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From May 2007 to August 2007.
August 31, 2007
:: As the Mtv VMA bullet train continues to charge down the tracks, several new
high-profile passengers have hopped on board, further ensuring that the September
9 show will be a memorable ride. Soon to be mouthing the now-famous words "And
the Moonman goes to..." are the newest presenters, a list that includes Jamie
Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Hudson and Nicole Scherzinger,
Robin Thicke, Alicia Keys and more. Read the full article here.
August 31, 2007
:: In LaShonda Barnett's new book, "I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters
on Their Craft" author offers interviews and analysis of 40 artists through
history, from Nina Simone to Alicia Keys. Barnett peers in at the history of black
female songs - what she calls "conversations about the singer's individual
and personal life that also reflect the experiences of her community and heritage."
You can pre-order this book on
Amazon.
:: Alicia is in the latest issue of Rolling Stone mag. You can see the scan here.
Thx to Carly for it!
August 31, 2007
:: Billboard news: Alicia needed less than a full day of airplay to earn Hot Shot
Debut honors with "No One" at No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles.
Keep it up!
:: I've added new msn icons, feel free to use them.
August 30, 2007
:: Alicia graces the cover of the September issue of Vegas magazine and she is
looking amazing! There is also an interesting interview. Thx to Domi
for letting me know about it!
August 30, 2007
:: Youtube deleted my uploaded 'No One' song, but there is a full version available
to download on KrucialKeys
blog, so check it out! I can't wait to see the video for this amazing track!
:: I've updated hq gallery with The Nanny Diaries special screening pictures.
Click here
to view them all. Thank you Dustin
for these :)
August 29, 2007
:: Sylwia was so nice
and sent me that beautiful 'As I Am' official photoshoot in high quality, so I've
replaced small images with these. Thx for sharing Sylwia!
August 29, 200
:: Here are new avatars I've made, hope you like them! Click
here to view more.
August 29, 2007
:: I've put lyrics for 'No One' written by my pretty Jackie, check this
page. Thanks so much girl!
:: I've uploaded over than 30 new high quality photos from TRL interview last
week. Did u see Alicia's shoes? woah! Big thx to Dustin
for sending me these :)
August 28, 2007
:: If you wanna listen to the full Alicia's new single 'No One' be sure to check
youtube now!
Since I can't post mp3s on the site I thought this will be the best way to give
it to you somehow. Enjoy!
August 27, 2007
:: Paulina sent me her creations with AKeys: lj icons
and three new wallpapers. Thx girl!
August 27, 2007
:: Alicia Keys' reps are denying talk that she's miffed with the Weinstein Co.
because it didn't use one of her songs in "The Nanny Diaries". In fact,
we hear Alicia's acting in the comedy is drawing such good buzz she's up for the
movie version of "Sex and the City." Meanwhile, Keys is due to team
up with Carlos Santana at the Conde Nast Fashion Rocks concert on Sept. 6.
:: I've added two more wallpapers made by Mike!
Thanks :)
August 27, 2007
:: I've added Mtv News video featuring a short interview with Miss Keys. Download
it from here. Thx to my dear Jason
for it!
:: I've made new wallpapers with promo pictures. You can use them if you like
:)
August 26, 2007
:: I've replaced medium size 'As I Am' promo shoot pictures with high quality
ones. And yes, these are promotional photos for new Alicia's album.
August 26, 2007
:: Now you can download a sneak peek of Alicia's new single called 'No One' from
the forthcoming 'As I Am' album. It will be a hit, don't u think? :D Click
here, use right click and save target as. Enjoy! Thx to bajka for letting
me know about it!
August 25, 2007
:: Alicia Keys is stunned her teenage romance has made national headlines in America
after actress pal Clare Danes revealed the pair dated the same guy on TV. Danes
told Mtv she and Keys had both romanced Billy Cherry in high school, and revealed
the Fallin' singer is still in touch with her childhood sweetheart. And, appearing
on Mtv's TRL show on Thursday, Keys admitted the fuss over what Danes told America
is amazing. She said, "I can't believe this... Clare Danes and I went to
school together in junior high... and that's how I know her, and there was this
guy there, named Billy. "He was a really nice guy and I actually still know
him now. "I think at some point, somewhere, she may have kind of either liked
him or went out with him and at some point I kind of liked him and went out with
him, so I think that connected us in some way. "But I can't believe that's
a big national story right now. Billy, you did it!" Keys went on to reveal
she "has a thing for Billys" - her first kiss was with another Billy.
:: It looks like Alicia is in London right now. Added two photos from Prince's
concert after party at the O2 Arena yesterday with Miss Keys, Common and Rihanna.
Check them!
August 25, 2007
::
Even when she's talking about her vulnerability, Alicia Keys sounds perfectly
poised. She discusses the twin crises that produced her new album, As I Am, in
concise, articulate nuggets. She's rebelling against the "stone wall"
that she turned herself into during the four-year run from debut album Songs in
A Minor through 2005's Unplugged. That was about "protection," she says,
but it got "to the point where I don't even know what was wrong with me,
because I couldn't put words to it, because I was so good at being a stone wall.
And it was driving me crazy." Exhausted and unable to say no to anyone, Keys
decided she was tired of being superwoman (and wrote a song about it, too): "I
was always holding up the building. Put it on your shoulders and hold it up, and
staple it, glue it. But damn it, sometimes shit has to fall apart." She realized
that "I can't be everybody's savior. Who's gonna save me?". That question
acquired extra resonance when a close family member fell ill, and the burden of
care fell on Keys: "To see one so strong become so sick, and having to constantly
be faced every day with mortality…It became my responsibility. It really
showed me who can stand up when it's necessary, and who can't." She has suffered,
she has processed, and she has emerged stronger than before; this is very much
in keeping with the Keys appeal. In 2001, she arrived, almost fully formed, at
the center of a commercially humungous Venn diagram composed of one part sincere
neo-soul, one part Oprah-esque self-examination (she appeared on the show early),
one part bohemian uplift (her tough Hell's Kitchen roots), and one part American
Idol brashness (the Clive Davis connection; a certain stridency). Keys is adept
at the confessional mode, at tracing an emotional arc while revealing few specifics,
leaving space for the listener. (She's funny, charming, and down-to-earth, and
she conducts our entire interview in black sunglasses.) When she first started
recording As I Am, the music that came out was "very strange," Keys
says. "The music was very harsh and heavy and black and loud. I didn't understand
it." I would like to hear that music. But Keys, who describes her recording
process as "diligent," kept working; she was afraid no one would get
this material. So As I Am is not going to shock anyone. But it will satisfy her
audience and move her artistic trajectory forward just enough.The musical landscape
has shifted since Keys arrived. A generation of futuristic female R&B singers
has emerged, while she's still experimenting with Moogs and Mellotrons—the
sound of tomorrow, circa 1967. This reverence for tradition, though, is no mere
crutch. The best track, the Linda Perry–produced "Thing About Love,"
is about Keys's journey toward self-love, but the lyrics are general enough to
reflect anyone's romantic travails. As her piano rock and rolls, Keys unleashes
earthy passion that does indeed sound "as if Aretha Franklin was to sing
'Cry Baby' by Janis Joplin," which is how Keys describes her vision of the
album. In a digital world, she is hopelessly analog; the thing is, so are most
of the rest of us. Don't forget to read more in New York Magazine Fall Issue.
