Clive Davis — the legendary record executive who helped launch and guide the careers of countless artists over the course of six decades — has died.
He was 94 years old.
Clive Davis speaks onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman & Monte Lipman on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Davis was widely regarded as one of the most powerful and successful executives in music history.
Over the years, he helped develop the careers of icons such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, and many others.
While no official cause of death has been revealed, weeks before his death, Davis was hospitalized with an upper respiratory infection.
At the time, representatives said the admission was precautionary and that he was expected to recover.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Davis originally pursued a legal career after graduating from Harvard Law School. But a chance opportunity at Columbia Records ultimately changed the course of his life — and the music industry itself.
He rose through the ranks to become president of Columbia Records in 1967 and quickly developed a reputation for spotting talent before anyone else.
During his tenure, he helped sign or develop artists who would go on to dominate the charts for decades.
After leaving Columbia, Davis founded Arista Records and later helped launch J Records, continuing his extraordinary run of success well into the 21st century. His influence stretched across multiple generations of musicians and genres.
Throughout his career, Davis earned five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 2000. His annual pre-Grammy gala became one of the music industry’s most prestigious events, attracting some of the biggest names in entertainment year after year.
In recent years, Davis remained active in the industry despite various health challenges. He often spoke about his enduring passion for music and his belief in its power to bring people together.
While artists may have supplied the voices that defined generations, Clive Davis was often the man behind the scenes, helping those voices find an audience.
His impact on popular music will be felt for decades to come. Our condolences go out to his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
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Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of the veto override on Senate Bill 41 on Friday, June 19, 2026. Watching at left is Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)
By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of the veto override on Senate Bill 41 on Friday, June 19, 2026. Watching at left is Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy extended his record-high veto rate Thursday by vetoing nine of the 82 bills passed by lawmakers in the second year of the 34th Alaska State Legislature.
Two of the vetoed bills — one expanding the power of pharmacists and the other covering the state’s board of engineers and architects — were put into law Friday after lawmakers overrode the governor.
Dunleavy has now vetoed or attempted to veto almost one-fifth of all bills passed by the 34th Legislature. Other governors have issued more vetoes, but none have vetoed a higher proportion of bills than Dunleavy.
Pharmacists’ powers expanded
State legislators voted 43-17 on Friday to override Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 195, which gives pharmacists more authority to prescribe medicines and conduct simple medical tests. Forty votes were needed.
Rep. Genevieve Mina, D-Anchorage, spoke in favor of the override, saying the bill will enable Alaskans to get cheaper medical care from pharmacists instead of more expensive providers.
Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, offered an example: For a parent with a child suffering from strep throat after their pediatrician had closed for the day, going to an urgent care clinic might cost hundreds of dollars, and an emergency room visit could cost thousands.
“This bill allows a parent to take their child to a pharmacy” and get a strep throat test, he said.
“We have a growing number of families in Alaska that cannot afford health insurance. If they can’t take their kid to a pharmacy, they’re just not going to get treated,” he said.GET THE MORNING HEADLINES.SUBSCRIBE
Some antiabortion advocates lobbied against the bill, saying they believe the bill could allow pharmacists to more easily dispense abortion-inducing drugs.
Rep. Jamie Allard, R-Eagle River, spoke to that point, but Rep. Mike Prax, R-North Pole and a strong antiabortion advocate himself, said that information is incorrect.
Alaska law limits who may perform an abortion in the state, Prax said.
“It just simply isn’t an issue, and therefore the benefits of this bill clearly outweigh any of the risks,” he said.
Interior designers added to architecture board
Lawmakers also overrode Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 314 by a 45-15 margin. Forty votes were needed.
A revised version of a bill Dunleavy vetoed last year, HB 314 will regulate some aspects of interior design in the state by adding them to the State Board of Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors.
The bill also renewed the board’s legal authority, and when Dunleavy vetoed HB 314, it could have at least temporarily eliminated the board as a side effect. While the duties of the board would have been assumed by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, lawmakers said they did not want to eliminate the board just as the state considers a state-spanning natural gas pipeline.
No extra oversight for for kids’ psychiatric facilities
Forty of the Legislature’s 60 members are needed to override the veto of a policy bill, and legislators failed to reach that threshold on three votes Friday due to the opposition of Republican lawmakers.
If enacted, the bill would have required unannounced state inspections of facilities like North Star and reports on the use of physical and chemical restraints on children, among other items.
In his veto message, the governor said that while he supports oversight, he believes the bill duplicates what the state is already empowered to do.
Local districts would have been responsible for implementing that curriculum.
