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| 2012-11-20 | One Direction and Girls Aloud perform for the Queen | Singing superstars Alicia Keys, One Direction, Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud took to the stage in London on Monday to perform at the 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were also treated to songs by Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond and Robbie Williams at the annual spectacular, held at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by David Walliams.
Classical singers Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins teamed up for a moving duet at the centenary show, the 36th attended by the Queen.
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts took to Twitter.com to express her delight after meeting the monarch, writing, "I'm so excited, I've just met the Queen. I've always wanted to meet her. She was sparkling from head to toe," while her bandmate Cheryl Cole added, "The Queen is so delicate. She has hair like candy floss and tiny little dancing style shoes. Awww."
Meanwhile, New York native Keys was thrilled to play the show, insisting, "They showed me these amazing videos of different people performing at different times. Barbra Streisand I saw, Julie Andrews I saw. I mean, there's so many incredible legends who have been on this stage."
And Diamond added, "What an honor it is to sing for Her Majesty the Queen of England. A night to remember."
Every act in the star-studded line-up agreed to perform for free, and all proceeds generated will be donated to charity.
Source: Ananova |
| 2012-11-01 | Katy Perry to pay tribute to Carole King at special event | Katy Perry, Alicia Keys and John Legend are joining forces to pay tribute to veteran singer/songwriter Carole King at the home of the Oscars in December.
The stars will perform King's hits with her as part of "A Celebration of Carole King & Her Music" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Amy Grant, Herb Alpert, Quincy Jones and Vince Gill have also been confirmed for the show, which will benefit the late Paul Newman's Painted Turtle Camp for kids with serious illnesses and their families.
Source: Ananova |
| 2011-05-04 | Keys plays HIV/AIDS benefit | R&B superstar Alicia Keys helped raise thousands of pounds for an HIV/AIDS charity by headlining a benefit concert in Canada on Tuesday night.
The singer/songwriter was the star performer at the Hope Rising! event in Toronto, held in aid of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports health groups dealing with the disease in Africa.
Rufus Wainwright, K'naan, Angelique Kidjo and Holly Cole also took to the stage, and Keys, who co-founded the Keep a Child Alive organisation to provide medicine to families with HIV and AIDS, hopes the gig will help raise awareness of the disease.
She says, "These are human beings. You put these numbers out there - 30 million dead, 33 million-plus infected, 16 million AIDS orphans - these are people, this isn't like some dot on a chart. It's hard. You get these statistics and numbers and you start to lose the soul of what we're really, really talking about.
"I think people get into their head that there's this need and you have to do this grand and huge thing for it to mean something and that's not the case. Even just your constant commitment, however small or big, that is something that is giving life to someone. If it was your brother, or your mother, or your sister, you would say, 'No, I'm not going to allow them to just die.'"
Source: Ananova |
| 2010-08-02 | Alicia Keys marries | Parents-to-be Alicia Keys and rap producer Swizz Beatz have married in a ceremony in Corsica, France.
The "No One" hitmaker, who is pregnant with the couple's first child, walked down the aisle on Saturday in front of family, friends and A-list stars including U2 rocker Bono and Queen Latifah.
Keys looked radiant in a flowing white gown and headband, while the groom wore a white tuxedo jacket, pink shirt and bow tie for their big day.
The nuptials on the Mediterranean island proved to be a relaxed affair - Keys showed off her baby bump in a bikini while enjoying a dip in the pool before exchanging vows.
The singer announced her pregnancy and engagement to Beatz in May and their first child is due later this year.
Source: Ananova |
| 2010-07-19 | Keys parts ways with longtime manager | Alicia Keys has parted ways with her manager of more than a decade in order to take more control of her own career.
The R&B singer has worked with Jeff Robinson since her early days in the music industry, but the pair has now ended their professional relationship by "mutual agreement".
Keys will still consult Robinson on her future albums, but will now personally handle more important decisions on touring, music licensing, and film amd TV deals.
A statement released to Billboard.com reads, "This decision will allow Alicia more control over all aspects of her career from singing and songwriting, to leading many business ventures and social causes. (The decision was) mutually agreed upon and amicable."
Source: Ananova |
| 2008-04-21 | Keys gangsta comments upset Fiddy | 50 Cent has hit back at Alicia Keys after the piano-playing RnB star apparently criticised gangsta rap in a magazine interview.
Alicia was quoted in US magazine Blender as saying that, "Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other", although she has since claimed her words were misrepresented.
Fiddy, real name Curtis Jackson, told US television station CBS: "That statement changes my perception of Alicia Keys totally."
He explained: "I fall into that 'label' as far as considering artists creating 'Gangsta' music.' If she don't like that, I don't like that clasical music s*** she be doing."
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-12-03 | Kylie's nobel performance | Kylie Minogue will perform at this year's Nobel Peace Prize concert.
The annual award ceremony will honour Live Earth organiser Al Gore for increasing awareness of climate change.
