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From January 2006 to April 2006.

April 30, 2006
:: Angelina Jolie graces the cover of People's "100 Most Beautiful People" issue. It's her fourth time on the list but her first as cover girl. The magazine also named the globe-trotting Jolie-Pitt clan the "World's Most Beautiful Family." Also making the list: Alicia Keys, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and others. Check out this beautiful scan! Alicia is looking fabolous in that purple dress! Big thanks to my girl Denise for it!

April 29, 2006
:: Scarlett Johansson, known for her driving skills, decides to foil the paparazzi this time by holding a sign in front of her face that says, 'I'm being harrassed by the person taking this picture.' Poor Alicia Keys, co-star of the film, was forced to play along with Ms. Johansson by holding a sign that says, 'Me Too!' Later that day, Miss Keys explained that it was just a joke and she loves the paparazzi. The photographers did not wait around to hear the same thing from Scarlett. More photos added.

April 29, 2006
:: In "The Nanny Diaries" a movie based on Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus' novel, Scarlett Johansson plays Nan, a Park Avenue au pair. And she looks ridiculous doing it. In the book, Nan's a Chapin School alum majoring in child development at NYU. The movie version is different; it starts with Johansson moving out of her New Jersey home and in to the Park Avenue pad of Mr. and Mrs. X, the parents of Nan's snot-nosed 4-year-old charge. Sultry songstress Alicia Keys, in a less offensive combination of cowboy boots, a tank top and skirt, plays her best friend. Read the full article here.
:: I've added new high quality photos from movie set taken yesterday in NYC, click on thumbs below. I've also uploaded much more hq photos from the set 2 days ago, view them here.

April 28, 2006
:: Even more hq photos from 'The Nanny Diaries' movie set added, Alicia looks great! :D

April 28, 2006
:: I've added hq photos from 'The Nanny Diaries' movie set yesterday in NYC. Check them here.

April 28, 2006
:: Jay-Z, Kanye West and LL Cool J are among those slated to attend the National Football League's Pre-Draft Celebrity Bash in New York today. In addition to the aforementioned stars, Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Christina Milian, Ciara, Common, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Jamie Foxx, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon, Mary J Blige, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Diddy, Taye Diggs, Usher and others have all also been invited and are expected to attend. The NFL's Pre-Draft Celebrity Bash takes place today at NYC's Club Sol.
:: I've added totally amazing photoshoot from Cosmo Girl magazine, check this out!

April 27, 2006
:: When it comes to the BET Awards '06, it seems as though it's all in the stars. The Best Female R&B Artist category is heated as well with high-profile names like Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and Keyshia Cole, being just some of the nominees. Winners will be announced at the BET Awards '06 in Los Angeles on June 27. Read more.

April 26, 2006
:: Scarlett Johansson and co-star Alicia Keys were sporting striking new looks in New York this week. The platinum-haired actress had swopped her bombshell locks for a decidedly more demure brown 'do, while her trademark sexy dresses had been replaced by casual shorts. Alicia was similarly transformed, with a mop of unruly curls and floral outfit that were a world away from her more familiar sleek on-stage persona. The new styles are only temporary, however, as the pair were hard at work on the set of their latest film, The Nanny Diaries, which is due out next year. The satirical comedy features Scarlett as a working class college student who goes to work as a nanny with a rich Manhattan family. In the new flick, R&B sensation Alicia flexes her acting muscles as Scarlett's best friend, alongside co-stars Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti. Fresh from shooting Smokin' Aces with Ben Affleck and Don Cheadle, the 25-year-old singer-turned-thesp looks set to consolidate her fledgling on-screen career with the two high-profile flicks. Here are first photos from 'The Nanny Diaries' film set in NYC with Scarlett Johannson, check them out! Alicia looks so pretty! <3

April 25, 2006
:: I've added new great photoshoot to HQ Gallery from Reader's Digest Magazine by Ben Baker. Thanks to Breathe for sending me these photos! Click on thumbs.

April 24, 2006
:: LL Cool J offered a new rap Saturday, providing financial advice for the hip-hop nation. The Manhattan gathering was organized by multi-millionaire entrepreneur Russell Simmons, one of the founding fathers of rap. The event mixed stars like LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Nas and T.I. with financial experts to provide advice on home ownership, budgets, credit cards and other financial issues. Read more.
:: I know I didn't add any videos lately, but I'm hoping you will like another Connecticut Verizon Tour performance. This time it is 'Karma & Heartburn', two great opening concert songs with a lil' bit of shaking ;) Download it from here! Big thx to Dustin for this file :*

April 21, 2006
:: Alicia Keys has just joined the financial bandwagon for this weekend's upcoming first Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment in New York City. Taking place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, April 22, the event will feature Keys along with other music celebrities such as LL Cool J, Nas, Russell Simmons, T.I., Fabolous, and is part of the official "Get Your Money Right" National Tour. Visit hsan.org for tickets and read more.
:: I've choosen new site of the moment, Katie-Holmes.org, congratz to Alyssia and Jay!
:: I've added new picture of the moment, check it here.
:: I've added rare hq pictures from Amsterdam concert in 2001. Click on thumbs.

April 21, 2006
:: About a year ago, Winfrey hosted a white-tie ball, luncheon and gospel brunch to honor 25 African American women deemed most influential to her life and American culture, including the late Coretta Scott King, the late Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner. Winfrey also invited dozens upon dozens of other influential black women, including Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige. The one-hour special, titled "Oprah Winfrey's Legends’ Ball" begins at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 15th and will feature original interviews with participants reflecting on their experience at the event.
:: I've added another cool wallpaper made by Jayb, thanks again!
:: I've made some new aim icons, you can use them if you like.

April 20, 2006
:: Alicia Keys is stealing hearts on her latest visit to South Africa. The R&B artist is in the country again to see the Aids orphans who stole her heart on a previous visit. She first saw the children who live at the Agape orphanage in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, near Durban, then visited Wentworth, to the south of the city, on Sunday to announce the opening of an Aids clinic. The orphanage is home to 35 orphans, some of whom Keys has met before. In 2004, the children at Agape travelled to New York with her as part of a fund-raiser to rebuild their orphanage, which had burnt down. The foundation's director of regional and international programmes, Dianne Erdnann-Sager, said Keys spent more than three hours with the children at Agape as they told her their shocking stories. Read the full article here.
:: I've added one wallpaper made by Jayb, thanks!

April 19, 2006
:: One hq picture added: Alicia Keys is accompanied by Irene Stainbank, co-ordinator of the Wentworth Aids Action Group, during Keys' visit to the Blue Roof building in Wentorth, 45 kilometres north of Durban on 16 April 2006. Keys purchased the property close to half a million US dollars. Plans are under way to bulid a comprehensive care clinic for people living with HIV-Aids.The Centre will also provide free medical treatment ot children and their families through the support and fundraising from KCA.

April 18, 2006
:: Alicia and 'Keep a Child Alive' Officials Visited Children and Families Treated at Free AIDS Treatment Clinic today. Alicia was in Durban, South Africa today to visit 'KACA' -sponsored sites including AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Ithembalabantu (Zulu for 'people's hope') Healthcare Center, located in Umlazi and which provides free medical care and anti-retroviral treatment to children and their families living with HIV/AIDS. KCA provides crucial support and funding to clinics that provide lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment and services to keep children alive. In South Africa, one of the sites that KCA helps fund is AHF's Ithembalabantu Healthcare Center, which cares for thousands of South Africans, more than 1,500 of whom receive lifesaving anti-retroviral therapy through the facility. More than 70% of the clinic's clients and patients are women, many with children and families. The clinic is operated by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Read more here.

