Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge Honor Larry Mestel at City of Hope Spirit of Life Gala

"I don't look at this award as simply an honor; I look at it as a call to action," Mestel said of receiving this year's Spirit of Life honor from the cancer research organization. Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne and Melissa Etheridge honored Larry Mestel at City of Hope's annual Spirit of Life Gala in West Hollywood. City of Hope held its annual Spirit of Life Gala at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center on Tuesday Night, recognizing Primary Wave founder and CEO Larry Mestel as this year’s Spirit of Life recipient, with the music executive honored with performances from Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne and Melissa Etheridge. Mestel is the latest in a long line of executives who’ve been given the Spirit of Life award over the past 50 years, starting with Mo Ostin in 1973 and more recently honoring the likes of Tom Corson, Jay Marciano, Lyor Cohen, Lucian Grainge, Sylvia Rhone and Irving Azoff among many others.

Corson and Grainge were among those in attendance Tuesday, alongside other major executives including Warner Chappell CEO Guy Moot, CAA’s Rob Light and power attorney John Branca, as well as musicians like Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Jam and Justin Tranter. To date, City of Hope’s Music, Film, and Entertainment Industry Group, which oversees the Spirit of Life honor, has raised over $180 million for