Alicia Keys hits the studio!
Feb 19th
Alicia Keys’ current priority may be motherhood, but she’s ready to get back to music. The R&B songbird has returned to the studio to work on her fifth studio album for release this year, Keys’ longtime producer Kerry “Krucial” Brothers exclusively revealed to press this weekend. “We do got a release coming this year, but I can’t speak on it yet,” said Krucial at this weekend’s ASCAP 2nd Annual Grammy Brunch at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz make a move…
Jan 28th
A few days after her 30th birthday, a bespectacled Alicia Keys hit the court with Swizz Beatz to catch the New York Knicks take on the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The stylish couple rocked fancy footwear while holding hands and sharing laughs. Read the rest of this entry »
Digital Death for Keep a Child Alive
Dec 1st
From December 1st 2010, some of your favorite celebs will die for the cause. Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Serena Williams, Swizz Beatz, Kim Kardashian, Usher, Diddy, Janelle Monáe, and Jay Sean are among those pulling the plug on their social networking sites to help raise $1 million for Keys’ Keep a Child Alive foundation. In an attempt to help those afflicted with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India, the stars will appear in coffins, representing their digital death. Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys and stars die for the cause!
Nov 29th
Twitter streams across the world are about to lose some starpower. On Wednesday (Dec. 1), celebs including Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, Janelle Monáe, Swizz Beatz, Jay Sean, and more are taking part in the new campaign Digital Life Sacrifice where they will sign off of social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter on behalf of Keys’ charity Keep a Child Alive.
The digital protest is intended to raise money on World AIDS Day, with participants signing back on to their respective social networking profiles when the charity raises $1 million. Many have filmed “last tweet and testament” advertisements where they laid in coffins to represent their “digital deaths” in preparation for the big day.
“It’s really important and super-cool to use mediums that we naturally are on,” Keys tells the AP of the digital protest. “It’s so important to shock you to the point of waking up. It’s not that people don’t care or it’s not that people don’t want to do something, it’s that they never thought of it quite like that.”
Alicia Keys believes that shutting down celebrity profiles will have an immediate impact. “This is such a direct and instantly emotional way and a little sarcastic, you know, of a way to get people to pay attention,” Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia ditches a date with her baby for a party!
Nov 15th
Alicia Keys made her first official public appearance since giving birth to her son Egypt Daoud Dean last month. The new mom, showing off her post-baby bod in a leather skirt, boots, and scarf, stepped out in style as GQ celebrated her husband Swizz Beatz’ appearance in the November issue. The loving couple danced and showed some PDA at Kastel at Trump SoHo Hotel in New York City before driving off in their Aston Martin.
Mamma alert! New Mum Alicia Keys is gracing the pages of the November issue of Vogue Italia and boy is she looking stunning! Alicia Keys gave birth last month to her first child, Egypt, with her husband Swizz Beatz, the photos were taken while she was still pregnant.
Alicia spoke about being photographed during her pregnancy saying, “I like to transform myself like a chameleon. The photos showing me pregnant seemed brave and strong to me, just how I feel at this time”
Either way Alicia is looking smoking rocking a poofy fauxhawk in some of the photos and a sleek slicked back look for the others. According to some sources Alicia Keys has been booked for perform on the XFactor…very soon! So make sure you keep it locked for more info! Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia loves being a mother!
Oct 27th
Alicia Keys is on cloud nine after giving birth to her firstchild, a boy named Egypt Daoud Dean earlier this month. The humbled mom posted a letter on her blog singing the praises of her bundle of joy and expressing her wonderment at the miracle of life. Read Alicia’s heartfelt words below.
Every moment is beautiful; delicious even! Every moment I’m learning and living in a way I never have before. Being present in a way I never have before. Existing in moments I never have before.
Never have I felt so calm, so purposeful in taking the time to truly observe the world around me, to live in it fully and watch it, discuss it, put time toward it. It feels really incredible – so peaceful, so complete and long overdue.
I’m grown, I’m confident, I’m secure, and so blessed to be these things. I’m most enamored with anatomy at this point. The miracle of the human body. The ability to create all these small amazing machines of veins, capillaries, digestive systems, eyes, ears and noses. I can spend HOURS looking at one little EAR! Have u ever noticed how complex just an ear is? A tiny maze of art. It may sound silly but it’s so true. Or a heartbeat? Everyday we wake up and in some way, take for granted the fact that this beautiful pulsating organ in our body is the reason, and yet now that’s all I can think of…And breath; invisible as it may be, how necessary! Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys is glowing…over twitter
Oct 20th
She managed to keep the birth a secret until after the fact, but new mother Alicia Keys has broken her silence on her first child Egypt Daoud Dean, born on October 14. The singer, who was just nominated for four Soul Train Music Awards, took to her Twitter account to express the joy of motherhood and thank her well-wishers.
“There is no word to properly describe LOVE, to describe BLISS, to express a FEELING like this!!! Thank U 4 your love, support & prayers! ; – ),” she tweeted.
Her husband Swizz Beatz retweeted his wife, adding a few words. “Much love for all the support everybody been showing but I want to shout out my Wife for being bigger then SUPERWOMAN!#GODSGIFT,” he said.
The couple married each other in July on the French island of Corsica after they announced their pregnancy and engagement in May. This is the first child for Keys and the fourth for Swizz.
So now I just pray, Swizz just sticks to this wife! While Alicia maybe a blooming mother – this just means all systems got for the rest of her album promotion; we have had confirmation that “Put It In A Love Song” will now be released, however no date has been given – talk about pushing, looks Egypt isn’t the only thing Mrs Beatz pushed out! Read the rest of this entry »
“It’s A Boy!” – Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
Oct 17th
It’s a boy for Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz! After nine months with a bun in the oven, the Grammy-winning songstress has given birth to a son named Egypt Daoud Dean. She reportedly checked herself into New York’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center yesterday, delivering her child in a private section of the maternity ward.
This is Keys’ first child, while Swizz welcomes his third son. The couple wed in the Mediterranean a few months after announcing that Keys was pregnant with their child.
“I’m so thankful for everything I been blessed with in my life wowwwwww! #realtalk,” tweeted Swizz late last night.
Friends have already given their blessing to the new parents. “I’m So excited 2 Congratulate my brother @ therealswizzz and @Alicia keys on there New, baby, boy!!!!!!!” tweeted Mary J. Blige, who has recently been working with Swizzy in the studio.
Busta Rhymes also shared in the joyous occasion, tweeting, “CONGRATS 2 MY BROTHER AND SISTER @THEREALSWIZZZ & @AliciaKeys 4 bringing the life of a future King into the universe.Love, light & blessings.” – Knowing Swizz Beatz‘ past lets just all pray for Alicia to help her get through this special moment and hope he sticks with this wife…oh please! Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys calls on star list friends to help push “Buy Life” campaign
Oct 10th
Alicia Keys is only a few weeks away from giving life to her first child, but first she’s giving birth to the “Buy Life” campaign. The pregnant songstress sports a T-shirt with a unique barcode in her ad to benefit the Keep a Child Alive foundation. Other celebrity supporters include Usher, Jay Sean, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, and hubby Swizz Beatz.
Each ad has a scannable technology built-in allowing users to use their cell phone to donate money to help give life to millions of people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India by providing medicine, food, and shelter.
“With the money raised [at the Black Ball], KCA can now help save even more lives affected by this horrible pandemic,” stated Keys. “With the launch of the BUY LIFE campaign, I’mconfident less people will needlessly have to die because of lack of proper healthcare.”
These T-Shirts are only available to buy in America, however we are currently waiting for response from the “Buy Life” campaign when and where they’ll be available to purchase from. Check out more pics of the “Buy Life” on Usher, Swizz Beats and Jay Sean Read the rest of this entry »
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz since their wedding
Sep 5th
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz stepped arm-in-arm into September. The pregnant songstress and her husband strolled through Tribeca for a little shopping. The Mrs. showed off her legs in shorts and sandals, while Swizz bared the New York heat in an orange polo and shorts. The couple is expecting their first child this fall.
Alicia will return to the stage at her annual Black Ball at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on September 30, along with performers Jay-Z and Sade. As for her other half, he is crafting new music for Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige and completing his own album Haute Living.
Later that day Alicia Keys and her new husband Swizz Beatz were seen enjoying a romantic meal in a (wait for it…) salad bar. The couple — who tied the knot at the end of July — hit up Big Apple eatery Via dei Mille, where they shared a Caprese salad, mixed vegetable plate and sea bass.
“They seemed so in love,” an onlooker told us. “There was not a moment of silence between the two.” Beatz and Keys are expecting their first child together later this year. Swizz recently opened up about his wedding to the Fallin’ singer. “Everything was just wow. It was a blessing,” he said last month. “It was positive energy, and we’re still in those moments.” – I suppose it’s nice to see that Mr Beatz is holding onto this marriage…hopefully Read the rest of this entry »