April 16, 2006
:: Alicia Keys, has visited Africa in connection with her work with Keep A Child Alive, a US-based organisation which works to raise Aids awareness and treatment. On her visit to Kenya,she laid the foundation stone for a new Aids Research centre, besides flattering fans by signing autographs. "I am excited and proud to see how the KACA project is contributing towards the fight against Aids. This building we are inaugurating today will provide hope and care to children infected with Aids". Keys has been actively working for the cause of Aids for a while now, and has been buying anti-retroval drugs and shipping them directly to a hospital in Mombasa, that has been providing free treatment to around 400 children.

April 13, 2006
:: Alicia Keys has been cast in helmer duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's bigscreen adaptation of bestseller 'The Nanny Diaries' for the Weinstein Co. The pic stars Scarlett Johansson as a working-class woman from New Jersey who becomes a nanny to a wealthy Manhattan family. Keys takes on the role of Johansson's best friend. Keys has just wrapped Joe Carnahan's Smokin' Aces, for Working Title and Universal. Diaries has already booked Chris Evans, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti and Donna Murphy. The picture, which begins lensing in Gotham this month, is based on Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin's popular satirical tome.
:: More photos from Alicia's Africa trip added. Check them all in HQ Gallery.

April 12, 2006
:: She's a multiplatinum-selling artist, a Grammy winner and now Alicia Keys is adding marathon runner to her resume. The chart-topping singer plans on running a 26-miler in Greece later this year. "It's something that was calling me," she tells us. "I wanted to experience something in my life that I probably never would have before and that's one of them." To prepare, she's working her way up by recently completing her first 5K. "I was a little nervous, but I did it and it was fantastic." Thx to SmartyPants from AKO Board for the news.
:: I've added eight cute livejournal icons made by my girl Ewe, thanks baby!

April 11, 2006
:: One new picture added: Alicia Keys arrives at Entebbe International Airport Sunday 9th April 2006. Miss Keys is in Uganda to promote her Charity work, Keep A Child Alive Project that gives ARVS to HIV/AIDS infected people Africa wide. Click on thumbnail on the left.

April 11, 2006
:: Alicia Keys yesterday asked the world to do more in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Keys, visiting a health facility for antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive children and their families in Masaka, said she had seen the devastating effects of the disease she first encountered five years ago in South Africa. "We all know what a terrible impact AIDS is having on Africa. I have come and shown my dedication. I am dedicated to that cause and hope you are dedicated as well," Keys said as she interacted with the children and served them lunch. Keys said the sight of the children had moved her more than ever before and called for sustained efforts to combat the disease. Keys is a co-founder and global ambassador of Keep A Child Alive and her organisation supports 77 children living with HIV/AIDS at the centre run by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the Ministry of Health. Read more and check out pictures below.

April 8, 2006
:: Alicia Keys unveiled a Sh60 million Aids centre in Mombasa. The singer, who arrived in Mombasa two days ago, is following up on projects she has been funding through the Keep a Child Alive. The Bomu Medical Clinic in Changamwe, which is expected to be completed in a year, will house an Aids research centre and a unit to counsel and treat infected children. "I am excited and proud to see how the Keep a Child Alive project is contributing towards the fight against Aids. This building we are inaugurating today will provide care and hope to children infected with Aids," she said. Read more and check out the photos below.

April 6, 2006
:: Alicia Keys was clearly in the mood for celebration when she took centre stage at a bash in her native New York this week. The 26-year-old was on bubbly form at the event, chatting excitedly and dancing the night away with a roll-call of her music industry friends. She was centre of everyone's attention at the exclusive bash in Manhattan's Tribeca Rooftop venue. The soiree was staged to mark the launch of her new collaboration with producer and rumoured boyfriend Kerry Brothers. The pair have teamed up on a new website called Krucialkeys on which they are both releasing new albums. She is obviously over the moon with the venture. "It's definitely the wave of the future," she explained. "You can maintain control, you don't have to sacrifice the quality of music that you do." John Legend and Terrence Howard were among the celebs who went along to congratulate the pretty chanteuse. And Alicia's foray into the world of MP3 publishing isn't the only pot she has on the boil, as she is also hoping to make her mark as a stage actress. Having recently made her big screen debut opposite Ray Liotta and Ben Affleck in the crime caper Smokin' Aces, the acclaimed performer has now set her sights on the theatre. "I would love to do Broadway," she revealed.
:: I've added more high quality photos from Krucial Keys party, check them here!

April 4, 2006
:: Like I said a few days ago Alicia and Krucial launched new improved KrucialKeys.com website, check out the photos from the party! Big thx to Alex for these pics!

April 3, 2006
:: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey earned spots on FHM's seventh annual "100 Sexiest Women" list. Scarlett Johansson topped the list, which is compiled from votes by the magazine's readers. Alicia is number 65 on the list. Full list is included in FHM's April 2006 issue.
:: Miss Keys didn't win Favorite Female Singer at Kids Choice Awards, Kelly Clarkson did. Alicia also didn't show up at the ceremony.

April 1st, 2006
:: The Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards show takes place today. Battling it out for Favorite Music Group are Green Day, Destiny's Child, the Black Eyed Peas and Backstreet Boys. Alicia Keys, Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey are up for Favorite Female Singer, while Nelly, Bow Wow, Will Smith and Jesse McCartney will compete for Favorite Male Singer. To see who wins and who gets slimed, tune in to Nickelodeon this Saturday, April 1st, at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT for the Kids' Choice Awards show. I really hope Alicia shows up.
:: On April 4th, Alicia and longtime production partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers are officially launching krucialkeys.com, an interactive Web site offering aspiring musicians and fans exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the Grammy-winning duo's creative process. Through videos, photos, interviews and audio clips, the site will show how Keys and Krucial compose lyrics and choose beats.

March 27, 2006
:: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers is a man far ahead of his time. He has produced, written, arranged, and composed songs that appeared on soundtracks (Drumline, Ali, Shaft and Dr. Dolittle), and worked with artists, such as: Rakim, Nas, Keyshia Cole, and of course Alicia Keys, who he co-owns Krucial Keys Enterprise with. Although Krucial is a Grammy award winning, multi-platinum selling producer, he argues that he's an emcee at heart, and plans on releasing an album sometime this year. Read the interview with Krucial on MixtapeTalk.com.
:: I've added hq pics from Essence Music Festival Press Room, thanks to Rene!

March 26, 2006
:: On YourTube you can watch "(Inside) Out with Kimora Lee Simmons", where Alicia appeared for a minute. It's a funny bit of conversation with Kimora's daughter, you better watch this! Thx to serpentine_fiyah from AKO Board for this link.
:: I've uploaded another exclusive video! This time it's 'If I Ain't Got You' performance live in Connecticut. I hope you like it! Big thx to Dustin for it :)
:: New rounds of guess the celebrity and guess the video are waiting!
:: I've added some new, but older hq photos to the gallery. Thx to my girl Rene for these!

March 23, 2006
:: Now that Alicia Keys has caught the acting bug following her starring role as an assassin in the forthcoming film, 'Smoking Aces,' could the New York-bred star be contemplating marrying her music and acting skills on Broadway? The nine-time Grammy winning singer admitted backstage at the NABOB ceremony, where she was receiving an Entertainer of the Year Award, that she would love to follow in the footsteps of her mother Terri Augello and take a turn on the Great White Way. "Absolutely, I would love to do Broadway," said Keys. Which production is Keys eyeing? "'The Color Purple" she said.

