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Section: News Archive
From September 2007 to December
2007.
December 31, 2007
:: What was your favourite video in 2007? Vote for Miss Keys' No One or Like You'll
Never See Me Again on Bet.com!
Thx to lil Nicky for link.
:: Reminder: Carson Daly is the man on the scene for NBC's holiday celebration,
New Year's Eve with Carson Daly is today at 11:35 pm on NBC and CNBC. Alicia will
treat viewers with 'No One' and 'LYNSMA' rooftop performances from Rockefeller
Center. Don't forget to watch it!
December 31, 2007
:: Thank you for all your great words and support through the year of 2007 :)
December 30, 2007
:: It's been hard out there for rappers but RnB Stars Mary J Blige and Alicia
Keys still manage to move records in this end of the year 2007. Alicia Keys new
effort 'As I Am' is still #3 after 6 weeks on the charts. This week, she has a
huge 62% sales increase and sell 474,000 additional units. She has sold an overall
impressive 2,350,000 units while after 15 weeks Kanye West has sold 1,848,500
copies of 'Graduation' and 50Cent moved 1,201,833 units of Curtis.
:: I've added better quality caps of 'Like You'll Never See Me Again' video.
December 28, 2007
:: Flo Rida's hit single "Low" featuring T-Pain has dethroned Alicia
Keys' "No One" to take over the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
The track's 2-1 rise follows increased airplay and digital sales of 178,000 units.
Keys, meanwhile, falls to No. 2 after five weeks atop the chart. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs, Keys becomes only the second artist since this chart began using Nielsen
Music data in 1992 to succeed herself at No. 1, as "Like You'll Never See
Me Again" jumps 2-1 and trades places with "No One," which had
ruled for 10 weeks. Nelly was the first to make it happen in 2002 with "Hot
in Herre" and "Dilemma."
:: I've updated videography and filmography
sections.
:: I've uploaded video of 'No One' live performance from Japan, download it from
here. I've also added some caps, check them in
the gallery.
December 26, 2007
:: Miss Keys is nominated for NRJ Music Awards in International Female Artist
of the year. To get the award she needs to beat Fergie, Rihanna, Avril Lavigne
and Nelly Furtado. The event will be held in France on January 26th. Vote for
Alicia on this
page. Thanks to Melissa for info!
:: Stine aka LXady found two german articles about
Alicia. She's talking about earning respect, growing up in Hell's Kitchen and
the image of women in the music business. So if you know german you can read these
here
and here.
:: Here are scans from dutch Stars magazine sent by Ilona and scan from french
Closer magazine sent by titouille24.
Big thanks girls! :)
December 24, 2007
:: Awesome Keisha
sent me Elmo's Christmas Countdown for my little nephew, so I cut part with Alicia
and uploaded it for you :) As I mentioned before Alicia and Elmo sang together
'Do You Hear What I Hear' along with Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Download it from vids
page, caps are here.
December 24, 2007
:: Happy Holidays, have a safe and joyful Christmas
everyone! Little card from me to you :)
December 23, 2007
:: Don't forget to watch Elmo's Christmas Countdown tonight at 7pm on ABC, where
Alicia shares a pretty "Do You Hear What I Hear?" duet with Elmo. I've
replaced small picture from the show with a bit bigger one. Click here
to see it.
:: Joel posted a link to Christmas Remix of 'No One' on AKOBoard, so I'm passing
it on. Download it from here,
it's cool. Thx Joel!
:: I've added couple of new avatars, check them all on this
page :)
December 22, 2007
:: Fergie, in her latest interview, talks about artists being treated by record
companies as merchandise: "At some point, this business decided that the
artists can just be ringtones, just get these quick-hit songs. But other people
like Alicia Keys, an artist I really admire, spend time on every song, and I really
appreciate it as a listener". You can read it here.
:: My lovely Jill sent me a link to an audio interview with Miss Keys. It's from
Juize.fm music channel in Holland, listen to it on this
page. Thanks hun!
:: I've added 'No One' live performance from Japan tv. Download or watch it by
clicking here.
:: New pics added: Brooklyn Youth Chorus with Alicia on the set of Elmo's Xmas
Countdown.
December 21, 2007
:: Rumour alert: Insiders are whispering that Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys
may do a duet together for the 50th annual Grammy Awards! That would be interesting!
:: Here are great photos from Turks and Caicos Music and Cultural Festival back
in August. Credit goes to Static
Vagabond.
December 21, 2007
:: Alicia led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for
a fifth week on Thursday with 'No One' a tune that also logged a tenth week atop
the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally. However, Keys is in position to dethrone
herself on both charts before long with "Like You'll Never See Me Again."
That cut inched up one to No. 2 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and up six to No.
13 on the Hot 100.
:: I've got email from lovely Jill: "I've found Alicia on online magazine.
The website is called Bol.com and it's basically online store where you can buy
a lot of things. To promote her new album, they've put Alicia on the cover of
their online digital magazine called Bomvol. You can go through the pages on the
website and there is also an interview in video format with Alicia and a fragment
of her showcase in Amsterdam". Thanks so much Jill <3 Click
here to see it. I've added it to videos page, you can download
it right now. To view captures click on thumbs.
December 21, 2007
:: Alicia is back with her first album in four years,
and she's already talking about her next one: "I would really like to put
out another album relatively soon. Something that's a bit more stripped back...
I already have about six or sevenrecords for it that I love. I just want to keep
creating. The last record and the last tour, I went so hard that I kind of took
away that side of me. And when it came time to come back around to create again
it took me a while to find my groove. 
I
just don't want to ever get that far away from it again." Read the full article
on LA
Times.
