Rapper Kanye West’s new song “All of the Lights” is out today (Thursday). This “All of The Lights” track features a line-up of 11 singers! , All of them had contribution to this “All of The Lights” single, Full list of the rest of singers: Rihanna, John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi & Elton John.
Get your copy of CD of Kanye West’ new album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” on November 22nd.
Kanye West – All Of The Lights Feat. Kid Cudi, Rihanna, Fergie, The-Dream, Alicia Keys & More
If you’re an insomniac and your iTunes isn’t filled to the brim with Coldplay music, then you’re doing yourself a disservice. According to a Travelodge survey, the UK band is on top of the list of artists that helps people fall asleep. And just in case Coldplay isn’t enough for you, the rest of the top 10 are as follows: Michael Buble, Snow Patrol, Alicia Keys, Jack Johnson, Taylor Swift, Mozart, Barry White, Leona Lewis and Radiohead. How cool is it that Mozart managed to creep in between all those contemporary artists? Do these artists help you fall asleep or are there others that do the trick for you?
Full List of MTV Video Music Awards Nominations
BEST COLLABORATION
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Beyonce Knowles featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce Knowles, “Telephone”
3OH!3 featuring Kesha, “My First Kiss”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Kesha, “Tik Tok”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
Beyonce Knowles featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Taylor Swift, “Fifteen”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, “OMG”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Drake, “Find Your Love”
Jason Derulo, “In My Head”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, “Forever”
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, “On To The Next One”
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat, “Pursuit Of Happiness”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Kesha, “Tik Tok”
Jason Derulo, “In My Head”
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, “Baby”
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, “Massive Attack”
Broken Bells, “The Ghost Inside”
BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog, “California Gurls”
Kesha, “Tik Tok”
Beyonce Knowles featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, “Nothing on You”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
Muse, “Uprising”
Paramore, “Ignorance”
Florence + the Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”
MGMT, “Flash Delirium”
BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, “I Like It”
Cascada, “Evacuate The Dancefloor”
David Guetta featuring Akon, “Sexy Chick”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, “OMG”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Florence + The Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce Knowles, “Telephone”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, “Airplanes”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Florence + The Machine, “Dogs Days Are Over”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
Beyonce Knowles featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce Knowles, “Telephone”
Beyonce Knowles featuring Lady Gaga, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, “OMG”
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, “Tightrope”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Mumford and Sons, “Little Lion Man”
Florence + The Machine, “Dog Days Are Over”
BEST DIRECTION
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Pink, “Funhouse”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”
BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Rihanna, “Rude Boy”
P!nk, “Funhouse”
Miike Snow, “Animal”
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Muse, “Uprising”
Green Day, “21st Century Breakdown”
Dan Black, “Symphonies”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Dan Black, “Symphonies”
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def, “Stylo”
Coldplay, “Strawberry Swing”
The Black Keys, “Tighten Up’
The 10th Annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah,
Drake, Trey Songz and P. Diddy’s Dirty Money were among the scheduled performers. See the winner list below:
BET Awards Winners Full List
Best Female R&B Artist
Alicia Keys *WINNER*
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Trey Songz *WINNER*
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Usher
Best Gospel
Marvin Sapp *WINNER*
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Rasheeda
Trina
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake *WINNER*
B.o.B.
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Best Group
Young Money *WINNER*
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz
Best New Artist
Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Wale
Young Money
Best Collaboration
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind *WINNER*
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Video of the Year
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone *WINNER*
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town
Video Director of the Year
Hype Williams *WINNER*
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
YoungStars Award
Keke Palmer *WINNER*
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams
Viewers Choice Nominees
Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – Hard *WINNER*
Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything To Me
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – Bedrock
And very happy about it… and also getting married with the father. So far it all sounds like a fairy tale, doesn’t it? It seems Alicia Keys is expecting her very first child with producer Swizz Beatz with whom she will also be getting married later this year. This is what a representative of Alicia Keys said on the matter: ”They are very happy. Alicia is with the man who has inspired so much of her music and her album ‘The Element of Freedom’.” Things seem to be going so fabulous for her… something must go awry at some point. But until that point comes, there will be nothing left to do for Alicia Keys but rejoice. This might just be the beginning of a new brood.
