Katharine McPhee, 39, looks VERY glamorous in a busty jeweled dress alongside husband David Foster, 74, as they support rocker Jon Bon Jovi at the 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala

There was a star-studded presence Friday night at the 33rd annual MusicCares Person Of The Year Benefit Gala at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

This year's honoree for his contributions to the music industry and his extensive philanthropic work is none other than Jon Bon Jovi61.

MusiCares provides “a safety net of critical health and wellness services to the music community in three key areas: mental health and addiction recovery services, health services and human services,” according to the MusiCares website.

The nonprofit's mission includes “helping people behind music because music gives so much to the world.”

Musical couple Katharine McPhee and her husband David Foster were among those who lent their support to the event and the organization as a whole.

The former waitress, 39, showed off her impeccable fashion sense in a black busty dress with jewels that was both elegant and sexy.

She was carrying a small black purse and her silky light brown hair was styled in soft waves.

As for Foster, 74, he stepped out for the festive event in a classic black suit with a white shirt, matching black tie and dress shoes.

To complete his look, the 16-time Grammy-winning musician cut his gray hair short, off his face and over his ears.

Among those who took the stage and performed at the event were Bruce Springsteen, Melissa Etheridge, Shania Twain, Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark, Damiano David, Goo Goo Dolls, Jelly Roll, Marcus King, The War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson.

Some of the other high-profile names who attended the ceremony, hosted by comedian Jim Gaffigan, included Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz, Linda Perry, Nile Rodgers, Jelly Roll, Debbie Gibson, Bunnie XO, Kat Graham, Sabrina Carpenter, Dove Cameron , Shania Twain, Fletcher, Carly Pearce, Ghazi Shami, Michael Bearden, Orianthi, Fireboy and DML.

The celebrity list also included Sammy Hagar, Kari Karte, Damiano David, Michael Cimino, Darryl McDaniels, Bebe Rexha, Tash Saltana, Marcus King, Briley Hussey, Tanya Trotter, Michael Trotter Jr., Robert Kraft, Michael Rubin, Verdine Onder others White, Young Dro, Gayle King, Brandy Clark, Rita Wilson, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Nat Slater.

MusiCares is a charitable arm of the Recording Academy that provides programs to support the health and well-being of people in the music industry, including financial grants, support resources and crisis response efforts, according to CBS News.

The Person of the Year Gala not only recognizes people who are making a real difference in the world through their philanthropic efforts, but also serves as a major fundraising event for the organization.

In addition to being politically and socially active on various issues and topics over the years, the Living On A Prayer singer founded the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) in 2006 to address hunger, poverty and homelessness help combat it by providing food. , housing and vocational training programs.

In October 2011, the organization opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a community restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey, where customers pay what they can afford for their meals, with money or through volunteer work.

As of 2023, three more locations opened: one in Toms River, another on Rutgers University's Newark campus, and a third in the Gilligan Student Union at New Jersey City University.

Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr.) joins an illustrious list of past honorees, including stars such as Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Smokey Robinson, Sting, Bono , Elton Includes John, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt and David Crosby.

The couple met in 2006, when Foster mentored McPhee on American Idol, for which she finished second to Taylor Hicks, but their friendship did not become romantic for more than a decade.

In fact, it would take eleven years before they decided to start dating in 2017.

They finally got married in June 2019 at St. Yeghiche Armenian Apostolic Church in Kensington, London, England.

The couple, who celebrate five years of marriage this summer, finally welcomed the birth of their first child together, a son Rennie, who turns three in February.

While Rennie is the first child for McPhee, this child is number six for Foster, but the first son for the composer and producer.

He is already a father to five adult daughters: Sara, 42, Erin, 41, and Jordan, 37, whom he shares with his second wife Rebecca Dyer.

Foster also has daughters Allison, 53, and Amy, 50, from previous relationships.

The MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala comes two days before the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which honor the best recordings, compositions and artists from October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023, to be held on Sunday, February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in the downtown Los Angeles.