:: Check out the picture on the left, it's Alicia and Elmo from 'Elmo's Christmas
Countdown'! Soo cute :) The show will be aired on December 23 on ABC, don't forget
to watch it. Thanks to soulartist15 for posting it!
:: Okay so here is a beautiful performance of 'Like you'll never see me again'
from The View. I've also made mp3, download both from this
page. Caps are in the gallery.
December 20, 2007
:: Alicia Keys hopes Jamie Lynn Spears will become a spokesperson for safe sex.
The singer made her plea live on The View this week. Speaking about Spears, who
is 16 and pregnant, Keys said: "I think that maybe she can use this opportunity
to talk about the ways that it's really important to have safe sex and it's difficult
[for teens] to refrain and restrain but it's really important because it changes
your whole life. "It's a very serious thing." Talking about the effect
that early stardom has on young people, Keys, 27, told the three panellists and
the studio audience: "Different people have different lives and different
situations. I think that it is a very intense business and that in a lot of ways
you are exposed to so much so quickly, so often there's really no limit to what
you can get or have or do. "[Whatever you ask for] is there. "You can
be 13. You can be nine. You can be 47. It really doesn't matter. It's basically
handed to you on a platter. But the point is that it gets very hard and difficult
because most of the people in the industry are very young and we are influenced
easily". When asked why she had not fallen into that trap like Amy Winehouse
and Michael Jackson, Keys said: "I think it really depends on your personal
situation - how you were raised and who's around you. Read the full article here.
Video from the show is ready to download, Alicia's performance
will be added soon.
December 20, 2007
:: I've added many more pictures from Ruby Skye performance along with photos
from meet and greet after the show. Thanks to Christina for heads up!
December 20, 2007
:: Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys are in final negotiations to join the cast of
"The Secret Life of Bees," a female-oriented coming-of-age tale based
on the Sue Monk Kidd best-seller. Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Sophie Okonedo
are already on board the Fox Searchlight project, which is scheduled to go into
production next month in North Carolina. The studio is planning on a release later
in 2008. "Bees," a drama set in the Southern U.S. in the 1960s, centers
on teenager Lily Owens (Fanning) and her friend Rosaleen (Hudson) who flee their
hometown to escape their harsh upbringing and seek to uncover the mysteries of
Lily's late mother. Along the way, they encounter three beekeeping sisters (Latifah,
Okonedo, Keys) who take the pair in to their South Carolina home. Gina Prince-Bythewood
will direct "Bees" from her own adaptation, which was completed before
the writers strike began last month. Monk Kidd's novel was a sensation when it
was released five years ago, spending more than two years on the New York Times
best-seller list.
:: It's not officially confirmed, but I found a news that Miss Keys will perform
at Gucci's fund-raiser on February 6th. The event, dubbed "A Night to Benefit
Raising Malawi and UNICEF," will take place in a purpose-built structure
on the North Lawn of the United Nations. The 18-acre U.N. site on Manhattan's
East River is international territory, which means that it doesn't belong to any
one country or government, and the Gucci soiree is the first of its kind to ever
take place there. It promises to be quite a party. Hosted by the luxury house
and Madonna, Gucci tapped Alicia Keys, Timbaland and Rihanna for special musical
performances.
:: Elena sent me scans from german Petra magazine, check them in gallery. Thx
Elena! Alicia is also on the cover of dutch Stars magazine, I'm looking for scans
:)
December 20, 2007
:: "We're about to see an extravaganza of a lifetime!" the announcer
shouted from the stage. All eyes in the room suddenly looked up to the ceiling,
where a bundle of white twigs had been tied together with Christmas lights to
resemble a massive flying horse that seemed like it might swoop down and breathe
fire on the curtains. But the announcer just meant that Alicia Keys was about
to come on and play a few nice tunes. Granted, it's probably been some time since
the soul sensation headlined a venue as small as Ruby Skye. Last time she was
in the Bay Area, it was for a pair of sold-out shows at the Paramount Theatre
in Oakland. Four days earlier it was Madison Square Garden, topping a bill that
featured Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne and the Jonas Brothers. But on Monday, Keys
crammed her Vegas-sized revue into the intimate Union Square nightclub to help
radio station 106.1 KMEL-FM usher in the holiday season and spread the buzz around
her new No. 1 album, "As I Am." Read the full
story. Here
are four photos from the show.
December 19, 2007
:: Alicia rules the holiday radio waves. besides her endless stay at No.1 with
'No One' (now up to nine weeks), she now occupies the anchor slot in the top 10
with Like You'll Never See You Again, which is the fastest-rising song in the
top 10. Read
more.
:: I've added Giant magazine photoshoot by Kenneth Cappello. Click on thumbs.
December 19, 2007 
:: The View co-hosts discussed the Mike Huckabee Christmas ad when Joy Behar moved
to quote Ron Paul, ideologically libertarian, whom Behar calls "a very staunch
Republican," who quoted Sinclair Lewis: "When Fascism comes to the country,
it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."When they played the advertisement,
Behar moaned "we don’t have to listen to him do we?". Read the
transcript (featuring Alicia) on this
page. Hopefuly, video interview with Keys will be added soon.
:: I've uploaded a video from Oslo's intimate showcase with parts of The Thing
About Love, LYNSMA and Superwoman performances. It's really worth to see, Alicia
talks about the songs and laughs with the audience. You can watch or download
it from here. Big thx to Lene! <3
December 18, 2007
:: BET Networks announced The BET Honors, an evening dedicated to recognizing
the achievements and contributions of distinguished African American leaders in
their fields. Hosted by Cedric 'The Entertainer', The BET honors will celebrate
and recognize Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Dr. Cornel West and more. The inaugural
event will take place at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC on Saturday, January
12, and premiere on the network during Black History Month on Friday, February
22 at 8 pm ET/PT. Read
more.
