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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Rock Yankee Stadium
Originally posted 10/30/2009 08:15AM
Jay-Z prowled the outfield stage in a Yankees cap and varsity jacket, rapping his New York anthem, while Keys belted out the chorus, first while seated at her piano and then from center stage.
Cameras caught players from both dugouts bobbing their heads and enjoying the show, and the Yankees seemed unperturbed by Jay-Z's somewhat controversial lyric, "I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can."
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Jay-Z, Alicia Keys to Perform at World Series
Originally posted 10/26/2009 05:55PM
Guess which team they're rooting for!
New York natives Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will perform their hit single "Empire State of Mind" before game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in New York. Following their duet, Keys will perform the National Anthem.
"As a die-hard Yankee fan, I'm honored to perform a song that celebrates the greatness of New York in one of our city's most important landmarks, Yankee Stadium," Jay-Z said in a statement Monday.
The New York Yankees will face off against the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, which will air on FOX (7:30 p.m. ET).
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Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Michael Jackson
Originally posted 06/27/2009 12:30PM
Still reeling two days after Michael Jackson's death, the music industry's biggest names are paying tribute to the King of Pop.
"The reason I am here is due to Michael Jackson," Beyoncé told the Friday night crowd at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center before her concert, where she sang Jackson's "I Can't Help It".
In Beverly Hills, the 22nd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards – honoring songwriting achievements in the R&B, soul, rap, hip-hop and gospel genres – became a total memorial to Jackson, as the audience observed a moment of silence and presenters and award-winners alike extolled Jackson's unparalleled influence on the industry.
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Stars Join Michelle Obama for High School Visits
Originally posted 03/19/2009 07:05AM
Michelle Obama is going back to school – and taking Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow and astronaut Mae Jemison with her.
The first lady is being joined by the women – as well as Denyce Graves, Kerry Washington, Debbie Allen, Maggie Daley, Lisa Leslie, Bobbi Brown, Dominique Dawes, Phylicia Rashad, Alfre Woodard, Penny Pritzker and Gen. Ann Dunwoody – to speak to students in Washington, D.C.-area high schools about setting career goals. The Thursday visits are part of Women's History Month, reports The Washington Post.
Table manners alert: The special day will wrap up with dinner at the White House, not only for the guest speakers, but also for several students invited from the various schools.
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods
Originally posted 01/07/2009 05:05PM
They can act and they can sing. And now Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Beyonce Knowles are getting recognized for both talents.
The trio received NAACP Image Award nominations Wednesday in both film and music categories. Hudson, who is still grieving the loss of her mother, brother and nephew, leads the pack with seven nominations, followed by Knowles with six.
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Alicia Keys Leads American Music Award Nominations
Originally posted 10/14/2008 04:55PM
Award-winning singer Alicia Keys might want to clear off some space on her mantel: She was nominated Tuesday morning for five American Music Awards, the most for any artist this year.
Coming in second to Keys are the British quartet Coldplay and veteran rockers the Eagles, with four apiece. Next in line, with three nods each, are rap superstar Lil Wayne and R&B hit-maker Chris Brown. All five acts are competing for the highest honor: Artist of the Year.
The show will air live on Nov. 23 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, with Jimmy Kimmel once more emceeing.
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VIDEO: Alicia Keys & Jack White Strut Stuff for Bond Theme
Originally posted 09/30/2008 02:10PM
It isn't everyday that R&B soul singer Alicia Keys teams up with rock and roll Racounteurs frontman Jack White. But they've done just that – all in the name of Bond.
James Bond.
The duo has premiered the video for the theme to the new Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. "Another Way to Die," written by White, features Keys on piano, White on guitar, and both artists strutting through a computer-generated desert in fashions fit for espionage.
White, 33, and Keys, 28 announced their collaboration – the first duet in Bond history – in July. The song – which will play over the movie's opening credits – hit the airwaves on Sept. 18.
Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig, hits theatres Nov. 14.
– Kristen Mascia
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Jack White and Alicia Keys's New 007 Song Revealed
Originally posted 09/18/2008 11:00AM
Jack White and Alicia Keys's theme for the new James Bond adventure Quantum of Solace offers this tongue-twisting lyric: "Another blinger with the slick trigger finger for Her Majesty."
In other words, 007 is back. The song, titled "Another Way To Die," has White delivering the line about the "blinger," to which Keys warbles, "Another one with the golden tongue poisoning your fantasy."
For more of the song preview, listen here:
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Alicia Keys Kicks Butts At Her Gig
Originally posted 07/31/2008 09:00AM
Alicia Keys is smokin' hot – but there's no place for cigarettes in her concerts.
The Grammy-winner requested Philip Morris stop promoting her show in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, where she's scheduled to play Thursday.
The tobacco company had been co-sponsoring the gig, but Keyes stubbed out their involvement Wednesday.
"I am an unyielding advocate for the well-being of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking," the performer said in a statement released by her record company, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the Associated Press reports.
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Alicia Keys Unveils 'Superwoman'
Originally posted 07/15/2008 12:25PM
Alicia Keys unveiled her new video on her Web site Tuesday – and fans are saying it's super.
The clip for the melodic ballad, "Superwoman," from Keys's album, As I Am, shows images of women from all walks of life – including a single mother trying to go back to school, a businesswoman in the boardroom, and an astronaut shooting up into space in a rocket.
In the video, Keys soulfully sings at a piano: "This is for all the mothers fighting, better days are coming."
The song and video are already inspiring her fans, it seems. "I love 'Superwoman,' it's such and empowering song!!!!!," wrote one fan on the singer's Web site.
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