Jay-Z and Alicia Keys are set to perform their hit anthem “Empire State of Mind” as the New York Yankees take on defending World Series champs, the Philadelphia Phillies, in Game 1 of the World Series this Wednesday night. Better not tell, Lil Mama! The Bronx Bombers have been blasting the Hov/A. Keys collabo during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the duo perform the song live. “Thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee,” an excited Jay-Z said of the pending performance in an interview on Monday
The hip-hop impressario calls the opportunity a “once in a lifetime experience.”
Mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov. 22 on ABC: Superstar Jay Z and hubby-snatchin’ songbird Alicia Keys are set to perform the charttopping collabo “Empire State of Mind” at the 2009 American Music Awards next month. The duo performed the single — featured on Hov’s Blueprint 3 LP — at the MTV VMAs last month, but irksome rapper Lil Mama crashed the stage during the performance.
Show producer Larry Klein is excited to have booked the duo for a redux: “We are thrilled to have Jay-Z and Alicia Keys on stage together, both are such talented artists, it’s sure to be a memorable performance.”
Alicia Keys’ new album, The Element of Freedom, debuts Dec. 1. Here’s the official video premiere for the album’s lead single “Doesn’t Mean Anything.”
“The music is really strong, and the drums are really aggressive, but my voice is vulnerable and delicate,” the multiplatinum-selling recording aritist said in a statement about the album.
Here’s a sneak peak at Alicia Keys’ new video “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” The vid — shot in support of the first single of A.K.’s upcoming fourth album — premieres on MTV this Friday, Oct. 16.
Alicia Keys stopped by The TODAY Show Wednesday to promote her new single and subsequent album and chatty hostess Kathie Lee and Hoda quickly turned to Lil Mama’s WTF stage crashing at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Hip-hop star Lil Mama has issued a statement apologizing for her tomfoolish behavior at last night’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
The New York native and America’s Next Dance Crew judge raised eyebrows after she went full retard (no offense), storming on-stage and elbowing her way into the mix as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed “Empire State of Mind.”
Native New Yorkers Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed “Empire State of Mind” at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in the Big Apple on September 13. Too bad the stage was later stormed by “Lip Gloss” rapper Lil Mama!
Jay-Z refused to put down his mic and tapped the rapper on her leg to usher her off the stage, before telling her, “You T-Paining right now!”
Hip-hop impressario Swizz Beatz is finally admitting what his estranged wife, R&B singer Mashonda, has been saying for months — he’s dating Alicia Keys. Read the rest of this entry »