:: Ciara has already made a New Year's resolution - to collaborate with Alicia
Keys. The Goodies singer is so desperate to team up with Keys on a track, she
has made it a priority mission for 2008. She says, "I've always thought she
was very beautiful and very talented but I'm starting to have a different respect
for her and her music".
:: Watch the behind the scenes exclusive of Giant Magazine's photo shoot with
Alicia, click
here. It's great! Thx to toni for this link. Here are caps from the video.
December 18, 2007
:: Alicia Keys is at the top of her game now more than ever. The Grammy award
winning singer-songwriter's latest release As I Am has sold more than 1.6 million
copies in the U.S. in only its first month of release. The J Records release has
sold in excess of 2.3 records worldwide. Debuting at No. 1, As I Am has been in
the top three albums for four weeks on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, flipping
spots with the Eagles and Josh Groban. Alicia captured two Grammy nominations
for her single "No One," which tops six individual Billboard charts.
Read
more.
:: I've added about 30 new photos from AMA after party last month and two pics
from Madison Square Garden in NYC after Z100 Jingle Ball show.
December 16, 2007
:: Look what I've just found. It's 'Someday At Christmas' video with beautiful
performances by artists including Alicia, Jagged Edge, Blaque, Destiny's Child
and others. It was recorded in 1998! Alicia is so young, it's cute! :) You better
check it out, even if quality isn't so good.
December 16, 2007 
:: Miss Keys is on the cover of Passion Magazine: Style Life Culture. She talks
about her new album, the joy of helping others and what's next. Click on thumnail
on the right to view the cover.
:: I've uploaded 'No One' Reggae Remix featuring Beniton The Menace. Download
it from zshare,
it's in rar file, so you have to unpack it before you listen.
:: I've added video from Carson Daly show, where Alicia sang 'The Thing About
Love'. You can watch it or download it from videos page.
Huge thanks to awesome Keisha
for it! Here are caps.
December 15, 2007
:: I really wanna say something here. I got so many emails from you with congratulations
on my
autograph and saying AKO is the best, that I couldn't not say thank you! I
don't have much time to reply to all, so Imma just say I appreciate it very much!
:')
:: I've uploaded a short video from Jingle Ball press room, download it from here.
You can also watch a part of 'Like You'll Never See Me Again' performance here.
Thx to soulartist for link.
December 15, 2007
:: In a recent interview with Giant
magazine, Alicia revealed that the talk show queen had advised her to maintain
total secrecy about her relationships. When Keys was asked about her rumoured
romance with her producer, she replied: "That's what they've been saying
for a while now, but I don't usually address that question. Oprah told me never
to tell - and I can't disobey Oprah!". However, Alicia did admit that she
has found a perfect partner for herself. "I definitely found my partner.
I know he is somebody who will always be special to me and that we're always going
to be in each other's lives". She also owned up to her secretive nature during
the initial stages of a relationship. "It's my nature to let them show me
who they are first before I show them who I am. But once I'm in love with somebody,
I'm the best girlfriend you could ever have," she said. Alicia said that
her tendency to hold back had been emotionally draining at times, especially when
she battled depression. "I was feeling so sad all the time, and I couldn't
shake it," she says. "I started burying my feelings, and it got to a
point where I couldn't even tell my family or my friends, 'I'm twisted,' or 'I'm
exhausted,' or 'I'm so angry.' I became a master of putting up the wall so that
I was unreadable," she said.
:: Many new photos from Jingle Ball press room, concert and backstage have been
added.
December 14, 2007
:: On Friday, December 21, 2007, on the rooftop of the Rockefeller Center, Alicia
will be taping two songs for Carson Daly's New Year's Eve special! Also, on Monday,
December 17, 2007 in San Francisco, Alicia will hold an exclusive buzz event where
AKFC members can come hear Alicia sing and have a meet and greet with her. Be
sure to check out AKFC
for more information!
:: Alicia is on the cover of Black Beat mag this month. View it here.
Thx to Monium for news :)
:: I've added first photos from Z100 Jingle Ball in Madison Square Garden.
December 14, 2007
:: Alicia Keys is showing no signs of budging atop the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, where her track "No One" is No. 1 for
a fourth and ninth week, respectively. Keys' biggest challengers remain Timbaland's
"Apologize" featuring OneRepublic, up 3-2 on the Hot 100, and Flo Rida's
"Low" featuring T-Pain, which rises 4-3 and is the fastest growing track
at radio. But another Keys song is on the move on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs: "Like You'll Never See Me Again" rises 29-19 on the former and
9-3 on the latter, where it is the greatest airplay gainer. Read more on Billboard.com.
:: I've uploaded three videos and mp3s from Nobel Peace Prize Concert: No One,
Human Nature and Fallin'. You can get them all from videos page. Enjoy!
December 13, 2007
:: Miss Keys performed 'The Thing About Love' on Last Call with Carson Daly yesterday.
My friend Keisha recorded it for me, so I will upload video asap.
:: Saying "For me, the Nobel Peace Prize is an extremely distinguished award
for people who truly do serious work to make major change in the world,"
Alicia Keys took the stage Tuesday in Oslo to help present a concert in honor
of this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureates, former US Vice President Al Gore and
the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Among the other stars performing
were Annie Lennox, KT Tunstall, Kylie Minogue, Melissa Etheridge, and more. I've
added much more great hq photos from the concert, check them.
December 13, 2007
:: It is official - Alicia will play Lena
Horne in a movie on the music legend and not Janet Jackson as was rumoured
earlier. Oprah Winfrey, who has taken over the project, wanted Keys in the lead
role. She said: 'We are going to start filming next year. And we have got Alicia.'
The casting seems to be making sense since Keys and Horne share a lot in common.
