The fifth annual black ball a benefit for children and families in Africa with HIV/AIDS, will be held at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City at 6PM on Thursday November 13th. The evening festivites will begin with a cocktail party followed by a seated dinner with extraordinary live performances by Alicia keys, Justin Timberlate, Joni Mitchell, Jack White, Jennifer Hudson, Emmanuel Jal and some other very special guest to be announced later.
For more info call 718 965 1111 or visit www.keepachildalive.org
- Alicia will visit Good morning America and The View no Nov 11 and 12 respectively so dont miss it.
- Our heart and prayers goes out to Jennifer Hudson a friend and co-star of Alicia keys who just lost her Mother and Brother brutally and we hope her missing nephew is found.

1. The Black Ball to Benefit Keep A Child Alive Hosted by Alicia Keys
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2. 4th Annual Black Ball
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3. Alicia To Give Away iPhone at Black Ball
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Alicia’s first concert in Prague took place on 14th October 2008. Pikant magazin wrote about it: “… an impressive music programme accompanied by magnificent show. Literary breath-taking were her songs when she played the grand piano during her singing. She proved how much tameless energy she has. “
About the video: Alicia Keys going to sing at HC Sparta Arena, going to the stage, the crowds are going mad up there, Alicia comes to the stage wearing (prolly artificial) fur coat… “ I’m in Prague, feeling good … also, we are at some fricking hockey ring!” She also learned a sentence in Czech. What sentence? Find out in the video….
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THE VIDEO
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1861219571

1. Another Way To Die Video
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2. Video & tour news
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Ok things have been happening in AK world so here are the updates.
- Alicia keys is currently touring in Europe and Solange is also touring with her in Alicia keys’ AS I AM tour.

- Alicia and Jack White were to preform at MTV show but it was cancelled due to Neck injury White has.Jack White has been forced to cancel his MTV Europe Music Awards appearance after slipping a disc in his neck. The White Stripes frontman – who was set to perform new James Bond theme ‘Another Way To Die’ with Alicia Keys at the event – is still recovering from an injury he suffered on his US tour last month. “MTV are disappointed as are Bond film chiefs. No one knows when he’ll be fit enough to travel again”.

- Alicia keys is to perform at the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD show, she joins the list of other preformers like Kanye West and Rihanna. She will perform her lastest single SUPERWOMAN and TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR all lifted from her 2007 album AS I AM

- Last weekend Alicia’s movie opened and Its number 3 at the US BOX OFFICE making 11million Dollar. So if you have not seen it try and do so.

- In other news NeYo talked about his crush for Alicia keys, when asked who he would stalk he said Alicia keys and when asked his prefect threesome he said Alicia, Janet Jacjson and Him.
- Alicia keys in a recent interview said she will have to rest a little before putting another record out she also plans on building a strong movie career.

- Alicia Keys will perform at the Letterman show on Tuesday, November 11.

- Once upon a time in a small South Carolina town, there lived a warmhearted beekeeper who made honey so sweet and delectable that people came from all around to stock up. Her name was August, and her honey-making sisters were May and June. “The Secret Life of Bees” doesn’t actually begin this way, but it might as well. Suffused with a golden glow, the movie looks and sounds like a fairy tale. It stays faithful to Sue Monk Kidd’s popular novel in which the lives of a black family and a white one (not to mention a swarm of bees) play out against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Read the full review on this page.

More updates and pictures are coming soon.

1. Listen to Another Way To Die
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2. News Update
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3. Video & tour news
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Another way to die the title song to the upcoming James Bond film ‘ Quantum of Solace’ by Jack White and Alicia keys has entered the singles chart. In the UK the song is at #26 and in the Billboard at #107 on downloads only. A cd single is due Oct 20th, just days before the world premiere and should help boost the chart ranking.
Dont forget to Vote for Alicia in the Upcoming American Music Awards which she is been nominated for 5 awards, HipHop online awards and MTV African Music Award.

1. DONT FORGET
   DONT FORGET TUESDAY JULY 16,2002 ON MTV’S TRL EVE WILL BE THERE TO WORLD...
   
2. HOLLLLAAAA!!!!
   Congrats to Alicia! She’s nominated for Best R&B artist @ the MTV Europe Music...
   
3. Charts Stats
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There are over a hundred reviews of Alicia’s new movie that i can no longer keep up. All of the reviews i’ve read are giving Alicia keys thumps up for her acting and only one has picked out a flaw in her acting saying ‘ she couldnt pull off the southern dialect well, yet very impressive’. Generally Alicia has been applaude and the movie is great, it even has Oscar buzz to it. It hit theatres tomorrow so dont fail to go see it. For those who know little about Alicia’s role ‘June’ i’ll tell you, She is a strong independent single woman living with her 2 sisters May and August in the 1960s. She is a music teacher who play cello, she was into getting blacks to vote in the civil rights era. She was a little uncomfortable with the runaway that they harboured ‘Lily’ but later in the movie her love flowed. She has a boyfriend who proposes to her everytime even though she turns him down (see the movie to find out why ). I have read the script and i dont want to post spoilers here because i want everyone to enjoy the movie. So see you in the Cinemas.

