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New Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Video

B.J. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:16:21 +0000

The music video for Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State of Mind’ featuring Alicia Keys recently premiered. The video was shot in New York City’s Harlem, Times Square and around Ground Zero on October 1. The song, which is an ode to the rapper’s and singer’s native New York City, features a sampling of ‘Love on a Two-Way Street’ by The Moments. The video was directed by Hype Williams. Just the names of the two entertainers and the directors are enough proof to say that the video is hot but watching the video itself is an even greater experience. I absolutely love it!

Alicia Keys Album Pushed Back

B.J. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:01 +0000

Alicia Keys recently took to her Twitter to announce that her upcoming album ‘The Element of Freedom’ is being delayed. The singer tweeted “Luv having the freedom to create beautiful music, so I’m pushing the album back to DEC 15th. So many more amazing songs!!! Pls RT.” Who is she trying to kid? Getting an album pushed back doesn’t exactly scream good news to any music fan or artist for that matter. I guess we will get some hastily put together music two weeks later because we all know what getting pushed back really means – it’s code for your album absolutely sucks!

Janet Jackson joined the stars of hip-hop, R ‘n’ B and soul in paying emotional tributes to the King Of Pop

B.J. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:29:55 +0000

Janet Jackson joined the stars of hip-hop, RnB and soul in paying emotional tributes to the King Of Pop at the BET Awards in Los Angeles last night.

In her first public appearance since her brother’s death, Janet thanked fans around the world for their outpouring of support.

The Black Entertainment Television Awards show held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles was completely overhauled and turned into a tribute to the King Of Pop in just three days.

Janet said: “My entire family wanted to be here tonight but it was just to painful. So they elected me to speak to you.

“To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts.”

“On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much.”

Jamie Foxx kicked off the event with a moonwalking tribute to Michael Jackson.

He said: “No need to be sad tonight. We want to celebrate this black man, he belonged to us and we shared him with everyone else.

“They talk about how he looks in the media but it don’t make a difference what he looked like.

“It was all about what he sounded like. It didn’t make a difference what his nose looked like – I liked the old nose, I liked the new nose. I loved the Afro and I loved the jerry curls.”

Stars including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Chaka Khan, Sean Diddy Combs, Tyra Banks, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Queen Latifah all offered condolences to the Jackson family as they performed on the show.

Producer Confirms Romance with Alicia Keys

B.J. — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:09:46 +0000

Music producer Swizz Beats has confirmed his relationship with R&B singer Alicia Keys. The couple has long tried to stay quiet about their relationship but Swizz spilled it all out in his track with Drake called ‘Best I Ever Had’. They’ve kept their relationship under wraps for so long because there’s a lot of drama surrounding it. Swizz’s ex-wife and baby mama, R&B singer Mashonda, is squeezing the producer dry and even saying that Alicia was a home wrecker. Friends of the producer are painting Mashonda out to be a gold digger saying “Swizz has put settlement offers on the table, but Mashonda won’t say what she needs. She just came back from Paris and London. She drives a Bentley Flying Spur and a Cadillac Escalade. I don’t think life’s too bad for her.”

Alicia Keys is Michelle Obama

B.J. — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:57:36 +0000

Alicia Keys does her best impression of the First Lady Michelle Obama in a new photo from Glamour magazine’s tribute to American Icons. The magazine even had stand-ins for the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha. In the accompanying interview, Alicia spoke of Michelle saying “She has worked hard for everything she’s accomplished, and done so with grace and humility. So many women and girls can identify with her story.” Other photographs in the tribute show Camilla Belle as Mary Tyler Moore, Lindsay Lohan as Madonna and many others. Alicia and Camilla, I get. But how did Lindsay get a spot on that spread?

Alicia Keys at the Oscars

B.J. — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:01:25 +0000

Alicia Keys greeted the cameras with a wink and a nod on the Oscar red carpet this past Sunday. The singer showed up to the ceremonies in a pretty risqué purple floor length gown. It still made her look fabulous though! However, I’m not entirely sure about that hair. It’s too obvious that Alicia was wearing some sort of hair piece. I’m wondering why she was there though. Oh well, I’m more ok with her being there than I am with Miley Cyrus being there. Honestly, I think the Oscars need to screen the attendees of the ceremonies to avoid having unwanted guests.

High waist jeans for Alicia Keys keys at performance night!

B.J. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:49:12 +0000

Alicia Keys wore high-waist jeans with suspenders for her performance yesterday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For the sake of being recognized as being fashionable and looking different these guys wearing anything and for me she is looking absurd.

A pair of jeans is always the coolest thing that one can use to dress up and low waist jeans is something that everyone used to showoff one’s waist line below the naval. Highwaisted jeans are for old ladies.

Never was a fan of high-waist jeans – no matter how attractive you are. And I’m sure there are hundreds if not thousands who think that she looks sloppy and really like grandma. Who ever is her stylist and especially the person who takes care of her wardrobe must immediately get himself/herself updated on the current fashion scenario.

Maybe Alicia needs to send that person to New York, Paris, London and Milan so that he can get acquainted with things like fashion sensibilities.

Jam with Alicia Keys

B.J. — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:12:51 +0000

Alicia Keys performed on stage during the HOT 97 Summer Jam presented at Giants Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The singer recently spoke to Free Press about her latest album ‘As I Am’ and what it was like to make it. She said “Every time is a learning process. Honestly, I mean, I bet you can ask the Rolling Stones and they would say every time is a learning process. You definitely get more confident and more clear as time goes on. For me, at least, I always try something different and that’s just part of who I am and what I like to do, not only musically but as a performer as well.”

50 Cent Blasts Alicia Keys

B.J. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:21:44 +0000

50 Cent is on the warpath yet again, but this time, he’s not after the likes of Ja Rule or Kanye West. The rapper is blasting Alicia Keys for her comments in Blender magazine that “Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other.” 50 responds to that comment by saying “I don’t like people who don’t like me… that statement changes my perception of Alicia Keys totally. It’s just not really a bright comment.” For her part, Alicia has said that her comments to the magazine were taken out of context. I think she just got scared of all the rappers that may come after her.

Alicia Keys wins BET

B.J. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:26:50 +0000

No no not that kind of bet. For all those thinking horses and dogs…shame on you.

Alicia Keys and Tyra Banks were winners at the inaugural BET (Black Entertainment Network) Honors awards on Saturday

‘Fallin” singer Alicia was given the Entertainment Award, at the glitzy ceremony held at Washington’s Warner Theatre, but said she still can’t believe she gets paid to do what she loves.

She said: “For me, I’m just a girl from Harlem, and here I am. It’s a tremendous feeling to do what you love and for people to love what you do.People are honouring me for doing what my heart tells me to do, and that is so fulfilling.”

Hats off to the girls!

Kylie aims high

B.J. — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:15:45 +0000

After a long absence Kylie Minogue is struggling to regain her place on the celebrity podium. Not only is she planning a long and fantastic European tour the next year, but she will also appear on the stage of the honorific Nobel Prize concert to celebrate the winners of 2007. She will be performing for Nobel Prize winners: the climate chance panel of the United Nations and ex-vice president Al. Gore. The prize is offered to the combined parties for their united effort in trying to wake the world up and realize an inconvenient truth: the global warming that is threatening to destroy our planet and our race along with it.

Kylie will join on the stage various celebrity females like Annie Lennox and Alicia Keys. It seems like on December the 11th only women are worthy to honor the giving of a Nobel Prize, as all singers will be members of the beautiful sex.