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94-Year-Old Music Icon Clive Davis Hospitalized, Set for Release

5/30/2026

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Clive Davis, 94, was hospitalized in New York City for a respiratory issue and should be released within 48 hours.
His 2021 Pre-Grammy Gala was postponed after a Bell’s Palsy diagnosis, after which he became Columbia Records president at age 35.
In a 2017 Rolling Stone interview he urged the industry to discover the next Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston while preserving new voices.

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Clive Davis, 94, was hospitalized in New York City for a respiratory issue and should be released within 48 hours.
His 2021 Pre-Grammy Gala was postponed after a Bell’s Palsy diagnosis, after which he became Columbia Records president at age 35.
In a 2017 Rolling Stone interview he urged the industry to discover the next Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston while preserving new voices.