{"id":974106,"date":"2019-12-18T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=928702"},"modified":"2019-12-18T09:37:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:37:02","slug":"diddy-to-receive-industry-icon-award-at-pre-grammys-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/diddy-to-receive-industry-icon-award-at-pre-grammys-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy to Receive Industry Icon Award at Pre-Grammys Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Diddy.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sean \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/diddy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_diddy\" data-tag=\"diddy\">Diddy<\/a>\u201d Combs will receive the 2020 Industry Icon award at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/clive-davis\/\" id=\"auto-tag_clive-davis\" data-tag=\"clive-davis\">Clive Davis<\/a>\u2019 annual pre-Grammys gala, the Recording Academy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/grammys\/news\/sean-diddy-combs-receive-industry-icon-honor-pre-grammy-gala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cClive Davis and Arista Records gave me a chance when I was starting Bad Boy Records, he was one of the first industry executives to really believe in me. I\u2019m forever grateful for him,\u201d Diddy said in a statement. \u201cTo be honored at this year\u2019s Pre-Grammy Gala and receive the Industry Icons&nbsp;Award is truly a blessing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Diddy, a three-time Grammy winner, will be honored at the January 25th, 2020 celebration, which annually occurs the night before Music\u2019s Biggest Night; the 62nd annual Grammys will air live on January 26th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Clive Davis added, \u201cIt\u2019s personally so gratifying that Sean \u2018Puffy\u2019 Combs is this year\u2019s icon. He fully deserves this wonderful recognition. From his past innovative and creative contributions right from the very inception of the hip-hop revolution, to his many memorable appearances at the Pre Grammy Gala as both speaker and performer, it\u2019s all come full circle. I couldn\u2019t be happier for Sean as a dear friend and colleague.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other music mogul recipients of the Industry Icon award include Jay-Z, David Geffen, Ahmet Ertegun, Berry Gordy, Mo Ostin, Clive Davis, Irving Azoff, L.A. Reid and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3> Popular on Rolling Stone <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFor nearly three decades, Diddy has fused his boundless creativity and sharp entrepreneurial spirit to create timeless art and build brands and institutions that have shifted our global music culture,\u201d Deborah Dugan, President\/CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBy bringing the music and lifestyle of East Coast hip-hop to the masses, he was an early reminder of music\u2019s unifying ability to flip our perceptions and broaden our connections to all corners of the world. Over the years, Diddy has persistently empowered other music creators and we\u2019re honored to celebrate his culture-shaping impact at this year\u2019s Pre-Grammy Gala.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/diddy-industry-icon-grammys-clive-davis-928702\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs will receive the 2020 Industry Icon award at Clive Davis\u2019 annual pre-Grammys gala, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday. \u201cClive Davis and Arista Records gave me a chance when I was starting Bad Boy Records, he was one of the first industry executives to really believe in me. I\u2019m forever grateful for him,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-974106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-26 22:51:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KFMU Solar Powered Radio","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=974106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=974106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=974106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}