Both were from New York and became famous quickly. Keys is a spokesperson for
several AIDS organisations and Horne was heavily involved in the civil rights
movement.
:: Scans from Giant magazine have been added. Thx to sexy Jackie for scanning
these for us! :)
December 12, 2007
:: I got the most incredible gift! My amazing friend Ivana was one of the lucky
guests at Alicia's showcase in Oslo. There was meet&greet and they had a good
while to chat... The best part (for me, personally) was when Ivana asked Alicia:
"Do you know of Alicia Keys Online?"
And her eyes lit up, she said: "Yes I love that site!" :)
Then I said: "You know the girl Roxana, she lives in Poland...".
Alicia was like :"Yea yea..".
And I kept:" You never go to Poland".
Alicia: "I know, it's not easy to go everywhere".
I continued: "Roxana doesn't know that I am doing this, but I was wondering
if you could sign this cover for her. I know she will appreciate this so much
and she'll be so thankful and happy."
She took the cover and signed it, we kept talking and both Lene and I said how
we love AKO.
And Alicia said "She is so good I'm about to hire her myself" !!!! :)
Isn't that a great story or what? In my opinion this is the story of the year!
You can view my signed cover and autograph by clicking on thumbs below. It says:
"Roxanna
AKOnline
Love & thanks
You are incredible!
Alicia Keys"
I've also added it to the site logo on the right. I'm so proud of it :) Ivanka,
thank u soooo much! You are the greatest, love you pretty girl <3
December 11, 2007
:: Miss Keys will perform on Carson Daly show tommorow at 1:35am ET. Don't forget
to watch it.
:: Here are photos from Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo Spektrum. Alicia looks
great!
December 11, 2007
::
My dear Lene sent me links to several short videos from Oslo featuring Alicia.
Check them out:
1. Showcase live & interviews: first
& second
2. Alicia is arriving at her hotel from the airport: watch
3. Alicia is leaving her hotel before the showcase: watch
4. Nobel Peace Prize press conference: watch
I've added few new
photos from yesterday's concert. Big thx to Lene for these too! <3
December 11, 2007
:: I've put Nobel Peace Prize press conference photos.
December 10, 2007
:: New photos: Alicia performed at the top floor of the SAS hotel in Oslo today.
She will also perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert tommorow. Check out your
tv listings, because it will be broadcast in more than hundred countries worldwide.
December 10, 2007
:: More photos from Amsterdam showcase have been added. Click on thumbs.
December 9, 2007
:: I've added two more pics from Interview magazine photoshoot. And I've uploaded
an audio interview: Alicia Keys by Linda Perry. Click
here to get it, Alicia is talking about nowadays music and how she feels it
honestly. It's interesting.
December 9, 2007
:: Only three hundred fans were witnesses to the intimate acoustic performance
that Alicia Keys gave in the Amsterdam club Panama yesterday evening. "Amsterdam
and I understand each other. I love this city, this is my mini-New York."
With only a a big black wing and a candlestick chandelier on the stage, Alicia
sang four songs from her latest album. In addition, she treated her audience to
many people's request: a special acoustic version of her biggest hit Fallin'.
Tash posted her story
on Alicia Zone. She got
a beautiful autograph for her site, it's so cool :) Here are some photos from
the showcase.
December 8, 2007
:: Miss Keys will be a guest on The View, December 19th.
:: Antoinette just sent me scans from Interview magazine Dec/Jan issue. I've also
found two georgeous photos from the photoshoot. Check them all! Thanks for sharing
Antoinette!
December 8, 2007
:: Alicia was interviewed on Sky Rock radio in France yesterday. Click on thumb
near to view picture from the show. Thx to Melissa
for info! Miss Keys is performing in Amsterdam today and there will be also special
showcase in Oslo on December 10. You can view full list of Alicia's appearances
on this page. I'm looking for photos from latest european
events featuring Alicia. Let me know if you have any!
Thanks.
:: I've uploaded 'No One' performance from Star Academy, get it from here.
Captures have been added to the gallery.
December 7, 2007
:: Alicia is on the cover of Giant magazine and she is looking hot! The whole
shoot is great, you can view scans on this
site. If anyone would like to share high quality scans with AKO please let
me know :) And thx to Sarah for heads up!
:: I've uploaded another 'No One' performance for you to download. It's a video
from Schmidt & Pocher tv show in Germany. Visit videos
page, caps are added too.
December 7, 2007
:: Here is 'If I Ain't Got You' performance from today's Star Academy show.
December 7, 2007
:: Alicia Keys will bring her chart-topping sound to "NBC's New Year's Eve
with Carson Daly Presented by Chevy". Keys, whose new album As I Am recently
debuted at #1, will treat viewers with two songs from the already platinum selling
disc. She is slated for a rooftop performance from Rockefeller Center. The special
will air live on Monday, December 31 at 11:35 pm ET. It promises to give viewers
the experience of being in the middle of the world's most famous New Year's Eve
destination, Times Square. "Alicia has been a great friend to me and to my
show," said Daly. "She was the first guest we had on 'Last Call' back
in 2002. With Alicia being a New Yorker she will bring the perfect vibe to a special
that really showcases the city of New York. With Alicia and Lenny this will be
our best New Year's show yet". Read
more.
December 6, 2007
:: No one can end Alicia Keys' run at the top of the U.S. pop charts - she has
just claimed a third week at number one. The singer's No One has held off a charge
from Kiss Kiss by Chris Brown, which jumps up a spot to two on the new Billboard
countdown.
:: I've uploaded new video with a part of Alicia's concert in Madrid. Watch it
on dailymotion,
pics are here.
Full showcase will be aired tommorow on 40TV at 11pm.