It will be available to buy on September 3.
August 24, 2007
:: Monium found new photos of Miss Keys. I'm loving her face and hair.. Don't
you think she's looking like a mermaid on the first pic? ;) /pics removed
August 24, 2007
:: Today will be the world premiere of 'The Nanny Diaries' so later you can expect
new Alicia pictures. So far I've collected some movie reviews: Tv
Guide, Charlotte,
SeattlePi,
Metromix,
Washington
Post, The
New York Post, Variety,
LA
Times, USA
Today, USA
Today, EW,
NY Mag. As
you can see 'The Nanny Diaries' didn't get too many good reviews, but hey, it's
a comedy for teenagers, so don't look for any deeper meaning. It is supposed to
be purely for fun and entertainment of the kids. What the crucial thing is here,
for us - Alicia fans - is that she is in the movie and that's it :)
:: Mtv TRL video interview is ready to download, check vids page now!
August 24, 2007
:: Here are hq photos from TRL. Video will be added asap :)
August 23, 2007
:: From official newsletter: Hey Alicia Fans! Call Alicia on Monday, August 27th
at 917.934.3319 to hear an exclusive sneak peek of her new single "No One!".
You can also call in now to receive an alert on Monday!
:: Christmas is coming early this year. On September 25, Time-Life Music and BET
J will jointly present "Love's Holiday: A Gospel Christmas". The fourteen-track
compilation features both traditional and new gospel-inspired Christmas recordings
by both established gospel artists and their R&B peers. There are soulful
ballads such as pop star Alicia Keys' Quiet Storm reinterpretation of "Little
Drummer Boy" as "Little Drummer Girl." You can read
more and pre-order this album on CdUniverse
($11.98).
August 22, 2007
:: Titouille24 sent me interview with Miss Keys from french Tv Trace translated
to english. You can read it here. Big thanks for sending
it titouille24!
:: I've added beautiful studio photoshoot of Alicia found by Toni, thx! /pics
removed
August 22, 2007
:: Here are first pictures from Mtv TRL taped yesterday in NYC. In my opinion
Alicia looked amazing, I missed her in outfit like this one! I love this style
:)
August 22, 2007
:: In her short acting career, Alicia Keys has been very careful with her choices,
taking roles that play against type, such as an action turn in "Smokin' Aces"
or her latest in "The Nanny Diaries". She's always been hesitant to
go the expected route for someone with a Grammy-loaded background. "I've
been pretty dead set on not doing a musical role," she told us today. Explaining
her rationale, she said, "I want to be known for the ability to act as opposed
to only [having the] ability to play someone that's familiar to me or close to
my life". However, all of that is about to change. Asked if she would take
on a musically inclined acting role at this point, she confided, "There is
one in my head but I can't tell you. It's this close to being solidified".
Her enthusiasm rising, Keys said, "If ever I've dreamed about something,
it's this [role]. It happens to be a mixture of both worlds. She is an entertainer".
Read
more.
:: I've chosen new site of the moment, which is Scarlett
Fan. Georgeous site!
August 21, 2007
:: According to Mtv.com schedule Alicia's apperance suppose to be on TRL today,
but it was all wrong. They changed date just few hours ago.. and the show will
be aired in two days, August 23rd at 1pm ET. I'm sorry for incorrect info. And
thx to Carly and Brendalyn Alisha for heads up!
:: I've added scans from spanish La Vanguardia magazine scanned and sent by takedablog.
Big thanks for sharing! :)
August 21, 2007
:: Don't forget to watch Mtv TRL today at 1pm ET! Alicia will be there! And according
to #1 source, my girl Carly, Alicia looked cute & interesting wearing jeans
outfit ;) I'll add photos asap.
:: Krucial posted a comment at KrucialKeys
Blog and he said that Alicia's album will be relased on November 13. So I
guess we have another pushed back date for 'As I Am' release. Thanks to soulartist15
for letting us know.
August 20, 2007
:: Alicia posted new blog at her
site. We are truly, totally and completely ready for you Alicia!
:: I've made new aim icons just for you, check them all.
August 18 , 2007
:; There are new entries on KrucialKeys
Blog. Thx to Granny G and soulartist15 for info!
August 17, 2007
:: Here is a beautiful picture found by mcly7910. If anyone seen it in bigger
size please share.
August 16, 2007
:: It's official, Miss Keys will visit Mtv TRL to talk about her role in 'The
Nanny Diaries' and her upcoming 'As I Am' album on August 21st! Can't wait :)
:: Alicia performed on Target national sales meeting yesterday. Here are links
to (poor quality) photos: one
and two.
I would love to get more pics from that event, anyone?
August 16, 2007
:: I've added more photos from 'The Nanny Diaries' movie screening. Click on thumbs.
August 14, 2007
:: I've added gorgeous photoshoot of Alicia. Big thanks to Dominika
for sending me these!
