Alicia Keys is nursing a broken heart on her new single “Tears Always Win.” And there’s probably no better place to try to get over a heartache than Las Vegas, Sin City. That’s where the singer headed to shoot the video for the new Girl On Fire single. “I actually just finished the video for ‘Tears Always Win‘ [...]
Interesting Celebrity Creative Director Brand Partnerships
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
Ever wonder why and how some celebrities come together? Here are some examples and answers: BlackBerry & Alicia Keys: The collaboration: In January, Keys was named global creative director for the struggling Canadian tech brand. Why her? The pairing at first seemed odd, but many tech observers have pointed to Keys’s huge online following as [...]
Super Bowl Opening Acts: Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson Did Their Thing Last Night
February 4, 2013 | Posted by
Last night’s Super Bowl offered a few noteworthy musical moments before Beyonce took the stage, as Alicia Keys performed the National Anthem and Jennifer Hudson joined with the Sandy Hook students for “America the Beautiful.” Alicia Keys kicked off the event with the National Anthem, patriotically dressed in a red gown and seated at a [...]
Alicia Keys Named Global Creative Director for BlackBerry
January 30, 2013 | Posted by
Alicia Keys, who recently released a line of shoes with Reebok, has now signed up to sell BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced today that the Grammy Award-winning singer would be the company’s new global creative director. Last year, Keys released the well-received album Girl on Fire, but the performer has been pushing into areas beyond music. Keys [...]
Beyonce & Other Artists Highlight Obama Inauguration Festivities
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
President Barack Obama is drawing an A-list of performers for his inaugural festivities, including a massive gala expected to draw more than 35,000 revelers. Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson, Usher, Alicia Keys and Brad Paisley are among the stars planning to sing at Obama’s inaugural galas Jan. 21 and a children’s concert on Jan. 19. Also [...]
Sandy Relief: Stunning Artist Lineup Comes Together to Raise Millions
December 13, 2012 | Posted by
It was a concert for the ages, dubbed by some as the biggest concert in music history, as a stunning range of legendary artists and once-in-a-lifetime collaborations brought in the princely sum of $30 million dollars even before the concert started in a benefit for the New York region called 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy [...]
Alicia Keys Denies Home-Wrecker Label, Mashonda Says Otherwise
November 21, 2012 | Posted by
Good news for those of you wondering whether or not Alicia Keys broke up Swizz Beatz and Mashonda’s marriage. Not surprisingly, the multi-Grammy Award winning artist denies years-old reports that she didn’t steal Swizz Beatz away from his wife. In another not-to-surprising move, Mashonda disagrees and points to the fact that she and her husband [...]
Alicia Keys to Give Fans Preview of New Album ‘Girl On Fire’
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
Alicia Keys will be giving her fans a preview of her new album “Girl on Fire” via a collaboration with YouTube and Google. Keys announced the event in a video on her personal YouTube channel. According to the video, viewers will “hear all the songs on the record [and] I’ll be able to share my creative process and also [...]
Alicia Keys Talks New ‘Girl On Fire’ Album, Frank Ocean
November 14, 2012 | Posted by
Fresh off her fiery performance at the MTV EMAs, Alicia Keys is on the December 2012/January 2013 cover of COMPLEX Magazine, chatting about a range of topics, including upcoming album Girl on Fire, her evolving identity as an artist, motherhood and the significance of Frank Ocean’s decision to go public with his sexuality. Keys praised [...]
Swizz Beatz In Trouble for Not Paying Taxes Again
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
Swizz Beatz is the latest celebrity getting hit by the IRS. The federal government has filed a lien against Swizz for unpaid taxes from 2010. According to TMZ, he owes $98,246.10 and the lien tacks on another $2.6 million. The hit producer has a lengthy history with the IRS. Earlier this summer, the government filed [...]
