{"id":281528,"date":"2026-06-29T20:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281528\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:17:27","slug":"inside-clive-davis-star-studded-nyc-funeral-bruce-springsteen-hoda-kotb-barry-manilow-more-pay-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281528\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Clive Davis’ star-studded NYC funeral: Bruce Springsteen, Hoda Kotb, Barry Manilow, more pay tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entertainment world is coming together to mourn musical legend Clive Davis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The renowned record label executive and producer passed away on June 22 at the age of 94, capping off seven decades of ground-breaking work in the music industry.<\/p>\n

His many close friends and loved ones gathered in Manhattan’s Central Synagogue on June 29 to pay their respects, with some of his most cherished prot\u00e9g\u00e9es also delivering eulogies.<\/p>\n

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Take a look below at some of the most notable attendees at the star-studded memorial service, who were present to pay their respects to the late industry vet\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Bruce<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen<\/p>\n

The “Born in the USA” hitmaker delivered a eulogy to Clive (the memorial service was streamed online for millions of fans to watch live). He shared: “Clive was big and bombastic and brave and full of ideas, and just believed, believed, believed, believed. He dressed like a king. He was born to run\u2026 everything!”<\/p>\n

\"Alicia<\/p>\n

Alicia Keys attends the funeral of Clive Davis outside Central Synagogue on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Alicia Keys<\/p>\n

The “No One” singer became particularly emotional while delivering her eulogy to the man who has largely been seen as responsible for her rise to fame. “You didn’t just sign an artist, you recognized the soul,” she noted through tears.<\/p>\n

“You saw not just the music I’d already made, but the music that was still sweeping inside of me, waiting for someone with the wisdom and the courage to call it forward. You called it forward. You called me forward.”<\/p>\n

\"Barry<\/p>\n

Barry Manilow is seen arriving to Clive Davis’ Memorial held at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Barry Manilow<\/p>\n

Also seen as one of his greatest signees, Barry noted in his own eulogy: “Clive has always been there for me. He believed in me from the very beginning. When you have someone believe in you so deeply, you feel that you can do anything. I will always be grateful to him for that.”<\/p>\n

\"Dionne<\/p>\n

Dionne Warwick attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Dionne Warwick<\/p>\n

The first to speak at the memorial, Dionne said in her emotional tribute: “There was not anything that he ever did that I didn’t get the first phone call: You will be there right? \u2026 He was always asking, ‘Where’s my Dionne?’ Well, I’m here today, Clive. Will always be here for you.”<\/p>\n

\"Adrien<\/p>\n

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman attend the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Adrien Brody<\/p>\n

The two-time Oscar winner was joined by his longtime partner Georgina Chapman for the funeral. The pair were close friends due to running in the same New York circles, and Adrien was a fixture at many of Clive’s lavish parties.<\/p>\n

\"Hoda<\/p>\n

Hoda Kotb attends the funeral of Clive Davis outside Central Synagogue on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Hoda Kotb<\/p>\n

The former TODAY anchor drove into the city for the music mogul’s funeral as well. While she didn’t have a notably public relationship with the Davis family, she did once admit on air to memorably crashing his 2014 pre-Grammy Gala.<\/p>\n

\"Gayle<\/p>\n

Gayle King attends the funeral of Clive Davis outside Central Synagogue on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Gayle King<\/p>\n

The CBS host was a fixture at many of his industry gatherings and also interviewed him several times for CBS Mornings.<\/p>\n

\"LL<\/p>\n

LL Cool J attends the funeral of Clive Davis outside Central Synagogue on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

LL Cool J<\/p>\n

Clive was an ardent champion of the “Mama Said Knock You Out” rapper’s career in the ’90s, despite him not being on any of the executive’s labels at the time. The pair maintained a close friendship and professional relationship.<\/p>\n

\"Kenny<\/p>\n

Kenny G attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Kenny G<\/p>\n

The renowned saxophonist, who was signed by Clive as well, began the funeral proceedings with a rendition of “Songbird.”<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hudson is seen arriving to Clive Davis’ Memorial held at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on June 29, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hudson<\/p>\n

Clive worked frequently with the American Idol contestant when she came off the show, winning his latest Grammy as a co-producer on her self-titled studio album. Jennifer followed “Songbird” with a powerful performance of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The entertainment world is coming together to mourn musical legend Clive Davis. The renowned record label executive and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11955,97089,107997,9580,29719,9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-281528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-bruce-springsteen","tag-clive-davis","tag-close-friends","tag-getty-images","tag-hoda-kotb","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}