The override vote was 38-22, two votes short of what was needed.
The issue, Gray-Jackson told legislators Friday, is nothing short of a matter of life and death.
Alaska has the highest suicide rate in the nation, she said, and “in many rural communities, suicide rates are nearly four times that the national average. Teaching our students how to recognize mental health challenges, to seek help and support one another, is one of the most basic and meaningful steps we can take to address this crisis.”
In his veto message, the governor said, “this bill places the state in the role of imposing upon school districts to mandate the development of mental health education at a time when districts are already working to meet existing requirements.”
“Decisions about sensitive classroom instruction, especially instruction involving a student’s mental and emotional health, should remain as close as possible to parents, local school boards, and communities,” he said.
Gray-Jackson lambasted that statement, saying it repeated “false” and “harmful” misinformation from “online blogs and commentators.”
“SB 41 didn’t remove parents from the conversation, it didn’t strip authority from local school boards, it didn’t replace community values with a one-size-fits-all mandate,” she said.
“The reality is much simpler,” Gray-Jackson said. “The governor vetoed a bill with the potential to save lives in every community represented in this chamber, and I can’t emphasize that enough.”
No retirement plans for minimum-wage workers
Legislators failed by a single vote to override Dunleavy’s veto of Senate Bill 21, which would have provided state-run retirement plans for workers in businesses that do not currently offer retirement benefits.
The program under SB 21, similar to efforts already launched by other states, would have principally affected minimum-wage workers and those in small businesses. Unless they opt out, eligible workers would have had 5% of their paychecks automatically deducted and deposited into an investment account managed by the state.
In his veto message, the governor said he opposes a mandate, even with an opt-out provision.
“Although employees may opt out, the bill relies on automatic enrollment and places employers in the middle of a state-run investment program. Alaska businesses should not be required to
administer or facilitate retirement savings accounts created by the State when private retirement
and investment options are already available,” Dunleavy wrote.
The vote on an override was 39-21, with Rep. Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, casting the last and decisive vote to sustain the governor’s decision.
No updates to corporate or tobacco taxes
Of the governor’s nine vetoes, legislators declined to vote on four, permitting them to stand without a vote.
Dunleavy vetoed two bills — House Bill 280 and Senate Bill 24 — saying that he is unwilling to approve tax changes without a comprehensive fiscal plan that brings state expenses and revenue into line over the long-term.
Both bills had been passed in different forms by prior editions of the Legislature and were also previously vetoed by Dunleavy. If SB 24 had been enacted, it would have imposed Alaska’s first tax on e-cigarette products. HB 280 would have modernized the state’s corporate income tax system, taking tax revenue for online sales from other states to the Alaska treasury by declaring that sales to Alaskans take place in Alaska, not at the location of a warehouse or computer server operated by the seller.
House Bill 23, also vetoed by the governor, would have subjected nonprofit businesses to the authority of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights, which handles discrimination complaints against employers.
“While I support protecting Alaskans from unlawful discrimination, this bill expands the commission’s reach over nonprofit employers, including charitable, educational, and religious organizations. That expansion creates uncertainty for small community organizations and risks unnecessary administrative proceedings and litigation,” the governor wrote in his veto message.
The last of the vetoes, Senate Bill 258, would have forbidden the state from signing computer software deals that lock in the state to a particular company or limit the software to a particular geographic area.
The governor’s veto message said in part that the “bill places rigid statutory limits on how the State and political subdivisions may contract for software in a highly technical and rapidly changing marketplace.”
“Software licensing, cybersecurity requirements, cloud services, support, hosting, and pricing
models are complex and often negotiated together. Restricting those negotiations in statute could reduce flexibility, limit access to needed products, and increase costs for agencies and local governments,” he wrote.
The Alaska House convened for a third special session and voted to reject a Senate version of a tax break bill for the proposed AK LNG gas line project on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
The Alaska House of Representatives on Saturday rejected a Senate-drafted multibillion-dollar tax break for a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, as members of the House declined to abandon a different proposal they drafted.
Members of the House voted down the Senate’s revised bill 12-28, nine votes short of what was needed to adopt the Senate plan. In a separate 0-16 vote, the Senate declined to abandon its version in favor of the House’s plan. Lawmakers will now convene a conference committee with representatives from both bodies to hammer out a compromise agreement.
In an interview following the House vote, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, said objections within the House varied, and lawmakers with the conference committee need time to evaluate the changes.
