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Clive Davis, Music Industry Starmaker, Dies at 94

Clive Davis, Music Industry Starmaker, Dies at 94

Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, died on June 22, 2026, in his Manhattan apartment. His family confirmed that Davis passed away weeks after being hospitalized for an upper respiratory issue. He was 94. Davis launched or resurrected the careers of superstars including Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, and Alicia Keys across a career that spanned more than five decades. His publicist Aliza Rabinoff confirmed the death. From Brooklyn