August 14, 2007
:: Get out the glitter makeup, the stiletto boots, the capes - Fashion Rocks,
the annual star-studded concert in the middle of New York Fashion Week, arrives
at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 6. This year's lineup includes Aerosmith, Alicia
Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Ludacris, Maroon 5, as well as host Jeremy
Piven. And, of course, a red carpet full of celebrities and models in the sexiest
fashions. Now you can be one of them! In association with Fashion Rocks presenter
Condé Nast Media Group, the New York Post is giving away two free tickets
to the concert, as well as a makeover for the winner to withstand the hot lights
of the paparazzi. All you have to do is write an essay of 50 words or less about
who the most stylish rocker ever was and why (you can choose an artist of any
era). We’ll print the winner in the paper and chronicle their preparations
for the show. Just e-mail your entry, along with your full name, e-mail address
and phone number, to fashionrocks@nypost.com
by the end of the day Friday, August 17.
:: I've found some photos from private showcase at Drouot Montaigne in Paris on
July 25th.
August 14, 2007
:: Here are hq photos from 'The Nanny Diaries' special screening in New York City.
More soon.
August 13, 2007
:: Alicia posted at KrucialKeys blog, be sure to check it here.
Thx to soulartist14 for info!
August 12, 2007
:: LadyBanks found new clips from 'The Nanny Diaries'. You can watch them on Yahoo
Movies .
:: Ok, so there is a date for Miss Keys' TRL apperance and it's August 15th. It's
still not official, because on the Mtv site Alicia isn't mentioned as a guest.
:: I've added new avatars, you can use them if you want.
August 11, 2007
:: Alicia will visit Mtv TRL this month, but I don't know exact date. Alicia might
be promoting 'The Nanny Diaries' movie, but it's not confirmed yet. Thx to Carly
from AKOBoard for tipping us off.
:: Smokin Aces has won the crticics' prize at the 25th Detective Movie Festival
in Cognac, France. It has also walked away with a prize given by the festival's
jury. You can read
more here (in french). Thx to Charlotte for the news.
August 10, 2007
:: Claire Danes and Alicia dated the same boy when they attended New York high
school together. Actress Danes insists she dated Billy Cherry first, but Keys
still speaks to her teenage sweetheart. Danes tells Mtv:"I see her occasionally
and she's apparently still in touch with him. He was kind of a hot guy".
:: There are several old-new scans added
to the gallery. More to add.
August 7, 2007
:: I've uploaded two interviews from Live Earth concert backstage. You can download
them by visiting videos page. I also put caps from these,
click here
and here.
August 7, 2007
:: Heineken USA announced today the artist lineup for the return of Heineken Red
Star Soul, an original and proprietary series of music events and concert series
created by Heineken. The series kicks off on August 15 with a concert hosted by
VIBE Magazine and Heineken. Following the kick-off concert event in L.A., Heineken
Red Star Soul continues throughout the fall, with stops across the U.S. featuring
Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Raheem DeVaughn and more. Miss Keys will perform on
October 23rd at Spotlight Live in New York City.
:: Sarah sent me a link to a review of Alicia's performance at the Carribbean
Festival. You can read it here.
It only includes one pic though, but it's better than nothing. Thanks Sarah!
August 6, 2007
:: 2 days ago Alicia performed at the Music and Culture Festival on the Caribbean's
Turks & Caicos Islands. I haven't found any pictures from the show yet, but
I'm still looking. If you were there and you took some pics please contact
me.
:: I've made some caps from The Nanny Diaries clip featuring Alicia, click on
thumbs.
August 5, 2007
:: I've uploaded scans from Fashion Rocks magazine. Thanks to LadyBanks for scanning
these!
August 5, 2007
:: Sorry I haven't updated this site but I was away... having fun :)
:: If yall haven't checked out yet, there are 3 clips from the movie on the nanny
diaries Facebook
group, Alicia is in the first clip. Thx to Janica for the news! If you don't
have Facebook account you can watch it on youtube,
thc to Jason for uploading it!
August 1, 2007
:: Nzingha Stewart is blazing a trail, becoming one of the hottest female music
video directors to date. Cluth magazine asked her about her current project and
she said something interesting: "Finishing up a video for Jill Scott and
preparing to shoot my first feature film an adaptation of For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide: When The Rainbow Is Enuf, starring Angela Bassett, Alicia
Keys and Sanaa Lathan". Check imdb
for more info about original movie. Thx to Tanja for sending me this interview!
:: Visit this
page to watch a short UK interview with Miss Keys talking about her new 'As
I Am' album. Thanks to Jackie for this link!
July 31, 2007
:: Al Green is working on an album for 2008 that's full of duets. Green's partners
in song include D'Angelo and Anthony Hamilton, and he and producer Ahmir Thompson
from the Roots are hoping to get Alicia Keys and Joss Stone to sing along, too.
:: Here are some great photos with Alicia and Ruby Dee walking down the street
of Harlem, NYC in May 2004. All pics were taken by Jana.
July 30, 2007
:: The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation,
Inc. announced today that Garth Brooks, Joss Stone, Kenny "Babyface"
Edmonds, and Queen Latifah have joined the all-star line up for The Dream Concert
to benefit the building of the Memorial on the National Mall. Whoopi Goldberg
has joined as a special guest presenter and Grammy-award winner Alicia Keys, along
with Mira Sorvino, Petra Nemcova and Ludacris are the newest additions to The
Dream Concert Host Committee. Tickets which will be held at Radio City Music Hall
on September 18 at 8 p.m. are on sale now. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster
phones and outlets or Ticketmaster
site. You can go to The
Dream Concert for more information. Thanks to Carly for letting us know!
July 30, 2007
:: On Thursday, September 6th fashion and music collide on a star-studded night
of style and sound at the fourth annual Fashion Rocks concert hosted by Jeremy
Piven and featuring scheduled performances by: Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne,
Carrie Underwood, Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris, Maroon 5,
Santana and Usher and more. Beginning today, tickets can be purchased through
Ticketmaster by calling 212.307.7171, by going to radiocity.com
or ticketmaster.com,
or by going to the Radio City box office. Prices begin at $100.
:: I've found one beautiful picture from Ben Baker photoshoot. You can view it
here.
July 29, 2007
:: Alicia will visit Australia for a whirlwind promotional tour. It has been confirmed
(by those in the know at her record company) that Keys will be in Sydney for a
couple of days to promote songs from her new album 'As I Am'. The Grammy-winning
star, who has been working on new tracks with artists ranging from Pharrell Williams
to John Mayer, is expected to perform at a VIP invitation-only showcase organised
by Sony BMG. But fans may have the chance to cheer her on, during the appearance
in Sydney. Keys is also expected to perform live on a handful of television shows
as part of her promotional duties in Australia.