March 23, 2006
:: Alicia Keys is to start a tour in Uganda to promote care for children affected by AIDS. Keys, the global ambassador and co-founder of Keep A Child Alive, will jet in on a four-day working visit on April 9, to bolster the HIV/AIDS crusade and give a ray of hope to families and children devastated by the scourge. With nine Grammy Awards to her name, however, she is not coming for a musical performance, but with an entourage of Keep A Child Alive, an American Charity organization, which provides life- saving anti-retroviral treatment to children and their families with HIV/AIDS. In Uganda, the organization funds Masaka Healthcare Center and Kairos Medical Center in Namuwongo, which fund adult and child AIDS treatment services to families living with AIDS. Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, Keys will visit sites funded by the organization "and bring footage home to the American public to encourage them to do more to help", according to a KACA statement. Throughout her visit, a film crew will follow and document the progress at both of these facilities for American news outlets.

March 21, 2006
:: MAC AIDS Foundation has granted Keep A Child Alive $170,000 from it's Kids Helping Kids campaign. KACA is the non-profit organization that asks the public for a dollar a day to buy the life-saving AIDS drugs for children and families in Africa. "Thank you MAC AIDS Fund. This takes the healing power of Art further to save lives. Thank you to Brooklyn public schools for supporting Keep A Child Alive" said Alicia Keys, KCA's Global Ambassador, who has worked tirelessly with founder Leigh Blake to bring awareness to this issue. Read more.

March 18, 2006
:: On Saturday April 1, 2006 the live telecast, except for the West Coast will take place on Nickelodeon for the 19th Annual Kids' Choice Awards where kids honor and vote on their favorites in film, music, sports and television. The airing will be 8 pm ET/PT. This event takes place at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Jack Black is hosting this April Fools Day event that will certainly have some pranks. All the celebrities who take part in this event get slimed with green goo, to the delight of the attendees and viewers. Kids can vote on 16 categories, as well as some surprise awards. Be sure to visit official Kids' Choice Awards page and vote for Alicia in Favorite Female Singer category!

March 17, 2006
:: Milena (aka Womanopoly83) sent me some scans from the Netherlands and I wanted to show u one scan, I bet you have never seen before. Alicia looks so young and pretty! Click on thumb near to view it. Thanks girl!
:: Ashlee Simpson, Alicia and Lindsay Lohan have topped a new list of the best celebrity makeovers. Pop star Simpson's decision to ditch her dark punk pop locks for a new classic blonde style has put her at the top of the new US Weekly list, while soul star Keys was commended for softening her look in recent months. Lohan came in third after ditching her skinny chic appearance for a more full-figured image. Sienna Miller, Jessica Alba and Hilary Duff also make the new list.

March 15, 2006
:: A grandmother is the one person in your life who thinks you can do no wrong, no matter what you do. Grandma is the cheerleader, the best friend, and the one you go to when Mom is on your last nerve. And as CBS 2's Diann Burns reports, author Lauren Cowen, who hails from Chicago’s northern suburbs, has put the love of grandmothers into words, in her new book, entitled Grandmothers. One of the stories Cowen and photographer Jayne Wexler tell in grandmothers belongs to singer Alicia Keys. "Her grandmother is contemplative" Cowen said. Throughout her life, Alicia Keys went to her grandmother for this sense of calm. Read more and view video here. I've made a couple of caps from it, Alicia and her Nana looks beautiful!

March 13, 2006
:: I've uploaded hq photos from NABOB Awards. Big thx to Alex for some of these!

March 11, 2006
:: Buena Vista Home Entertainment will be releasing the basketball drama "Glory Road", which stars Josh Lucas onto dvd. Extras include 2 audio commentaries, deleted scenes, extended interviews, 2 featurettes and Alicia Keys music video. Dvd will be available on June 6, 2006.
:: I've uploaded You Don't Know My Name Live at North Sea Jazz Festival. You can download this video from here. Enjoy.

March 11, 2006
:: I've added a few new affiliates, so check them here.
:: I've added three new photos from Communications Awards Dinner at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. Here you can read article about this event.

March 10, 2006
:: I've added hq pics from Nickelodeon Upfront Performance, Alicia looks great! Thx to Rene!

March 9, 2006
:: The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) and the NABOB Foundation holds their 22nd Annual Communications Awards Dinner, tommorow, 7:00 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. Comedian and radio personality Steve Harvey hosts a star-studded evening honoring African-American legends and leaders in entertainment and broadcasting. The NABOB 2006 honorees include: Terrence Howard, Alicia Keys, Etta James, Albertina Walker and Robert L. Johnson, Aretha Franklin and more. NABOB is a non-profit corporation and the only trade organization representing the interests of African-American owners of radio and television stations across the country.
:: I've added three new wallpapers made by Cee Kay, thanks man! Check them here.

March 8, 2006
:: On Thursday, March 9th, Cityzen Entertainment Inc. and the Keep A Child Alive Foundation team up to raise awareness for the plight of AIDS in Africa. Celebrating their second year as the web's fastest growing music news portal, Cityzen.tv- The Culture + Industry Magazine presents a night of unsigned bands and underground sounds. Representatives from KCA will be on hand to present materials and spread the word, while both Cityzen and KCA have dug into the vaults to offer tremendous prizes from the entertainmnet world's greatest in a charity raffle. Here you can read more and here is official Cityzen Magazine site.

March 8, 2006
:: Kerry "Krucial" Brothers is known as Alicia Keys' producer, business partner and - rumor has it - boyfriend, but it was as a rapper that he made his name. And with a solo EP due this spring, the male half of Krucial Keys Entertainment wants to bring their production company/ record label full circle. "A lot of people know that we're gonna be doin' the R&B thing, since it's Alicia Keys, but [the EP] is just venturing out and showing everybody that we got a hip-hop thing coming out too," Brothers said. "Those are my roots. I actually fell into doin' R&B, so I'm really excited about being able to express this side." Krucial's eight-song EP, Take Da Hood Back, will also showcase one of the company's rising stars, 18-year-old Brooklyn MC Illz. "I feel he's really going to be the future," Brothers said. "And I want to show that New York's still got some fresh sounds coming out." The EP is currently streaming on KrucialKeys.com, including the first single, the record's title track. "I'm getting a lot of good feedback and I'm in the process of shooting a video," Brothers said. Read more.

March 5, 2006
:: Well.. Alicia didn't show up at Soultrain Music Awards last night. She also didn't win in Female Best R&B Single category, Mariah Carey did.
:: I've added eight great live journal icons, all made by Radekk, thanks baby!

March 4, 2006
:: Soultrain Music Awards ceremony will be held today. Miss Keys is nominated in one category: Best Female R&B/Soul Single (for "Unbreakable"). If Alicia will appear, I will post pictures later, so check back AKO soon!
:: I've added two videos from NAACP Image Awards, performance and award acceptance. Big thanks to Red and Denise for recording this for us! Download files from here.

March 3, 2006
:: Don't forget to watch NAACP Image Awards ceremony today on FOX at 8 pm ET. I'll try to upload Alicia's performance asap.
:: I've added new cute picture of the moment.

March 2, 2006
:: New round of guess the celebrity game is waiting!
:: I've added five new wallpapers made by Angelika, Lisa and me. Check them here.

March 1, 2006
:: Alicia Keys is warning filmgoers that her brutal role as an assassin in feature film Smokin' Aces may not be appropriate for her younger fans. is trying her luck on the big screen playing "bad-ass" assassin Georgia Sykes in the film, alongside Ben Affleck Andy Garcia. She explains, "I think I have to put out a public service announcement for all my fans who are under 18. This role is that crazy. I get to deal with emotions that most people have to suppress, like extreme anger and rage". Alicia isn't daunted by her first dramatic role, insisting, "I grew up around the theatre, my mother was an actress. It's always been my destiny".
:: I've updated guess the celebrity and guess the events.
:: I've added a few new aim icons. Check them all here.

