R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys released the music video for the second single from her upcoming fourth studio album The Elements of Freedom.

“Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” was directed by Syndrome and the track itself featured production from Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat.

Be on the look-out for Alicia’s new album when it drops December 15th! Continue reading for the new video.

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Above is the OFFICIAL album cover for Alicia Keys‘ upcoming album The Element of Freedom, which is set to hit stores December 15th. A supposedly fake cover leaked last week and Alicia took to her Twitter to deny claims that it was the cover for her album, even though the fonts/styles match up exactly. **sniff sniff** Is that bullsh*t we smell? Continue reading for a side-by-side comparison of the “fake” cover and the cover above…

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Wearing a long green dress, R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys arrived on the red carpet at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards, held at Mandalay Bay Events Center Thursday night (Nov 5) in Las Vegas.

Later in the night she performed with Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz and posed for pictures with him and actress Eva Longoria. Continue reading for all of the pictures from the evening!

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Rap star Jay-Z’s new music video for “Empire State of Mind” featuring R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys premiered over the weekend and it’s definitely a must see! The video was done really well and sort of has an “epic” feel to it that simply makes you want to be in New York. Peep the Hype Williams directed joint below:

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Rapper Jay-Z and singer Alicia Keys opened Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series with their much hyped performance of “Empire State of Mind” in front of 50,000 baseball fans (and millions of viewers at home) at Yankee Stadium Thursday night (Oct 29) in New York City.

Immediately following Hov and Alicia’s big performance, R&B singer John Legend took center field and sang the United States National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Continue reading for more pics and for videos of both performances!

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The second single off Alicia Keys‘ upcoming album The Element of Freedom has leaked. The track is called “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” and let’s just say this one is gonna do much better than “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” And you can quote us on that! Hit the link below (or hit “play” on the player above) to check out the song for yourself.

D/L: Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart

Some people just ain’t got NO RESPECT!! (LOL)

The “rappa ternt sanga” we all know as T-Pain hit up the Australian premiere of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” wearing a shirt with those infamous leaked pictures of Cassie’s tits.

How rude???

We also have new pictures of Rev. Run, Russell Simmons, Alicia Keys and more at various events throughout the past few days. Continue reading to check out all of the pictures and make sure you click each thumbnail for more info!

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According to reports, Shyne was deported to his home country of Belize today after serving almost nine years in jail in connection with a shooting at a New York night club back in 1999. His father, who just so happens to be the Prime Minister of the country, has enlisted Harvard Law Professor and Obama insider Charles Ogletree to get NY Gov. David Patterson to pardon Shyne so that he can return to the U.S.

According to a press release from Major League Baseball, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ performance has been rescheduled to take place in tomorrow’s (Thurs. Oct 29) pre-game ceremonies, which will air on FOX at 7:30 PM ET. Tonight’s inclement weather was the cause for the postponing of the performance. Officials say the staging for the show could “adversely impact the field if it is wet, creating damaged and unsafe playing conditions.”

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Once again it’s history in the making as two worldwide multi-platinum selling artists are set to do something major! On Wednesday, October 28th on the field of the Yankee stadium prior to the Major League Baseball World Series Opening game, rapper Jay-Z and singer/songwriter Alicia Keys will perform their new song “Empire state of Mind” in front of thousands of fans at the arena, in addition to the millions of people watching at home.

And following their performance, Keys will redirect all attention to just her as she performs the National Anthem. Jay-Z proudly made the announcement via a MLB press release Monday (Oct 26).

“As a die-hard Yankee fan, I’m honored to perform a song that celebrates the greatness of New York in one of our city’s most important landmarks, Yankee Stadium.”

Both performances will air on Fox prior to the game when The New York Yankees take on the defending champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, at 7:30 PM  Eastern.  This also marks the first time that the World Series is being dedicated to community service since its beginning in 1903.  Both stars have had a rough childhood and are now on top the world between their music and success; these two starlets personify the, “American Dream.”

We just hope security is extra tight this time around so that Lil Mama can’t rush the field and crash their performance on account of her being “in the moment” lol!

