Posts Tagged ‘Alicia Keys’

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Despite mixed reviews from fans and critics alike, Beyonce and Kanye West still managed to eek out platinum certifications for their latest CD’s. I Am…Sasha Fierce is the top R&B album for the week with over 1.6 million sold, while 808’s & Hearbreak comes in just under 1.2 million. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing:

PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Alicia Keys, As I Am - 3.7 million
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We just figured out who would’ve sounded better singing Hadley St. Dreams — Alicia Keys!

This new track from the re-release of As I Am does the 60’s throwback thing nicely with summery production and strong vocals. Sorry, Solange fans.

Listen for yourself after the click…

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T.I.’s Paper Trail is the #1 album for the second week in a row. Buoyed by the dominance of “Whatever You Like” and “Live Your Life” at radio, it’s sold over 746,000 copies to date. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing:

PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Alicia Keys, As I Am - 3.6 million
Lil’ Wayne, The Carter III - 2.5 million
Chris Brown, Exclusive - 1.8 million
Mariah Carey, E=MC2 - 1.2 million

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My friend Karu Daniels over at AOL Black Voices has an interesting account of some craziness that went down at the recent Bermuda Music Festival.

According to him, journalists covering the event were fed cold sandwiches, denied water in the press tent, and ordered to stay put during the performance.

When a photographer moved from his position to get a better shot of Alicia, he was promptly booted from the stadium by security. (more…)

Back in ‘01, singer Jimmy Cozier was one of the first acts — along with Olivia and Alicia Keys — signed to Clive Davis’ upstart label, J. Records. His single “She’s All I Got” peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, but then dude just disappeared. Well, not exactly.

During an interview with Cheri Dennis, we found out that Cozier is her manager. In addition to putting out his own reggae/R&B music independently, he runs Cozi Music Management and hooked up with Cheri back in the mid-90’s.

“I started out as a songwriter and a singer but always saw that my future was in that whole executive lane,” he said. “So, when I saw Cheri and I heard her sing, it was such a natural thing where I sort of fell in love with her voice and her style. We just flowed from there - like going to the studio together, writing together, and making music.”

Read more to find out which of his mistakes Jimmy hopes Cheri doesn’t repeat.