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 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 »
Mary J Blige kicks off her tour with Miguel and Jazmine Sullivan
Oct 6th
Mary J. Blige stepped on stage in a form-fitting shiny bodysuit and boots on the first date of her “Music Saved My Life” tour at Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta on an October’s night . Before taking the stage with hits like “No Drama” and “I’m Goin’ Down,” Miguel and Jazmine Sullivan warmed up the crowd with their soulful music. MJB and Jazmine recently teamed up for the Swizz Beatz-produced remix of “Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles)” from Jazmine’s sophomore album Love Me Back, now due November 30.
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul has been in and out of the lab cooking up her 10th studio album. “Yes, we’re working on one,” she tells the us, revealing that some of the guests may include Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Johnta Austin, and Ryan Leslie. “I don’t know what we’re calling it. I’m not rushing to come out with it. When it is done, it is done.”
There no need to lie, “Stronger With Each Tear” was a commercial fail and has pretty much little airplay is ANY! With all respect to the queen of hip hop soul, Mary J. Blige may just end up with a future of just singing chorus vocals in some rapper’s hip hop track. Mary J. Blige is expected to come to the UK with both Miguel and Jazmine Sullivan during November. So keep it locked on TheMoMoShow.com for your chance to win Platinum tickets to Mary J. Blige‘s “Stronger” concert Read the rest of this entry »
Beyonce, Whitney Huston, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and Sade at the Black Ball
Oct 1st
Even the heavy New York City winds couldn’t dim the star power at Keep a Child Alive’s 7th Annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday night (Sept. 30). The star-studded charity gala, which raised money for HIV/AIDS treatment, featured appearances and performances by Sade, Whitney Houston, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monáe, and more.
The belle of the ball, host Alicia Keys, lived out her dream by singing with Sade. “It was the most difficult thing I ever had to do in my life, to try to pick one song,” revealed the pregnant songstress, who finally decided upon “Love Is Stronger Than Pride.” “I lost sleep over it actually.”
Janelle Monáe gained new fans with her “Tightrope” walking and Swizz Beatz joined Jay-Z for “On to the Next One,” as his pretty in pink wife looked on. Alicia helped Jay cap the evening in their hometown by channeling Frank Sinatra with an impromptu performance of “New York, New York,” before closing with “Empire State of Mind.” I mean they don’t get any more original than this do they…? Alicia Keys‘ baby is due this December so that’s something else we can all look forward, unlike another play of “Empire State of Mind.”! Read the rest of this entry »
So she’s “Fancy” huh?
Sep 17th
Mary J. Blige may be the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, but according to other press, she is also New York’s Queen of Style. MJB was named by the magazine as the Most Stylish New Yorker of 2010. She celebrated her honor at hotspot Lavo in New York City on Wednesday night (Sept. 15).
“It feels great to be New York’s Most Fashionable Woman,” said Mary, reflecting on her evolving style. “[My style] was mostly b-girl ’cause I was never a lady like this when I was growing up. I was really a tomboy.”
Other chic celebs who made the list of 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers of 2010 included Swizz Beatz, Iman, Vampire Weekend, and DJ Kiss. Shontelle, Ryan Leslie, Sean Garrett, Omarion, and more showed up to the party, which capped off Fashion Week.
Must say even though this 42 year old is pretty much saying goodbye to her “golden” days – meaning yes, Mary J. Blige is now losing those record sales has hasn’t entered the top 10 in a very long time, she can still rock a hot outfit!
Never the less, I do question the relivance of Mary J. Blige these days? Really? I mean I love Mary J. Blige and who doesn’t but that album didn’t shift nor did that tour sell out. It’s a shame becuase she’s an amazing act, but time does tell. The only thing that could save Mary J. Blige is maybe a roll in a film? or even (yes!) a fragrance?
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 »
Gucci Mane and Swizz beats on the set of new video
Aug 23rd
It’s Gucci time! Gooch linked up with Swizz Beatz to shoot the explosive new video for “Gucci Time,” with director extraordinaire Chris Robinson behind the camera. The video, shot on location in Los Angeles, will be released in the near future in anticipation of his forthcoming album “The Appeal“: Georgia’s Most Wanted, slated to hit stores in late 2010.
Now, the rapper has finally wrapped his follow-up album and said that this is his best chance to capitalize on his underground allure. “The Appeal is officially finished. It’s mixed and mastered, and the artwork is done,” he told The MoMo Show from the set of one of his upcoming videos (he’s currently filming two at the same time). “I’m just out here promoting it and letting everyone know it’s coming. Just bring awareness to it ’cause I want everyone to know it’s coming and to support it because it’s a masterpiece.”
“Biggest mixtape of the summer, by far,” Gucci said about his tape, an ode to the neighborhood in Atlanta where he grew up. “When y’all get it, guarantee I win Mixtape of the Year.” – now don’t get too ahead of yourself Gucci!
Click below to see more flicks from the set and to hear the duo’s hot summer anthem. Read the rest of this entry »