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It looks like Alicia Keys might need to make some room on her mantel — Earlier today the 2008 American Music Awards nominees were announced and Alicia is up for an amazing 5 awards.

Artist of the Year
Favorite Female Artist – Pop or Rock Music
Favorite Female Artist – Soul / Rhythm & Blues Music
Favorite Album – Pop or Rock Music
Favorite Album – Soul / Rhythm & Blues Music

The show will air live on Nov. 23 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles with funny man Jimmy Kimmel as the host.

1. American Music Awards
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2. Alicia nominated
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3. Alicia up for 2 AMA’s
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Alicia Keys Superwoman is reportedly one of the major contenders for Best Song and Record of the year at the Upcoming Grammy, reports Fox News. (fingers crossed to see if Alicia will be nominated for Grammy and if she will how many)

Alicia Keys – As I Am – November 3: According to Entertainment Weekly, the piano tinkling queen will rerelease her multi-platinum 2007 blockbuster As I am with three additional songs: the Jack White duet for the new James Bond flick “Another Way to Die,” ‘‘Doncha Know (Sky Is Blue),” and ”Saviour.”

MTV Networks Africa announced its very own MTV Africa Music Awards event Tuesday.
International stars Alicia Keys, Rihanna, and Akon were among those nominated for the awards which are slated to take place Nov. 22 at The Velodrome, Abuja.
US, and European artists are represented in three categories with nods to Akon, Rihanna and Alicia Keys for Best R&B, while rappers The Game and Lil Wayne both feature in Best Hip Hop
To vote for Alicia, please go to www.mama.mtvbace.com,enabled phones may also vote at m.mama.mtvbase.com (standard internet charges apply). Voting closes on Tuesday 18 November 2008. For details of SMS voting go to .

1. Latest Update.
   I have to say this- i attended the first ever MTV AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS...
   
2. Alicia Voting News
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3. Alicia Keys News Letter
   OFFICIAL ALICIA KEYS NEWSLETTER || NOVEMBER 11, 2003 ——————————————————————————– ALICIA KEYS UPDATE STRAIGHT TO...
   

When Alicia Keys performed her hit song, ‘You Don’t Know My Name,’ last night at the closing of the “2008 Bermuda Music Festival,” it sounded as if the heavens opened up and the angels were singing.

I had no idea that the title of the song would be a double entendre for how the media corps, who were invited to cover the festival, were treated. But that comes later in this piece.

Keys’ beautiful singing was a welcomed reprieve for a four-day event that featured some of the biggest acts in music (namely Beyonce Knowles and UB40), who had to play second fiddle to torrential rainstorms on the idyllic Atlantic Ocean island.

Luckily for the ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ singer, the sky was in sync with her smooth and harmonious song styling. read more at www.blackvoices.com

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3. Alicia Keys to Essence Music Fest
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Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, and Alicia Keys are talking about their roles in the new film The Secret Life of Bees in the new issue of Ebony Magazine.

Alicia reveals she resorted to wearing a fake tan on the set of the movie after trips to tanning salons failed to make her look darker.

“They made fun of me the whole time. I would tell Queen: ‘I’m darker than you’. She’d say: ‘Whatever, just wait till all that makeup comes off.’”

Go behind the scenes as Alicia Keys shoots a new ad campaign in New York City with celebrated fashion photographer, Patrick Demarchelier. Plus, Alicia also reveals details for her new movie, The Secret Life of Bees. click here to watch Video. Dont miss AK and the cast of SLO Bees on Oprah tommorrow.

According to latest Rumors  Alicia keys is now going out with an Austrian Businessman called Gernot Friedhube, they spent alot of time in Miami and Alicia is reportedly working on her new Album ( its just a rumor till Alicia admits it but i just thought i share it).read more here.

And Finally for today i found this very old picture of ALICIA with JD and Bow wow (very tiny lil bow wow) so i thought i share it, kinda looks funny to me.

1. Alicia On The Cover of 17 Magazine
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2. Alicia on cover of Elle magazine
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3. Alicia in LIFE Magazine
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