On Sunday, Pusha T will be at Crypto.com Arena for the 2026 Grammy Awards, where Clipse — his rap duo with brother Malice — are up for five awards, including album of the year for their Let God Sort Em Out comeback project. But he was on a different stage Wednesday night, joining the Billboard Power 100 party at West Hollywood’s Zouk LA to put the spotlight on his manager Alex DePersia, Billboard‘s Breakthrough Executive of the Year.

“I’ve always been impressed with Alex’s creativity, her instincts, her strategic thinking and her all-out hustle,” Pusha said as he presented DePersia with the honor. “Alex has always been tapped in.”

And the star power didn’t stop there: Billboard Hot 100 queen Mariah Carey was also on hand to pay tribute to Jody Gerson, Billboard‘s newly minted Executive of the Decade for her work as CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. In her speech — which was preceded by pre-taped well-wishes from Chris Martin, Brandi Carlile, J Balvin, Barry Gibb, Gracie Abrams and Rosalía — Carey recalled an early moment in her career when she wishes she had someone like Gerson on her side.

“I almost sold my publishing when I was 18 years old, for $5,000. We remember some of the songs in the catalog, right?” Carey said. “But I was just thinking: If I had someone like Jody there to protect me, it never would’ve gotten that far.”

Below, we’ve rounded up more highlights from the night, which was a who’s who of the music industry, as Billboard honored Gerson and DePersia, as well as Power 100 No. 1 Lucian Grainge, Executive of the Year Janelle Lopez Genzink, Disruptor Award recipient PlaqueBoyMax and Visionary Award honoree Sharon Osbourne.