Los Angeles Times

Before another Grammy gala, Clive Davis is hopeful a new generation will inspire cultural change

LOS ANGELES - Following some deeply troubling years, the overall outlook, the chief executive pronounced on Tuesday, is strong.

He also voiced optimism at some encouraging signs of unity he claims to have witnessed across the fiercely competitive and often hotly partisan landscape.

This state of the union didn't come from Washington, D.C., but from 2,300 miles away in a plush hotel suite in Beverly Hills. And the man making the proclamations has been at his job in various capacities for more than half a century.

"The music of 2018 was very encouraging - it was a very strong year," veteran music mogul Clive Davis, 86,

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times8 min readAmerican Government
Inside The Far-right Plan To Use Civil Rights Law To Disrupt The 2024 Election
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago. Over mugs of coff
Los Angeles Times7 min read
California Climbers Train For Mount Everest From The Comfort Of Their Own Beds
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Graham Cooper sleeps with his head in a bag. Not just any bag. This one has a hose attached to a motor that slowly lowers the oxygen level to mimic, as faithfully as possible, the agonies of fitful sleep at extreme altitude: headac
Los Angeles Times3 min read
Commentary: I Once Lived In My Car And Can’t Fathom Criminalizing Homelessness
I’ve been homeless. Twice. I faced a dilemma in those situations that more than 650,000 Americans experience on any given day: “Where am I going to sleep tonight?” The legal battles over criminalizing homelessness seem completely disconnected from th

Related Books & Audiobooks