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Clive Davis said Whitney Houston loved his annual gala celebrating music and would have wanted to go on. Whitney Houston was signed to her first record label contract by veteran music mogul Clive Davis.

Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party took on the somber mood of a wake after party-goers learned of the death of Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston "would have wanted the the music to go on," said industry mogul Clive Davis, who opted to proceed with his annual Grammy-eve party at the Beverly Hilton, the site where hours earlier the pop icon he signed

From left, TV personality Kim Kardashian, honoree Sir Richard Branson and singer Britney Spears attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel

Diana Ross perfroms onstage at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo: Vince Bucci / AP Diana Ross arrives at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to

The annual pre-Grammy Clive Davis gala is so hot this year that even Diddy is getting calls from celebrities who are trying to get on the bill — and in the seats. Diddy will introduce Davis at the event Saturday, held one day before the Grammy Awards.

The annual pre-Grammy Clive Davis gala is so hot this year that even Diddy is getting calls from celebrities who are trying to get on the bill — and in the seats. Diddy will introduce Davis at the event Saturday, held one day before the Grammy Awards.

"Whitney was so full of life," the music impresario who discovered the singer says at a somber star-packed pre-Grammys bash held at the hotel where her body was discovered.

Even more than the Grammy Awards themselves, Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party was the event most closely associated with the late Whitney Houston.

13, 2011 file photo, producer Clive Davis shares a moment with singer Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif. The demand is overwhelming for Clive Davis'

Kim Kardashian arrives at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons.

"Whitney was so full of life," the music impresario who discovered the singer says at a somber star-packed pre-Grammys bash held at the hotel where her body was discovered.

11, 2012, under USA Today News USA TODAY's Edna Gundersen is inside Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala, which is continuing as planned tonight at the Beverly Hilton, where Whitney Houston died this afternoon. USA TODAY's Bryan Alexander and Andrea

As news about Whitney Houston's tragic death poured in Saturday evening, one question on many minds was whether Clive Davis, the man and mentor behind Whitney's career and success, would attend his annual pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The music stopped for a moment at Clive Davis' annual, star-packed Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton — where, just a few hours before, Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at age 48. The founder and former president of Arista Records,

"The fact that it happened on this day, this event is where Clive Davis introduced Whitney to the world. We said hello to Whitney at the Clive Davis (gala), it may be appropriate we're saying our first goodbyes to Whitney at a

Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy Gala remains the hottest ticket outside of the big show on Sunday. The celebrated music mogul manages to solicit an elite who's who of musical talent, not to mention a surprise or two when it comes to the evening's

LIVE FEED: Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party Underway Feb 11 | by Natasha. Despite rumors that Clive Davis' party, at which Whitney Houston was set to perform, was cancelledit's actually underway as we type. The live feed of the red

LIVE FEED: Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party Underway Feb 11 | by Natasha. Despite rumors that Clive Davis' party, at which Whitney Houston was set to perform, was cancelledit's actually underway as we type. The live feed of the red

More than two decades ago, Clive Davis introduced a young woman with a scintillating voice to the music industry at his annual pre-Grammy soiree: Whitney Houston. On Saturday night, hours after Houston's death at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,