Record Academy and Grammy Museum held a Grammy Hall of Fame party Friday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with iconic recordings including Cat Stevens For Tilerman's tea, Santana's supernatural And Jay-Z's Reasonable doubt and the “conga” by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine All were officially selected, while John Mellencamp, John Batiste, Conan Gray and Emmylou Harris were performers of the night.

Mellencamp and Gray pay tribute to Republic Records, which was selected as winners of the event’s label for this year.

“They told me not to say anything about politics, so I wouldn’t be so bad about the running of this country,” Melencamp took to the stage at night, cheering and applause before performing the 1985 song “Town” of 1985.

Mellencamp also performed “The Longest Day” before ending his classic “Jack and Diane.” Gray performed his hit song "Heather" before Mellencamp.

Friday's ceremony was officially selected for 13 recordings: For Tilerman, supernatural, reasonable doubt, "tea"Conga,” Emmylou Harris wrecking ball, Luther Vandross's Never had too many Eddie Floyd JD Crowe & The New South, Big Star Record No. 1, Fabha Kakwati Zombies "How I Overcame" by Clara Ward, and "Color His Father" by Linda Martell.

Friday’s event marks the second year that Record Academy held a Hall of Fame Gala after it launched an initiative in downtown Los Angeles, Novo. Like last year, former Grammy American producer Ken Ehrlich also hosted the event, while CBS news reporter Anthony Mason hosted it.

Those attending Friday night were Republic founders Monte and Avery Lipman, longtime Republic executive Wendy Goldstein, Universal Music CEO Bruce Resnikoff, Jimmy Jam, John John Legend and Charlie Puth among others.

Apart from Mellencamp and Gray, singer Ledisi started the show with the cover of "How I Overcome" by Leslie Odom Jr. wrecking ball With her producer Daniel Lanois and drummer Brian Brad A performance of "The Knocking Wood" with big star Jody Stephens.

While Carlos Santana is not around, his wife and drummer Cindy Blackman performed "Smoothing" with Santana collaborator Andy Varga, while guitarist Orianthi fills out the guitar legend. After Stevens accepted the honor with a pre-recorded video, Susanna Hoffs of the bracelet covers the "wild world" of Cat Stevens. Gloria Estefan personally accepted the induction of "Conga" as Latin Grace introduced the song as Latin Grace watched from the crowd. Estefan recalls writing the song on a plane from the Netherlands to the UK.

“We got home and started recording it and people would reply that it was already very popular,” Estefan said. “We thank the Academy and all the fans who are still playing and dancing Conga.”

Meanwhile, Batiste won applause for his energy piano on the cover of Ray Charles' "Georgia, Georgia," which was his first winner in the Ray Charles Sound Award, which was his right choice.

"Speak out what it means to inherit (Charles) genius and his bloodline," Baptist said, recalling the first time he heard Ray Charles' voice in Pepsi commercials. "(Charles) came up with a way to speak the truth of things that are bigger than all of us. I hope I can continue to be able to enter that lineage and continue to use the gifts and powers of my God-given gifts in the world, in the world, in the world, in this age, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world, in the world."

After his performance, Mellencamp signed a lifetime deal with the Republic a decade ago and went to the podium to give a speech in recognition of the Lipman brothers.

Melencamp told the crowd: "I think I'm going to award the record company's president award. I once pushed a record company president down and I turned them out, and I'm having a hard time with them." But Mont and Ayley, they're in music Business. They love music. They like business, too. But they like music first. So many times I have record label presidents and they just think they are fucking stars. If you are the president of a record company, you are not more important than the stars. ”

The Lipman Brothers then began speaking on stage before Batiste’s performance. "My heart is so full," said Monte Lipman, a long list of family members named a long list of events on Friday. He recalls the poverty he and his brother grew up in and entertains each other through songs sung on the radio, partly because they don’t have television.

"My greatest achievement is that I do it with my brothers," Monte Lipman said.

Avery Lipman spoke last time, thanking UMG CEO Lucian Grainge, the Republic staff, and the artists who have worked with since the founding of the Republic in the 1990s. “I have always been in awe of all the artists we work with, and the fact that they choose us,” said Avery Lipman. “These are their careers and dreams, and they choose us. We always take responsibility so seriously every day.”