:: I've added scans from french magazines sent by titouille24, thank you! I've
uploaded more photos from Live Earth and new ones from concert backstage. Check
them out!
July 28, 2007
:: Here is email I've got from French Alicia fan, titouille24: "I
found two news with quotations of Alicia from french press (I resume and traduce
that): I had news of Alicia's album more on the spirit of this album than on its
artistic composition! First of all this album is marked by the fact that Alicia
found in the music a remedy. Indeed the year 2006/2007 was not very easy for her,
she says to us on this subject without revealing us the cause of her evil to be:
"I needed the music more than it needed a me. I surfed on roller coasters
this year, but I made what I had to make. I found the beauty in the dark moments.
" Furthermore during an interview given in our capital where she offered
to the journalists a small private show, where she says to us simply that this
album is also marked by more maturity, and always tinged with its experiences(experiments)
of which some were new as the cinema, to this subject Alicia tells us: "
I had so things to be told and to be drawn by my past experiences. It began with
my last album with which I turned a lot and I moved on with the shooting of the
film 'Smokin Aces'. I worked too much, took myself for a superwoman! But of return
to me, I learned that a close was very sick and I realized my priorities in the
life. " During this interview she also revealed a title of her (new album
"No. one" with arrangements rather reggae and recorded in Paris! And
she announced the end of the realization of the album for in two weeks! In summary,
Alicia approached this album with more maturity and depth than two others, by
adducing to deviate from her soul usual style, rnb to go towards the rock, and
the funk! She simply wanted to try new styles, to shock the public
,
and so to become according to her "a mixture of Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin
and Wu-Tang Clan". During another interview and this time not concerning
the album, she confided: "Even if we find finally a person whom we trust,
I do not believe that we can be totally honest. There are certain parts of us
which refuses to obey and to be allowed go. I believe that we always need this
place, where there are only our thoughts, the most intimate, and any judgment
of whoever". Thank you for sharing titouille24! Here is a scan from
the French newspaper "Le Parisien" scanned by Nébuleuse &
donated by Ynohtno, thx guys! Click on thumb.
July 27, 2007
:: According to Nick
Ngo blog Chad Hugo from the Neptunes did a track for Alicia and it is off
the hook. Big thx to txga from AKOBoard for heads up!
:: Check out
this short video with great 'Oh Happy Day' performance by children choir with
our Alicia in the audience singing along! It was recorded at 'We
Are Together' movie premiere three months ago. Thx to Motti for sharing it
and a hug for Benny, u found it! :)
July 26, 2007
:: I had time to update HQ Gallery, where you can find Live Earth photos, click
on thumbs.
July 25, 2007
:: "Sesame Street" is going primetime with a star-studded holiday special
for ABC. Miss Keys, Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Sheryl Crow and
others have signed on for "Elmo's Christmas Countdown". Stiller will
voice Stiller the Elf, a muppet that will serve as the special's narrator. Keys,
Foxx, Hudson and Crow will appear as themselves to perform musical numbers.
:: Here is very pretty (but small)
picture of Alicia found by SmartyPants, thanks! :)
July 25, 2007
:: Alicia has revealed she's "dying" to work with her favourite band
The White Stripes. The soul singer, who also admitted the Stripes' latest album
'Icky Thump' is her favourite LP of the year, tried to get Jack and Meg to guest
on her new album 'As I Am'. She revealed: "I'm dying to work with them. Me
and The White Stripes are going to do something crazy. We tried to work something
out for this record, but the timing got a little crazy and it didn't come off.
I know we can do something next time around." And the Stripes are not the
only. She added: "I'm dying to work with Queens Of The Stone Age too. Both
bands have a very simple approach to music, but it has a soul to it that I totally
get. If we did something together, it would be incredible." Keys' forthcoming
album, out in November, sees the star team up with Mayer and Linda Perry. Six
songs from the album were premiered at a low-key playback party on Monday night
(July 23). Keys then surprised the small crowd of journalists by playing three
more songs at a piano. The star performed 'Superwoman', 'That's The Thing About
Love' and 'Sure Looks Good To Me'.
July 24, 2007
:: Alicia's 'As I Am' album got pushed back to November 6th :( Here is the myspace
interview with her saying it. Thx to heartburn for the news. Here are some
pics from London where Alicia is at the moment. Read about her surprise performance
in the UK here.
July 24, 2007
:: Hey guys, I'm back from my holidays. It's great to see AKO is working fine
and my dear Ewe gave
you latest news and photos. Thanks so much baby! <3
:: As you know Alicia will perform at 4th Annual Turks & Caicos Music and
Cultural Festival, but there was no actual date posted. You can buy tickets and
mark your calendars right now for August 4, when she performs along with John
Legend, Stanley Roots, Shadow and Kevin Lyttle and more. Ticket reservation is
available on
official Festival site ($75).
July 21, 2007
:: When it comes financial success at the box office, you have to strike gold
on opening weekend because with from then on the numbers go down. So, in the seizing
the best opportunity available, the Weinstein Co. will now release "The Nanny
Diaries" on August 24th, instead of Sept. 7. The film stars Scarlett Johansson,
Alicia Keys, and Laura Linney. Based on the best-selling novel by Emma McLaughlin
and Nicola Kraus this is the story of nine frantic months in the life of a young
woman impulsively hired to care for the neglected 4-year-old son of a pampered
wife and her near-absentee husband, whose marriage begins to disintegrate during
the period. The young nanny is aptly named Nan and will be the role Scarlett will
be in charge or occupying as she juggles the household's marital woes, her classes,
a romance and a spoiled kid. Keys plays her best friend, Lynette.
July 20, 2007
:: John Mayer talked about working with Alicia Keys on her upcoming album on his
official web site's blog on Thursday (July 19). "Alicia and I finally found the
time to finish writing a track for her upcoming album... I have never had a better
time collaborating in the studio. The song's called "Lesson Learned" and I can't
wait for the world to hear it. This is probably about as obvious as telling you
the sky is blue, but Alicia is the most authentic artist of our generation...
