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Singer Alicia Keys Gives Birth To Boy
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a boy for Alicia Keys and her husband, music producer/rapper Swizz Beatz. A representative for Keys said she gave birth Thursday night in New York. The couple have named their son...
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NYU Names Hip-Hop Artist Producer-In-Residence
NEW YORK (AP) — Music producer and rapper Swizz Beatz has been named the first producer-in-residence at NYU’s Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts. New York...
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Bone Marrow Drive In Young Broadway Star’s Memory
NEW YORK (AP) - A bone marrow donor registry drive is being organized in memory of the 11-year-old girl who starred as Young Nala in Broadway’s “The Lion King.” Shannon Tavarez died in November of...
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NYC Songstress Alica Keys Branches Out With Rap Nods
Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images The 53rd annual GRAMMY nominees have recently been announced in preparation for the big night which takes place on Sunday, Feb. 13. One nominee, Alicia Keys, the...
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Times Square Light Pole Rapper Wanted To Meet Alicia Keys
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Authorities say an aspiring rapper who climbed up a Times Square traffic light pole Tuesday said he wanted to meet Alicia Keys and promote his music. Raymond Velasquez was...
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Mayor Bloomberg Defends Police Response To Times Square Pole Sitter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg commented Friday about the police response to a man who climbed up a traffic light pole in Times Square earlier this week. Speaking on his weekly radio...
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Gotham Gossipist: Alicia Keys’ Hubby Swizz Beatz Makes Babies All Over the World
By Kimberly Rae Miller NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It would appear Mr. Swizz Beatz, aka Bronx native Kasseem Dean, aka Mr. Alicia Keys, does not like condoms. You can tell, because he has babies all over...
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Alicia Keys Donates Instruments To Manhattan Alma Mater
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New York City school got the surprise of a lifetime when a very famous alumni stopped. Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys visited the Professional Performing Arts School in...
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Whitney Houston Remembered, Life Celebrated By Family And Friends At New Hope...
NEWARK, NJ (CBSNewYork) – Some of the biggest names in entertainment packed the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark on Saturday to say goodbye to music legend Whitney Houston. “We’re here today, hearts...
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Springsteen, McCartney, More Set For Sandy Benefit Concert At Madison Square...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some of the biggest names in music are coming together for one night only to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street...
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Music Legends Come Together For Sandy Relief Concert At MSG
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Music legends are taking the stage Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for the “12-12-12″ concert to help those devastated by Superstorm Sandy. As CBS 2’s Jessica Schneider...
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12-12-12 Concert Delivers The Goods, Legends Rock MSG For Sandy Victims
Updated at 1:12 a.m., Dec. 13, 2012 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The biggest acts in the world of music took the stage at Madison Square Garden for the “12-12-12″ concert Wednesday night, a show to benefit...
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Music’s Biggest Stars Turn Out For Sandy Relief; Millions Raised In Ticket...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The stars of the music world came out Wednesday night for the ”12-12-12″ benefit show at Madison Square Garden to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy. The...
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Sandy Hook Choir Sings ‘America The Beautiful’ At Super Bowl XLVII
NEW ORLEANS (CBSNewYork/AP) — Before Super Bowl XLVII kicked off, a chorus of 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — sang “America the Beautiful,” accompanied by “American...
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Flacco Proves Doubters Wrong By Leading Ravens To Super Bowl Glory
NEW ORLEANS (CBSNewYork) — Two quarterbacks from non-traditional quarterback producing colleges took their pro teams to the biggest stage at the Super Bowl. Delaware and Nevada don’t have the history...
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Singer Alicia Keys Promotes HIV Awareness At Harlem Hospital
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Harlem native Alicia Keys was back home Thursday to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. The Grammy award-winning R&B singer took part in a community forum at Harlem...
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Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys Among Headliners For Global Citizen Festival
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Alicia Keys, Kings of Leon, John Mayer, Elvis Costello and Stevie Wonder were set to appear Saturday at the Global Citizen Festival concert in Central Park. Gates opened at 2...
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Memorial Honoring Ruby Dee Held At Riverside Church
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Ruby Dee was memorialized in poetry and song on Saturday as the actress and civil rights activist was remembered by a large group of performers and notables. As CBS 2’s Larry...
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Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Bono Describe ’23 Ways To Be Killed If You Are Black In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Singer Alicia Keys has created a star-studded new video calling for racial justice. The video, titled “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black In America,” features 23...
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Alicia Keys To Honor Clive Davis At 13th Annual Black Ball Benefit In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Alicia Keys is paying tribute to the record executive who offered her a recording contract more than 15 years ago at her charity’s annual black-tie event. More: Best Places...
View ArticleTaylor Swift To Perform New ‘Red’ Hot Single At MTV Video Music Awards
With recent news of Taylor Swift‘s brand new album Red hitting shelves on October 22, the country and pop world were in a bigger frenzy when the starlet debuted her brand new single “We Are Never Ever...
View ArticleStand Up To Cancer With Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw And More!
Hollywood is taking a stand against cancer and looking for your help. On September 7, stars like Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Emma Stone and Gwyneth Paltrow will man the phones for the Stand Up To Cancer...
View ArticleAlicia Keys Reflects On Her First GRAMMY Win
It’s a whole different world since 20-year-old Alicia Keys first stepped onto the scene with her piano and soaring vocals. Over the years, she has amassed a total of 27 GRAMMY nominations with 14 wins....
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Alicia Keys, Maroon 5 And Frank Ocean Added As GRAMMY Performers
For music’s biggest night, Alicia Keys and Maroon 5 are joining forces to set the stage ablaze with their Jagger-like moves. The two acts announced they are performing at this year’s GRAMMYs on...
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Alicia Keys And Maroon 5 Drum Up GRAMMY Collabo
In the spirit of GRAMMY collaborations, Maroon 5 hit the stage with Alicia Keys, who stepped out from behind the piano to beat her own drum. Maroon 5 began their performance with “Daylight,” with...
View ArticleMusiCares Tribute To Carole King Spans Generations, Genres
By Brian Ives Carole King has won multiple GRAMMYs, and she’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But if there’s an official award for humility, surely she would...
View ArticleAlicia Keys On Being This Year’s GRAMMYs Host: ‘It’s Going Up On February 10th!’
CBS and the Recording Academy announced earlier today that 15-time GRAMMY Award winner Alicia Keys will fulfill the hosting duties for next month’s 61st annual GRAMMY Awards. This year’s GRAMMY Awards...
View ArticleThousands Gather For Star-Studded Global Citizen Festival
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Crowds packed Central Park all day and night for the annual Global Citizen Festival. Thousands came together for the star-studded event with a much bigger goal in mind. This...
View ArticleGrammy Awards: Alicia Keys Returning To Host Show In 2020
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Nominees for the Grammy Awards won’t be announced until next Wednesday, but we know who is going to be show’s host: 15-time Grammy winner and native New Yorker Alicia Keys....
View ArticleAlicia Keys Announced As Host For The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards On CBS
Fifteen-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and global superstar Alicia Keys will return as host of The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Sunday, January 26th, 2020 from 8:00-11:30 PM, live...
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GRAMMY Awards: Lizzo Leads With 8 Nominations; Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish Each...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Drum roll, please. The nominees have been revealed for the 62nd annual GRAMMY Awards, with breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo scoring a whopping eight nominations. Host Alicia...
View ArticleWATCH: A Look Back At Alicia Keys’ Week With James Corden
Fifteen-time GRAMMY award winner Alicia Keys wraps up her week-long residency on the The Late Late Show With James Corden this Thursday. Throughout the week Keys put on a series of musical performances...
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