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That cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn’t live

Jay-Z’s electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of “Empire State of Mind” at the Tony Awards was actually pre-taped, a show official who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press.

Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset

Kecia Lewis in Broadway’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ delivers the soul and earns a Tony Award nomination

Alicia Keys, Brian d’Arcy James, Daniel Radcliffe and more react to earning Tony Award nominations

Theater Review: Not everyone will be ‘Fallin’ over Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

A-listers show up for director Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz received a show of support at the Los Angeles premiere of her directorial debut, “Blink Twice.” Channing Tatum, who stars in the film and is engaged to Kravitz, was joined by a host of guests including Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon and Alicia Keys. (Aug. 9)

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Opera singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following sexual assault guilty plea

Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault.

Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical stage musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ moves to Broadway in spring

Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys not far from where the multiple-Grammy-winner grew up.

Rita Ora bets on herself with ‘You & I,’ her ‘personal letter’ to fans

It’s hard to imagine a global pop star losing confidence, but that was Rita Ora. However, the multi-hyphenated entertainer partly credits her husband, filmmaker Taika Waititi, with regaining her musical mojo and is back with a new album, “You & I.”

Alicia Keys reimagines iconic hit for ‘Bridgerton’ prequel

At the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to present a special selection of songs recorded in spatial audio for Apple Music, Alicia Keys revealed another upcoming project.

Taylor Swift, Pink to be honored at 2023 iHeartRadio Awards

Taylor Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month/ The show will include performances by Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Muni Long, Cody Johnson, Coldplay and Pink, who is this year’s Icon Award recipient.

Fill your stocking with Alicia Keys, Louis Armstrong, more

Holiday music might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but with new records from Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys and Debbie Gibson, there’s something that might appeal to everyone at the table.

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ken Williams dies at 83

Songwriter Kenneth “Ken” Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including Donny Hathaway, The Four Tops and Peaches & Herb, including The Main Ingredient’s hit “Everybody Plays the Fool,” has died.

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

JUNE 3 – JUNE 9, 2022

It was a week in which Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee with many festivities — including U.S. singer Alicia Keys performing at a concert and people in the U.K. holding street parties to celebrate the queen’s 70 years on the throne.

Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry

Debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, along with the Latin pop megahit “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.

John Mayer jams at Small Stages concert, helps concertgoer

John Mayer spoke sparingly during his Super Bowl week concert, but the singer let his music do most of the talking – until one moment when he made sure a concertgoer was safe.

Alicia Keys’ ‘Keys’ album returns her to her piano homebase

New York (AP) — Alicia Keys hasn’t felt completely free for much of her career. That may sound surprising, but these days the heralded musician is loving the makeup-free skin she’s in and settled into a space of confidence and liberation.

Pop superstar Alicia Keys unveils new album ‘KEYS’ in Dubai

Pop superstar Alicia Keys has debuted her new album live in front of a packed crowd at the world’s fair in Dubai — a lively performance full of soaring vocals and piano solos.

Review: A journey into the duality of Alicia Keys

“KEYS,” Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

In Alicia Keys’ latest album, the R&B artist gives us an inside look at the duality of her creative process.

Alicia Keys teases new songs at small show ahead of art fair

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys has teased some of her new material at an intimate performance in Miami where she also guided a few hundred people through a 10-minute meditation.

Alicia Keys adapts ‘Girl On Fire’ into young adult novel

For Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire” isn’t just a million-selling single, but the title and inspiration for a young adult graphic novel scheduled for next year.

At Cannes, amfAR gala returns in movie star style

After a year off due to the pandemic, the lavish amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS and HIV research retuned in movie-star style Friday.

BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards

The South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for “Dynamite” and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga took the best artist prize.

It was all a dream: Whitney, B.I.G. inducted into Rock Hall

NEW YORK (AP) — In a normal year, the newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class would have hit the stage and perform the well-known songs that made them famous and helped them enter the prestigious organization.

Celebrities unite to various get-out-the-vote efforts

NEW YORK (AP) — In the final days before the U.S. election, celebrities from Kerry Washington to Billie Jean King and Danai Gurira are urging Americans to vote.

Billboard Awards: Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Malone to perform

NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs and leading nominee Post Malone will perform at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

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Roc Nation partners with Brooklyn’s LIU to launch new school

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.

A how-to: BET pulls off artistic, virtual, political success

NEW YORK (AP) — You’d think trying to produce the 2020 BET Awards during the coronavirus pandemic would be filled with restrictions, but instead, show producers took another approach: We’re not limited to a single stage, so sky’s the limit and let your creative minds run free.

Beyoncé to give graduation speech alongside the Obamas

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has been added to the list of guest speakers for YouTube’s virtual commencement ceremony that will also feature the Obamas.

Jay-Z’s Team Roc calls for fast action in Ahmaud Arbery case

ATLANTA (AP) — The social justice arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company on Sunday called on Georgia officials to take quick action in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who authorities say was killed by two white men as he ran through a Georgia neighborhood.

Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and others sang classic songs brimmed with messages of hope and change during a TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus, while Beyoncé and Alicia Keys spoke passionately about how the virus has disproportionately affected black Ameri

Elton John-led concert to re-air; film academy aids workers

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical c

Outtakes: Alicia on Key moments throughout her life

NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys, already a New York Times best-selling author, looks to the past and opens up in her new book, “More Myself: A Journey,” to be released Tuesday on Oprah Winfrey’s imprint via Flatiron Books.

Elton John to host TV, radio concert as coronavirus antidote

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John is hosting a “living room” concert aimed at bolstering American spirits during the coronavirus crisis and saluting those countering it, iHeartMedia and Fox said Wednesday.

Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys added key moments at the Grammys

What was already a chaotic week leading up to the Grammys suddenly took a somber turn with the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in Los Angeles and especially in the Staples Center, where the awards show took place Sunday.