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]]>Usher was confirmed as a Super Bowl halftime show performer back in September and described this as an honor of a lifetime. Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music, said they picked him to headline the show because he’s an icon whose music has left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape.
Usher came into the halftime show with high expectations and managed to live up to them. He opened the set with “My Way” and built up the hype with electrifying renditions of “Caught Up” and “U Don’t Have to Call”, before being joined by several guests.
Alicia Keys was the first to hit the stage, joining Usher for “If I Ain’t Got You” and “My Boo”. H.E.R. and will.i.am. followed in her footsteps, while Lil Jon and Ludacris helped Usher close the set with “Turn Down for What” and “Yeah!”
Super Bowl LVIII was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on February 11, and the Kansas City Chiefs clinched their second consecutive Super Bowl trophy.
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]]>The footage shared on social media shows Keys playing a black piano, previously donated by Elton John, and signing while being surrounded by a huge crowd. The performance came after her show at London’s O2 Arena on Monday as part of the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball.
Keys’ setlist for the train station concert also included hit tracks “If I Ain’t Got You” and “No One” alongside her most recent single, “Lifeline”.
Keys released her most recent album, Christmas-themed record Santa Baby, in late 2022. Since then, the singer engaged in several projects, including producing an off-Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen. The 42-year-old singer also recorded the previously mentioned single “Lifeline” for the musical comedy The Color Purple.
Alicia Keys is currently promoting the 20th anniversary re-release of her critically acclaimed second studio album, The Diary Of Alicia Keys. The project comes with 24 songs, including the original songs and remixes. It also includes the previously unreleased song “Golden Child”, which came from the singer’s private vault.
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]]>Keys often described “If I Ain’t Got You” as one of her favorite songs, and she celebrated its 20th anniversary in the most magnificent way. She brought together over 70 female musicians of color, who hail everywhere from Germany and Sweden to South Africa and Egypt, to form Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra.
The orchestra was led by the conductor Ofentse Pitse, and they all put on Bridgerton-era costumes to give their performance an even more authentic feel.
“The entire idea was quite ambitious. I feel like it’s going to open the minds of many people to realize that women of color belong everywhere and we’ve always been everywhere. It’s magical… This is what our ancestors never experienced,” she told Billboard.
The soundtrack for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story also features classical music reinterpretations of such modern masterpieces as Beyoncé’s “Run the World” and “Halo, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, and SZA’s recent single “Nobody Gets Me”.
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]]>Keys’ newly announced tour features 23 dates and it will keep her on the road between June and August. She’ll kick things off with a concert at FLA Live Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 28 and head to Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans, and Seattle before finishing the tour at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on August 2.
She described her upcoming tour as a celebration of freedom and self-liberation and said it’s going to be completely unforgettable and unmissable.
“It’s going to be colorful, magical and will light up your body, soul, and all of your senses! This is my first time creating a 360 experience and we’ve made sure it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen! I’m so excited to see y’all this summer!” said Keys in a statement.
Keys to the Summer Tour will kick off shortly after she wraps up her ongoing Alicia + Keys World Tour. She’ll be performing across Latin America in May before wrapping things up with a concert in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 19.
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]]>According to the announcement, Side A of the album is referred to as “Originals” and will feature songs with “laidback piano vibes.” Side B, known as “Unlocked,” will have the same tracks but in versions described as “upbeat, drums, level up vibes.”
Mike Will Made-It, a frequent collaborator of Kendrick Lamar, serves as the producer on Side B alongside Keys.
#KEYS. The Album. 2 Sides. 2 Versions. Original
— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) October 26, 2021and Unlocked
Coming Soon. pic.twitter.com/eCaRWB0cFq
The release date of the album still remains under wraps, but it is expected to come out by the end of 2021, according to multiple reports. Keys already presented the first single from the record, sharing track LALA (Unlocked), which features Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, back in early September. The duo later performed the song at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
Alicia Keys’ most recent studio effort was Alicia, which was released in the fall of 2020. Being her first new album in four years, the LP received positive reviews from the critics while peaking at no. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts.
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]]>Eilish became the first artist since 1981 to win the four major awards in the same year – record and song of the year with “Bad Guy”, album of the year with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and best new artist. She also collected the best pop vocal album trophy.
The Grammy Awards ceremony took place on January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Alicia Keys hosted the event and paid homage to the late basketball player Kobe Bryant alongside Boyz II Men. Several performers at the ceremony, including Lil Nas X, Lizzo and DJ Khaled, also took a moment to pay tribute to the NBA legend.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2020 GRAMMY AWARDS:
GENERAL FIELD
Record Of The Year
BAD
GUY
Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell,
engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
Album Of The Year
WHEN
WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell,
engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters;
John Greenham, mastering engineer
Song Of The Year
BAD
GUY
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
BILLIE EILISH
Best Pop Solo Performance
TRUTH
HURTS
Lizzo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
OLD
TOWN ROAD
Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
LOOK
NOW
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Best Pop Vocal Album
WHEN
WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
A
STAR IS BORN
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark
Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan &
Julia Michels, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
CHERNOBYL
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
I’LL
NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION)
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters
(Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video
OLD
TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE)
Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz,
video producers
Best Music Film
HOMECOMING
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn
Williams, video producers
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance Recording
GOT
TO KEEP ON
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
Best Dance/Electronic Album
NO
GEOGRAPHY
The Chemical Brothers
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
METTAVOLUTION
Rodrigo y Gabriela
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
THIS
LAND
Gary Clark Jr.
