ALICIA KEYS LEADS AMA NOMINATIONS
Alicia Keys has been nominated for five accolades at the American Music Awards.
The "No One" singer will battle Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and the Eagles for the prestigious Artist of the Year award at the ceremony to be held in Los Angeles on November 23.
Alicia has also been nominated in the Female Artist and Album categories in the Pop/Rock section and Female Artist and
KEYS & WHITE RECORD BOND THEME
Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond movie.
The "No One" singer and The White Stripes frontman have joined forces on "Another Way to Die," which will appear on the soundtrack of "Quantum of Solace." making them the first pair to record a duet as a Bond theme.
Jack will also play the drums on the song, which he
Alicia Kicks Off TODAY Concert Series
Already a megastar R&B singer, Alicia Keys is on her way to becoming a major movie star as well, with a starring role in the yet-to-be-released “The Secret Life of Bees” under her belt and the lead role in Oprah Winfrey’s biopic on legendary singer Lena Horne reportedly in the works.
“I’m very excited about all the possibilities. ‘The Lena Horne Story’ would be a dream
Oprah Winfrey Casts Alicia Keys
Oprah Winfrey is reported to have cast R&B singer Alicia Keys in the lead role in her forthcoming biopic on Lena Horne.
The U.S. chat show queen-turned movie producer has chosen the Fallin' hitmaker to play the reclusive jazz star, who is now 90 years of age.
She says, "We're going to start filming next year, and we've got Alicia."
Singer Janet Jackson is reportedly devastated by the
Kid Rock Arrested for Battery
Kid Rock was arrested early Sunday morning, in connection with an alleged brawl that took place between his entourage and a fellow customer at a Waffle House in Georgia.
The Rock N Roll Jesus purveyor had played a gig earlier that night at the Tabernacle concert hall in Atlanta.
Police told Atlanta's Fox 5 News that a male customer, identified as Harlen Atkins, recognized a woman in
Tommy Lee Apologizes for MTV Brawl
Rock drummer Tommy Lee has apologized to Alicia Keys and MTV for getting involved in a fight during the R&B singer's performance at the cable network's Video Music Awards show over the weekend.
But he had no kind words for his sparring partner, rock singer Kid Rock, whom he described as a "wuss" and a "country bumpkin."
The two musicians are both former husbands of actress Pamela
Alicia Keys Offers College Scholarships
Alicia Keys wants to help talented youngsters go to college, so the Grammy award winner is offering $5,000 scholarships to students from four cities.
"We're just looking for standout students who are definitely college-bound and need a little bit of help financially to really achieve their dreams," Keys said.
The four scholarship winners will be selected from Jacksonville, New Orleans, Atlanta and New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
The
Don’t Sleep with Condom Liars: Alicia
Singer Alicia Keys has some words of wisdom for teen girls whose partners whine against practicing safe sex.
Keys, a staunch supporter of HIV/Aids awareness among youth, has urged young ladies to refuse to sleep with their first loves if they don't use condom considering that it impedes sensation.
"That 'doesn't feel the same' thing is garbage... Just don't have sex then because then he doesn't know