Fantasia Barrino performs during the 2014 Pre-Grammy Gala. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Lucian Grainge, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group, speaks to the audience during the 2014 Pre-Grammy Gala. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Imagine Dragons (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
John Fogerty and son Shane (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Robin Thicke stands on a piano while performing. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Robin Thicke, center, croons to the audience alongside T.I., left, and Pharrell Williams. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Jennifer Hudson sings on stage with Pharrell Williams. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Lionel Ritchie (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
R. Kelly (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Miley Cyrus (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Lorde (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Ray Dalton (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Macklemore (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
John Fogerty and Jennifer Hudson (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Ian Axel of A Great Big World acknowledges the crowd. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Whitney Houston appears on video screens from a 1994 American Music Awards performance at the end of the 2014 Pre-Grammy Gala. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