Best Metal Performance
7EMPEST
Tool
Best Rock Song
THIS
LAND
Gary Clark Jr.
Best Rock Album
SOCIAL
CUES
Cage The Elephant
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
FATHER
OF THE BRIDE
Vampire Weekend
R&B
Best R&B Performance
COME
HOME
Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
JEROME
Lizzo
Best R&B Song
SAY
SO
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
CUZ
I LOVE YOU (DELUXE)
Lizzo
Best R&B Album
VENTURA
Anderson .Paak
RAP
Best Rap Performance
RACKS
IN THE MIDDLE
Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
Best Rap/Sung Performance
HIGHER
DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
Best Rap Song
A
LOT
Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21
Savage Featuring J. Cole)
Best Rap Album
IGOR
Tyler, The Creator
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
RIDE
ME BACK HOME
Willie Nelson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
SPEECHLESS
Dan + Shay
Best Country Song
BRING
MY FLOWERS NOW
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
(Tanya Tucker)
Best Country Album
WHILE
I’M LIVIN’
Tanya Tucker
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
#ELDISCO
Alejandro Sanz
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
EL MAL QUERER
ROSALÍA
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
DE AYER PARA SIEMPRE
Mariachi Los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album
OPUS
Marc Anthony
and
A
JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC
Aymée Nuviola
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
BECOMING
Michelle Obama
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
STICKS
& STONES
Dave Chappelle
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
WHEN
WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering
engineer (Billie Eilish)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
FINNEAS
When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish)
Best Remixed Recording
I
RISE (TRACY YOUNG’S PRIDE INTRO RADIO REMIX)
Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
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]]>Keys’ seventh studio album titled ALICIA is scheduled to be released on March 20th, and she already gave us a taste of things to come. It’s expected to feature her previously released singles “Time Machine,” “Underdog,” and the Miguel collaboration “Show Me Love.”
As for her world tour, the R&B icon is promising a special multi-media, artistic experience, and she’s describing it as “a meditation on love and life” and “a true celebration, filled with magnetic energy that only live music can create.”
Keys’ North American tour will kick off with a concert in Jacksonville on July 28th, and it’s expected to wrap up on September 22nd with a show at Miami’s Hard Rock Live Arena.
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]]>Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – Academy Awards
The Oscars isn’t exactly a music award show, but this list would be incomplete if we failed to mention this moving rendition of “Shallow” that immediately went viral.
Alicia Keys – Grammy Awards
This year’s Grammy Awards featured a series of pretty amazing moments, but none of them compares to seeing host Alicia Keys play on two pianos at once.
Lizzo – MTV Video Music Awards
This list could easily consist of Lizzo’s live performances and nothing else, and no one would complain, but her amazing set at the MTV Video Music Awards made the biggest impact.
Taylor Swift – American Music Awards
Taylor Swift received the Artist of the Decade award at this year’s AMAs and delivered an epic medley of her greatest hits that lasted over 10 minutes, and it really doesn’t get better than that.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – MTV Video Music Awards
The first live rendition of the chart-topping song “Señorita” wasn’t the most theatrical performance at MTV Video Music Awards, but it won us over with the pure emotion that the duo brought to the stage.
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]]>Keys described her new video as a “visual sonic installation” and did an amazing job conveying the message of her song alongside director Cara Stricker. The slow-motion one-shot scenes are a visual representation of love’s enduring journey and feature Michael B. Jordan, Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego Saldana.
Alicia Keys also makes an appearance in one of the shots alongside Miguel, who’s featured on her latest single. She even made this visual sonic installation available from September 18th through September 22nd at Dolby SoHo to anyone who wants to experience its magic in person.
“I have been on this journey to be more vulnerable; in my life, in my music; and this new visual experience reflects this time. ‘Show Me Love’ displays different expressions of love, the journey of it, the push and pull, the struggle and the eventual joy and peace,” said Grammy-winning artist in a statement.
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]]>The extensive list of performers features some of our favorite artists, including Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello, and Miley Cyrus.
iHeartRadio Music Festival will bring the heat to Las Vegas on September 20th and 21st, and president of entertainment enterprises for iHeartMedia, John Sykes, is promising a weekend to remember.
“Each year we strive to live up to our reputation as the most diverse music festival in the world. This year we have the best in class from all genres of music performing indoors and out, all weekend long,” said Sykes in a statement.
What impressed us the most about this year’s line-up isn’t just the impressive number of A-list stars iHeartRadio managed to attract, but also the perfect mix of different genres.
Fans of pop, R&B, alternative and country music will all find something that fits their taste since the list of performers also includes French Montana, Mumford & Sons and Tim McGraw.
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