December 6, 2007
:: Congratulations to Alicia for grabbing two Grammy nominations for her hit song
'No One' in these categories: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (along with
Beautiful Flower by India Arie, Hate That I Love You by Rihanna & Ne Yo, Teachme
by Musiq Soulchild and When I See U by Fantasia), and Best R&B Song (along
with Just Fine by Mary J. Blige, When I See You by Fantasia, If I Have My Way
by Chrisette Michele and Hate On Me by Jill Scott). The 50th annual Grammy Awards
ceremony is slated to take place February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
:: Here is a video from Alicia's Tokyo visit last week.
Captures are added to the gallery.
December 6, 2007
:: I've uploaded 'No One' Ondas Awards performance. You can watch or download
video and mp3 by clicking here. Here are captures from
the show.
December 6, 2007
:: I've added No One and Like You'll Never See Me Again performances from Tyra
show. You can download videos from here. I'll upload Alicia's
performance from Premios Ondas soon.
December 5, 2007
:: I just got news from Kenzo that Miss Keys is still in Barcelona and she will
perform ('No One' I suppose) on late night tv show called "Buenafuente"
on Antena 3 today.
:: I've uploaded more photos from Randall Slavin shoot for Complex magazine. Beautiful
pics <3
December 5, 2007
:: I've got email from Martuki: "I'm from Spain, and I just saw Alicia's
No One performance at the Premios Ondas. It was amazing. She closed the show,
she spoke a little spanish in her acceptance speech, the audience really appreciated
it. Her performance was amazing and the atmosphere created in the theatre Liceo
with the torches the public had and the lights of the old theatre... was something
worth seeing". Thanks for email :) I will post that performance if I get
it!
:: I've replaced small pics from Onda Awards with high quality ones.
December 4, 2007
:: Sohh added a new video where Alicia reveals her thoughts on Jena Six, N-word
controversy and race relations in America. You can watch it by clicking
here.
:: I've added several photos from Onda Awards, check them in
the gallery.
December 4, 2007
:: I just got email from Isa and she told me that Alicia will perform at Premios
Ondas today. She also will get a Special Jury Prize for her music - 'a mixture
of Jazz and Pop with unbeatable voice'. The ceremony will be aired on Cuatro TV
at 00:15am. Thanks to Isa for info!
December 4, 2007 
:: Alicia Keys is living her dream. She's been honored with 9 Grammys, 11 Billboard
Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards and countless other accolades. Alicia has
just released her album, 'As I Am' that like her first three CDs, reached number
one on the Billboard Album Chart. With two motion pictures and her new album,
she has had a very busy year. Alicia Keys visited VOA's Larry London when she
recently stopped in Washington. After graduating as valedictorian from the prestigious
Professional Performing Arts School in New York at the age of 16, Alicia Keys
signed a record contract with the So So Def label. Although she wrote a song for
the film Men In Black, her own music never attracted much attention. It was not
until Clive Davis discovered her in 2000 that her career would take off. Read
more and download video interview from VOA
News.
:: As I posted a few days ago Alicia performed in Barcelona yesterday. You can
watch a short video from her concert on this
page. Thx to Isa for link! Here are pics from this event.
December 3, 2007
:: Alicia will appear (as a special jury) at the 54 edition of Premios Ondas,
which take a place 
tommorow
at the Gran Teatre de Liceu in Barcelona, Spain.
:: 'The Nanny Diaries' DVD will be officialy released tommorow. The dvd features:
the making of, the authors of the bestselling book, bloopers, theatrical trailer
and more. You can pre-order it from Amazon,
Barnes
& Noble or WalMart.
Click on the thumb on the right to view the cover.
December 2, 2007
:: Ashley sent me her scans of Jet magazine, thank you! Alicia looks beautiful
<3
December 2, 2007
:: Alicia is on the cover of Jet mag this month. If anyone from US could send
me scans that would be great :) Click
here to view the cover. Thx to Ewe
for news.
:: According to HOB.com Alicia's concert at the House of Blues in Chicago on Dec
19th has been canceled. You can check it here.
Thanks to Lex for heads up!
:: Time Life and BET J's CD "Love's Holiday: A Gospel Christmas" is
proving to be a big hit. The fourteen-track compilation features both traditional
and new gospel-inspired Christmas recordings by both established gospel artists
and their R&B peers. This project is the first of Time-Life's many best-selling
gospel compilations to make it all the way to the top spot on Billboard's gospel
album sales chart. You can enjoy renditions of O Holy Night, Reason for the Season,
Joy to the World and reinterpretation of 'Little Drummer Boy' as 'Little Drummer
Girl' by Alicia Keys. You can order this album on TimeLife.com.
December 2, 2007 
:: In August 2006, Bob Dylan released his first album in five years, Modern Times.
What, his devotees wondered, would it sound like? What was on Dylan's mind these
days? The answer came in the opening track, 'Thunder on the Mountain': "I
was thinkin'about Alicia Keys, couldn’t keep from crying...". This was
something of a surprise - not least of all to Keys herself. "I didn’t
quite know what to think" she admits with a laugh. "When somebody first
told me about it, I thought it was a joke. I was like, 'Why?'. They said, 'I don't
know, I thought maybe you'd know'. But does it get any cooler than that? I don't
think so." For more, get the latest Issue of Performing Songwriter here.
:: Alicia performed 'No One' and 'If I Ain't Got You' live on the Fuji Television
morning show 'Tokudane!' this Friday. Before that, she talked about loving her
time in Japan and the incredible reception her third album 'As I Am' has gotten.
