It has been announced that Lady Gaga will be taking the stage at this year’s American Music Awards on November 22. The pop singer joins other performing acts such as Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert. I hope that she performs ‘Bad Romance’. I am really loving that song! With the addition of Lady Gaga’s performance, it is bound to be quite the entertaining show this year. She always has the ability to steal the show with her one of a kind performances and crazy outfits. Plus, you can bet that she’s going to nab several awards.
Rapper Jay-Z and singer Alicia Keys have filmed their new video near Ground Zero.
The pair’s new single, Empire State of Mind, has recently been shot in Tribeca and around the site where the World Trade Centre used to stand.
Keys, 28, told MTV News: “Working together on Empire State of Mind was incredible. I’ve admired Jay-Z for a long time. Reasonable Doubt is my all-time favourite album. I always figured that we would do some type of collaboration, and finally, it came together with this.
“He reached out to me and said, ‘I have this big New York record. I feel it’s right for us to do it together. It has this big Frank Sinatra, take-it-there feeling. I feel like you could really do something with it.’”
The singer added: “I went by [the studio], took a listen to it. I really felt the energy of New York all through it. It felt classic, it felt so good; the piano obviously was in there. I said, ‘I love it, so let’s do it’. I think we both are really happy with how it came out.”
‘Dancing with the Stars’ dancer Julianne Hough and singer Jesse McCartney recently announced the nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards in Beverly Hills. Leading the pack with five nominations was songstress Alicia Keys. Other nominees included Chris Brown, the Jonas Brothers, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and Coldplay. What, no Rihanna? No Katy Perry? It’s a travesty! Or maybe they’re in the complete list of nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees as well as vote at amavote.com. The 2008 American Music Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, November 23rd and hosted by comedian and late night show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Clear Channel?s new Stripped series has been a huge success with heavyweights like Linkin Park, Alicia Keys, and Lenny Kravitz stopping by and laying down some truly exhilarating performances. 3 Doors Down recently joined this elite group of artists when they performed material from their newly released album on the online series. The 3 Doors Down episode of Stripped along with a full series archive can be seen here Stripped link:
Alicia Keys made comments about ?gangsta rap? in an interview with Blender magazine which she says were misinterpreted. The 27-year old singer was quoted in saying ?Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didn?t exist.? What a conspiracy theory, huh? In a statement issued by J Records, Alicia now says ?My comments about `gangsta rap? were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music. The point that I was trying to make was that the term was oversloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive.?
Alicia Keys hit the top of the charts this week with her new album ?As I Am?. The gorgeous and talented singer has hit Number one with her album in the Billboard 200 charts, after it sold over 700,000 copies in the US. Blimey girl that?s a lot of albums!
Keys has had 3 previous albums hit number one in the first week of their release; hinting that this little lady is not just a pretty face. She seems to have the ?key? to our hearts, or at least our ears, as fans sweep in to buy her music as fast as it can hit the shelves.
And what a perfect name for the album. We?ll definitely take you as you are Alicia?it seems to be working so far. Keep your ears peeled folks ? if you haven?t heard it yet, get buying it; before it?s sold out!
