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Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Jackson | Beyonce Knowles, Michael Jackson

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 | Michelle Obama

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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.
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Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards

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

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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.
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Jack White and Alicia Keys's New 007 Song Revealed

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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 | Alicia Keys

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'

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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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Alicia Keys Excited to Present Annie Lennox

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Alicia Keys Excited to Present Annie Lennox

Originally posted 07/11/2008 11:50AM

Alicia Keys raised nearly $700,000 hosting Thursday's night's first U.K. "Black Ball," a star-packed London fund-raiser to benefit children with AIDS in Africa.

"Our main goal is that for [one dollar] a day we can provide the medicine and care to keep children alive," said the R&B singer, 28, a co-founder of the Keep A Child Alive foundation.

Keys, who's touring Europe this summer, walked the red carpet with her brother Cole, and told reporters: "I'm definitely excited about bringing the one and only Annie Lennox on stage with me. It's going to be an exclusive, inspirational night."

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Kanye West, Chris Brown Snag BET Awards | Chris Brown, Kanye West

Kanye West, Chris Brown Snag BET Awards

Originally posted 06/25/2008 10:00AM

Kanye West, Chris Brown and Alicia Keys were big winners at Tuesday's Black Entertainment Television Awards in Los Angeles.

West came out a double winner, snagging awards for both best male hip hop artist and best collaboration for his single "Good Life," sharing the award with rapper-producer T-Pain.

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