and i have to tell you, last night i went to clive davis's annual grammy bash.it was the 50th anniversary of his party, and they raised millions of dollars. now, earlier this week, i sat down with the ceo of the recording academy and the executive producer of tonight's show. let's take a look. >> like last april. that's what i said. the i did it. >> amid a backdrop of tragedy, the nation's deadliest air disaster since 2001 and the most destructive wildfires in southern california history. >> grammys. and this platform is cool, but it's not the most important thing in the world. >> recording academy ceo harvey mason jr. and grammys executive producer ben winston are tasked with putting on a show that some thought should be called off. there have been some people who say award season should be canceled. this is not what we need right now. >> if you could actually take the grammys where we know we've got an audience who are going to watch it, we know we've got the biggest stars in the whole world that are sitting there, and we bring real awareness to what's happene