Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen and Dionne Warwick were among the artists in attendance.
Jennifer Hudson performs at the 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute Celebrating Eddie Murphy at Dolby Theatre on April 18, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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Jennifer Hudson honored the late Clive Davis with a poignant performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” at the legendary music executive’s funeral in New York City on Monday morning (June 29).
Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis’ sons, Sony Music chairman Rob Stringer and Rod Stewart each delivered heartfelt speeches memorializing Davis prior to Hudson’s performance at Manhattan’s Central Synagoge.
