Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Bash. The following night, on Jan. 26, the Beverly Hilton hosted the who’s who of the music industry to honor Sean “Diddy” Combs who received the Icon Award at the Clive Davis annual pre-Grammy event. Everyone from Jay-Z and Beyonce to Cyndi Lauper and John Legend were performing or in the audience on their feet for Diddy’s speech. Photos by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
MusiCares Honors Aerosmith. The Grammy party kick-off began with the MusiCares bash downtown at L.A. Live on Fri. Jan. 25. Steven Tyler received the MusiCares Person of the Year Award for Aerosmith, then jumped back on stage to perform three hits with the band. Proving that anything can happen at this annual fundraising event, Johnny Depp also joined on stage to play, along with Alice Cooper. Photos by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