Best Female R&B Artist
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Ester Dean
Lil’ Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
B.o.B
Drake
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Nicki Minaj
Wale
Young Money
Best Gospel
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Vickie Winans
Best Group
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz
Young Money
Best Collaboration
Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone”
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ on You”
Drake featuring Trey Songz – “Successful”
Drake featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Eminem – “Forever”
Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Trey Songz featuring Fabolous – “Say Aah”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams
Video of the Year
Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga – “Video Phone”
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ on You”
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Jay-Z featuring Rihanna, Kanye West – “Run This Town”
Viewer’s Choice
Beyonce – “Sweet Dreams”
Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Monica – “Everything to Me”
Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy – “Hard”
Trey Songz featuring Fabolous – “Say Aah”
Young Money. Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga, featuring Lloyd – “Bedrock”
Best International Act
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)
Centric Award
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Monica
Sade
YoungStars
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams
Here?s an interesting principle that Alicia Keys has and that you might not find at too many artists. Apparently the singer doesn?t like recording a song that she wouldn?t be able to sing live. This is what Alicia Keys said on the matter: “I never use Auto-Tune, or anything like that. I won’t have that software in my life. I don’t mind others using it. But if I can’t sing on my own, then I’m not going to record it.” Well, at least some pop starts still have a bit of decency left in them? too bad for Alicia Keys that she?s part of this dwindling race.
Alicia Keys will be joining Shakira and The Black Eyed Peas in performing at the FIFA World Cup Kick Off Celebration Concert in June. The concert will take place in South Africa on June 10th to celebrate the start of the World Cup and up to 30,000 spectators are expected to attend. Former soccer player and festivities organizer Lucas Radebe said ?I believe these historic events will go a long way towards uniting the people of our rainbow nation in South Africa. Music and sports are the lifeblood of African culture, so to combine those in this historic event will be a true celebration of Africa.?
The singer recently decided to share with us all how content she feels about all the relationships she has had thus far? even though they have all run their courses as it seems. This is what Alicia Keys said on the matter:”I’ve never dated a ton of people, I’ve always been a one-guy kind of girl, but I have to say that I’ve always been lucky with love, blessed with it. Overall I haven’t had any terrible relationships – apart from a couple of little stupid ones when I was younger, but at that age you kinda can’t help it. But I’ve always had really great guys in my life, you know? They’ve been very stable men as well. I need a guy who is strong-minded, not intimidated by me – I don’t like those kind of guys.” For such a string of stable and strong-minded guys, it?s really strange none of them stuck around Alicia Keys long enough. That might tell you a bit about how the singer herself behaved in her relationships.
Beyonce recently shot a guest spot in Alicia Keys? new music video ?Put it in a Love Song? in the Morro da Conceicao slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this past Tuesday. The song is from Alicia?s latest album ?The Element of Freedom?. Speaking of Beyonce, the R&B singer is also rumored to star in the remake of the classic ?A Star is Born?. Russell Crowe may play the aging, alcoholic musician who mentors and falls in love with Beyonce?s character. I?m all for the classics but I?m not sure about the remake of that movie. Beyonce is definitely no Barbra Streisand.
Singer Alicia Keys and her producer boyfriend Swizz Beatz have been looking for a home to share for a couple of months now but it seems that they may have finally found the perfect place. A source said that the couple has reportedly had their eye on a multi-million dollar 3-bedroom penthouse across from Gracie Mansion in New York which they?ve toured four times already. The duplex has ?a fireplace, double-height ceilings, three bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and East River views?. Sounds pretty swanky! I wonder when the couple plans to move in. It?s always a big move for every relationship to move in together.
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.
?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.
