Celebrate Clive Davis’ Extraordinary Legacy on SiriusXM’s Limited-Time Clive Davis Channel
The exclusive SiriusXM channel honors the visionary whose unparalleled career helped shape the soundtrack of generations.
Honor the life and legacy of legendary music executive Clive Davis with The Clive Davis Channel, a special limited-time pop-up channel available exclusively on SiriusXM Channel 300 on car radios and the SiriusXM app.
Launching June 24 at 7pm ET and running through July 2, the channel celebrates the visionary whose unparalleled career helped shape the soundtrack of generations. Hear the music and stories behind iconic artists Davis championed, including Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brooks & Dunn, and hundreds more. From pop and rock to R&B and country, his influence can be heard across virtually every genre.
Throughout his remarkable career, Davis discovered, mentored, and elevated some of the biggest names in music, leaving an enduring impact on artists and fans around the world.
Following Davis’ passing, his family shared this statement on his official website:
“Today, we celebrate not only a towering figure whose influence changed music forever, but the man who led our family with grace, generosity, and kindness. We will miss him greatly, cherish him always, and carry his love with us for the rest of our lives.” — The Davis Family
What You’ll Hear
Hosted and curated by Clive Davis himself, The Clive Davis Channel airs never-before-heard stories from key moments in his career spanning six decades, along with highlights from some of music’s greatest artists and songs.
Clive shares stories about how he first heard Whitney Houston, envisioned greatness for Bruce Springsteen, found Janis Joplin’s voice to be life changing, and so much more.
The Clive Davis Channel plays the music of over 150 notable artists who, alongside Clive Davis, helped shape the music industry. With songs from Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Busta Rhymes, Barry Manilow, The Grateful Dead, Alicia Keys, and many others, The Clive Davis Channel is the ultimate destination for music fans.
Clive Davis’ Impact
The record industry’s most innovative and influential executive, Clive Davis has had a profound effect on the world of music. As an album producer, Clive earned four GRAMMY Awards and received the GRAMMY Trustees Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and The Recording Academy named The GRAMMY Museum theatre in his honor in 2010.
Clive first worked at Columbia Records, where he was named President in 1967. He founded Arista Records in 1974, LaFace Records in 1989, Bad Boy Records in 1994, and J Records in 2000. In 2008, Mr. Davis was appointed Chief Creative Officer for Sony Music Entertainment.
Clive Davis played a key role in the careers of countless artists across genres including Janis Joplin, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chicago, Santana, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Earth, Wind & Fire, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & The Family Stone, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston, Patti Smith, Sarah McLachlan, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Luther Vandross, Rod Stewart, and Jennifer Hudson.