After the ceremony a concert will be broadcast to over 100 countries featuring a stellar line-up with performances from Kylie and the likes of Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox and KT Tunstall.
The Nobel Peace Prize concert will take place in Oslo, Norway, on December 11.
Source: Ananova |
| 2007-11-19 | Beyonce for US Music Awards | Beyonce is set to debut new material at the American Music Awards on Sunday (November 25).
The bootilcious singer will join Akon, Rihanna, Alicia Keys and Avril Lavigne at the annual event which is set to take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
A stellar line-up of acts are scheduled to perform on the night including Snoop Dogg, Usher, Duran Duran, Celine Dion and Lenny Kravitz.
Crazy In Love singer Beyonce leads the nominations for the ladies, followed by SexyBack Justin Timberlake and Linkin Park who each have three apiece.
Source: Ananova |
| 2005-02-02 | Usher leads Soul Train nominations | Usher is leading the nominations at this year's Soul Train Awards.
The singer has received five nominations reports BBC online.
Newcomer Ciara - who recently beat Elvis Presley to the UK number one spot - has four nominations, while Alicia Keys has three.
The Soul Train Awards ceremony will take place in Hollywood on 28 February.
Usher's Soul Train nominations include best male R&B-soul album and best male R&B-soul single for Confessions Part II.
Usher's work with rappers Ludacris & Lil Jon won him nominations for best R&B-soul or rap music video and best R&B-soul or rap dance cut for the song Yeah!, while his duet with Keys, My Boo, earned the pair a nod for best R&B-soul single.
The Diary of Alicia Keys is up for best R&B-soul album by a female. Her song If I Ain't Got You received a best single nomination in the female R&B-soul category.
Newcomer Ciara's four nominations include best female R&B-soul album and best R&B-soul or rap by a new artist.
Beyonce, Prince, Destiny's Child, Jill Scott and New Edition all received two nominations each.
The Soul Train Music Awards celebrates artists in R&B, hip-hop, rap and gospel music.
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| 2005-01-24 | U2 to play at Grammy Awards | U2 have confirmed they will play at the Grammy Awards.
Other acts to play include Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw and Green Day at the event on 13 February in Los Angeles.
U2 are nominated twice for their recent single Vertigo, including a nomination for best rock song.
Kanye West leads this year's nominations. He is up for 10 awards reports BBC online.
Ellen Degeneres and Christine Milian will present awards at the event.
The show will be hosted by rap star and Chicago actress Queen Latifah. It will be held at the Staples Centre.
Source: Ananova |
| 2004-11-19 | OutKast are big winners at MTV Europe Awards | OutKast were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards, claiming three gongs.
The duo won best group, best video and best song (for Hey Ya!) at the ceremony in Rome. They had been nominated in five categories.
Usher won best male and best album for Confessions, while Britney Spears beat Alicia Keys, Anastasia, Avril Lavigne and Beyonce to the title of best female.
She sent a message of thanks on video saying the award "means so much to me", reports BBC News online.
The Black Eyed Peas took the award for best pop act, beating Anastacia, Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams and Britney Spears.
UK rockers Muse were named best alternative act and best British artists, while Linkin Park were named best rock band.
Eminem's group D12 were surprise winners in the best hip-hop category, beating the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Nelly.
Eminem told the crowd: "D12 finally won an award, thank you very much."
The rapper had been joined on stage by a crowd of children as he opened the show with a performance of Mosh and Just Lose It.
He had a bust-up with producers over his plans to do a Michael Jackson parody, claims The Sun.
The rapper had been due to come on stage dressed as Jacko in a wig and false nose, but was ordered to change the skit. He threatend to walk out but ended up going ahead with the rest of his act.
The ceremony also featured a couple of duets - Usher teamed up with Alicia Keys, while Nelly joined Pharrell Williams.
The most dramatic performances came from the Beastie Boys, who entered the stage on bicycles and skateboards, and No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani, who was lowered on to the stage on a giant clock.
Source: Ananova |
| 2004-05-14 | Alicia Keys to play piano prodigy | Alicia Keys is to make her big screen debut as a piano prodigy.
She will play Philippa Schuyler who was raised by a high society interracial couple who believed in the agricultural theory that crossing different gentic strains produced superior offspring.
Schuyler played Carnegie Hall at the age of 13 and went onto achieve international success, but was largely shunned by white America when she became an adult.
The movie, based on the book Composition in Black and White by Kathryn Talalay will be produced by Halle Berry along with Marc Platt who worked as producer on Legally Blonde, reports the New York Post.
Schuyler was the only child of a black writer George Schuyler and white Texan artist and journalist Josephine Cogdell.
She began playing piano at the age of three and at four was composing. She performed at the age of five on the radio and by age 11 she was touring with over 100 piano compositions to her credit by the age of 13.
But despite her international fame, white America lost interest in her as an adult and she was never invited to play before the president of the United States.
Alicia, 23, from New York's Hells Kitchen area, began playing piano at the age of seven and wrote her first songs when she was 14.
Source: Ananova |
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