She's strong where she needs to be...Not just strong as a woman (there are many
strong women out there) but strong as an artist (there are few, regardless of
gender). She has the vision DOWN and doesn't waste time getting there. I collect
stickers. I think the record "drops" in October. Called 'As I Am." Insert witty
closing line about her being just fine that way." Click the thumbnails below to
view some pictures taken in the studio.
July 18, 2007
:: Apparently Disney isn't the only animation studio pushing for an African-princess
character. They announced last year that the lead of their movie The Princess
and the Frog would be their first African character, with Anika Noni Rose voicing
the character. Now Imagine Pictures in on their tail with The African Princess
and a princess of their own: Alicia Keys. 
A
press release from Imagine Pictures has announced that Alicia Keys will voice
the lead character of The African Princess, Princess Zya. The young African princess
loses her family and is displaced without her memory, but her childhood companion
Neebo, helps her remember her heritage and rise up to lead her kingdom. The press
release goes a little overboard about the picture, talking about how supporters
are already proclaiming it a beautiful and enriching tale, destined to go on to
be one of the greatest animated films of the century, and that the picture is
already receiving tons of support and invitations to film festivals across the
country. Odd, then, that the movie has no listing at IMDb and not an actual frame
of animation has been seen. The only released images are that of Zya (on the right)
and Neebo. What are these “supporters” basing an opinion on? Then again, press
releases are supposed to build excitement, so I guess its just doing its job.
Alicia Keys is a good casting choice to anchor this kind of story, though, if
for no other reason than the fact that her musical crowd will follow her career
into the theater. Here’s hoping the story is good too and this isn’t just generated
to compete with Disney’s next animated feature. The African Princess is slated
for a 2008 release. Thanks Tanja :*
July 17, 2007
:: Sundance Channel today unveiled the six pairings set to appear during the third
season of the Sundance Channel original television series "Iconoclasts." Each
hour-long episode of the six- part series features two leading innovators from
different fields who come together to discuss their passions and creative processes.
"Iconoclasts" is produced by radical.media and directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce
Sinofsky (the filmmakers behind Metallica: Some Kind of Monster). Participants
for Season Three are: actor/filmmaker Sean Penn and author/adventurer Jon Krakauer;
singer/songwriter Alicia Keys and actress Ruby Dee; actor Mike Myers and physician,
author, and philosopher Dr. Deepak Chopra; entrepreneur Howard Schultz and writer/producer
Norman Lear; musician/Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis
and chef John Besh; and former U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress
and humanitarian Ashley Judd. "Iconoclasts" debuts Thursday, October 25, 2007
at 10 pm. Thanx again to Tanja!
July 16, 2007
:: All Jermaine Paul
fans, be sure to mark your calendars! A birthday celebration and performance for
and by Jermaine Paul and the Mighty Paul Brothers Band will take place on Saturday,
July 28th at 12:30 Live at the Bluenote. This will be in a very intimate setting
for the grown and sexxy... singles come represent, couple are welcome. Celebrate
New love, new life and new music... Be the first to hear songs from the well anticipated
upcoming album "Amereican Dream (Red, White and Blues)". See you there!
July 16, 2007
:: Alicia posted on KK Blog the other day. You can read it here.
Thanks for the news, Ivana! <3
July 11, 2007
:: Alicia Keys has announced that she is to release her new album, 'As I Am',
on 23 October. For the follow-up to 2003's 'The Diary of Alicia Keys', Keys has
collaborated with songwriter Linda Perry on three songs; Perry has previoulsy
worked with Gwen Stefani, Pink and Christina Aguilera. The album features guest
appearances by John Mayer and Floetry singer Marsha Ambrosius. Billboard reports
that 'As I Am' features a more rock and funk edge to Keys' sound. Commenting on
her collaboration with Perry, Keys said: "My roots are soul, hip-hop and jazz.
She's rock but soulful as well. Together we're talking worldwide domination."
July 10, 2007
:: Alicia Keys' Keep a Child Alive has scored a $100,000 bid for an iPhone the
organization put up on eBay as part of an auction that ends Friday night. Proceeds
will provide antiretroviral drugs for children with AIDS in Africa. The winner
gets the iPhone as well as two Bluetooth headsets, two round-trip plane tickets
and two passes to Keys' annual Black Ball benefit. The singer will personalize
the phone with a voice-mail greeting and present it to the winner at this year's
Black Ball, which will honor Bono on October 25 in New York.
:: The Turks & Caicos Tourist Board today announced that superstar Alicia Keys
has been added to the artist lineup of the fourth annual Turks & Caicos Music
and Cultural Festival. The star-studded event is set to take place July 30 to
August 6, 2007 at Turtle Cove Marina on Providenciales. “We are thrilled that
Alicia will be able to join us at this year’s festival,” said Ralph Higgs, Director
of Tourism; Marketing at the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board. "Alicia’s incredible
talent and inspiring spirit fits right into the collection of extraordinary artists
already performing at the event. She is a world-renowned artist and traveler and
we are very proud to welcome her to the Turks & Caicos Islands". Thanks for
the info, Tanja!
July 9, 2007
:: Found new images of Alicia and Keith Urban backstage at Live Earth Concert.
July 8, 2007
:: So here is Alicia's medley performance from Live Earth, including her song
from new album called That's The Thing About Love. She looked beautiful in pink
and sang amazing <3
July 7, 2007
:: In the most unlikely pairing of the day, Aussie country-rocker Keith Urban
and soul songstress Alicia Keys teamed up to cover the Rolling Stones. The two
stars tackled the Stones classic 'Gimme Shelter' in front of the New York crowd.
Keys told Bravo host Dave Holmes backstage: "It was a really spontaneous
thing ... bringing together people from supposedly two separate worlds."
And it looks like Alicia performed more than a duet with Keith. yay! I'll try
to record it and add a video later. Here are some photos first.
July 7, 2007
:: I've added Live Earth video performance, be sure to download
it!
July 7, 2007
:: Here are first pictures from Live Earth! Keith Urban and Alicia Keys at Giants
Stadium in New York City, what a surprise! I'm wondering if Alicia will perform
alone or if she's done already ;) I'm gonna add a video very soon, just wait a
moment.
July 5, 2007
:: Alicia Keys has teamed up with Courtney Love's current collaborator Linda Perry.
