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Mimi glowed. Jay and Bey no-showed.
Mariah Carey caused quite a glam commotion at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
The “Butterfly” singer never looked better — and apparently she wanted the photos to reflect it.
The pop chanteuse brought her longtime makeup artist, Kristofer Buckle, as her plus-one, and we caught him whipping out his own lighting device whenever guests snapped photos with her during the event.
But the well-lit diva was gracious to industry fans as she passed by — smiling and softly saying “thank you” as they showered her with compliments like, “You look amazing Mariah.”
Music mogul Davis announces VIPs throughout the gala to the crowd. And Carey didn’t waste as moment to flee the six-hour party early after he shouted her out from the stage.
She waved from her seat — and then off she went.
Carey brought makeup artist Kristofer Buckle as her plus-one. Kristofer Buckle/InstagramDavis’ special guests of the evening — Jay-Z and Beyoncé — canceled on him at the last minute after their attendance was confirmed to outlets including CNN and “Entertainment Tonight.”
We broke the news that the duo were some of the first to RSVP to the event.
But we hear organizers were told the power couple wouldn’t be attending moments after the gala started.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were expected to attend. PapCulture / Splash NewsJay-Z hosted his own pre-Grammy party the night before — where Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. sparked dating rumors.
Reps for Beyoncé and Jay-Z did not comment on their decision to bail.
There was still plenty of star power in the room.
Clive Davis backstage with VIP guests Meryl Streep and Cher Alex J. Berliner/ABImagesA-list guests included Meryl Streep, Nancy Pelosi, Lenny Kravitz, Cher, Gloria Estefan and tennis great Serena Williams.
Stars who also stuck around till the end of the night included Tom Hanks, Julia Garner, Shania Twain, Lana Del Rey, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy’s Flava Flav and Chuck D, Monica, Machine Gun Kelly, Paris Hilton, Kandi Burruss, Gayle King and Smokey Robinson.
The night kicked off with Green Day performing “American Idiot.”
Tiffany Haddish was the life of the afterparty. Getty Images for The Recording AcademyWe overheard that Will.i.am blamed LA traffic for arriving nearly three hours after the show started.
Ice Spice, Victoria Monet and Jelly Roll hit Davis’ Grammy party stage for the first time, while Mark Ronson, Lainey Wilson and Andrew Wyatt performed “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie,” and Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Keyshia Cole, Dionne Warwick and Andra Day closed out the gala event.
At Davis’ unofficial afterparty at the Polo Lounge later, comedian Tiffany Haddish performed Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” with the restaurant band.
Clive Davis introduced stars from the stage. Getty Images“Million Dollar Listing” star Josh Flagg had a little singalong of his own, crooning Frank Sinatra.
Wonder also popped in for a late night bite, as Davis held court in a booth with his dog, Charlie, and hospitality pal, Nelly Moudime.
The night ended with Polo Lounge servers cutting patrons off at 2a.m.
Carey, with Summer Walker, lit up the room. Getty Images for The Recording AcademyDenise Rich, Nikki Haskell, Marjorie “DJ Mad Marj” Gubelmann, Greg Schriefer, Candy Spelling, Monte and Angelina Lipman, and Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman also attended the late-night shindig.
