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Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Sade to Perform at Black Ball Concert

tash — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:38:31 +0000

Alicia Keys will bring Jay-Z and Sade out to perform at the seventh annual Black Ball concert, taking place Sept. 30 at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The event will raise money for Keys’ Keep a Child Alive foundation, which helps provide AIDS/HIV treatment and care to children and families in Africa and India.

“Sade? Jay-Z? Both icons and both major influences of mine,” Keys said in a statement. “I am overwhelmed by their generosity in helping us continue the tradition of making the Black Ball the best fundraiser in NYC. There are more surprises coming up! Stay tuned!”

The Black Ball event has been raising millions of dollars for years with past performers such as David Bowie, Justin Timberlake, Chris Martin, Common, John Mayer, and Bono. Besides musicians, politicians and entrepreneurs like Bill Clinton and Richard Branson have helped donate money to the foundation. For tickets for the event and more information, visit keepachildalive.org.

Alicia Keys Headlines Essence Music Festival on Saturday

tash — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:07:21 +0000

Alicia Keys headlined the Essence Music Festival on Saturday. Jada Pinkett introduced the powerhouse singer 25 minutes after midnight, and Keys started her performance off with “Love is Blind” from her 2009 album, The Element of Freedom.

Keys switched between several different types of keyboards, a baby grand piano and an electronic keyboard among them, while singing “Fallin,” “Diary,” “Like You’ll Never See Me Again,” “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart,” and at least a dozen other inspirational songs. When it came time for her to sing “Till You See My Smile,” Keys climbed atop the baby grande piano and the crowd sang along during the chorus.

USA Today reports that “current hit ‘Empire State of Mind Part 2,’ played against a video backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, illuminated the affection that New Orleans has for New York and earned her some of the loudest applause of the night.”

Alicia Keys To Open World Cup

tash — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:11 +0000

Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at the start of the soccer World Cup in South Africa.

The FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, held on June 10, will open the international sports tournament the night before the first match (11.06.10) and will feature 12 artists, including a number of African musicians alongside mainstream pop acts.

This year’s tournament is the first time the World Cup has ever been held in Africa.

Former South African soccer player Lucas Radebe, who is helping organise the concert, said: “I believe these historic events will go a long way towards uniting the people of our rainbow nation in South Africa.

“Music and sports are the lifeblood of African culture, so to combine those in this historic event will be a true celebration of Africa.”

Artists also playing at the concert include R’n'B singer John Legend, Mali’s Amadou and Mariam, Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo, South African rock group BLK JKS, Columbian rocker Juanes, South African indie group The Parlotones, Saharan desert musicians Tinariwen, Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, and South African artist Vusi Mahlasela.

The concert is expected to be attended by an audience of 30,000 at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.

Alicia Keys added to 2010 Essencefest lineup

tash — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:29:43 +0000

Alicia Keys tops the list of newly announced performers for this summer’s Essence Music Festival, July 2-4 in the Superdome. The contemporary R&B singer, songwriter and pianist is spending much of the spring and early summer on the road in North America and Europe promoting her current CD, The Element of Freedom.
She is a two-time Essence veteran, having appeared at the 2002 and 2005 events. This year, she’ll join previously announced Essence headliner/festival spokesperson Mary J. Blige, plus Earth, Wind & Fire – the band, like Essence Magazine, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year – Gladys Knight, Keri Hilson, Jill Scott, Charlie Wilson, Raphael Saadiq, De La Soul, Chrisette Michele and Joe.
Other recent additions to the Essence roster include LL Cool J, Arrested Development, Mary Mary, Mint Condition, Trey Songz – the opening act for Thursday’s Jay-Z concert at the New Orleans Arena – and War.
A host of New Orleanians will perform in the four Essence “superlounges” throughout the Dome. They include Irma Thomas, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, the Soul Rebels, Hot 8 and Rebirth brass bands, Ivan Neville’s DumpstaPhunk, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kermit Ruffins, Shamarr Allen and DJ Soul Sister.
The nightly Essence schedule has not been released. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

Alicia Keys and Jay-Z perform Empire State of Mind at BRIT Awards 2010

tash — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:18 +0000

Video: Alicia Keys Performance at NBA AllStar Game Halftime Show

tash — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:30:24 +0000

Usher and Alicia Keys: Performing for NBA All-Star Game

tash — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:16:58 +0000

Usher and Alicia Keys are on the same line-up for the first time in a long time.

The former ‘My Boo’ duo have been announced as performers, along with Shakira, for this year’s NBA All-Star half-time show.

Usher, who took the Grammy stage to honor his musical idol Michael Jackson on Jan. 30, is set to sing his new song, ‘More,’ during the 2010 NBA All-Star players introduction. The ‘Confessions’ singer is a minority owner of the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers.

TNT, which is airing the NBA All-Star festivities, will also show an exclusive music video with Usher for the single, which is now being shown in Regal Cinema movie theaters nationwide.

Meanwhile, Keys will sing three songs: ‘No One,’ ‘Empire State of Mine’ and ‘Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart.’
The 2010 NBA All-Star game will air Feb.14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Alicia Keys SNL Performances: Videos

tash — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:58:50 +0000

Check out Alicia’s performance at Saturday Night Live yesterday:

Empire State of Mind part 2 (Broken Down)

Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

Alicia Keys & Friends at the Apollo

tash — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:59:45 +0000

It was showtime at the Apollo in Harlem with Alicia Keys and friends on Thursday night (Jan. 7). In addition to performing her hits, Alicia brought out Raheem DeVaughn and Marsha Ambrosius during the concert for BillboardLive.com. Grammy nominee Melanie Fiona, who expressed her gratitude to Alicia, also performed her No. 1 single “It Kills Me” and “Ayo” with beatboxer Kenny Muhammad. If you missed it, watch the show here.

Video: Alicia Keys Live on YouTube Performance

tash — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:35:16 +0000

Alicia Keys raised awareness for AIDS and her new album The Element of Freedom by performing a benefit concert on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) at New York City’s NOKIA Theatre. She debuted two new songs from her fourth album, “Love Is Blind” and “Distance and Time,” and surprised New Yorkers by closing the show with Jay-Z on “Empire State of Mind.”

In case you missed yesterday’s live performance of Alicia Keys on YouTube, here is the full video: