Looks Like a Busy Day In Music

Tamia performed at the 2008 Summer Soul Series in my city (New York):




And she brought out the hubby Grant Hill


Too cute.

Jaheim also performed at the same event:


Glad he's back


Danity Kane performed at Z100's Zootopia Music Fest in New Jersey:



SMH... They go so hard... they need to relax a bit

Alicia Keys performed at Diddy's MGM Grand "Diddy's Den" Opening in CT:

John Mayer hit the stage with her:






She look fab as usual... That Wouri Vice (her stylist) is something!

BET Awards Nominations

The BET Awards '08 nominations are in and the roster is looking.... predictable:

Video of the Year:

Ashanti “The Way That I Love You”

Alicia Keys “Like You’ll Never See Me Again”

Mary J. Blige “Just Fine”

UGK feat. OutKast “Int’l Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)”

Kanye West feat. T-Pain “Good Life”

Erykah Badu “Honey”

Best Female R&B Artist:

Alicia Keys

Mary J. Blige

Keyshia Cole

Rihanna

Mariah Carey

Best Male R&B Artist:

Raheem DeVaughn

Trey Songz

Ne-Yo

Chris Brown

J. Holiday

Best Group:

Danity Kane

UGK

Day 26

Playaz Circle

Gnarls Barkley

Best New Artist:

Flo Rida

Estelle

Chrisette Michele

Soulja Boy

The-Dream

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist:

Kid Sister

Trina

Lil’ Mama

Missy Elliott

Eve

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist:

Snoop Dogg

Jay-Z

Lil’ Wayne

Common

Kanye West

Best Collaboration:

DJ Khaled feat. Lil’ Wayne, Big Boi, Ludacris, Fat Joe & Young Jeezy-”I’m So Hood (remix)”

Keyshia Cole feat. Lil’ Kim & Missy Elliott-”Let It Go”

Kanye West feat. T-Pain-”Good Life”

Flo Rida feat. T-Pain-”Low”

Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-”Kiss Kiss”

Viewer’s Choice:

Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-”Kiss Kiss”

Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major-”Lollipop”

Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim-”Let It Go”

Alicia Keys-”No One”

Soulja Boy-”Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)”

Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown-”No Air”

Lifetime Achievement:

Al Green

The only category I see that has any real competition is Best New Artist and Best Collabo, and how come Umbrella wasn't nominated? They put Best Female Hip-Hop artist category back? Did Day 26 really get nominated for Best Group? With one single? Damn talent was very shot in the music industry for black folks this year. SMH... so many questions so little time

"I Get Money!"

Singer/songwriter Alicia Keys has just landed an endorsement deal with Glaceau to front their new Vitamin Water line. This endorsement will allow the singer to pocket $25 million.

Can't knock the hustle!

Jill, Mary and Alicia Covers ESSENCE

Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott cover the June issue of Essence magazine for a 3-cover issue:




God... Us black women are quite fabulous!

Alicia on David Letterman

Alicia Keys performed 'Teenage Love Affair' on the David Letterman show:

Alicia Keys - Teenage Love Affair [Live @ Letterman]
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I frikkin love her!

Alicia Live

Alicia Keys light up Rockefeller Plaza this monday. Check her out performing her singles 'No One' and 'Teenage Love Affair', she also speaks about her upcoming ventures, her inspiration for the 'Teenage Love Affair' video and her Blender interview:





Gotta love her!!

It's FINALLY Here!!

Finally Alicia Keys has gave us her third single off of her multi-platinum album... Teenage Love Affair. Check it out:

alicia keys - Teenage love affair
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I don't really like it, but I like her so it's okay

Video Fabulosity

Cassie was spotted on the set of her new video for 'Thirsty', I'm just damn happy she ain't releasing that sad excuse of a lead single 'Official Girl'. Diddy you did the right thing:


This chic is so frikkin fabulous!

Alicia was also on the set of her new video for 'Teenage Love Affair':



Come on 50 hop back on the band wagon please!

Cherish was also on the set of their new video for their next single 'Amnesia':



Looks like a good day in music

Alicia Shuts Down Rockefeller Center

The fabulous, beautiful, talented and 50 Cent's newest arch-nemesist Alicia Keys performed at Rockefeller Center this morning:




Pretty Fab... for some reason I feel like she's singing 'I Need You'

Alicia Keys Clear's It Up

Alicia Keys talks on air with Ryan Seacrest about the statements she made in her recent Blender interview. Personally, i don't feel she need to apologize for a damn thing or "clear up" what she said, she spoke how she felt and it wasn't politically/socially/verbally incorrect but stil... check out the audio here

Come Again?

So in this issue of Blender Alicia gets quite honest, which is very Alicia by the way. Check out her perspective on Gangster Rap:

We ask what other gangsta rappers she liked. And that’s when Keys drives a steamroller through the wall.“‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other,” she says, putting down the sandwich. “‘Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist.”

Come again? A ploy by whom?

She looks at us like it’s the dumbest question in the world. “The government.”Alicia says Tupac and Biggie were essentially assassinated, their beefs stoked “by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing.”

You can check out the rest of her controversial interview here

This is exactly why I love Alicia, she keeps it real no matter what! No programmed robot or rehearsed by managers and publicists about what she should and shouldn't say/do in public or interviews. Gotta love this oh so fabulous chic!!

Stay Fab :)

Alicia Does Blender

One of my favorite singers (I only have 2, Beyonce is the other one), the talented, amazing and fabulous Alicia Keys rocks the cover and pages of music magazine Blender:







Damn, she is frikkin fabulous with no scandal on her record.... gotta love her!

On Set With Alicia

So the wonderful and fabulous Ms. Alicia Keys has filmed a video for her third single off of her TRIPLE platinum album As I Am and it is "Teenage Love Affair". Let me say, I have the album and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song and personally I can't wait for the video. It is said that it will premiere on 106 & Park on April 23rd, but it's actually going to premiere here first.... stay tuned and stay fab :)

P.S. she is too damn big to be laying in bed with a Lauryn Hill poster on her wall talking 'bout she in a teenage love affair.... I'll be real mad if her "mom" comes in the room to tell her to go to bed or get off the phone.