Keys last studio album was 2003's 'The Diary Of Alicia Keys'. The album, which
has been been rumoured to be called 'As I Am', features collaborations with John
Legend and Timbaland as well as Perry, reports MTV News. Song that are expected
to feature on the album are 'Superwoman', 'Saviour', 'Reckless', 'Like You'll
Never See Me Again', 'Lesson Learned', 'Heavy Times' and 'Sweet Tooth'.
July 4, 2007
:: Alicia Keys has a new album - with a new collaborator - on the way. "I'm actually
really interested in working with the young lady that I've been working with on
my album, which is slated for October," Keys told MTV Radio at last week's BET
Awards "I can't explain how excited I am about this music." So who is the mystery
woman she is teaming up with? "Linda Perry," Keys revealed, "who's written a tremendous
amount of incredible work. And us together, us as both being musicians and being
writers has really created this incredible music."
July 2, 2007
:: Hey you guys! I'm Ewe and as you know I'm here to do Roxy a lil favour and
help her out with AKO while she's on vacation. Let's start, then! :-)
:: Keep A Child Alive, a charitable organization that gets anti-retroviral treatment
to children infected 
with
AIDS in Africa, is auctioning the first iPhone on eBay along with 2 Jawbone Bluetooth
headsets, 2 round-trip domestic plane tickets and 2 VIP passes to the Black Ball.
The iPhone will be personalized with a celebrity voice mail recording and presented
by Alicia Keys at the organization's Black Ball honoring Bono on October 25th
in New York City. "We are thrilled to see this is the most expensive iPhone on
eBay," said Elizabeth Santiso, VP at Keep A Child Alive. "It's an unbelievable
experience that we are offering - not only does the highest bidder get the first
iPhone sold, but it will be personalized for them and he/she gets to meet Alicia
Keys at the Black Ball." Bid
on the Keep A Child Alive iPhone (wrapping at 10pm on July 2).
June 30, 2007
:: I'm going on my earned vacation tommorow, so I won't update AKO for 3-4 weeks.
But don't be afraid, my best girl Ewe
will be here and she will bring you latest Alicia's stuff. Be sure to write down
her email: hollaatewe@gmail.com and if you have any comments, wanna donate news
or anything else you can always drop her a msg! Have a great holiday, much luv!
:)
June 28, 2007
:: Alicia Keys, whose third album is due October 23, is still set to appear in
the Halle Berry film production "Compositions in Black and White". The
film is about a real-life, half-white and half-black female classical pianist
pursuing her muse in 1940s Harlem. Keys noted that the film is currently in the
script-writing phase. Thx to Jason
for news!
:: Black Carpet Interview from Bet Awards is ready to download. You can get it
from videos page. I wanna thank to amazing Keisha
for sending it, I appreciate it!
June 27, 2007
:: It's about time to open our AKO Gallery, don't you think? ;) It's been a long
time... but here it is, bigger than before and ready to explore. I've added many
scans and captures you won't find anywhere else. And there is still so many to
add! A few people I really wanna say thanks for sending me mags and videos: Denise,
Ashlee, Keisha,
Ewe and Oyinkan,
you guys rock! <3 And you, thx for your patience...lol Check it out now and
let me know what u think.
June 27, 2007
:: New York Fashion Week's hottest ticket, Fashion
Rocks™, returns to the legendary Radio City Music Hall on September 6,
2007. Music's A-list performers and the world's hottest fashions will once again
share the stage in a star-studded extravaganza celebrating the relationship between
fashion and music. The concert will air the following night, Friday, Sept 7, 2007
in a two-hour special on the CBS television network (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The
show, hosted by Jeremy Piven, will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Aerosmith,
Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris, Usher and more. I can't
wait!
:: I've got the video from Bet Awards with Diana Ross tribute introduced by Alicia.
You can download or watch it right
here. Big thanks to Devin
for capturing it for us!
June 27, 2007
:: So here are more pictures from Bet ceremony. Oh, and that is for sure now:
Alicia's new album is called 'As I Am'. She told that in Bet red carpet interview
last night and added that we can expect new music from her in August! Thx to Jackie
& Jasmine for news!
June 26, 2007
:: I've uploaded eight hq pics from BET Awards. I'll try to add more soon.
June 26, 2007
:: The latest issue of American Photo magazine contains some pics that John Mayer
took of Alicia. Here is one
and it's great! Thanks to kalicia for news and tryjm.blogspot.com
for the scan.
:: I wanna remind you that Bet Awards are tonight and don't forget to visit this
site for first photos in a few hours! And my girl Keisha will record videos featuring
Alicia too!
June 22, 2007
:: Alicia Keys' recent studio collaborations with John Mayer have yielded at least
two songs, "Lesson Learned" and "Heavy Times," that should
make the cut for Key's forthcoming album "As I Am" due October 23. According
to Mayer, the two will get back in the studio again for some further work, adding
"this is absolute artistic fusion from top to bottom and I don't think there's
anyone else in the world that I could do that with right now." Keys is also
working with John Legend, producer Linda Perry (Pink, Avril) and Timbaland on
the new "edgier" project as well as Marsha of folk/soul duo Floetry.
Key's says that a first single will be available by late July or early August.
Meanwhile a live DVD from Alicia recorded in May, 2005 at the Hollywood Bowl is
also being readied for release this fall. The special performance featured the
64-piece L.A. Philharmonic as part of her "Harlem Renaissance" stage
show. Thx to LadyBanks for this one!
:: Miss Keys posted new entry on official KrucialKeys blog, so be sure to read
it! Thx to Bernard, Jenne and Titouille24 for info! I appreciate it :)
:: I've added some new affiliates.
June 22, 2007
:: Alicia Keys would appear to be in line to star in the drama Catfish, about
a Mississippi woman who stages a massive strike after a corporation destroys her
town. Keys and producing partner Jeff Robinson bought the screenplay after it
was unveiled at New York's Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Keys recently
starred in the crime caper Smokin' Aces and will next be seen in the romantic
comedy The Nanny Diaries, according to Variety.
:: Alicia is on the list scheduled to appear or perform at Bet Awards at the Shrine
Auditorium on June 26. The live three-hour live telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/7
p.m. CST. Read
more.
June 20, 2007
:: Celebrate the range of Black Beauty with the My Black is Beautiful Awards.
You can vote for Alicia in 'Beautiful Hair' category, just check out Bet.com!