Watch the interview and performances on youtube
or download it (in better quality) from the newest Alicia fansite called Wreckless
Love :)
December 2, 2007
:: The Christmas season starts early in Tokyo and Alicia Keys was there to help
it get going. She made a brief appearance at a Tokyo office building Thursday
to sing a few songs from her new album and wish a crowd of several hundred a happy
holiday season - with a three-storey-tall Christmas tree lit up in bright pink
behind her. "My new name is Alicia Trees," she said. Keys has a lot
to celebrate. Her album, released Nov. 13, has risen to the top of the Japanese
charts. She said the album's success shows the universal appeal of her music.
"I want to reach all kinds of listeners. It means a lot to me that people
from all places can appreciate the music," she said. "I can't wait to
come back for a big tour". First, however, she said she wants to go back
to the United States to spend a quiet holiday season. "Christmas is always
special for me," she said. "I like to have a big meal with my family".
Here are photos from her visit.
December 2, 2007
:: I've restored gallery database and everything is working now. I've uploaded
photos from TRL.
December 2, 2007
:: I've checked out tv listings and I found that Alicia will perform on the Last
Call with Carson Daly on December 5th. The show was recorded earlier, but if you
remember pics I posted some time ago, you could see Alicia had two different outfits
(first
& second),
so I was counting there will be two various episodes. I hope I'm right :)
:: Gallery isn't working yet, so I can't post any photos from TRL, but I've uploaded
both performances from the show. You can download mpgs and mp3s from videos page.
Big thanks to my dear Keisha
for sending me these!
December 1, 2007
:: Miss Keys joined Border Crossings host Larry London yesterday. You can download
full radio interview in mp3 format by clicking
here (use right click and save target as).
:: I've uploaded No One & Like You'll Never See Me Again mp3s from Tyra show,
get these files from here. Videos will be added later.
:: Alicia's going to come to Spain this Monday, Dec 3rd. She will perform at the
Espacio Movistar in Barcelona. There is a free admission by sending sms to 7212
with the keyword 'Alice'. Tickets available until complete seating. Read more
on this
page. Thanks to Van for news!
December 1, 2007
:: There are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children.
During 2007 some 2.5 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around
half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are
killed by AIDS before they are 35. Today is World AIDS Day, donate money now!
Visit Keep A Child Alive.
December 1, 2007
:: Gallery isn't ready yet. I'll try to fix it asap, sorry!
:: With the release of her third studio album, Alicia Keys got an early Christmas
present. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and sold 742,000 copies
in its first week, the second-biggest first-week sales of 2007 so far (behind
Kanye West) - and a career high for Ms. Keys. From the emotional lead single "No
One" to anthems like "Superwoman" the album features carefully
crafted pop songs embedded with vintage touches, such as keyboard sounds reminiscent
of Stevie Wonder. The Wall Street Journal asked her about her influences, her
fans and the music industry. Read the full interview by clicking
here.
:: Alicia Keys began a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday
with "No One", a day after her new album ceded the top spot on the albums
chart to Josh Groban.
:: I've put new a video, it's an interview from Japan. Credit goes to yuko. Get
it from vids page.
December 1, 2007
:: AKO is back! Finally, huh? I had big problems with my old host, it's a long
and awful story. I'm sure you have better things to do than read about it, so
let's skip this one. I'm sure you are hungry for Alicia and you wanna see update
done, I'll post everything right away.
November 25, 2007
:: Black Enterprise unveiled its 2007 Hot List: America's Most Powerful Players
Under 40 as featured in the December issue. For the very first time, BE hits newsstands
with five exclusive covers, a first in the magazine's 37-year history. The groundbreaking
covers feature LeBron James, Chris Brown with Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Wyclef
Jean with John Legend and Venus Williams. The BE Hot List is comprised of ultimate
achievers under the age of 40 in media, music, entertainment and sports. The Hot
List includes: Alicia Keys, Will Smith, Beyonce, 50Cent, Nick Cannon, Mary J Blige,
Kanye West, Usher and more. Here
you can check out full list.
:: Already locked in the pole position with the country's No. 1 album and its
No. 1 single 'No One', Alicia Keys unfurls another likely chart-topper with this
warm midtempo ballad 'Like You'll Never See Me Again'. As fine a piece of classic
soul as you'll find on the contemporary R&B landscape, the song features a
tastefully restrained but stirring performance from Keys as it blends a gospel
vibe with a Prince-savvy pop sensibility. The tune was cowritten by longtime Keys
collaborator (and rumored boyfriend) Kerry Brothers and is already leapfrogging
up the charts as it sets its sights on the top spot.
November 25, 2007
:: As you can see AKO Gallery is down. I have to move it to a new server, so it
won't be available for a few days. I'm working on it.
November 24, 2007
:: Having trouble remembering the lyrics to your fave new song? Well get ready
it's all about the lyrics on Mtv during "Spankin' New Lyrics Week" Monday,
Nov 26th thru Thursday, Nov 29th. "Spankin' New Lyrics Week" will introduce
fans to new music from their favorite artists performing their hit songs live
on TRL. Alicia will perform "No One" and "Like You'll Never See
Me Again" on Thursday at 3:30pm, so don't forget to watch it! You can read
more here.
:: Alicia Keys has parlayed her fame – selling 20 million albums worldwide
since 2001's Songs in A Minor, a perennial on the People most beautiful list –
into philanthropic work in Africa. Here
are five fun facts about Alicia.
November 24, 2007
::
Megastar Alicia Keys like you've never seen her before! The Grammy Award winner
spends an hour with Tyra and nothing is off limits, including what it was like
growing up bi-racial, Alicia's rise in the music world and the untold story of
her near-nervous breakdown that drove her to take a break from the industry. Then,
Tyra takes her back in time as they look at Alicia's trademark hairstyles over
the years. The singer finds herself in the hot seat when Tyra asks questions she's
never answered, including her bra size and if she has ever played piano in the
nude. Finally, Alicia brings the house down as she performs two songs off her
new album. Click here
to watch a short clip from the show. It will be aired on Monday, November 26th.
