Music Mogul Clive Davis Dead at 94

Clive Davis — the legendary music mogul who helped launch the careers of icons like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson, and more — is dead.

Clive died Monday at his home in New York City … according to the New York Times.

The cause of death is unclear … but as we first reported, Clive was hospitalized in New York last month after developing an upper respiratory infection. At the time, his spokesperson said he had been admitted out of an abundance of caution and was expected to make a quick recovery … and on June 4 he was sent home from the hospital.

Clive spent decades shaping the sound of popular music from the executive suite, earning a reputation as one of the most influential record men in history and a kingmaker whose ear for talent changed the industry forever.

He was 94.