FEBRUARY 9, 2007
Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Iovine, Daddy Yankee
MARY, MARY
Before the Peas’ performance began, music executive Jimmy Iovine was honored with the Peapod Foundation Award for Achievement in Musical Leadership. After brief introductions, Fergie told Iovine, “Thank you for letting us embarrass you tonight.” “Well this ain't no Grammy,” Iovine teased back. Mary J. Blige, who pulled up in a Bentley and skipped the photo ops and interviews on the red carpet, couldn’t escape Macy Gray’s kind Grammy wishes. “I’m rooting for Mary," revealed Gray. She’s been around for a long time, and she’s survived every kind of change.”