February 28, 2006
:: Alicia was forced to hide any signs of femininity growing up in her gang-infested neighbourhood, just to avoid being attacked. She was raised by her single mother in the rough Hells Kitchen area of NYC, which was overrun by prostitutes, drug dealers and gangs. She explains, "I grew up in an area that was pretty rough, so I had to compensate with how I dressed. "If I came across as too slutty or sexy or showed too much, it would cause a lot of problems. "That's why I called myself a tomboy, because I was always covered. I had to protect myself." Keys has now found a way to comfortably express her feminine side saying, "I like subtle. Sexy to me now is when you leave something to the imagination. Sexy to me is when you feel so beautiful on the inside that it shines on the outside."
:: I've added inside scan from USA Weekend. Thx to Denise! Click here to view it.

February 27, 2006
:: New rounds of guess the celebrity and guess the video are waiting.
:: I've uploaded photos from NAACP Image Awards and added some more images to high quality gallery. Big thanks to Krazee for sharing! Click on thumbnails.

February 26, 2006
:: Miss Keys won three NAACP Image Awards last night for Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video for 'Unbreakable'. Congrats Alicia! Here are high quality photos from this event, press room, show and performance.

February 25, 2006
:: I posted this news before, so here is a reminder: Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Mariah Carey earned four nominations each for the NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Song and Outstanding Album. Best-album nominees included Keys (Unplugged), Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi) and West (Late Registration). All three had best-song nominations, Keys for 'Unbreakable', Carey for 'We Belong Together' and West for 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone'. Other two nominations for Alicia are Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Music Video (for Unbreakable).The 37th annual Image Awards will be presented today in Los Angeles, with the ceremony airing on Fox on March 3. I hope Alicia will appear and win, I'd love to see (and post on AKO) some new photos of her!

February 24, 2006
:: OK! magazine spoke with Vanessa Minnillo in a Q&A and asked the 'TRL' host which celebrities have really made an impression on her. "Alicia Keys is just as beautiful and amazing in person as she is onstage," Minnillo said. "Whatever she speaks is poetry".
:: I've choosen new site of the moment, which is excellent John Legend Online, one of my favourite places in the net. Congrats Ewe! <3
:: I've added new round of guess the celeb game, I got almost 90 correct answers in one day.. it was too easy ;) I've also updated guess the events.
:: I've added some new adoption images, you can view them all here.

February 23, 2006
:: Alicia is on the cover of February 26 USA Weekend Magazine. Miss Keys discusses her whirlwind life from her film Smokin' Aces to her upcoming TV drama that is loosely based on her multiracial upbringing. Keys will be judging the USA Weekend Songwriting Contest for Teens this year. She shares her lyric inspirations in the article as well. Click on thumbnail near to view beautiful cover picture and be sure to buy this issue!

February 22, 2006
:: Remember when I told you about ebay auction, where you can win a 30 minute meeting with Alicia just for coffee in NYC? Aucion has ended and someone won it for $4,650! Woah.
:: New rounds of guess the celebrity and guess the video are waiting.

February 22, 2006
:: Mario may have earned some street cred by hosting joints with rappers Juvenile, T.I. and Cassidy on his sophomore disc Turning Point, but for his third outing, the R&B crooner wants to strip down the flash and get back to the basics... To really bring in some soul, Mario will also be collaborating with friend and J Records labelmate Alicia Keys, who produced two tracks on his 2002 debut disc 'Mario'. "I'm really looking forward to working with Alicia. We discussed it at Grammy party, and her schedule's kind of crazy now, but I'll be getting in the studio with her soon," he said of the singer, who is currently filming her first big-screen role in "Smokin' Aces". Read full article on Mtv.com.
:: I've added exclusive hq photos from Platinum Club party in July 2002.

February 20, 2006
:: Since there are not any new information and photos with Alicia I've added another great performance. This time it's exclusive video from 2004 Verizon Tour, 'Rock Wit U' live in Connecticut. Big thanks to Dustin for it! Download it from here and enjoy!

February 18, 2006
:: Alicia posted again! Check her official site now.
:: I've uploaded one of my favourite performances to videos section. It's How come You Don't Call Me live at Letterman show in June 2002. Amazing hair-do, great and dynamic show. Be sure to download it! I'll try to add more old and rare videos soon :)

February 18, 2006
:: Denise sent me scans from new issue of People magazine, check them here.
:: I've updated apperances and timeline section.

February 17, 2006
:: The legendary Etta James will be honored by NABOB (The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters) with the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award at its 22nd Annual Communications Awards Dinner, a staple event held each year in Washington, D.C. Hosted by comedian and radio personality Steve Harvey, the show will take place March 10 and include other NABOB 2006 honorees Alicia Keys, S. Epatha Merkerson, Maya Angelou, Albertina Walker and Robert L. Johnson - with Aretha Franklin providing the evening's entertainment.
:: I've added a few new affiliates, view them here.

February 16, 2006
:: Alicia posted a new entry on her official diary, so check it out! Thx Derek for info.
:: Paige sent me a link to radio interview with Alicia in Doug Banks Morning Show, recorded in January this year. Miss Keys is telling about losing weight, Glory Road, Smokin' Aces movies and more. You can listen to it here.

February 15, 2006
:: Will you help us Keep a Child Alive? Fam Hands United is made up of Alicia Keys fans who have made the choice to BE the change that's necessary to make our world a better place. Right now FHU has over 150 members from all over the world, all having the same goal: spread the word and raise awareness on issues that matter to all of us. One of the issues that FHU is focused on right now is HIV/AIDS. The project we are currently working on is our first official fund-raising effort. We are doing this in conjunction with Keep a Child Alive (KCA). KCA is a non profit organisation that focuses on providing life-saving AIDS medicines directly to children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and other impoverished countries. Our goal is to, by the end of February, donate a total amount of $10,000 to this organisation. Right now we are over $8,000 and well on our way to reaching our goal. Alicia is aware of our massive efforts and is supporting us 100%! Every little donation we can get means a lot to us and brings us a step closer to our final goal. Just imagine how many children and families we are going to be helping. The feeling is priceless! So please, won't you help us BE the change we all want to see in our world? For more information on how to get started with FHU or on how to make a one time donation, hit us up at famhandsunited@yahoo.com.

February 15, 2006
:: I've added new section to Fan Corner called Her Style. Check it out! I hope you like it.
:: I've uploaded a few new audio files to mp3s of the moment.
:: I've added hq photos on the set of 'A Woman's Worth' video. Click on thumbs.

February 14, 2006 Happy Valentine's Day!
:: Nothing says "I love you" like diamonds. But if times are a little tight (or you're only 90 percent sure you're in love), a mixtape can say almost as much. Of course, the key is choosing the right songs. And to best serve the hopeful Romeos in our audience, we asked a hodgepodge of stars and music-business types to help us assemble the perfect Valentine's Day mix CD. Here is what Kerry "Krucial" Brothers says: "I would put the Isley Brothers' 'Voyage to Atlantis.' Just the whole vibe of it - and the ocean. It's just kind of like an imaginary place to be - paradise, old empire or whatever it was - that's unseen now." Read more.

February 13, 2006
:: I've scanned V magazine cover (Fall 2004 issue) just because noone has ever posted before this beautiful picture in good quality. I wanna thank to my girl Denise for sending me a lot of new stuff again! If any of you has inside picture of V mag please share with us! Click on thumb to view full scan.