:: I've put pretty scans from CanCam Japanese magazine. Credit goes to yuko for
these.
November 22, 2007
:: Here are new avatars I've made. Hope you like them :) Click
here for more.
November 22, 2007
:: Alicia posted on her official site, check
it out! And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone :)
:: I've made caps from As I Am DVD: Behind the Scenes of 'No One' video.
November 22, 2007
:: Alicia Keys has revealed she's planning a collaboration with The White Stripes
- and says she can't wait. "I'm dying to work with The White Stripes!"
she says. "We are going to make something crazy. We tried to work it out
for this record, but the timing wasn't right. I know we'll be able to do it next
time." The US songstress - whose new album, As I Am, hits the shops this
month - is also hoping to work with American rock band Queens Of The Stone Age
at some point in the future. "I think they've got a simple approach to music,
but it has a soul and a knock to it that makes me think we could do something
very special".
:: A day after debuting at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with "As I Am",
Alicia Keys assumes control of the Billboard Hot 100 with "No One" which
inches up from No. 2. The track sold 210,000 downloads, an 88% increase from last
week, and remains No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a sixth week. Read
more.
:: My dear Keisha
sent me Early Show videos, so they're ready to download from videos
page.
November 21, 2007
:: Alicia has posted up a new blog on KrucialKeys
blog thanking the fans for making her album #1 in the country. You can also
download mp3 with her performance of 'How To Save A Life'.
:: She's released four albums over the course of her career, and all four have
debuted at #1 on the Billboard top 200, including her most recent studio offering,
As I Am, which first landed in record shops last week. What this all means, at
least in sports terms, is that R&B songbird Alicia has a perfect 4-for-4 record.
But a fourth #1 opening isn't the only thing Keys is thankful for this week. With
742,400 copies sold, As I Am earns the distinction of being the singer's best-performing
debut. Her 2001 LP Songs in A Minor sold 235,800 copies to enter the top 200 at
#1 while 2003's The Diary scanned more than 618,300 copies, her 2005 Unplugged
set sold close to 196,000 units. Plus, As I Am, according to SoundScan totals,
walked away with the chart's peak position, with her closest competitor, Josh
Groban's Christmas-themed Neel, trailing at #2 with sales reported at 223,000.
Read the full story on Mtv.com.
:: Samme sent me scans from EW mag, you can find them in the gallery. Thanks so
much hun! <3
November 21, 2007
:: I've added one more beautiful photo from EW magazine shoot by James White.
Click
here to view it. Scans will be added shortly.
:: Alicia Keys has lent her support to Hollywood's striking writers by performing
at a rally in LA. An estimated 4,000 writers and supporters were entertained as
the singer preformed her hits from new album.The writers were in the 16th day
of their protest over internet royalties and other issues. The strike has hit
television productions hardest, with filming stopping immediately for many programmes
following the start of the action. The two sides agreed to return to the bargaining
table on November 26, but the union's 12,000 members remain on strike. I've uploaded
many new high quality photos Click on thumbs.
November 21, 2007
:: Miss Keys was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest on 102.7 KIIS FM yesterday. You
can listen to full podcast by clicking here.
Thx to dohnut for link.
:: Carson Daly show videos, funny interview and great No One performance are ready
to download from videos page. Captures and photos are here.
Hugs to Keisha for
recording it!
November 21, 2007
:: Alicia Keys proves all that glitters with her is gold as her third studio album,
As I Am, received early projections of moving over 700,000 copies - a feat that
hasn't been reached by a female artist in that category since Mary J. Blige released
The Breakthrough. Yay for Alicia and high five with anyone who bought that cd!
We rock :D
:: Here is Go Ahead video I told you about in the last
post. Mp3 is available to download too.
November 20, 2007
:: At 1:15pm today on Hollywood Blvd. it was hot. At 1:20pm when Alicia Keys got
on the small stage on the back of a truck and performed "Go Ahead",
one of the best new tracks from her latest cd "As I Am", it got much
hotter. We had to take off our jacket. Read more and watch the video on
LAist.com. Thx to txga again! I'll add this performance to vids page asap.
November 20, 2007
:: Alicia Keys was sweet enough to drop by and give her support to the WGA members
who are currently on strike. Watch the video here,
it's great. Thx to txga for it. I've found photos from that event, you can view
them in these two galleries.
November 20, 2007
:: Tyra Banks grilled Alicia Keys on her bra size and playing the piano in the
nude. She's not afraid to put the stars on the spot is she?! You can catch this
episode of Tyra Banks show November 26th. Click on thumb to view bigger pic.
:: There is another concert date for Germany: March 13 at the Color Line Arena
in Hamburg. Tickets aren't on sale yet, I'll let you know when I get more information.
Thx to LXady aka Stine and Sabrina for letting me know! Alicia will be also performing
on Schmidt & Pocher show on ARD in Germany on December 6th. Big thx to Ankini
for news :) Check out full list of Miss Keys' tour dates here.
:: I've added hq pics from AMA press room and candids from Koi Restaurant. Click
on thumbs.
November 20, 2007
:: Blair Underwood introduced Alicia Keys, who on the verge of her latest album
release, performed the album's first hit single, "No One" with a twist.
In the three-and-a-half minutes Keys had to perform she included a host of Caribbean-dancehall
artists – Junior Reid who performed his hit "One Blood;" old-schoolers
Chakademus and the Pliers performing, their hit, "Murder She Wrote;"
and Dancehall superstar Beanie Man who performed his biggest hit, "Girls
Dem Sugar" – to create what would be the biggest and most unexpected
highlight of the night. I've uploaded mp3 and video performance for you to download.
