Posts Tagged ‘alicia keys’
March 7th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Who would win a fashion face-off between two gorgeous stars like Blake Lively and Alicia Keys? There’s only one way to find out, if you know what we mean.
We mean vote in the survey below. It’s a tough call!
The sexy Gossip Girl star showed off her long, long legs in Balmain’s sharp-shouldered sequin mini at a post-Emmy party last August. Meanwhile, the talented singer rocked the sparkling, plunging number for the Brit Awards last month.
Who do you think looked better in it? You decide …
Who looked better in their black mini-dress?
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February 18th, 2010
Original Article from Celeb Amour
No one…no ONE…NO ONE…can get in the way of Alicia’s chicness. She knows it, so she tweeted this pic from her Vogue shoot whilst surrounded by non-dangerous light sabers.
What is Vogue trying to SAY with this image? Is Alicia channeling Star Wars? Unclear.
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January 29th, 2010
Original Article from Rumors In Music
Even though Kings Of Leon don’t want to work with British singer Leona Lewis, they might be keen on hooking up in the studio with R&B queen Alicia Keys.
On her followup album to “The Element Of Freedom”, Keys says that she wants to give the album a rock and roll twist, by working with Kings Of Leon.
She says, “Working with other people is definitely something I want to do more of. I love it a lot. It takes me out of my element into a whole other world. I’d love to collaborate with Kings Of Leon and M.I.A. I think it would be crazy.”
I would love to hear an Alicia Keys/Kings Of Leon collaboration, not so much M.I.A., though.
Nathan Followill previously denied reports of a Leona Lewis collaboration, saying, “Contrary to reports out there Kings Of Leon are not writing or recording with Leona Lewis. No offense to her.”
Would they be so quick to shrug off these rumors?
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January 28th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Rumors on the Internets suggest that Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are secretly engaged. Anyone believe that gossip? Anyone hear of Swizz Beatz before?
Well, he’s dating Alicia Keys, and the singer apparently had a lot to smile about on her 29th birthday January 25 when he got her an engagement ring.
That’s what the rumor is, anyway.
Swizz Beatz, a 31-year-old producer who is still married to (and currently divorcing) his wife Mashonda, supposedly proposed with a 7-carat sparkler.
Either he or the made-up source has good taste!
Are Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz getting married?
The happy couple were photographed strolling on a Hawaii beach the day of the alleged proposal, January 24. Keys’ rep denies she is engaged, but …
Another friend of Alicia’s reveals to Us that the couple is “currently in Hawaii celebrating the engagement and her birthday. She feels blessed.”
Adds the pal: “She is so thrilled. She is with the man who has inspired so much of her music and her new album [The Element of Freedom].”
Engaged nor not, Swizz Beatz is equally smitten with Keys. “What we have is so precious,” he gushed to the New York Daily News last year.
Congratulations, possibly!
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January 27th, 2010
Original Article from US Magazine
Producer Swizz Beatz proposed with a 7-carat ring Jan. 24
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January 12th, 2010
Original Article from Celebrity Odor
Here’s an odd video of Charles Barkley doing his best impression of Alicia Keys. Seeing Charles Barkley in a wig with big hoops earrings takes me back to a really really bad acid trip I had in college…where’s my mommy when I need her.
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January 5th, 2010
Original Article from Rolling Stone
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After making Hot 100 history last week, Ke$ha — who’s primed to be one of the breakout pop stars of 2010 — releases her debut album Animal this week. Bolstered by the hit “TiK ToK,” the 22-year-old Nashville native recruits pop gurus Max Martin and Dr. Luke for her rookie LP, which features Ke$ha’s bratty raps over percolating beats and buzzing basslines. In his three-star Rolling Stone review of Animal, Jody Rosen writes that the album is “repulsive, obnoxious and ridiculously catchy,” thanks to Katy Perry-esque mix of songs like “Party at a Rich Dude’s House.” Still, Ke$ha promises to be an electro force to be reckoned this year. “Fear for the future of civilization, and dance,” Rosen writes.
Also in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone, on stands tomorrow, we review a handful of records that were released during the holiday crush of 2009. For starters, there’s Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom, which received a three-star review from RS‘ Rob Sheffield. The main problem on this disc is that Keys doesn’t sound like the cocky singer we’ve come to know since her debut; the production compresses her voice, and “a great tune like the breakup blues of ‘Love Is Blind’ can make you a little hungry to hear Alicia Keys sing it,” Sheffield writes. There are highlights, however, and they come in the form of Prince homages “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” and “This Bed.”
