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The Grammy Week gallop begins in serious Wednesday, as music biz pros dart from venue to venue to schmooze inside the run-around Sunday's Grammy Honours show at Staples Center. It's a difficult task, but somebody's gotta take action. This is a narrow your research of the extremely twinkling occasions: Wednesday: It Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing fetes Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine within the Village Recorder in Westwood. Thursday: Sharon Osbourne hosts the Grammy Foundation's Music Upkeep Project show within the Saban Theater. Mavis Staples, Robert Cray and Johnny Lang are headlining. Friday: MusiCares Person of year party honors Paul McCartney. It Acad appears intent upon topping itself each year using this gig enjoying useful benefits its charitable arm. Barbra Streisand needed happens a year ago, as well as the ticket is simply as hot this year as Coldplay, Foo Mma fighters, Katy Perry, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Norah Manley, James Taylor and Neil Youthful & Crazy Equine are among people who'll salute Macca. Saturday: Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Symbols. If Grammy Week is about making the scene, this annual schmoozefest within the Beverly Hilton Hotel might be the showstopper of pre-honours nights. The brand new the new sony Music Entertainment chief creative officer Davis has presided inside the pre-Grammys function -- the official NARAS affair -- for any very long time. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is year's honoree. Expect a parade of top talent and a lot of passionate greetings within the loquacious host. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com