Clive Davis, the legendary record executive who shaped modern pop and R&B and launched careers including Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, has died at 92.
The music world has lost one of its greatest architects.
Clive Davis, the record executive whose golden ear helped build some of the biggest careers in pop and R&B history, died at 92, AP News reported. He passed away surrounded by family.
Davis rose to prominence as president of Columbia Records before founding Arista Records, where he signed and shaped titans including Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys turning raw talent into generational icons across more than five decades in the industry.
Tributes have poured in from across the music world, with artists and executives alike celebrating a man whose influence stretched far beyond the boardroom.
With Davis gone, an era of music leadership has quietly closed.
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