As for Mary J. Blige, her Stronger With Each Tear earned a three-and-a-half star review from Sheffield. Blige also plays with Auto-Tune on her latest album — despite Jay-Z proclaiming the death of the studio trick — but those experiments work in the diva’s favor on Stronger, especially in the case of Stargate/Ne-Yo jam “I Feel Good.” “One of the reasons fans get so obsessive about Blige is that she wrestles with self-doubt, pushing herself to prove she’s good enough, long after her music settled that question for everyone else,” Sheffield writes. “So it makes sense for Blige to try on some new outfits.”
For Rolling Stone’s take on the new albums by 30 Seconds to Mars, Timbaland and Clipse, check out our Reviews section.
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December 23rd, 2009
Original Article from PopCrunch
SuBo Fever is showing no signs of slowing down.
Talent show sensation and YouTube celeb Susan Boyble claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the fourth week in a row on Wednesday. I Dreamed a Dream, the debut album from the Scottish singing sensation, denied ten-time Grammy Award winer Alicia Keys the top spot.
Alicia’s The Element of Freedom — backed by singles like “Empire State of Mind” and “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” — debuted at No. 2 moving 417,000 units. All four of A. Keys’ previous albums debuted at No. 1. Her Nov. 2007 releas,e As I Am, moved 742,000 copies in its first week of release.
I Dreamed a Dream sold 661,000 copies during the week ended December 20, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The new totals moves the LP up to 2,465,000 copies, making it the second-best selling album of the year. Taylor Swift’s Fearless remains the year’s biggest charttopper; the 2008 release moved 2,933,000 copies in 2009.
Here are the Top 10 sales figures for Billboard 200 this week:
1. Susan Boyle (661,227)(+13.6%)
2. Alicia Keys (417,277)NR
3. Andrea Bocelli (389,899)(-2.6%)
4. Taylor Swift (239,485)(+42.5%)
5. Carrie Underwood (153,075)(+43.7%)
6. Lady Gaga (140,751)(+36.8%)
7. Michael Buble (140,301)(+52.6%)
8. Justin Bieber (127,148)(+30.6%)
9. Robin Thicke (122,862)NR
10. Glee: The Music Vol. 2 (110,750)(-35.8%)
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December 21st, 2009
Original Article from Rumors In Music
Alicia Keys says that she wants to collaborate with Kings Of Leon on a duet!
She said, “Working with other people is definitely something I want to do more of. I love it a lot. It takes me out of my element into a whole other world. I’d love to collaborate with Kings Of Leon and MIA, I think it would be crazy.”
I think it would be an interesting mix, considering I love her music as well as theirs. Who would you like to hear her collaborate with?
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December 16th, 2009
Original Article from Rolling Stone
Dawes and Cory Chisel, a pair of Breaking artists, have announced a joint tour for 2010. Plus, Alicia Keys maps out her first The Element of Freedom concerts and Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer project promises multimedia, cabaret-style shows. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump.
Dawes & Cory Chisel
Feb. 5 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
Feb. 8 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Feb. 9 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Feb. 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Feb. 13 – Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin
Feb. 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Feb. 15 – Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
Feb. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Feb. 17 – Columbus, OH @ The Rumba Café
Feb. 19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Feb. 20 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Feb. 23 – Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club
Feb. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
Feb. 25 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
Feb. 26 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzibar
Feb. 27 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
Feb. 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Eddies Attic
Mar. 2 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
Mar. 3 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
Mar. 4 – Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
Mar. 5 – Houston, TX @ Rudyards
Mar. 6 – Austin, TX @ Emos
Mar. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Mar. 10 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft at UCSD
Mar. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
Alicia Keys
Feb. 28 – Montreal, PQ @ Bell Centre
Mar. 1 – Kanata, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Mar. 3 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
Mar. 8 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Mar. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Mar. 11 – Quebec City, PQ @ Colisee Pepsi
Mar. 17 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Mar. 19 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Mar. 22 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
Apr. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Puscifer
Mar. 2 – Atlanta, GA @ CW Center Stage
Mar. 3 – Atlanta, GA @ CW Center Stage
Mar. 5 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Center
Mar. 6 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Center
Mar. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
Mar. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
Mar. 11 – New York, NY @ Grand Ballroom
Mar. 13 – New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
Mar. 15 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Academy of Music
Mar. 16 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Academy of Music
Mar. 19 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
Mar. 20 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
Mar. 21 – Lorain, OH @ Lorain Theater
Mar. 23 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
Mar. 24 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
Mar. 26 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
Mar. 27 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
Mar. 29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Mar. 30 – St. Louis, MO @ Roberts Orpheum Theater
Mar. 31 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Apr. 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theater
Apr. 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theater
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