Primary Wave to Celebrate Billboard No. 1s at Pre-Grammy Party: Date & Details
Written by djfrosty on January 26, 2024
Independent publishing company Primary Wave is teaming up with Billboard to celebrate Billboard No. 1s during Grammy Week with their 17th annual pre-Grammy party on Feb. 3.
The event, which will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, Calif., will feature a DJ set from CeeLo Green, who will pay tribute to Primary Wave’s roster and catalog. In addition CeeLo’s set, expected attendees include Asake, Bryson Tiller, DDG, Fantasia Barrino, Gavin Rossdale, Hit-Boy, Jon B, Iann Dior, Lecrae, Rapsody, Rebecca Black, SAINt JHN, Smokey Robinson and Tainy, among others.
It’s a fitting guest list for a Billboard No. 1s party, given that there are multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers in the mix. Robinson scored two Hot 100 No. 1s with The Miracles: “The Tears of a Clown” and “Love Machine (Part 1)”; Barrino topped the chart with her American Idol coronation song “I Believe”; and Iann Dior teamed up with 24kGoldn to reach the summit with “Mood.”
The Primary Wave Pre-Grammy Party Celebrating Billboard No. 1s is sponsored by McIntosh, Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment and Iron Mountain Entertainment Services.
The event will take place just a day before the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, where SZA leads the pack with nine nominations — including record and song of the year nods for her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Kill Bill” and an album of the year nod for her 10-week Billboard 200 chart-topper SOS.
Next up are Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét and engineer/mixer Serban Ghenea with seven nominations; six of Bridgers’ nods are with the indie trio boygenius (alongside Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus), plus a solo mention in best pop duo/group performance for her SZA collab “Ghost in the Machine.” Other six-time nominees this year include Taylor Swift and her longtime producing partner Jack Antonoff, along with Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Jon Batiste and Brandy Clark.