Not even half an hour into the final SNL outing of April under Veep star and series alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and already we have our first May host locked in a Room. Yes, Brie Larson will make her hosting debut on May 7, the first of our final hosts. As announced during the commercial break from Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ SNL return, the Room and Kong: Skull Island star will make her first SNL appearance on May 7, joined by musical guest Alicia Keys. Given the general adorableness factor, we wouldn’t be surprised by a Jacob Tremblay appearance either....
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Stars urge Alicia Keys to drop Israel gig
Roger Waters and Alice Walker pen open letters asking Keys to join cultural boycott of 'unjust and unbelievably evil' Israel
Dear Alicia Keys … Roger Waters and Alice Walker entreat the singer to make a stand against the Israeli government. Photograph: Jeff Barclay/Music Pics/Rex FeaturesRoger Waters and Alice Walker have penned open letters asking Alicia Keys to call off a forthcoming concert in Tel Aviv. Walker, the author of The Color Purple,...
David Byrne and Alicia Keys join forces for charity concert
The two musicians - and mutual fans - will collaborate at Black Ball fundraiser for Keep a Child Alive in New York
David Byrne and Alicia Keys: pop power couple Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesDavid Byrne and Alicia Keys are to collaborate at an upcoming charity concert in New York. The Talking Heads frontman and the bestselling R&B singer will perform together at Keys’ annual Black Ball fundraiser for Keep a Child Alive.Byrne “immediately said...
Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz set for Empire's second season
Age of Empire... Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys and Chris Rock will all guest star. Photograph: Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Mike McGregor for the Guardian
Following huge ratings in the US and a successful jump to E4 in the UK, the music industry drama Empire has announced unblocked school a raft of starry cameos for its second season.
Chris Rock, whose indie comedy film Top Five is currently in UK cinemas, will...
Alicia Keys and BlackBerry? Why celebrities answer the call of tech companies
Thorsten Heins, CEO of RIM, introduces Alicia Keys as the global creative director of BlackBerry. Yes. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP
Most companies would struggle when faced with a rapidly declining market share, but not BlackBerry. It may be losing customers to Apple and Samsung all over the place, but it knows exactly how to reel them all back in – by unveiling Alicia Keys as its new creative director.It's a genius move. Nobody understands...
Tweeting about social injustice is not enough for me
Alicia Keys plays live in Glasgow. 'A woman becomes a lioness when she sees her unborn child’s future juxtaposed with the horrors of the world.' Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images for MTVThis year I spent my son’s sixth birthday protesting outside the Nigerian consulate in New York. Not the most conventional way to spend your child’s special day, I agree, but it was also the six-month anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Alicia Keys laments 'heartless' justice system in reform pitch to Congress
‘We can no longer afford to be this cruel to our young’ singer-songwriter tells congressional staffers at event with Senator Cory Booker and activist Van Jones
Keys said of the US criminal justice system: ‘People are not assumed to be innocent, they’re assumed to be guilty.’ Photograph: Jackie Brown/Splash News/CorbisOn Monday, the singer-songwriter Alicia Keys chose a decidedly low-key way to do this, delivering an impassioned plea to...
