Clive Davis was honored on the 2026 BET Awards, as Erica Campbell took the stage to carry out a medley of “I Love the Lord” set over the ceremony’s In Memoriam section.
The “Shackles” singer famous that the tune was considered one of Davis’ favorites, one which was carried out by Whitney Houston and “additionally written by the maestro, Richard Small.”
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Le’Andria Johnson joined Campbell within the emotional efficiency on the tune, the place Richard Smallwood was additionally honored. The gospel singer died in late December from problems of kidney failure.
Elsewhere, D’Angelo was honored in a particular section launched by his youngsters. RAYE, Durand Bernarr, Ari Lennox, BJ the Chicago Child and George Clinton took the stage to honor the “Unshaken” singer, who died in October after a battle with most cancers.
Davis died on June 22 at 94. The music mogul had just lately been hospitalized with an higher respiratory an infection and died solely six days earlier than the 2026 BET Awards.
Davis introduced nice artists together with Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen into the highlight, and labored with a plethora of expertise over his six-decade profession, together with Carlos Santana, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, The Grateful Lifeless, Alicia Keys, Simon & Garfunkel, Jennifer Hudson, Barry Manilow, Pink Floyd, Earth Wind & Hearth, Aerosmith, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Kenny G, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Patti Smith.
After the file government’s loss of life, a wave of tributes poured in. Springsteen wrote that Davis “modified my life when he signed me to Columbia Information,” whereas Santana honored him as a “visionary.”
The 2026 BET Awards aired dwell on Sunday, June 28, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on BET and different Paramount networks.
See the complete 2026 BET Awards winners checklist right here, and take a look at the entire arrival seems to be right here.
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