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Video SoulBounce

Alicia Shines With Altered 'State of Mind'

I've always loved remixes because they gave a song you might love and new sound, a new edge, a new flavor, so that you wouldn't get tired of it. And after weeks of listening to, repping for, and losing my...

Harlem  |  11/19/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Why We Shouldn't Be 'Sleeping' On Alicia Keys

I will be the first to admit that I've taken a take-it-or-leave-it approach to most of Alicia Keys' music over the past few years. From "No One" to "It Doesn't Mean Anything," her music has just been aight for me....

Harlem  |  11/17/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Chickens Is Watching

Get ready. A new MJ-themed Vegas Cirque Du Soleil show may be on the horizon. [IDOL]Speaking of MJ, a portrait of him at an LA auction sold for $812,000. Wow. [TOI]Alicia Keys looks very soppable nice on the new Uptown...

Harlem  |  11/12/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Like This And Like That

Jay-Z is trying to deposit a baby in the Bank of Beyonce. [NYDN]Not so fast, this is not Alicia Keys' new album cover. Thank God. [PBB]Michael Jackson's funeral cost a whopping $1 million. [Y!]Contrary to previous reports, Janet and Jermaine...

Butta  |  11/11/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Month of Mary, SoulTube

Mary's 'Star' Shines Bright In The Bronx Night

As a native New Yorker, I'd just like the record to show that the World Champion New York Yankees were undefeated when they had soul superstars represent during their pre-game ceremonies. We all know how Jay-Z & Alicia Keys literally...

Harlem  |  11/05/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Month of Mary

Mary Won't Be 'Stronger' Til Later This Year

This Just In: Mary J. Blige's new disc, Stronger, will be out in time for the holidays. Just during Christmas week, and not around Thanksgiving, as originally planned. Speculation has it that either Mary doesn't want to compete with fellow...

Harlem  |  11/04/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys 'State' The Obvious In New 'Empire' Video

After almost exactly two months of continuous hype, and after seeing them perform the song everywhere, the official video for the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys anthem to the greatest city in the world (so biased, it hurts), "Empire State of Mind," is...

Harlem  |  10/30/2009 at 6:30 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

First Spin

'Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart' Like Alicia Keys

We all love the '80s. Right? Well, most of us anyway. And this lengthy love affair that music has been having with synth-driven ballads and Nintendo crescendos has produced many enjoyable tracks but has it worn out its pastel-neon and...

Ro  |  10/30/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (11)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Nice And Smooth Are Good To Go

Marlon and Jackie Jackson speak on their brother's film. [MTV]Monica, promoting her new reality show, looked gorgeous on 106 & Park. [CL]No, for real, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will be performing before today's World Series game. [SR]Get to know hip-hop...

Harlem  |  10/29/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Mixtape Roundup, Quiet Bounce

Full Crate Feels 'Like Making Love' On The Quiet Bounce

Here at SoulBounce, we know what a hard day many of you have on a daily basis. We know that often the best way for you to unwind and wash the stress of your day is with some soothing, smooth...

ill Mami  |  10/19/2009 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

When Making A Video Goes Wrong: Alicia Keys' 'Doesn't Mean Anything'

Alicia Keys' new video for "Doesn't Mean Anything" premiered this morning on Perez Hilton's gag-worthy website, and it should have been renamed "Doesn't Make Any Sense." It started off with promise, as Alicia looked out over the cold, hard city...

Butta  |  10/19/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (15)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Alicia Keys Has Been Busy With New Album, Jewelry Line And Website

In this video Alicia Keys pretty much dares any one who posts it on a blog to say something bad about her. And no one could possibly knock her hustle. She's launching a website in the coming months that will...

Ro  |  10/09/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: No Romance Without Finance

News that Corinne Bailey Rae is coming out with some new tunes is music to my ears. [GRDN]I don't see Lil Mama anywhere in these flicks of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys on the set of "Empire State of Mind."...

Butta  |  10/06/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I'm On The Hunt I'm After You

Black Dynamite is coming soon to a theatre near you. [FL]Fela fans rejoice now that his entire catalogue--45 albums--will be released over the next 18 months. [BAL]Nas and Kelis are still getting a divorce. [TMZ]MTV and BET Networks are debuting...

ill Mami  |  09/28/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Is Alicia Keys Giving Us 'Anything' New To Love?

Yesterday, we mentioned Alicia Keys a lot, detailing her visit to Today in the aftermathglow of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards as well as the premiere of the video for "Million Dollar Bill," the song she penned for Whitney Houston....

Harlem  |  09/17/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (16)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Whitney's 'Million Dollar' Smile Is Back

And speaking of Alicia Keys, the song she penned for Whitney Houston, "Million Dollar Bill," finally has a video to accompany the uptempo track. And this is a perfect follow-up to Whitney's two-part soul session with Oprah this week,...

Harlem  |  09/16/2009 at 7:15 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

SoulTube

Alicia Keys Visits 'Today', Speaks On Lil Mama Incident

Watching Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb host the fourth hour of the Today Show is something I need to do more often. No, for real, they may be certifiably insane. All this time, when Saturday Night Live would do...

Harlem  |  09/16/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Kicks & Giggles

MTV Might Just Save This 'West' For Last

This was just a bad weekend for Black people. From Kid Cudi's skinny jeans during Friday night's benefit concert at the Garden to Serena Williams' profanity-laced offer to become the linesjudge's ear, nose and throat doctor to Evander Holyfield's embarrassing...

Harlem  |  09/14/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (17)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Cause When I'm Bad, I'm So, So Bad

Vote for J*DaVeY to get on MTV and become "the next big thing." [IWMM]Diana Ross makes ME want to run for the border. [CL]Erykah Badu talks the vegan lifestyle and let's her afro out to play. [C+D]Jay-Z and Alicia...

Butta  |  09/08/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Alicia Keys Has 'Love' For Whitney Houston

We're merely days away from the release of the Whitney Houston relaunch project, I Look To You, which means the major hype campaign is under way. And thank goodness, because after years of more "Hell-to-the-no" jokes than I could stand,...

Harlem  |  08/26/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink