Music and reminiscences

Kim Kardashian and Britney Warrior spears flank honoree Richard Branson in the Salute to Industry Symbols gala on Saturday. Clive Davis and Sean Hair combs speak onstage in the BevHilton. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Gladys Dark night, William McDowell and Carole King gather at Symbols gala. Chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M Jimmy Iovine and producer Dr. Dre attend Clive Davis and also the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Symbols Praising Richard Branson.Alicia Secrets sings at Symbols gala. Chairman and Ceo of Universal Group Lucian Grainge and producer Nigel Lygothe.Berry Gordy and Diana Ross reteam at Symbols gala. Blake Shelton and Dwight Yoakam at Symbols gala Rusty Anderson, Paul McCartney, Dork Grohl and John Ray help raise $6.5 million for MusiCares, which helps music artists in need of assistance. Tally surpassed last year's $4.7 million record. Doug Morris, Leslie Moonves and Neil Portnow at MusiCares James McCartney and Yoko Ono at MusiCares Katy Perry works at MusiCares. Kim and Glen Campbell in the Wilshire Ebell The pre-Grammy parties began Friday using the MusiCares Person of the season event. And allow Paul McCartney to upstage their own tribute, breaking tradition for any MusiCares honoree by opening the show having a rousing rendition of "Magical Mystery Tour," an appropriate intro towards the McCartney songbook that will assume new definition with every artist who made an appearance onstage. Coldplay carried out "We Are Able To Settle Your DifferencesInch as though it were a plea for world peace Katy Perry drawn on her inner torch singer with "Hey Jude" Neil Youthful and Crazy Equine slowed down "I Saw Her Standing There" to some loping, grubby gate and Norah Jones' smokey delivery on "Oh Darling" assisted prompt McCartney to comment later about "each one of these fantastic artists putting nuances on tunes which i did not know have there been.Inch On Saturday, news of Whitney Houston's dying would be a startling coda for an already emotional mid-day because the Grammy Special Honours honored several stories in the Wilshire Ebell. Recording Academy prexy Neil Portnow predicted, "You will see tears today," but he'd no clue how true this is.From Glen Campbell's courage when confronted with Alzheimer's disease towards the tear-filled acceptance speech from Wayne Jackson from the honored Memphis Horns and also the onstage presence from the groups of such luminaries as recording engineer Roger Nichols and producer-songwriter Dork Bartholomew, storied careers were poignantly celebrated. Diana Ross pointed to her five children onstage and stated, "The kids are my lifetime achievement." And Allman Siblings Band founding member Gregg Allman alluded to his past by observing, "Music does soothe the savage animal" whilst stating his determination to become "back on the highway again, making music."An ashen-faced Portnow rushed from the Wilshire Ebell only moments following the ceremony ended to grapple using the acad's reaction to Houston's passing.Gossips swirled that Clive Davis' annual Salute to Industry Symbols could be canceled, however the show continued. Davis devoted Saturday's event in the BevHilton to Houston's memory, and started the evening having a moment of silence. Tony Bennett came a standing ovation using the night's first number, "How Can You Keep your Music Playing." A subdued solo version of "Basically Had You" by Diana Krall was been successful by somber speeches by Portnow and Sean Hair combs. And Alicia Secrets remembered practicing Houston's early hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" before one like a girl, and stated the late singer grew to become an individual "barometer for which you wanted for and wished for and imagined of." Elsewhere that evening, the sixth Annual Primary Wave Music Pre-Grammy Party happened in the SLS Hotel, along with a beyond-capacity crowd collected to determine perfs by Airborne Toxic Event, Alien Ant Farm, Natasha Bedingfield and Cee Lo Eco-friendly. "So what can I only say that has not recently been stated concerning the great Whitney Houston?" requested Eco-friendly. "She was eloquent and very influential in my experience and it is so tragic since it am out of the blue. She shined together with her beauty and talent.Inch(Christopher Morris and Erin Maxwell led for this report.) Contact Steve Chagollan at steve.chagollan@variety.com