Fifty years ago, the music mogul Clive Davis threw a party to celebrate the release of Arista Records’ first Grammy record of the year nominee: Barry Manilow’s “Mandy.” Stevie Wonder showed up.
Jody Gerson, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, was honored with the 2025 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award at the star-studded event.
“Please take care of the people kicking ass on the front lines, the first responders," the charismatic Post Malone said after a stripped-down arrangement of his 2018 track “Sunflower,” the first double-diamond certified single at 20x platinum, which he described as his “only good song.”.
She is the first chairwoman of a global music company and the first woman named CEO of a major music publisher.
“She is a true industry icon who rightly deserves celebration,” said Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge, who introduced Gerson.