February 13, 2006
:: I've added several Rolling Stone magazine photoshoot outtakes, check them all!

February 12, 2006
:: I know you can watch full Pre-Grammy party concert, but I thought I can upload Alicia's performance with Fantasia, Mario and Natalie Cole for you. Video isn't in good quality, but for everyone who wanna save it I think it's better than nothing. Visit videos section and enjoy!
:: I've added three hq pictures when Alicia is leaving David Letterman Show in October last year. Check out these photos here. Thx to Krazee!

February 10, 2006
:: Alicia Keys is available for coffee.. are you? Don't miss your chance to spend time with her and many other celebrity entertainers being auctioned off to the highest bidder during the fourth annual Lunch With A Leader online celebrity auction. The auction, which begins today on eBay, will benefit Communities In Schools, the nation's largest dropout prevention organization. Read more here. You can bid on this page, you really can have a coffee with her in NYC! Wow, what a great opportunity to give some money for respectable purpose, and meet Miss Keys in the flesh! Auction ends on Monday, February 20. Good luck :)
:: Here are last photos and captures from this year Grammy Awards.

February 10, 2006
:: Tv News: Alicia's Unplugged concert will be on Mtv France today and on February 15 at 1:10am. VH1 Poland will air it on Sunday at 5pm. If you still didn't see it, be sure to watch it!
:: I've added 44 new hq photos from Grammy arrivals and show, check pics here.

February 10, 2006
:: I've added two interviews from Grammy Awards, download them from here. Here are some caps from these videos. Big thanks to Red for sending me these!

February 9, 2006
:: Forget the Grammys, Alicia Keys and Teri Hatcher vied tonight for the sexiest dress award. Keys chose an Armani Prive black beaded gown with a plunging V-neck and a dramatic low back. It also had a front slit. "Giorgio Armani made it especially for me. I feel like a winner" Miss Keys told E!'s Ryan Seacrest. Read more.
:: You can check Grammy site for a short interview with Alicia on the green carpet. Click on Grammy moments, videos and more arrivals. She looks incredible!
:: i've added high quality photos from G.O.O.D Music "Heavenly" Grammy After Party.

February 9, 2006
:: Alicia didn't win any Grammy awards last night, but hey.. it's ok. I mean we all know she recorded another great album, she's feelin' good and looking hot. This year's competition was really hard, so congratz to all the winners... John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Kelly Clarkson, U2, Mariah, Kanye! Here you can view full list of winners and here are hq photos.

February 8, 2006
:: My girl Denise sent me video from Grammy Awards (how fast are we? lol). Alicia and Stevie Wonder opened the show and they sang a little of 'Higher Ground' acapella! It was just perfect! They presented first award for Best Female Vocal Performance (Kelly Clarkson wins, she deserve it). Check videos section now. Denise you rock! Photos from ceremony wil be added asap.

February 8, 2006
:: Miss Keys is nominated for The Kids' Choice Awards this year in Favorite Female Singer category, along with Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson and Hilary Duff. Kids will be able to vote in a total of 16 categories, with surprise awards also announced during the show. Voting begins at nick.com on March 6. The green-slimin' ceremony will be held April 1 -at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.

February 8, 2006
:: Giorgio Armani has give us a sneak preview of the Privé couture dress that he has made for Alicia Keys to wear to the Grammy Awards tonight. The singer is expected to co-host the awards, in LA, which are due to begin at 8pm this evening. Her dress, we're told, features a plunging scalloped neckline of lace embroidered with Swarovski crystal jet black beading
:: I've added high quality photos from Pre-Grammy arrivals and performance.

February 8, 2006
:: Many new Pre-Grammy party photos added. I will add hq pics asap. Click on thumbnails.

February 7, 2006
:: I've added first ten pictures from Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Awards Party. Alicia look different than I expected, but I like it. What do u think? :) More pics will be added soon.

February 6, 2006
:: Alicia Keys and comedian Dave Chappelle would both be taking the stage this year as presenters at Grammy Awards. Previously announced presenters include Destiny's Child, Chris Brown, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teri Hatcher,Ellen DeGeneres and more. Keys' Best R&B Album nod for Unplugged pits her against Earth, Wind and Fire's Illumination, Fantasia's Free Yourself, Legend's Get Lifted and Stevie Wonder's A Time to Love. The Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category has Alicia in the running for her track "Unbreakable," alongside Amerie, Beyoncé, Carey and Fantasia. "If This World Were Mine," from Keys and Jermaine Paul, will be vying for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, and "If I Was Your Woman" will contend with Carey's "Mine Again," Fantasia's "Summertime," Aretha Franklin's "A House Is Not a Home" and Legend's "Stay With You" for the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance prize. Keys could also walk away with the Best R&B Song award for "Unbreakable." She's facing stiff competition from Destiny's Child (Cater 2 U), Fantasia (Free Yourself), John Legend (Ordinary People) and Mariah Carey (We Belong Together).
:: I had to add new round of guess the celebrity game, I've got so many correct answers! You guys like to have some fun here, huh? ;) I hope this time it won't be so easy!

February 6, 2006
:: Alicia Keys has named John Legend as her musical role model because his work is unaltered by industry success. The Fallin' hitmaker, who asked Legend to open her tour last year, has huge admiration for the artist's authenticity. She says, "He's special. He's a person that plays and sings and writes his own music, he's not trying to keep up with the Joneses. There's nothing more special than to see an artist playing his own music. I think a lot of people are seeking it out - the truth of it." Legend leads the nominations at this week's Grammys with eight apiece, alongside Mariah Carey and Kanye West.
:: Visit FHM.com to vote for Alicia at 100 Sexiest Women 2006 poll! Thx to Ewe for info!

February 4, 2006
:: Alicia is nominated for 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards this year in one category: Best Female R&B/Soul Single for "Unbreakable", along with Mariah Carey "We Belong Together", Keyshia Cole "I Should Have Cheated" and Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl". Nominations and winners are based on a survey of radio programmers, talent managers and artists. The awards will be handed out March 4 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Highlights will air in syndication from March 11 through March 19. Here you can view complete list of nominess.
:: I've added better quality scans from Jane, check them here. Thx to Denise!
:: I've put new round of guess the celeb and guess the video.

February 3, 2006
:: I've added new video of the moment, it's Black History Month Commercial with Alicia. Video is short, but worth to see it. Click here to download it.

February 2, 2006
:: Ahh what beautiful scans Denise just sent me! They are from latest issue of Cosmo Girl magazine. In my opinion Alicia look so fresh and mature on these pics. I totally love it!

February 1, 2006
:: Tune in February 7th at 9 pm PST for the live webcast of music's most exclusive party of the year, featuring performances by both legends and hot newcomers to the music scene. All you need to do is click this link! And like I said yesterday, Alicia will perform :D
:: Here are captures from A Woman's Worth, Diary, Girlfriend, How Come You Don't Call Me and Karma videos. Like you see I'm working at gallery. There is so much more to add, but when I have time I'm making caps and galleries, uploading files to server. I really wanna finish it this month, keep your fingers crossed, lol ;)

January 31, 2006
:: The invites have gone out to Clive Davis' famous and impossible-to-get-into pre-Grammy dinner. This year it's at the Beverly Hilton Ballroom, and "The Entertainment Will Be Major!" promises the invite. In fact, the "unannounced" performers definitely include Jamie Foxx and Alicia Keys, and perhaps Santana or Rod Stewart. The physical invite is a sumptuous thing of beauty, a heavy diploma-like folder dressed in black silk with gold lettering. It even has a hidden message floating in a buried hologram: "Quite viply, the most fabulous music event of the year". Grammy Awards will take place on Wednesday, February 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 8 pm.
:: If you didn't catch Alicia's 'Sweet Music' performance at David Letterman two weeks ago, today is your chance to see it on CBS at 11:35 pm.

