Generational hitmaker Desmond Child and Kobalt CEO Laurent Hubert were also recognized at the ceremony, held at the Skirball Cultural Center.

UMG CEO Lucian Grainge discussed the proliferation of AI music during the company's earnings call, calling for DSPs to pay out less for AI slop tracks than to genuine artists.

"I don't look at this award as simply an honor; I look at it as a call to action," Mestel said of receiving this year's Spirit of Life honor from the cancer research organization.

Young's $10 million suit is the second time he's sued over Trump's use of the song, filing his first lawsuit against another Trump group back in 2020.