She is up against Mya and Tracee Ellis Ross. Thx to nyema from AKOBoard for news.
June 19, 2007
:: Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope, an innovative goodwill program, held its sixth
annual celebrity gala to benefit children and families in need tonight at New
York's Cipriani Wall Street. Alicia Keys gave a special live performance to raise
money for her charity The Alicia Keys Family Foundation, an umbrella organization
that provides support to the many non profit groups whose mission statement is
devoted to the betterment of the World's children and their families. The sold-out
event featured a star-studded roster of celebrities from the worlds of sports,
entertainment and politics, and included a silent auction of sports memorabilia
and other exciting items that will help raise funds for all of the participating
foundations and charities. Read the full article here.
More hq photos from the event added. Thx to my darlin' Ewe
for these!
June 18, 2007
:: From NY Daily News gossip page: Alicia Keys treated clubgoers to an impromptu
concert Wednesday when she stepped out of her "suite" at Room Service
on E. 21st St to sing along to her hit "Karma".
:: Here are first high quality photos from Samsung's Four Seasons Of Hope Gala,
check them out!
June 17, 2007
:: Miss Keys will be a special musical guest at 6th Annual Four Seasons of Hope
Gala - Cipriani's Wall Street Gala tommorow in NYC. More info: For one night only,
special guests will be joining together to help raise awareness and charitable
efforts for Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope program. Four Seasons of Hope is an
innovative philanthropy program that combines the forces of major national retailers
with various community-based foundations and charities headed by some of this
country's best-known sports, music and civic personalities. Samsung pledges to
raise national awareness and funds for these outstanding charities, and to identify
how others can also make a difference in the lives of these children and families.
Tickets are available to buy by phone, information on
this page. Big thanks to Tanja for the news!
June 16, 2007
:: Ohh finally, we've got something new! There is a new video posted by watercoolermusic
on youtube
with Alicia's new song 'Superwoman' live in the studio (thx to Tanja for the link!).
I converted it to mpg and uploaded to rapidshare, click
here to download it now :) I've also made mp3 from this clip, you can get
it from here....
I'm in love.. this song is beautiful! <3
June 14, 2007
:: You can visit KrucialKeys
blog to check out great footage from John Mayer's concert in Madison Square
Garden with Alicia's apperance.
June 9, 2007
:: Check this
link to watch The Members Project Commercial of American Express featuring
Alicia and other stars shot by Martin Scorsese. Thx to John for this link :)
:: Here are new high quality photos from Fresh Air Fund's Salute to American Heroes
Gala in New York City, where Alicia looked great!
June 6, 2007
:: Alicia is on the cover of upcoming special issue of Vanity Fair magazine: "The
21 people who put their famous faces to work for this issue say it all. Annie
Leibovitz paired them up on 20 different covers - shout-outs for the challenge,
the promise, and the future of Africa". Click on thumbnails. Thanks to Nicole
White for the news!
June 5, 2007
:: I've added hq photos from CFDA Fashion Awards last night. Thx to my amazing
Ewe for these!
June 1, 2007
:: Sign The Global Petition: Tell the G8 To Keep Their Promises! Alicia signed
this petition recently and she's asking all of her fans to please check out and
sign it if you agree. Here's why it matters: On June 6 the leaders of the wealthiest
nations will meet in Germany at the G8 Summit. This is not just any meeting. It's
a meeting where life and death decisions will be made, affecting the lives of
millions of people. On the eve of the meeting, AIDS organizations will be presenting
this petition to say that the promises made about helping the poor are promises
that must be kept. Take a minute to raise your voice by signing this petition.
Let's make sure these leaders know we mean business and that we intend to keep
these issues in mind whenever we vote!
May 30, 2007
:: Alicia is invited to Dress For Success Benefit Gala next week. The event will
be at the Westin Times Square Hotel in the Majestic Ballroom on June 6th. You
can read the full article here.
:: There are new blog entries at KrucialKeys page, click
here to read them.
May 26, 2007
:: Krucial posted at KK blog a few days ago, you can read it here!
:: I've uploaded Wetten Dass interview and it's ready to download from videos
section.
May 24, 2007
:: It's quiet on Alicia right now, so there aren't any news, just a tiny update
- new avatars added.
May 17, 2007
:: Miss Keys posted new blog in the studio with crew and Marsha from Floetry.
Be sure to check it,
there are new photos too! Thx to micmouse
for letting us know!
May 15, 2007
:: Alicia posted fresh entry at AliciaKeys.com,
so be sure to check it!
:: NeYo was recently interviewed at Extra
TV and he says he has a crush on Alicia. Thanks to my handsome Benny for this
news!
May 13, 2007
:: I've uploaded Bet The Black Carpet video with a short Alicia's interview from
Tribeca Festival. You can download it from here. Big thanks
to my girl Keisha
for recording this for us!
:: I've added some new affiliates.
May 12, 2007
:: Sony's SingStar series lets you have an American Idol competition in your own
home. Using a pair of microphones that plug into the PlayStation 2, SingStar lets
you sing along with recorded tunes, then delivers a score for your performance.
The new SingStar Pop game contains Alicia Keys, Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears,
Rihanna and more. You can buy it at Amazon.com.
May 11, 2007
:: Alicia will feature in Oprah show today in special a Mother's Day edition.
It won't be interview, but a short clip where she is talking about her mom. Big
thx to Emily for the heads up!
May 10, 2007
:: John Mayer gave it up that he's been spending a lot of quality time lately
with Alicia Keys. "Shouldn't I be saying something like, 'I'm doing a duet
with ODB's old tapes' or something?" he joked. "I've got to shock you
with who I'm working with so you can say, 'John Mayer working with Alicia Keys,
the Fray and Carrot Top? Say it ain't so!'. Mayer and Keys have "birthed"
a couple of songs together so far, he said, and they plan to "jump back into
the ring" before the end of May to finish them up. "Some might grow
up to be doctors, and some might grow up to be riff-raff," he said. "We're
trying to send at least one to medical school." Mayer's so impressed with
Keys that he called their sessions "like being in the mother brain of soul
music." "This is absolute artistic fusion from top to bottom and I don't
think there's anyone else in the world that I could do that with right now."