January 29, 2006
:: U have to see this! it's a scan from W magazine with amazing never posted before Miss Keys' picture! She looks absolutely stunning! I luv it! Thx to Denise for it, mwah!

January 29, 2006
:: I recently made some caps from music videos that Alicia appeared in. Now I've added only dvd quality captures from What's Going On, What's Going On Blindfold Version, Gangsta Lovin' and My Boo videos. I'll add all remaining soon.

January 28, 2006
:: Alicia Keys would not confirm to Jane magazine whether or not she's dating her songwriter/producer Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, but reveals she has been in a committed relationship with a significant other for a while now and can see herself starting a family with that person. Saying she’s relived not to be single, Keys tells the magazine: "I think about how uncomfortable I would feel trying to find love among so much falseness. So I feel very, very, very blessed to have someone special to me". Meanwhile, Krucial is busy at work on his own solo rap project, but it’s not "another R&B producer-turned-rapper scenario," Brothers tells Billboard. "It's the other way around." After meeting Keys at open-mic sessions around New York, their friendship blossomed into a creative partnership as co-owners of Krucial Keys Enterprises. Now Brothers feels its time to revert back to his rap roots. Read more.
:: I've added several new avatars, check them all here.

January 27, 2006
:: I've uploaded rare video with Alicia donated by Kevin (thx!). It's The Life Remix performance from 2001. And btw you better check Kevin's Aaliyah site, he just put brand new layout!

January 26, 2006
:: Here are photos from People photoshoot, they are ugly tagged, but I will try to get these in better quality without blue tags asap. Some time ago I've added scans from People, so you can view them here. Big thanks to Rene for sending me these! Edit: Pics without tags added now.

January 26, 2006
:: Many people requested this, so I've uploaded 'Every Little Bit Hurts' video in bigger size, so if you still don't have it, you can download it in mpg format from here.
:: I've added scans from Jane Magazine sent by DeeDee, thank you!

January 25, 2006
:: Happy Birthday Alicia from AKO Board Fam! We wish you all the best! Here are special cards for You made by Benny, Ilona, Raidjie, Rene, Trish and Vanessa :) We have also birthday topic on our board, so please check it, when U find time :) We love you Lellow! <3

January 25, 2006
:: Today is Alicia's 25th Birthday! Happy Birthday Alicia! You are such an inspiration for me and thousands of fans all around the world! Thank you for being so wonderful. We all love you!

Wishing You a very Happy Birthday
May all your wishes come true
All the joy you give to others
Return right back to you!

January 24, 2006
:: While the music of Alicia Keys will always have Soul and R&B at its core, the singer/piano player is already planning to branch out a bit more on her next album. "I definitely see the album being a little bit edgier," she recently told Billboard.com. "I feel like it's going to have a lot of political elements to it as well and be a bit more guitar-driven. The sound is definitely going to be different, but obviously the heart and soul of it is always going to remain consistent." Keys is looking for some unexpected collaborators to help her achieve this new sound. She would like to work with more musicians outside of the Hip-Hop and R&B world, with John Mayer being at the top of her list. "I'd also like to do something that's really out there, with like Queens Of The Stone Age or White Stripes, something just strange as hell, unexpected and interesting," Keys said. "I always like to collaborate with one or two special folks that just take it to a new place. I have a lot of strange ideas and brainstorms." Billboard also reports that Keys recently recorded three new songs, including the title cut and a cover of The Impressions' "People Get Ready" with Lyfe Jennings, for the soundtrack to the movie Glory Road. The film chronicles the 1966 Texas Western men's basketball team, which featured the first all-African American starting lineup. And, as previously reported, she is developing a new television show based on her childhood in New York City.
:: I've added several new blends made by Benny, thank you!
:: I've put four great pics with Krucial and Alicia shoot, click on thumbs.

January 23, 2006
:: AKO is site of the moment at Beyonce.nu! Big thanks to Dan for this award :)
:: Tierra sent me her great blends, so I've added them to our graphics gallery. I've also added one really cool wallpaper made by Ashleigh, you can view it here. Thx girls!
:: I've made two new link-me banners, wanna see?

January 21, 2006
:: Alicia Keys is branching outside of music, with upcoming projects in film and television and a newly formed production company with her longtime manager, Jeff Robinson. The first venture for Big Pita, Lil' Pita is an as-yet-untitled UPN drama. The show will be loosely based on Keys' life as a multiracial child; her mother is Irish-Italian and her father is Jamaican. "It tells the real story of a young girl trying to find her way - being in a new high school, trying to establish a relationship with her father and his new family, and the troubles that her mother is going through to try to raise her," Keys previously told Billboard.com of the track. "We had all these meetings in the beginning, and I would share some stories in my life and things that I felt and had been through. They used that and turned it into an idea for the pilot". Even with her numerous endeavors, Keys plans to stay actively involved in the show's production. "I'm definitely going to want to read every script and know the direction and the feeling just to make sure it's true to me and true to life," she says. "If my name goes with it, then I just want to ensure it's exactly what I feel." In her big screen debut, "Smokin' Aces," due later this year, Keys worked alongside actors Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, among others. The singer says she pulled from her own life experiences to play the role of an assassin. "It was freeing, to be honest with you," says Keys. "It was so good to be able to express a side of myself that we all suppress, which is that of rage or anger, and I think it was healthy. I'm also in the process of developing the next movie I'm going to be a part of, so that's very exciting".
:: I've just made cute aim icons, you can use them if you want :)

January 21, 2006
:: Known for his work with Alicia Keys, songwriter/producer Kerry "Krucial" Brothers is stepping out from behind the control boards with his own solo rap project. But this is not "another R&B producer-turned-rapper scenario," Brothers insists. "It's the other way around." It was at open-mic sessions around New York where the journeyman MC first met Keys. Their friendship branched out into a fruitful creative partnership as co-owners of Krucial Keys Enterprises. Now Brothers feels the time is right to shift back into his original rapper mode. An eight-song introductory EP featuring Brothers and 18-year-old protege Illz will come out around the end of February by way of Krucial Keys subsidiary Krucial Recordings. A full-length album, "Take Da Hood Back," is planned for June. Mixing conscious tracks, party jams, boom beats and smooth cuts, the album represents "what hip-hop is about," the Queens, N.Y.-bred Brothers says. "Too many artists are getting caught up in being one-dimensional. There's more to my music than can be put in one little box". Read more.

January 21, 2006
:: Denise found a scan with article about Kerry 'Krucial' Brothers. It's from Vibe magazine, recent issue. Credit goes to Christina Multimedia. I also wanna thank to Gabby for letting me know about it!
:: I've put new graphic made by Kendall, you can view it here.
:: I've got email from Carly. She sent me scan from Billboard magazine and another one is a picture she got with her 'Unplugged' bundle. Thanks girl!

January 21, 2006
:: I've found these beautiful scans and I've decided to add them here, even if they were posted before. All of them are from Sophisticate's Black Hair magazine, various dates. Alicia looks very pretty on these pictures, so check them all! Credit goes to Glitterati Network!

January 20, 2006
:: Few new affiliates added, click here to view them.
:: I've added two scans with a short interview with Miss Keys from Verve Girl (Toronto) magazine sent by Spirit, thanks so much!

