{"id":159294,"date":"2026-02-01T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159294\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:33:08","slug":"inside-the-2026-grammy-parties-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159294\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the 2026 Grammy Parties in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s how Mariah Carey, Clive Davis, Benson Boone and more spent the week leading up to music\u2019s biggest night<\/p>\n

See what happened at Hollywood\u2019s biggest music bashes, from Billboard\u2018s Power 100 awards presentation to a futuristic celebration thrown by Warner Music Group.<\/p>\n

Billboard Power 100<\/p>\n

\"Mariah\"MariahMariah Carey at Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU at Zouk Los Angeles on January 28, 2026 Credit: Courtesy of Billboard \/ PMC<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey\u00a0kicked off the evening on Wednesday, Jan. 28\u00a0at Billboard\u2018s annual event \u2014\u00a0presented by VENU at sbe\u2019s Zouk Los Angeles \u2014\u00a0honoring top executives in the music industry. \u201cI almost sold my publishing when I was 18 years old for $5,000,\u201d Carey told the crowd when awarding the Executive of the Decade honor to\u00a0Jody Gerson. \u201cBut if I had someone like Jody to protect me, it never would have gotten that far,\u201d Carey added.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Sherry Lansing and Lucian Grainge winner of the No 1 Award at Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU at Zouk Los Angeles on January 28, 2026Credit: Courtesy Billboard\/PMC<\/p>\n

Sherry Lansing honored Lucian Grainge, who spoke about the advantages of AI as well as the danger it poses to creativity. PlaqueBoyMax received the Disrupter Award, Janelle Lopez Genzink\u00a0received Executive of the Year and\u00a0Alex DePersia received the Breakthrough Award from Pusha T.<\/p>\n

\"Sharon\"SharonSharon Osbourne, Clive Davis and Michele Anthony at Billboard Power 100 Presented by VENU held at Zouk on January 28, 2026Credit: Courtesy of PMC\/Billboard<\/p>\n

Clive Davis finished by presenting the Visionary Award Sharon Osbourne, who extolled the uniqueness of her late husband Ozzie Osbourne. Guests at the lively event danced to DJ Devin Lucien and enjoyed sbe staple bites, such as spicy tuna crispy rice and miso cod.<\/p>\n

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Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Awards Party<\/p>\n

\"Benson\"BensonBenson Boone and Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO & Co-chairman, Warner Records attend the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy awards party on January 29, 2026Credit: Lester Cohen\/Getty Images for Warner Music Group<\/p>\n

Warner\u00a0Music took over the former Amoeba Music record store space in West Hollywood for its annual pre-awards celebration, thrown with 1X (leaders in AI robotics) and V Magazine, on Thursday, Jan. 29.<\/p>\n

The futuristic event lured guests from the music, entertainment and fashion worlds, including Benson Boone, Cara Delevingne, Darren Criss, Dasha, Diane Warren, Evan Ross, Gunna, Marion Cotillard, Rufus Wainwright, Scout Willis, Skai Jackson, Wayman Bannerman\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

\"PinkPantheress\"PinkPantheressPinkPantheress performs onstage during the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy awards party on January 29, 2026 Credit: Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Warner Music Group<\/p>\n

Music lovers enjoyed performances by two-time Grammy-nominated artist PinkPantheress; Noga Erez, who\u2019ll be performing at Coachella; artist-to-watch Remy Bond; and Rocco Ritchie, son of Madonna, who played a set.<\/p>\n

\"Rocco\"RoccoRocco Ritchie (R) performs onstage during the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy awards party on January 29, 2026 Credit: Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Warner Music Group)<\/p>\n

The event incorporated 1X\u2019s NEO robots \u2014 consumer-ready humanoid home robots \u2014\u00a0which greeted attendees, served drinks and danced with guests \u2014 available for pre-order, and arriving in the U.S. in 2026.\u00a0The otherworldly space was further enhanced with navy blue and silver details and projections of space-age patterns, planets and architecture. In lieu of a disco ball, a silver Pegasus hung over the dance floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"An\"AnAn interior view at the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy awards party on January 29, 2026Credit: Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for Warner Music Group<\/p>\n

Johnnie Walker & Sabrina Carpenter Celebrate the Grammys<\/p>\n

\"Colman\"ColmanColman Domingo at Max & Helen\u2019s on January 30, 2026 Credit: Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Johnnie Walker<\/p>\n

Johnnie Walker \u2018s toast to the Grammys and six-time Grammy nominee and partner Sabrina Carpenter on Friday, Jan. 30 started on the roof of the Aster, where guests sipped specialty drinks such as The Go Go Highball \u2014\u00a0Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s signature Johnnie Walker Black Label concoction inspired by a track on her latest album. Johnnie Walker lit up the skyline with animations and a light show. <\/p>\n

\"Johnnie\"JohnnieJohnnie Walker lights up the skyline of Los Angeles with large-scale animations Credit: Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Johnnie Walker<\/p>\n

Then, partygoers proceeded to a Sabrina Carpenter-inspired party at Phil Rosenthal and Nancy Silverton\u2019s diner hot spot Max and Helen\u2019s on Larchmont Boulevard.\u00a0A car decked in florals greeted guests, who entered to an intimate cherry-colored shindig with Johnnie Walker drinks and Max & Helen signatures \u2014\u00a0like pancakes, grilled cheese, cheeseburgers, hot dogs and club sandwiches.<\/p>\n

\"The\"TheThe Go Go Highball and Johnnie Walker Black Label Credit: Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Johnnie Walker<\/p>\n

Melrose Umbrella company\u2019s Zach Patterson manned the bar \u2014\u00a0and The Go Go Highball will also be available for a limited time at his Melrose Umbrella, as well as at Roger Room and Hotel Figueroa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how Mariah Carey, Clive Davis, Benson Boone and more spent the week leading up to music\u2019s biggest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64308,6306,28646,48,52,51,47,50,49,47205],"class_list":{"0":"post-159294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-benson-boone","9":"tag-billboard","10":"tag-grammys","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-headlines","13":"tag-la-news","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","16":"tag-los-angeles-news","17":"tag-mariah-carey"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}