PARTY PEOPLE: SCENES FROM GRAMMY WEEK: UPDATE

Primary Wave President Justin Shukat, Virgin's Jacqueline Saturn, PW CEO Larry Mestel, PW CSO Dominic Pandiscia, Virgin's Cindy James and Sun Label Group President Paul Sizelove at PW's Grammy pre-party

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and President Paul Williams,
Lenny Kravitz and ASCAP SVP of Membership Nicole George-Middleton
pose during the PRO’s “Grammy Brunch in the Garden” at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
Later, Lenny played a blistering solo on his Gibson Flying V while guests enjoyed a scrumptious plate of eggs Florentine.

Smokey Robinson and Primary Wave CEO Larry Mestel at PW's annual Grammy pre-party at the Waldorf Astoria

iHeartMedia's John Sykes, BMAC co-founder/CEO Willie "Prophet" Stiggers,
Maura Cuffie-Peterson of Creatives Rebuild NY and former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs
attend BMAC's Economic Justice Summit at UTA.

"Let's go girls," Republic co-founders Monte and Avery Lipman said in unison
while taking a photo with Republic Nashville star Shania Twain.

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Sony Music Publishing boss Jon Platt, who will receive the Industry Icon Award at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala,
with Jermaine Dupri, Giant Music's Shawn Holiday, Flavor Flav and Atlantic's Mike Kyser
at BMAC's Music Maker Dinner, hosted by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Clive Davis explains to Terrence "Punch" Henderson (left) and Top Dawg (right) how he invented the green room.

Spotify's Jeremy Erlich, Best New Artist nominee Noah Kahan and Spotify's Sulinna Ong
and Madeleine Bennett at the Spot's BNA bash

The Core's Chief Zaruk, Tracy Martin, Nate Smith, Taylor Manns, Simon Tikhman and Dan Dymtrow
celebrating Smith's #1 "World on Fire" at the Core's Grammy week kickoff party

Team Virgin at Kate Hudson's showcase on 1/31: Rotem Azariya, Jeremy Kramer,
Marni Halpern, Nat Pastor, Hudson, Alice Young and Jacqueline Saturn

Grammy nominee Tainy with RCA/Sony Latin's Becky G and NEON16 boss Lex Borrero at Spotify's BNA party

The Muni Shot: “Made for Me” co-writer Bryan Mickael Cox, manager Chaka Zulu, Muni Long, Def Jam CEO Tunji Balogun, manager Jeff Dixon, Def Jam EVP/COO Archie Davis and executive producer Tricky Stewart
gathered at a listening party for the Grammy-winning R&B star's forthcoming album.

HITS' Todd Hensley is pictured with Republic's Jim Roppo at the Troubadour for a Pearl Jam listening sesh. Air guitar ensued.


Spotify's Gustav Söderström and Joe Hadley pose with EMPIRE's Ghazi Shami during the label's annual pre-Grammy celebration.
Photo Credit: Getty Images for EMPIRE

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