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Alicia Keys is set to perform at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy award-winning singer is the latest addition to the star-studded line-up which also includes Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, the Foo Fighters and Tina Turner. The Grammy awards are famous for their unusual pairings, and this year is no exception.
While Beyoncé and Tina Turner are expected to duet, 'Umbrella' star Rihanna is set to team up with reunited group The Time to commemorate the ceremony's 50th anniversary. In addition, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige will appear on stage with The Clark Sisters, Israel and New Breed, and Trin-i-Tee 5:7 for a one-off gospel performance.
The ceremony, which is being held in Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 10, will also feature a special tribute to British band The Beatles. Casts from Las Vegas' Beatles tribute show 'LOVE by Cirque du Soleil' and film musical 'Across The Universe' will join forces in an exclusive tribute to the late John Lennon and George Harrison and the band's surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Presenters at the ceremony include Cyndi Lauper, Bette Midler and Nat King Cole's daughter Natalie.
Alicia Keys (Alicia J. Augello-Cook) was born on January 25, 1980 in Harlem New York. Is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards.
Selling over 235,000 copies in its first week (more than 50,000 of those in its first day), Songs in A Minor, released on June 5, 2001, went on to sell more than eleven million units worldwide, and established Keys' popularity both outside and inside the U.S., where she became the best-selling new artist of 2001 (as well as the best-selling R&B artist).... |