Billboard invited music industry professionals and artists alike to celebrate the past, present, and future of the creative business at their Power 100 event during 2024 Grammy week Wednesday night (Jan. 31).
Gathering a colorful crowd at the Neuehouse in Hollywood, the event amplified the work and voices of executives behind the biggest stars, as well as chart-topping pop musicians. Tres Generaciones cocktails complimented hors d’oeuvres of crab cakes and charred eggplant tostadas passed around as networking with new faces and reconnecting with past colleagues amplified a spirit of community.
Amorphous served as the DJ for the evening affair, blending R&B, Afropop, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, and electronic, sounds. The event was cemented with award presentations to the honored Executive of the Year, Label of the Year, and the Clive Davis Visionary Award.
Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group, graciously accepted his ranking, explaining, “Never ever in my entire life have I been so thrilled to be number two on a list,” giving praise to Taylor Swift, who came out on top. The pop star was not in attendance. Grange continued to speak, defending the controversial decision to remove UMG artists’ catalogs from TikTok following failed negotiations, as well as his determination to work against “unethical AI.”
A highlight of the event came when Clive Davis presented the Visionary Award named in his honor to Top Dawg Entertainment‘s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and President Terrence “Punch” Henderson. The duo was celebrated by TDE artist SZA with an endearing speech.
“Congratulations to my two dads… Y’all are iconic without me,” exclaimed the Grammy-nominated R&B singer.
Taking the stage himself, Top Dawg shared gratitude for the moment. “Thank you SZA for kicking a**,” shared the executive. “TDE is back on top and we’ll always be there.”
Take a look inside the 2024 Billboard Power 100 event below and view the full list here.
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Billboard Power 100 Event
SZA, Punch and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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2024 Billboard Power 100
Candiace Dillard-Bassett attends the 2024 Billboard Power 100 Event at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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2024 Billboard Power 100 Event
Scar Lip attends the 2024 Billboard Power 100 Event at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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2024 Billboard Power 100 Event
Kevin Liles attends the 2024 Billboard Power 100 Event at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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Lucian Grainge and Top Dawg at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Clive Davis at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tone Stith at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Flavor Flav at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Larry Wade at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jozzy at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California
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Billboard Power 100 Event
Jody Gerson and SZA at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Punch, SZA and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California
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Punch, SZA and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Billboard Power 100 Event
SZA at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Billboard Power 100 Event
SZA, Punch and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jermaine Mitchell and Leah Talabi at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jermaine Mitchell at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Bryan Castellani, Carletta Higginson and Ariel Bardin at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ghazi Shami at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Flavor Flav and Ebie at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Brittney Boston at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Prophet and Fatima Stiggers at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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John Vlautin, Gail Mitchell and Liz Morentin at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Avery Lipman at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Monte Lipman, Noah Kahan and Avery Lipman at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers of boygenius at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Noah Kahan at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Flavor Flav and Harvey Mason Jr. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Punch at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Top Dawg and Punch at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Billboard Power 100 Event
Flavor Flav and Harvey Mason Jr. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Top Dawg, Hannah Karp and Punch at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Billboard Power 100 Event
Punch at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Damien “DDOT” Washington and Harvey Mason Jr. at the Billboard Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.