They watched performances by Travis Scott , Keala Settle, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha , H.E.R. , Brandi Carlile and The Time . The evening closed with a tribute to Aretha Franklin , with her songs sung by Jazmine Sullivan , Ledisi and Chloe and Halle . Sullivan also duetted with Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 , and Chloe and Halle were joined by Carlile, Settle and Valerie Simpson on the evening's finale "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves."
The guest list included:
Barbra Streisand
Joni Mitchell
Quincy Jones
James Brolin
Nancy Pelosi
Joe Walsh
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Peter Fonda
David Hockney
Berry Gordy
Chick Corea
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Kenny G.
David Foster
Beck
Wolfgang Puck
Hans Zimmer
Max Martin
Sammy Hagar
Jerry Moss
Robbie Robertson
Maren Morris
Randy Jackson
LL Cool J
Dionne Warwick
George Clinton
Chris Bosh
Giancarlo Stanton
Valerie Simpson
Carole Bayer Sager
Ryan Tedder
Paul Shaffer
Earth, Wind & Fire
Richard Perry
Music business luminary Clarence Avant wasthe honoree in keeping with the evening's theme Salute to Industry Icons. Another industry icon, Quincy Jones , introduced Avant , as did Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow .
The performances were:
- Travis Scott - “Goosebumps” / "Sicko Mode"
- Keala Settle - “This Is Me” (from The Greatest Showman )
- Florida Georgia Line w. Bebe Rexha - “Meant to Be”
- H.E.R. - "Make It Rain" (the Foy Vance / Ed Sheeran song)
- Brandi Carlile - “The Joke”
- The Time (w. Morris Day) - “Jungle Love” / "The Bird"
- Jazmine Sullivan - "Call Me"
- Jazmine Sullivan and Rob Thomas - "I Knew You Were Waiting"
- Ledisi - "Think" / "Ain't No Way" / "Respect"
- Chloe and Halle w. Brandi Carlile, Keala Settle and Valerie Simpson - "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves"