jean