Grandmaster Flash & Cee-Lo Will DJ Primary Wave’s Pre-Grammy Party

December 18, 2025

The event takes place January 31 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Grandmaster Flash and Cee-Lo Green will DJ Primary Wave’s annual pre-Grammy party on January 31 in Beverly Hills, California.

The event, sponsored by VENU, will simultaneously celebrate 20 years of Primary Wave’s roster and vast catalog of over 1000 Top 10 singles and more than 400 No.1 hits across the history of music.

Cee-Lo Green and Grandmaster Flash will be joined by Grammy-nominated artist Trombone Shorty, with special surprise guests expected to pop up throughout the evening.

Primary Wave will also host its own version of the viral Whitney Houston drum challenge, inviting guests to try and hit the drumbeat before the final chorus of “I Will Always Love You,” a viral moment that made headlines in The New York Times.

“Primary Wave is celebrating our 20th anniversary milestone by hosting friends and family of our artists as we prepare for music’s biggest night,” Primary Wave Chief Brand Officer Jeff Straughn said. “We have built a tremendous event over the years where we welcome music executives, influencers and the biggest names in music to honor Primary Wave, The Home of Legends.

“As a company, we have continued to raise the bar each year over the last 20 years, and 2026 will be no exception. Attendees of this historic night should be prepared for many surprises and live performances that will make this year’s event like no other.”

Grandmaster Flash is plotting his birthday celebration on January 1, which includes a 15-hour “Birthday Raid Train” DJ event featuring DJ Shortkut, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Icy Ice, Flash and a dozen others.

“For my birthday this year I’m celebrating with DJs across the globe and the Twitch fam!” he announced in an Instagram post. “We’ve put together a 15-HOUR BIRTHDAY RAID TRAIN with DJs from Japan, England, LA, the Bronx and more for the ultimate celebration.

“The journey begins at 7 am EST with @djtashi (twitch.tv/vdjtashi) and ends at 10 pm EST with my good friend @djdemoclassic (twitch.tv/djdemoclassic) This is more than a party to me, it’s a reminder of where it all started and the DJs who keep the craft alive and well. See you January 1 on @twitch.”

Cee-Lo Green, meanwhile, is plugging his latest single, “Rest of Your Life,” on social media, though fans are still waiting on the new Gnarls Barkley album. The Goodie Mob/Dungeon Family member has been teasing the Danger Mouse -produced project for years.

Green spoke to AllHipHop in February 2024 and said it was nearly complete.

“Let the people know that the new Gnarls Barkley is on the way,” Green said at the time. “We are much much closer [to getting it done] than we were [last year]. We are a quantum leap closer. Let ’em know.”

Green is based in Fayette County, Georgia and Danger Mouse lives in New York City, so they’ve either traveled to each other’s respective studios or traded music over the internet.

“When schedules permit, we get together,” he said. “We’ve gone out to Joshua Tree, just me and him, and talked. Sometimes it’s just about connecting on a personal level and then we can work on music from that point on. But we have about 20 songs finished at this point.”

He then teased the project in April with what appeared to be album art featuring photos of Danger Mouse and himself. The caption read, “Gnarls Barkley is coming…#soon.”

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