January 19, 2006
:: The legacy of Nina Simone is being celebrated with the release of repackaged music, in stores now. 'Forever Young, Gifted and Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit' reflects the upheavals of the late 1960s with complete unedited 1968 concert versions of "Why? (The King of Love is Dead)" and "Mississippi Goddam", along with previously alternate versions of 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' and 'Ain't Got No – I Got Life'. Special liner notes include a foreword by Alicia Keys, and a poem and testimonial by Nikki Giovanni.

January 18, 2006
:: Alicia Keys has been notoriously quiet about her private life - causing some to speculate about a variety of possible romantic entanglements. But in a February cover story for Jane magazine, the reticent singer comes closest to revealing who she's involved with and what her plans for the future are. For starters, despite claiming otherwise in the past, Keys came clean to Jane about Keys not being her real last name. Her mother's last name was Augello, her father's was Cook, and Alicia almost picked Wilde as her nom de R&B when she was 16. But her manager suggested "Keys" after a "crazy dream" he had about needing to unlock a briefcase. "I was like, 'Keys? I play the piano keys, and keys unlock doors. Wow, that's perfect.' It described me, what I loved to do, what I wanted to do," she told the mag. "I believe in names. I believe your name definitely reflect your future." Then is there something to read into how her main collaborator, New York MC and producer Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, whom she's known since she was a teenager, formed a company with her called Krucial Keys? About how that reflects both their futures? "Kinda like he took her last name," Jane points out. Keys acknowledged that she's been with the same person for quite some time now, and that she sees herself as being with that same person when she starts a family. Read the full story on Mtv.com and here are pictures from Jane magazine. Bigger scans will be added soon!

January 18, 2006
:: After conquering the world of music, Alicia Keys is expanding into movie and television production. (...) "I'm a juggler by nature, that's how I've always been. My dream is to be part of a multitude of things. ... These activities feed back into my music, my music feeds back into these activities." Asked about her next album, she said: "It's bubbling. I'm very excited about it." Robinson, president of MBK Entertainment, attests to Keys' ability to handle a heavy load. "Alicia is a very energetic workaholic. She's always thinking. We're always feeding ideas off each other - which generates huge cellphone bills, by the way," Robinson said. "I'm constantly telling her to slow down, let's not conquer the world in one day. But she wants to do it all." On this page you can read the full article.
:: I've added 'People Get ready' lyrics. Big thx to Karen and Paige for sending me it!

January 18, 2006
:: Karen sent me lyrics for 'Sweet Music' song, so now you can sing along :) Thx Karen!
:: I've added few new affiliates, check them here.
:: I've added great vector wallpaper made by A Lil Zeker, thanks!

January 15, 2006
:: I wanna let you know that Tash made new beautiful layout at Lellow Zone! She added some fun content, so you guys better check out this site now! Good job girl :)
:: I've added four mp3s of latest Alicia's performances. You can download them all from here.

January 14, 2006
:: I've found the site where you can watch Alicia's 'Sweet Music' clip. I don't know if it's official music video, because song is cut at the end, but it looks good anyway. Click here to watch it now! I've also added some captures, check them here.

January 14, 2006
:: I've just uploaded 'Sweet Music' performance at Letterman show. Sorry for delay, I had some problems to get that file. Visit videos section now and enjoy! :)
:: Here are new great animated avatars, all made by my dear Ewe, thanks baby!

January 13, 2006
:: I've added new high quality photos: Alicia Keys arriving and leaving the 'Late Show with David Letterman'. Click on thumbnails to view them all.

January 13, 2006
:: Alicia will be on the cover of Jane Magazine, next month issue. The mag will be available in stores on January 24. I guess there will be a new photoshoot, yay!
:: I've uploaded interview and 'Sweet Music' performance at The View today. These videos are worth to download, trust me! Huge thanks to Erick for sending me these files!

January 13, 2006
:: After conquering the world of music, Alicia Keys is expanding into movie and television production. Keys and her longtime manager Jeff Robinson, said Thursday they have formed a company whose first project will be a UPN TV series inspired by Keys' experiences as a biracial youngster growing in New York. "A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about that I feel don't get the opportunity to be shown," Keys said. "Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I feel like it's such a colorful world." Their company, New York-based Big Pita, Lil' Pita, will provide "the opportunity to expose that array," Keys said in a phone call. She's also intent on developing projects that give women their due, she added. "I was mostly raised by very strong women, and I consider myself one as well. So I'd like to see things explore that and see that strength shine through," she said. On Mtv.com you can read even more about UPN's upcoming project. There's no timetable to shoot the pilot, though it's possible it could be ready by next season.
:: More hq photos: Miss Keys leaving Mtv TRL studio in New York City. Thx to Katie for these!

January 13, 2006
:: New pics added: Alicia arriving and leaving the 'Late Show with David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC. Like I said before video will be added asap, so check back AKO soon! I've also added three new photos from Mtv TRL. Click on thumbs.

January 12, 2006
:: I've just uploaded three new videos from Bet 106 & Park. Alicia sang 'Sweet Music' and 'People Get Ready' featuring Lyfe. These songs are great! There is also interview with both of them. Be sure to download vids now! Big thanks to Red for recording these files for us! <3

January 12, 2006
:: Don't forget to watch Letterman Show today at 11:30pm ET/PT with Keys' performance! And tommorow Alicia will be the musical guest at The View on ABC at 11 pm ET/PT.

January 12, 2006
:: UPN has cut a deal with soul star Alicia Keys for a drama series project loosely inspired by her life. Writer Felicia Henderson has been tapped to pen the show, a coming-of-age story about a girl from a biracial family in the gritty Hell's Kitchen area of New York. Keys, repped by WMA, is on board to executive produce the project, which has received a script commitment from the network, along with her manager, Jeff Robinson and Henderson.
:: I've added more hq photos from Mtv Trl, check them here.

January 12, 2006
:: My dear Katie sent me the same photoshoot I've added yesterday, but without blue tags. U better check out these pictures! They are stunning! Thx Katie, I'm glad you back! :*

January 11, 2006
:: According to Bet.com Alicia will be on 106&Park tomorrow at 6 pm ET/PT. I hope it's true!
:: Be sure to watch The Late Show With David Letterman, also tomorrow at 11:30pm ET/PT, where Miss Keys will be the musical guest. Her performance will be available to download asap.
:: Video from Mtv Trl is waiting for ya. You can download it in mpg file from here. I wanna thank to two great friends - Red and Denise for sending me it!
:: I've added more great photos from Trl. Click on thumbs to view them all.

January 11, 2006
:: Here are high quality photos from Alicia's apperance at Mtv TRL today. She was talking about 'Don't Give Up' song featuring Bono, 'Glory Road' movie and other stuff. I already have the video, gimme time to upload it for you! Big thanks to Krazee for pics!

January 11, 2006
:: Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Mariah Carey earned four nominations each for the NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Song and Outstanding Album. Best-album nominees included Keys (Unplugged), Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi) and West (Late Registration). All three had best-song nominations, Keys for 'Unbreakable', Carey for 'We Belong Together' and West for 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone'. Other two nominations for Alicia are Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Music Video (for Unbreakable).The 37th annual Image Awards, for achievement by blacks in movies, television, music and literature, will be presented February 25 in Los Angeles, with the ceremony airing on Fox on March 3.
:: Don't forget to watch Mtv TRL today with Alicia! I will try to get this video asap.
:: New photoshoot added. Miss Keys looks so good! Pictures are tagged, but it's better than nothing, right? ;) Thx to Krazee for these photos! Click to view them.