Singers Alicia Keys and Mario were spotted as they exited MTV Studios in New York City earlier today. The two had just recorded an episode of MTV’s “It’s On With Alexa Chung,” a live interactive entertainment, music, talk and variety program that regularly features the most popular celebrities and musical performances from the hottest artists.

Alicia is busy promoting her new album, The Element of Freedom, due in stores December 1st, and her new music video for “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” Mario, on the other hand, is busy pushing his recently released D.N.A. album and his new “Thinkin’ About You” music video.

Singer/songwriter Alicia Keys premiered her music video for her new single “Doesn’t Mean Anything” earlier this week on F*ckBoy.com PerezHilton.com

Alicia is planning on dropping her fourth studio album The Element of Freedom on December 1st via her label J Records. In the meantime, check out her new video below.

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It looks like Justin Timberlake called in the big guns all in the name of charity. TLC, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg and Ciara all performed live in concert in support of Justin’s benefit for Shriners Hospitals for Children at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Saturday night (Oct 17) in Las Vegas.

Producer/rapper Timbaland and country music sensation Taylor Swift also performed at the second annual “Justin Timberlake and Friends” benefit concert.

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R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys played host to her sixth annual Black Ball to benefit the “Keep A Child Alive” AIDS organization Thursday night (Oct 15) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The huge celebrity guest list at the event included Halle Berry, Usher, Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Cannon, Tyler Perry, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige and more. Alicia performed with John Mayer at the event, and also premiered her new song “Sleeping with a Broken Heart.”

You can check out a lot more pictures from the red carpet and inside the Ball when you continue reading!

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We’re well aware that security was very lax at last month’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but this video here is comedic gold! Remember when Lil Mama hopped her azz on stage and crashed Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ performance? Well a brand new video has surfaced and it features Jay’s wife Beyonce trying to stop Lil Mama from going up there on the stage. Clearly Lil Mama was in her own world and didn’t give a damn! Continue reading for the video…

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Alicia Keys is planning on launching her own blog, IAmASuperWoman.com, later this year when her new album drops. She talked about the blog while discussing the vision for her new company AK Worldwide with The Associated Press last week.

What do you think about A Keys launching a blog dedicated to empowering women with all of the drama surrounding her, Swizz Beatz and Beatz’ soon-to-be ex wife Mashonda?

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Looks like the issues surrounding this “love triangle” between Swizz Beatz, his soon-to-be ex wife (and mother of his child) Mashonda and his new woman, Alicia Keys, have reared their ugly head again! Though Beatz and Keys (that sounds funny together, haha!) have yet to publicly announce that they’re knocking boots, anybody who follows either of the two know what’s going down behind closed doors. They’re always at events together, send mushy messages to each other on Twitter and have even been spotted by the paparazzi enjoying an intimate evening.

Well now Mashonda’s fed up with the whole situation and has decided to put A. Keys on front street for allegedly assisting in the failure of her 5-year marriage. Here’s a message she sent to Alicia the other day on Twitter.

After having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later I was advised that I should check @aliciakeys twit page. I’ve never reached out to her on twitter before. I feel our issues are a lot more serious than a website conversation. Not to mention that I’ve reached out to her many times in the beginning of this whole thing, as any wife would do. Unfortunately, I never succeeded in getting a response. The 1st time I meet AK, my husband introduced us to each other at an event. ( I have no choice but to call him my husband, until he is not anymore) In the messages that I sent to her (AK), I made it very clear that on the contrary of what she might be hearing, I am still married to my husband, living with him and just had a child. Its been two years and I still have not received a response. What I do receive, is constant displays of selfishness and disconcern to me and my son.

I was a fan of AK’s last album, we were both signed to J Records and I always checked up on her projects. I sang her songs and admired her for creating Superwoman and Karma, I would never deny her, her talent. I believed in her until I found out she was possibly sleeping with my husband. The affair was denied by both, until it was finally admitted months later.

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Famous fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger hosted a party celebrating the opening of his Fifth Avenue Global Flagship store at his storefront in New York City Thursday night (Sep 17) during the 2009 New York Fashion Week festivities.

Above he’s pictured with his daughters Elizabeth and Ally, singer Alicia Keys, his wife Dee Ocleppo and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons also attended the event.

Here are the videos featuring the performances from Sunday night’s (Sep 13) MTV Video Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and more! Even with all of the mishaps (Kanye and Lil Mama, we’re talking about YOU!), the show turned out great. This year’s VMAs were possibly the best in a while: fun, entertaining and definitely unpredictable. Continue reading to check out all of the performance videos!

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Rapper Lil Mama says her emotions were running last night during the VMAs as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed their song, “Empire State of Mind.” She sent in an apology statement to MTV earlier today apologizing for jumping on stage with the two icons, who for the most part, ignored her presence altogether.

“I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,” the statement reads. “I admire them and look up to them as role models. ‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY.”

Jay-Z appeared to shoo her off when he noticed her up there and said, “You’re T-Paining.” But she didn’t care. She kept on bopping her head and rocking to the music before striking a pose along with Jay and Alicia at the end of the performance. We would have loved to hear the conversation that followed!

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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys closed out the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of their song, “Empire State of Mind,” which comes from Jay’s new album, The Bluprint 3. Towards the end of their set, a noticeably excited Lil Mama jumped on stage and crashed their performance… AWKWARD!!

Here are some photos from the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night (Sep 13) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Big names like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West and more all showed up and posed for pictures. Continue reading for the rest of them!

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With the 2009 VMAs just a few days away, it’s hard to believe MTV is still adding performers and presenters to the final line-up. But they are and their official website says that Jay-Z will be debuting his collaboration with Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” at this year’s ceremony. The track comes from Jay’s latest album, The Blueprint 3, in stores and online now.

Jennifer Lopez, Megan Fox, Shakira, Jack Black, 50 Cent, up and coming singer Justin Bieber and others have been added to the list of presenters, which already included Ne-Yo, Nelly Furtado, Katy Perry, Tracy Morgan and more.

In addition to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, other confirmed performers include Beyonce, Pink, Wale, Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Janet Jackson, who is set to open the show with a musical tribute to her late brother, the King of Pop aka Michael Jackson.

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards are set to air this Sunday, September 13th live from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall at 9pm/8c and will be hosted by Russell Brand.

It looks like Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys aren’t hiding their love anymore. The pair was spotted enjoying each other’s company during a romantic evening at the VIP club Wednesday night (Aug 26) in St. Tropez, France, and even though neither one of them have officially put out that they’re “dating,” we believe these pictures pretty much speak for themselves. Don’t you think? Though we can’t help wonder what his soon-to-be ex wife Mashonda thinks about all of this…

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Below is a list of the top 20 new artists that emerged this decade. These artists have sold the most albums and as sales in the music industry have been decreasing, artists who emerged early in the decade stood a better chance. Sales peaked in 2000 and have been on the decline since 2004. So below are the names of the top 20, accompanied by the total number of albums the artist has sold as of this week, the year of their debut, the title of their best selling album, and their rank on the Nielsen/SoundScan running list of the 200 best selling artists in its history, which includes Nelly, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and more!

1. Linkin Park – 21,223,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: Hybrid Theory
Top 200 rank: #52

2. Nelly – 21,215,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: Country Grammar
Top 200 rank: #53

3. Nickelback – 19,414,000
Debut: 2000
Best Selling Album: All The Right Reasons
Top 200 rank: #63

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Legendary singer Whitney Houston, pictured above with Sony Music Worldwide Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis and R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, hosted an exclusive invite-only listening party for her forthcoming I Look To You album at the Lincoln Center’s Allen Room at Jazz in New York City Tuesday night (Jul 21).

The R&B diva previewed a number tracks of tracks from her highly anticipated comeback album to an audience that included Martha Stewart, Dionne Warwick, Steve Harvey, Swizz Beatz and more. Continue reading to check out all of the pics!

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In a move that surprised damn near everyone, Lil Kim and Cyndi Lauper performed “Time After Time” on stage together Saturday night (Jul 18) at the Mandela Day 46664 Celebration Concert … and Lil Kim sang! Albeit, Kim didn’t do very well with her vocals but we give her credit for being bold enough to do something like that in front of so many people. With a little more confidence and some vocal training, homegirl might be able to carry a little tune!

Alicia Keys, Will.i.am, Aretha Franklin and more also helped Nelson Mandela celebrate his 91st birthday at the annual 46664 event, which was held this year at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Continue reading for more pics and for the video of Kim performing.

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Here Jamie Foxx can be seen paying tribute to Michael Jackson (comedically, of course) as the host of the 2009 BET Awards, which aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 28) on BET. Jamie Foxx is probably one of the few people who can make light of a sad situation and have everyone laughing and crying at the same time. The BET Awards was supposed to dedicate the entire show to Michael, per the press release sent out Friday, but failed to impress.

The show itself was pretty good, but they should have never mentioned dedicating the show to MIchael if they didn’t have the time to do it right. That said, we really hope they put together an entire special to honor the late King of Pop so they can at least try to save face. But for now, continue reading for photos of Soulja Boy, Jay-Z, Monica, Beyonce, Ne-Yo and many more celebrities who participated in this year’s BET Awards.

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Here’s a shot of Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose on the red carpet of the 2009 BET Awards, which went down Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. The show itself pretty much sucked. And that’s us being nice. But for the most part, everyone looked good on the red carpet. Continue reading for 80+ pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Tyrese, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Mario and tons more!

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R&B group Day 26, recipients of the award for “Best Group” posed for photos in the press/media room with their trophy during the 2009 BET Awards, which were held Sunday night (Jun 28) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other celebs who rolled through the press/media room were Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Drake and more. Continue reading for all of the pics.

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Ne-Yo and his girlfriend Tenille Jiminez stopped for a quick pic in the audience as they watched the 2009 BET Awards go down at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles. Continue reading for lots of pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Kanye West, Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and much more chilling in the audience and backstage at the show.

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R&B singer Alicia Keys attended the National Black Theatre’s Communication Arts Program Symposium Friday in New York City. In other Alicia news, she recently announced that despite her talented musical background, she had to learn how to play the cello for her role in The Secret Life of Bees, on DVD March 31st. She added that even though she stopped practicing after filming wrapped, she does have plans on pursuing the instrument in the future.

“I had to work hard at it and I was constantly practicing, constantly learning and re-learning the proper way to play. It takes a year or so just to learn how to hold the bow properly and use it the right way, so just making it feel effortless and look effortless was a challenge. It had to look as if I’d been playing for 15 or 20 years. That took a lot of practice – but I’m used to discipline and practice … I didn’t play after finishing the film but I do want to rediscover it and I will probably start again from the beginning and learn properly,” said the star.”

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, R&B singer Alicia Keys spoke with a group of young women about achieving their goals and living dreams at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. Thursday afternoon with U.S. Army General Ann Dunwoody. The “Superwoman” singer had the honor of meeting First Lady Michelle Obama prior to speaking at the school. Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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Graydon Carter and Vanity Fair played host to the 2009 Vanity Hair Oscar party, which was attended by Russell Simmons, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and about damn near everyone who held a big name at this year’s Oscar Awards and then some. Don’t believe us? Continue reading for more pics from the red carpet of the party!

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Beyonce caused quite a stir last night as the haters talked about her choice of attire for this year’s Academy Awards. We see nothing wrong with her dress though. We also need to let it be known that even though our girl Taraji P. Henson didn’t actually win an Oscar, the fact that she was nominated should definitely be celebrated. Who knew that “Yvette from Baby Boy” would be nominated for an Oscar just 8 years later? Hit the link below for more pics from the red carpet.

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Singer Alicia Keys and actress Joy Bryant took pictures with fashion designer Max Azria after his Fall’09 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2009 in New York yesterday.