May 9, 2007
:: Miss Keys posted at KrucialKeys
blog and added small pics with a note: "I can't figure out to make em
bigger, and it's probably better that way anyway! So don't go tryna fix it!".
What can I say.. I had too! ;) lol Check these cool pics by clicking on thumbs
below. Thx Alicia!
May 8, 2007
:: I've uploaded high quality photos from Costume Institute Gala with beautiful
Alicia :) Gallery updated: over 30 new photos added!
May 8, 2007
:: Here are first photos from Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum
of Art.
May 7, 2007
:: I've uploaded new hq candid pictures, click on thumbs below.
May 3, 2007
:: Sounds like Alicia Keys finally has her much-anticipated third studio album
cookin' on a front burner. The multi-Grammy-winning singer's reps recently announced
that because she's been busy in recent months concentrating on her acting commitments,
the street date of her new CD was being pushed back from June to October. Now,
however, "She's in a musical cocoon working on her ideas for the new album,"
reports Ray Chew, a regular collaborator of the songstress. Chew says he doesn't
believe Keys' record label "is trying to tie her into a delivery date. I
think they're allowing Alicia to do what Alicia does, write her songs and create
her great recordings. She's proven to be an artist you can put out any time and
she'll sell". Read
more.
May 1, 2007
:: Blended smooth with rich velvety textures and a sugary sweet flavor, Angelique
Kidjo's new CD "Djin Djin" is not unlike the coffee it will be sold
next to in Starbucks stores everywhere. Like coffee, "Djin Djin" will
not quench your thirst, but it is filling. As you already know Kidjo recorded
a song with Alicia, so now you can officially buy "Djin Djin" album
relased today.
:: Here's
a look at what Alicia Keys and other celebrities will look like when they're
old.
webmiss: Roxana
::
Even when she's talking about her vulnerability, Alicia Keys sounds perfectly
poised. She discusses the twin crises that produced her new album, As I Am, in
concise, articulate nuggets. She's rebelling against the "stone wall"
that she turned herself into during the four-year run from debut album Songs in
A Minor through 2005's Unplugged. That was about "protection," she says,
but it got "to the point where I don't even know what was wrong with me,
because I couldn't put words to it, because I was so good at being a stone wall.
And it was driving me crazy." Exhausted and unable to say no to anyone, Keys
decided she was tired of being superwoman (and wrote a song about it, too): "I
was always holding up the building. Put it on your shoulders and hold it up, and
staple it, glue it. But damn it, sometimes shit has to fall apart." She realized
that "I can't be everybody's savior. Who's gonna save me?". That question
acquired extra resonance when a close family member fell ill, and the burden of
care fell on Keys: "To see one so strong become so sick, and having to constantly
be faced every day with mortality…It became my responsibility. It really
showed me who can stand up when it's necessary, and who can't." She has suffered,
she has processed, and she has emerged stronger than before; this is very much
in keeping with the Keys appeal. In 2001, she arrived, almost fully formed, at
the center of a commercially humungous Venn diagram composed of one part sincere
neo-soul, one part Oprah-esque self-examination (she appeared on the show early),
one part bohemian uplift (her tough Hell's Kitchen roots), and one part American
Idol brashness (the Clive Davis connection; a certain stridency). Keys is adept
at the confessional mode, at tracing an emotional arc while revealing few specifics,
leaving space for the listener. (She's funny, charming, and down-to-earth, and
she conducts our entire interview in black sunglasses.) When she first started
recording As I Am, the music that came out was "very strange," Keys
says. "The music was very harsh and heavy and black and loud. I didn't understand
it." I would like to hear that music. But Keys, who describes her recording
process as "diligent," kept working; she was afraid no one would get
this material. So As I Am is not going to shock anyone. But it will satisfy her
audience and move her artistic trajectory forward just enough.The musical landscape
has shifted since Keys arrived. A generation of futuristic female R&B singers
has emerged, while she's still experimenting with Moogs and Mellotrons—the
sound of tomorrow, circa 1967. This reverence for tradition, though, is no mere
crutch. The best track, the Linda Perry–produced "Thing About Love,"
is about Keys's journey toward self-love, but the lyrics are general enough to
reflect anyone's romantic travails. As her piano rock and rolls, Keys unleashes
earthy passion that does indeed sound "as if Aretha Franklin was to sing
'Cry Baby' by Janis Joplin," which is how Keys describes her vision of the
album. In a digital world, she is hopelessly analog; the thing is, so are most
of the rest of us. Don't forget to read more in New York Magazine Fall Issue.
It will be available to buy on September 3. 
A
press release from Imagine Pictures has announced that Alicia Keys will voice
the lead character of The African Princess, Princess Zya. The young African princess
loses her family and is displaced without her memory, but her childhood companion
Neebo, helps her remember her heritage and rise up to lead her kingdom. The press
release goes a little overboard about the picture, talking about how supporters
are already proclaiming it a beautiful and enriching tale, destined to go on to
be one of the greatest animated films of the century, and that the picture is
already receiving tons of support and invitations to film festivals across the
country. Odd, then, that the movie has no listing at IMDb and not an actual frame
of animation has been seen. The only released images are that of Zya (on the right)
and Neebo. What are these “supporters” basing an opinion on? Then again, press
releases are supposed to build excitement, so I guess its just doing its job.
Alicia Keys is a good casting choice to anchor this kind of story, though, if
for no other reason than the fact that her musical crowd will follow her career
into the theater. Here’s hoping the story is good too and this isn’t just generated
to compete with Disney’s next animated feature. The African Princess is slated
for a 2008 release. Thanks Tanja :* 
with
AIDS in Africa, is auctioning the first iPhone on eBay along with 2 Jawbone Bluetooth
headsets, 2 round-trip domestic plane tickets and 2 VIP passes to the Black Ball.
The iPhone will be personalized with a celebrity voice mail recording and presented
by Alicia Keys at the organization's Black Ball honoring Bono on October 25th
in New York City. "We are thrilled to see this is the most expensive iPhone on
eBay," said Elizabeth Santiso, VP at Keep A Child Alive. "It's an unbelievable
experience that we are offering - not only does the highest bidder get the first
iPhone sold, but it will be personalized for them and he/she gets to meet Alicia
Keys at the Black Ball." Bid
on the Keep A Child Alive iPhone (wrapping at 10pm on July 2). 
