Live Video of the Day: "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" (Gladys Knight & Jennifer Hudson)

During Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy party, he hosts legends, legends-in-the-making, and artists-on-the-rise in a night of music that few are fortunate to watch. With that said, Jennifer Hudson and Gladys Knight treated the crowd this year to a rousing rendition of the classic "I Heard it Through the Grapevine." Watch their spirited duet on "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" below and Enjoy!

Interview: Brandy & Monica

RapUpTV caught up with Brandy and Monica after rehearsing their forthcoming performance at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Performance and during their conversation, they open up about performing their new song "All Belongs to Me," the difference between this duet and "The Boy Is Mine," their forthcoming albums, and so much more. Clive Davis even joins the interview and talks a brief moment about these two phenomenal songstresses.

Live Clip: "Where You At" & "Natural Woman" (Jennifer Hudson)

Check out Jennifer Hudson's "Clive Davis Pre-Grammy performance where she let into her current single "Where You At" and the Aretha Franklin classic "Natural Woman." In Hudson fashion, she lets into both of these songs towards the end and gets a standing ovation for both of her riveting performances ... Enjoy!

Live Clip: "Walk On By", "I Say A Little Prayer" , "That's What Friends Are For" (Whitney Houston)

Video has finally surfaced of Whitney's tribute to her cousin Dionne Warwick from Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy event. Though we posted earlier some footage of Whitney performing "I Say A Littler Prayer", these following two videos show Whitney performing "Walk On By", "I Saw A Little Prayer", and sharing the stage with Warwick to sing "That's What Friends Are For." As time progresses, Houston seems to be adjusting to her voice and her vocals keep getting stronger. Check it out and enjoy!

Live Clip: "I Say A Little Prayer" (Whitney Houston)

In a tribute to her cousin Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston performed last night at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party. In this live clip you can hear a snippet of Houston singing "I Say a Little Prayer", which was a part of a medley of hits Houston performed to close out the event. Check it out and enjoy the rousing clip of Houston's tribute to her cousin.

Amazing Cover: "Till My Baby Comes Home" (Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton)

Peep this amazing cover of Luther Vandross's "Till My Baby Comes Home" at Clive Davis's Pre-Grammy Party... Enjoy!

Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party

According to Edna Gundersen from USA Today:


BEVERLY HILLS — The annual Pre-Grammy Gala isn't just a Grammy preview. Sometimes it's a Grammy challenge. Saturday night's diva showdown by Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson left the stage in ashes and left many wondering if any acts on Sunday's Grammy Awards would match their vocal firepower. 

Clive Davis, Sony Music's chief creative officer, presided over the celebrity-studded bash at the Beverly Hilton, where stars from music, TV and film chattered over much of the evening's entertainment. 
That is until around midnight, when Blige took the stage for No More Drama, a tune requested by Universal Music CEO Doug Morris, honored that night with the President's Merit Award. Cue the drama. 
First, the band flubbed, and Blige cut the music short. 
"Are we still practicing?" she asked curtly. "Do we have it together?" 
She restarted, delivering a version drenched in naked emotion. Blige belted the lyrics with force, dropped to the floor and clutched the piano. The wrenching delivery continued with I Can See in Color, from the Precious soundtrack. 
The crowd was revved up, and Hudson was ready to keep the engine burning. Singing People and The Way We Were, Hudson brought down the house with a soulful, strapping tribute to Barbra Streisand, attending the gala for the first time.