“Given the breadth and just the wide range of things that happened to House Bill 381 in the Senate last night, you know, we’re going to take that vehicle and use it as a starting point going forward, and we’re going to work very diligently and also with a strong sense of resolve to try to bring it all to an agreement,” Edgmon said.
Lawmakers agreed to reconvene for potential final votes on July 1.
Members of the all-Republican House Minority Caucus huddle outside the House chamber behind the Capitol ahead of a vote to reject the Senate’s version of a tax break bill for the proposed AK LNG gas line project on Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
While conference committees typically negotiate behind closed doors, Edgmon said there will be public meetings as well.
Lawmakers said negotiations would begin soon but there was no confirmed schedule for the conference committee.
From the House, the conference committee will include Edgmon, Reps. Calvin Schrage, I-Anchorage, and Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna. From the Senate, the committee includes Sens. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, and Mike Cronk, R-Tok.
At issue is the size and scope of a tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, known as Alaska LNG.
As currently proposed, the project would include construction of a 807-mile gas line from the North Slope to Cook Inlet, in phase one. In phase two, it would include a new large gas-treatment plant on the North Slope and an export facility on the Kenai Peninsula to export gas internationally.
The House passed the bill with a larger tax break on June 12. The Senate revised the bill, reducing the size of the tax break and passed a variety of changes on Friday, with a smaller tax break on the gas tax, known as the alternative volumetric gas tax, and a plan for gradual increases in tax over time.
Senators also included a variety of changes to the bill, including a previously contentious provision voted down by the House this spring to levy corporate income taxes on privately-owned oil and gas companies that currently do not pay them. That would apply to Hilcorp and Glenfarne, the company developing the LNG project.
The Senate also included amendments to the bill seeking more protections for the state and Alaskans: one an amendment would limit the gas price cap for residents in Southcentral Alaska to rise with inflation and prohibiting developers from passing on cost overruns to Alaskans; a labor-related proposal would require the pipeline builders to pay prevailing wages in the state and employ Alaskans and apprentices. An amendment would require Glenfarne and developers to disclose their ties to foreign companies. Another amendment declared that if pipeline developers abandon their efforts, the project will return to the state at no cost. Currently Glenfarne owns 75% of the project while the remaining 25% is held by the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. Glenfarne could not seek a buyout from the state if it failed to move forward with the project.
The Senate imposed deadlines on the project, mandating construction of the pipeline and phase one to be completed no later than 2032, and phase two to be done no later than 2036.
The Alaska Senate convened for the third special session on June 20, 2026, voting to move a tax break bill for the proposed AK LNG gas line project to a conference committee. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
Late Friday night, Gov. Mike Dunleavy voiced objections to the Senate’s version of the bill, saying there were “serious questions about all the amendments.”
Friday was the last day of a 30-day special session devoted to the gas pipeline project. Dunleavy has proclaimed another 30-day special session, which began Saturday, and legislators spent the morning taking procedural actions that allow them to resume work without interruption.
Dunleavy urged lawmakers to work quickly, but four senators were excused absent from Saturday’s votes, and members of the House rapidly left the Capitol on Saturday afternoon in order to catch flights home from Juneau.
Edgmon said he expects negotiations with the governor’s office to continue.
“If he’s not involved, and that’s going to make the pathway ahead problematic,” he said.
A spokesperson for Dunleavy’s office said on Saturday that the governor supports the bill moving forward to a conference committee.
“Governor Dunleavy is encouraged by House and Senate leadership’s decision to send HB 381 to a conference committee,” said Jeff Turner, Dunleavy’s communications director, by email. “It’s an opportunity for both bodies to agree on a version of the bill that can incentivize the Alaska LNG Project while still providing steady, predictable revenue to communities along the pipeline corridor using a volumetric tax mechanism.”
The governor and members of the House were particularly opposed to the corporate income tax provision.
House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage, joined a news conference with Gov. Mike Dunleavy on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
“It is considered economically counterproductive at the moment the state is trying to attract final investment decisions on phase one and phase two of the gas pipeline,” House Majority Leader Rep. Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage, said on the House floor ahead of Saturday’s vote, adding that he believes the provision undercuts certainty and competitiveness of the project.
“These amendments were not vetted or extensively explained on the other body’s floor, and we do not yet know their full impact,” Kopp added.
But Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee said lawmakers still need more financial information from Glenfarne to determine if that’s the case, and to determine the project’s economic viability.
“They still haven’t clearly delineated how much benefit or burden the property tax existing structure actually is on it,” Stedman said after the Senate vote. “Even if we made no property tax on the gas line, it does not make it economic. It helps economics, it does not get it over the hurdle.”
