Clive Davis, a prominent music industry executive known for launching and reviving major artists’ careers, has died at age 94, his family confirms. Multiple outlets describe Davis as rising from a midlevel role at Columbia Records to become one of the most powerful figures in the record business, later leading at Arista Records. Across coverage, Davis is credited with shepherding or signing a wide range of high-profile acts, including Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, Carlos Santana and Janis Joplin, and also artists such as Billy Joel and others. NBC News and other reports characterize him as a central dealmaker and star-maker whose work shaped pop, rock, and vocal performance across decades. Some reports note that he remained closely connected to his family despite a demanding schedule, and at least one outlet says he had recently been hospitalized for respiratory problems before his death. The reporting is consistent that he died in New York and that his death is confirmed by family, with no additional circumstances beyond health references.