Thanks so much to my best friend Keisha
for recording it for us! Visit videos page now.
November 19, 2007
:: I just checked official Carson Daly page and I saw that Alicia's No One performance
will be aired today, so make sure to turn your tv on! Here
you can watch a sneak peek video.
:: Even more high quality photos from AMA arrivals added. Just check out this
gallery.
November 18, 2007
:: Last night at the AMA in LA, there was quite an array of flashy sequined and
jeweled dresses from black to silver to gold. Alicia Keys looked very sexy in
a little black and gray sequined and beaded dress with patent leather criss-cross
straps in the back. Ashley Tisdale dazzled the red carpet in a just-below-the-knew
silver sequin number, and Vanessa Hudgens was radiant in a gold sequined dress
with cuff and box clutch to match. Read
more.
:: Alicia was a guest in a radio program in Italy called Hi Tech on Radio Monte
Carlo last month. You can listen to interview by clicking
here. Thanks to Ale for that info.
:: First photos added: Alicia arrives to the American Music Awards at the Nokia
Theatre in Los Angeles. You can be sure I'll add much more and Alicia's performance
video very soon.
November 18, 2007
:: I have it, I have it, I finally have it :D It's beautiful. You know what I'm
talking about, right? Check out these caps, maybe this will ring a bell ;)
November 18, 2007
:: Alicia will perform on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly on December 4th. Check
your local listings for channels and show times.
:: I've added a bunch of new photos from Bellavardo Studios in LA, check them
all!
November 18, 2007
:: "Harlem is where I got my personal swagger from". Good luck getting
Alicia Keys to ever leave Manhattan. The 27-year-old, who grew up in Hell's Kitchen
and Harlem - where she currently resides in a beautiful brownstone - finds all
her favorite destinations in the same area code. Whether she's shopping for a
flashy new lid or checking out a show, Keys - whose third studio album, "As
I Am," was released Tuesday - can't get enough of the Big Apple. Now, after
all the hard work is over, the nine-time Grammy winner plans to get reacquainted
with all her favorite digs. This is her New York. Read more on New
York Post.
:: Mirik
sent me scans from Russian edition of Vogue and Elle Girl magazines. Thanks so
much! I've also added Uptown shoot and updated galleries with great hq pics from
show in Atlanta, all new photos are taken and shared by Raymond
Hagans, thank you!
November 18, 2007
:: Alicia Keys has a new song called Superwoman: "Even when I'm a mess, I
still put on a vest with an 'S' on my chest. Oh yes, I'm a superwoman". "I'm
talking about every woman who has felt weak before and is still so strong even
in her weakness," she says on the line from New York. "But that's me.
I'm talking about me". Ask Keys what her weaknesses are, and she says "ex-weaknesses.
Because I'm new and improved. I was a very chronic people-pleaser. Like, chronic.
To the point where everyone else came first, even people I didn't know. This might
come as a surprise to her fans. Ever since she hollered the empowering A Woman's
Worth, Keys has represented female strength and dignity, an anomaly in a music
scene dominated by sexualised, well, people-pleasers. "I think I'm a person
who looks for strength. That's cool. As women we definitely have to feel strong
about ourselves." Read the article here.
:: I've added hq photos from yesterday's exclusive appearance and performance
at the Bellavardo Studios in Los Angeles, where Alicia looked amazing. Today she
will perform at American Music Awards on ABC, don't forget to watch it!
November 17, 2007
:: Alicia Keys' new album is all about self-empowerment, and it's no wonder why:
she recently revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she has battled depression.
When a family member fell ill in summer 2006, "It made me finally stop,"
Keys said. "Nothing else was more important - no work, no costumes, no anything.
I was forced to slow down, look at my life and decide who I wanted to be. It all
got very low at first because I was very depressed and I didn't understand why."
After taking a monthlong trek across Egypt - during which she was only accompanied
by a tour guide - and returning to the States, she promised herself that she "was
going to be courageous enough to tell whoever is in my life what was going on.
I became brutally honest. I would go straight up to people and say, 'Guess what?
This is over. So what's gonna happen from now on is this: If you're feeling that,
great. If not, bye.' Some people didn't like it, and they didn't like me being
so clear and set on what I wanted. But I found that I took their power away."
The issue hits newsstands Monday. Photos can be found in the
gallery.
:: There are plenty of 'As I Am' reviews around the web, I've collected many of
them. Here is a list of links: Billboard,
EW,
NY
Times, Telegraph,
New
Zeland Herald, Scotsman,
Sputnik
Music, Rolling
Stone, Blender,
Guardian
Unlimited, The
Eagle, Courier
News, Boston
Globe, Slant,
Dose,
Observer,
State
Hornet, The
Clock, Lantern,
Belfast
Telegraph, The
Heighst, Toronto
Star, Dixie
Sun, Chicago
Maroon, Grand
Rapids Press, USA
Today, Baylor
Lariat.
November 17, 2007
:: Alicia Keys visits The Early Show on Nov. 20 for a mini-concert of her 'As
I Am'. She plays three tracks from her album, opening with the smash-hit "No
One." Co-host Hannah Storm interviews the star between songs. A theme of
the "As I Am" album and Keys' personal life this year has been a newfound
confidence. NY Times called Keys' latest album "her strongest effort yet."
Of the rave reviews, Keys said, "There has been an overall feeling that I've
come into my own. That's why I named this album: 'As I Am' because this is really
who I am" Read
more.
November 16, 2007
:: Alicia has been nominated for AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.
Vote
now! Feel free to vote as many times as you like, the final results will be
revealed in January.
:: Miss Keys is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine newest issue. You
can read the cover story on EW.com
and watch behind th