January 10, 2006
:: Miss Keys posted new entry at her official internet diary yesterday. Check it now!
:: Tune in to Mtv's TRL tomorrow at 3:30 pm ET/PT to catch Alicia Keys. She will stop by Wednesday's edition of TRL to talk about her "Unplugged" album.

January 10, 2006
:: Motown used to have the nickname Hitsville USA. The "Glory Road" soundtrack - in stores today - should have that nickname. The soundtrack boasts several hits from the 1960s. "It's a total representation of the late 1960s," said JoJo Garcia, operations director for Entravision Radio in El Paso, who saw the movie last Thursday. "It's the beginning of Motown movement." Songs on the soundtrack and in the movie include Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar," Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street". All were songs at the top of the charts in the 1960s and are considered classics now. And if that weren't enough, superstar Alicia Keys is featured on three songs on the soundtrack. She sings "I Will Make the Darkness Light" and the duet "Glory Road" with Trevor Rabin and a cover with Lyfe Jennings of Isaac Hayes' classic "People Get Ready." "I think she's there for that 12 to 34 demographic to give it that extra push," Garcia said. "Glory Road" tells the story of the 1966 Texas Western College championship season in which the basketball team's all-black starting lineup beat an all-white starting lineup from the University of Kentucky.
:: I've got 30 second samples of all three Alicia's songs, so if you can't wait to hear them you can download mp3s only from here. I bet you will like them! And if you do here are some stores where you can buy this soundtrack: Cd Universe, Overstock, Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

January 9, 2006
:: Lene sent me a link to interview with Krucial in The Oven. Click here to watch it! Thx girl!
:: I've added some small adoption images, you can take them and put into your blog, site or as a boards avatar etc. Please don't forget not to direct link. You can view them all here.

January 9, 2006
:: Denise sent me great scan from Teen People's Winter 2005 issue. Alicia was named one of the 10 most beautiful stars. And yes, she has best brows!
:: I had some time to add about 450 new members into our Alicia Keys FC. If you are not on the list you can still add yourself! Now we have over 2700 members.
:: I've made new avatars, you can view them all here. I hope you like them :)

January 8, 2006
:: Alicia Keys proved that her vocal talents aren't her only stunning feature when she took to the red carpet in Los Angeles on Thursday. She made light work of stealing the show when she turned out for a movie premiere dressed in a figure-hugging, off-the-shoulder creation. The New York native, who recently stormed the charts with her Unplugged album, was among the big names who turned out to support John Voight's new basketball flick Glory Road. And it seems likely she will be turning heads at another glitzy screening before too long, as the critically-acclaimed performer is set to make her big screen debut. Alicia plays the female lead in the action comedy Smokin' Aces, which also features Hollywood heart-throbs Ben Affleck and Andy Garcia. Co-star Ryan Reynolds confessed to having some doubts about working with the pretty songstress, but he now reckons she has what it takes to become a major movie star. "Going in you're thinking 'Oh god, this is going to be tough. Am I going to have to slow down so they can keep up'," he explained. "But that wasn't the case at all. I'm surprised she hasn't done a movie before because she's so natural. She's going to blow everybody away".
:: According to top records as rated by Billboard magazine based on sales and airplay for the preceding week, Alicia's 'Unbreakable' is on 10 place on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

January 7, 2006
:: Here is a short Billboard's review of 'Every Little Bit Hurts' single: "Every Little Bit Hurts" is assured to maintain the momentum of Keys' "Unplugged" disc. The magic here is the track's sensitive simplicity: primarily the singer, a piano, subtle strings and a gospel choir. Alicia Keys utilizes her voice in a novel, less polished manner than usual, and the raspiness and ache make this a soulful number. Perhaps not a catalog classic, but another convincing testament to one of the superb singers of the day.
:: More photos from 'Glory Road' premiere added. Click here and here.

January 6, 2006
:: Now I've uploaded high quality pictures from 'Glory Road' premiere. Check them all!

January 6, 2006
:: New Alicia's photos, finally! Here are pics from world premiere of "Glory Road" movie at the Pantages Theatre on January 5, 2006 in LA. Alicia looks amazing! I will add hq photos asap.

January 5, 2006
:: BallerStatus.net asks Mary J Blige: "When you look at the landscape of female R&B today, are there singers out there that you like to listen to and admire"? Mary answered: "I see so many and there is a few that have pieces of everything I have ever done and they definitely stand out. You have people that are really talented - Alicia Keys, who is talented and I respect her; you have Keyshia Cole, who is just starting out and trying to find out who she is and she can sing, so you have to admire that; Beyonce, who from the jump was a businesswoman and is very smart and you have to respect that; and you have Fantasia, who is a singing fool [laughs] and I'm using that in a positive way. She can truly blow and she's an entertainer when you watch her. That's probably all I can name right now".
:: I've added several new blinks, you can view them all here.

January 5, 2006
:: Celebs know that the crowning glory to any red-carpet outfit is an elegant hairstyle. And this season locks have been piled high at parties and premieres on both sides of the Atlantic, in looks that range from sexily mussed bed-head styles to classic chignons. Charlize Theron and football fiancee Coleen McLoughlin are just two of the famous faces who've been experimenting with their usual style. Songstress Alicia Keys acknowledged the trend when she swapped her famous African braids for vintage Hollywood glamour, while Latin beauty Eva Mendes set pulses racing when she stepped out with a carefully dishevelled coiffure.
:: Krazee sent me one of the most beautiful Alicia's photoshoots taken at Barbados beach in January last year. Click on thumbnails. Thank you Krazee! :*

January 4, 2006
:: Though Ryan Reynolds had his doubts about working with Alicia Keys in Joe Carnahan's recently wrapped "Smokin' Aces", he says the singer has much stronger film chops than he expected. "Going in you're thinking, 'Oh, God, this is going to be tough. Am I going to have to slow down so they can keep up?' But that wasn't the case at all I'm surprised she hasn't done a movie before because she's so natural. She's going to blow everybody away". The action comedy, which also includes Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Jeremy Piven, is "about a mafia Vegas showman kind of guy who ends up in Tahoe and is about to become a witness in a federal case against the mob," explains Reynolds. "I'm the FBI agent with Ray Liotta, who's assigned to go get him and bring him back alive, but at the same time, there are eight different assassins that are all converging on the same hotel suite in Tahoe".

January 4, 2006
:: Alicia Keys has struck again. Her latest album 'Unplugged', went straight into the Billboard chart at No 1, making her the first female R&B artist to score a hat-trick of No 1 debuts. "Performing is my thing," Keys says. "It just felt like it was absolutely the right time to be able to do a broken-down version of my songs and make them really intimate and personal. "I wanted to draw the listener into my world, into my personal, private, intimate location." Sitting pretty in a Manhattan hotel, Keys has a curvaceous figure that contrasts sharply with the industry's usual requirements. Today, she's wearing her trademark braids, but has taken to wearing her hair straight. "I'm definitely not afraid to branch out and try new things, new looks." Keys is charming and thoughtful in conversation, and even when admitting she may need a holiday, she leavens the complaint with a megawatt smile. "I haven't had the greatest life-work balance," she says, "but I definitely make sure that when I need time to relax or just be with my family, or sit down and do silly things like watch movies, or go bowling, or whatever you need to do to relax or unwind, I make sure I take it". Read the full article here.
:: I've made four new live journal icons, view them in here.
:: Here are photos that you might not have seen yet, I thought I can share with ya :)

January 2, 2006
:: Guess what I just got for ya.. Alicia and Elmo singing 'I Keep On Dancing'' at the Sesame Street! Yeaah! This video is so cute and funny, you have to see it! Big thank you to my dear Denise for it! You girl rule :) Download the video from here.

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