“We gotta protect the treasury, that’s our job,” Stedman added. “If you’re going to give concessions, they need to show us why they need them, and the impact.”
If legislators do not adjourn early, the new special session is set to end on July 19.
Fans will have even more chances to see Ella Langley live this year because today, the country music star announced dates for the second leg of her wildly successful The Dandelion Tour.
The news confirms that 21 new dates have been added to her sold-out headline arena run. After closing out the first part of her trek on August 15, she will head right back to the road on August 20 with a stop in Green Bay, WI to kick off the second leg.
Photo Courtesy of Ella Langley
Langley will continue to make her way across the country with plans to perform at several landmark venues including Red Rocks Amphitheatre and two nights at Los Angeles’ famed Greek Theatre. She will officially bring the tour to a close on October 31 when she delivers her final show in Saint Paul, MN.
Tickets to ‘The Dandelion Tour’ will be available via presale beginning Thursday, June 25. Fans can register to access presale tickets onellalangley.com/tour.General on-sale begins on Friday, June 26 at 10am local time.
The tour was named after her No. 1 and RIAA Platinum-certified album Dandelion, which spawned two of the biggest country records in 2206: the 4X Platinum single “Choosin’ Texas,” which became the first song by a woman to simultaneously top the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts, and Platinum hit “Be Her,” which recently was named the fastest solo female song to reach No. 1 at Country radio in the last 10 years.
Her milestone year also includes snagging all seven awards she was nominated for at the ACM Awards and earning two recent American Music Award wins.
The Alabama native executive produced her highly anticipated sophomore album alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. The album includes 18 tracks that showcase a flirtier, freer, more mature and confident side of Langley.
Ella Langley; Dandelion
She launched the first half of her headline run in May, in addition to serving as support for select dates of Morgan Wallen’s Still The Problem Tour and making several festival appearances.
Her upcoming dates will feature support from a rotation of rising acts and hitmakers including ERNEST, Kameron Marlowe, Gabriella Rose and Laci Kaye Booth.
Newly Announces Dates for the Dandelion Tour:
Date City Venue/Event 8/20/26 Green Bay, WI Resch Center (#, %) 8/22/26 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena (#, %) 8/28/26 Auburn, AL Neville Arena (#, &) 8/29/26 Auburn, AL Neville Arena (#, &) 9/10/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center (#, &) 9/11/26 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center (#, &) 9/12/26 Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum (#, &) 9/17/26 Oxford, MS SJB Pavilion (@, %) 9/18/26 Athens, GA Akins Ford Arena (@, %) 9/19/26 Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena (@, %) 9/24/26 Knoxville, TN Food City Center (@, %) 9/25/26 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (@, %) 9/26/26 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena (@, %) 10/7/26 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (@, &) 10/9/26 Tulsa, OK BOK Center (@, %) 10/10/26 Lubbock, TX United Supermarkets Arena (@, %) 10/13/26 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre (@, %) 10/14/26 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre (@, %) 10/29/26 Des Moines, IA Casey’s Center (@, &) 10/30/26 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena (@, &) 10/31/26 Saint Paul, MN Grand Casino Arena (@, &)
Support Acts # ERNEST @ Kameron Marlowe & Gabriella Rose % Laci Kaye Booth
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Dion McCabe, photo provided by family to the Juneau Police Department
NOTN- Juneau police say a body discovered in a wooded area near the end of Sherwood Lane has been identified as 29-year-old Dion McCabe, who had been reported missing earlier this month.
The full press release can be found below;
the Juneau Police Department received a report that the deceased body of Dion McCabe had been located in a wooded area near the end of Sherwood Lane. Officers responded to the scene and confirmed the presence of the deceased individual. The area was secured, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death was initiated.
The next of kin has been notified. The body will be transported to Anchorage, Alaska, where an autopsy will be conducted to assist investigators in determining the cause and manner of death.
At this time, the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Juneau Police Department. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Juneau Crime Line at JuneauCrimeLine.com.
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On June 5, 2026, the family of 29-year-old Dion McCabe reported him missing to the Juneau Police Department. Family members reported they had not seen or heard from Dion for approximately a week and a half. Dion was last seen by family on May 26, 2026, at Safeway in Juneau.
Dion is described as a 29-year-old white male, approximately 6 feet tall and 186 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing Rock Revival blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and UGG slipper-style shoes.
A photograph of Dion is being posted on the Juneau Police Department Facebook page to assist in locating him.
Anyone with information regarding Dion McCabe’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Juneau Police Department at (907) 586-0600. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Juneau Crime Line.
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