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

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The 2008 American Music Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, aired live on television last night from The Nokia Theater in Hollywood. As you can see in the image above, Beyonce and her friend Sasha Fierce performed their hit single, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Other artists who performed on the show include: Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and more! Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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HOLLYWOOD // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 2008 » The 2008 American Music Awards went down last night in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater in Hollywood, and Kanye West posed for photos on the red carpet. Rihanna, Chris Brown, T-Pain, The-Dream, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys, and more also hit up the red carpet. Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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MONTE CARLO, MONACO (FRANCE) // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2008 » We’re hearing that Sasha Fierce stole the show (once again – 2006 WMAs, anyone?). The only difference is, 2 years ago she was “Beyonce.” Sasha opened the 2008 World Music Awards with 2 performances – “If I Were A Boy” and “Single Ladies.” Follow the break for more photos of Sasha, and more performers (Alicia Keys, Estelle, and more).

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MONTE CARLO, MONACO (FRANCE) // SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2008 » Guess who gets to top off the 2008 World Music Awards Red Carpet post? Sasha’s little sister Solange! Sasha was unable to make an appearance on this year’s red carpet, but you’ll see why when we publish the post with photos from inside of the show. And we’re growing a little tired of Mariah & Nick, so we decided to switch it up a bit. Continue reading for photos of them and more celebrities arriving at the 2008 World Music Awards.

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Usher was spotted Sunday in Toronto on a Canadian TV Show MuchOnDemand.

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Here’s the official Gossip On This video premiere of Alicia Keys and Jack White’s song for the new 007 movie, “Quantum of Solace”. Check out the video above!

Here’s the T2W video premiere of Alicia Keys fourth single, “Superwoman”, from her 6x platinum album As I Am (J Records). Congratulations A-Keys! Check out her latest video above.

LONDON // TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 2008 » Alicia Keys performed over in London at the O2 Arena and I know she killed it. Whenever Alicia performs live you get more than you expected from her voice and energy. She’s just one of those soul singers that you know she’ll give you your money’s worth. She has recently shot a video for one of my favorite vocal tracks, “Superwoman” (LIVE), from her album As I Am. Check out more pics from the show after the cut.

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NEW YORK // SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH 2008 » The Michael Strahan/Dreier Charity Golf Tournament Pre-Party went down last night to help benefit Children’s Rights & Keep A Child Alive Organizations. Many celebs came out to help show support for the two organizations. A lot of people we haven’t seen in awhile too. LaToya Luckett, Ja Rule, Spike Lee, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, and more showed up to the event.

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The 2008 BET Awards aired last night and yours truly is here to inform you of the hottest (and not so hot) styles worn at the award show. Some of the best dressed female celebs of the night were Rihanna, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Hudson, and Alicia Keys. Rihanna wore a neon yellow Giambattista Valli dress from his spring/summer 2008 line, Gabrielle Union wore a gorgeous white Celine Vonn dress, Jennifer Hudson wore A brown Peter Soronen corset dress, and Alicia Keys wore a strapless pink David Meister David Meister dress with Melody Ehsani Hate/Love Rings. I also loved Alicia’s Sergio Rossi heels. Keep reading for more styles from the show.

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In case you missed the live coverage we did on the 2008 BET Awards last night, don’t worry. T2W is here to fill you in with the actual performances from the show! There were a lot of surprises in last night show and we have all of the performances thanks to HipHopMusicDotCom. Click play to view Usher’s performance of “Love In This Club” above!

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Photos have already started coming in of celebrities hitting the red carpet: Soulja Boy, Musiq Soulchild, Alicia Keys, Keri Hilson, and more! Follow the break for more photos.

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I’m sitting here listening to my huge library of music on my iPod when Alicia Keys’s “You Don’t Know My Name” came on in a shuffle. I digg this song all over again especially the conversation part! Classic! Click the video above to play.

Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, and Mary J. Blige cover Essence Magazine for their annual “Black Music Month” issue. Each collector’s edition cover has the caption “Black Women Rule!” on it. In the issue all three ladies talk to Essence Editor Regina R. Robertson about how they’ve managed to stay relevant for so long in their careers as well as their success and longevity. Keep reading to see all three covers and to read some of the interview

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