http://www.mail.com/people/28852-alicia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28852-alicia.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2023250-benny-blanco-to-receive-songwriters-hall-honor.html NEW YORK (AP) — Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting honor. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 25-year-old will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at its annual gala on June 13. Past recipients include Taylor Swift and Al... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:58:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2023250-benny-blanco-to-receive-songwriters-hall-honor.html 2013-04-16T15:58:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020936-alicia-campaigns-hiv-education.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer met with women who are part of an HIV program at United Medical Center in the nation's capital Monday to discuss their experiences with the virus, including the fear and stigma associated with the disease. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:42:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020936-alicia-campaigns-hiv-education.html 2013-04-15T21:42:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979194-apnewsbreak-nj-revel-casino-files-bankruptcy.html ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — From the day it opened less than a year ago, Revel decided to break the rules. The newest casino in Atlantic City banned smoking, didn't offer a buffet, turned its back on bus-riding day trippers and focused on the upscale leisure traveler more than the slot-playing senior citizen. But Monday, the $2.4 billio... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:14:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979194-apnewsbreak-nj-revel-casino-files-bankruptcy.html 2013-03-26T02:14:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897364-ross-beats-evans-dunk-contest.html HOUSTON (AP) — Terrence Ross had to settle his nerves at the start of the All-Star dunk contest. By the end, he was calming down a ball boy he needed as a prop for his winning slam. The 6-foot-6 Toronto rookie leapfrogged Michael Costolo, the son of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, whipped the ball between his legs and hammered home a one-handed dunk to beat def... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897364-ross-beats-evans-dunk-contest.html 2013-02-17T05:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1882788-varied-winners-grammy-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unlike last year, when the Grammys became the Adele show, each of the leading nominees in a diverse and eclectic field got a chance to bask in the spotlight of music's biggest night. Fun., whose anthemic and semidark jam "We Are Young" dominated the charts in 2012, won song of the year. Gotye's massive and oddball pop hit, "Somebody I U... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1882788-varied-winners-grammy-awards.html 2013-02-11T14:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1882220-bits-its-after-party-time-grammys.html Show Bits brings you the 55th annual Grammy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. AFTER THE GRAMMYS? INDIA! For the Grammy Awards official after-party, celebrants went to India. Actually, they just w... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1882220-bits-its-after-party-time-grammys.html 2013-02-11T08:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1881384-grammy-awards-voters-spread-love.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year. It was an event that even shocked the London folk-rockers. "We figured we weren't going to win anything because The Black Keys have been sweeping up all day, rightfully so," Marcus Mumford ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1881384-grammy-awards-voters-spread-love.html 2013-02-11T05:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1880240-winehouse-producer-salaam-remi-aims-grammy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Salaam Remi has been producing music for more than 20 years, but he says he's not mad that he's just earning the top producer nomination at the Grammy Awards. Remi, best known for producing for Amy Winehouse, Nas and the Fugees, is nominated for non-classical producer of the year at Sunday's ceremony. "If I never produce another record aga... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1880240-winehouse-producer-salaam-remi-aims-grammy.html 2013-02-09T17:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1878142-davis-gala-bittersweet-year-houston-death.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Last year, Whitney Houston died hours before Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. This year, the music executive says she'll be remembered. "In saying I'm proud of her legacy, I'm going to make sure that she's felt somehow during that night, yes," the 80-year-old said in an interview Thursday. Davis' gala will take place Satur... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1878142-davis-gala-bittersweet-year-houston-death.html 2013-02-08T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1877212-alicia-keys-bobby-brown-perform-william.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fergie was been absent — but the Black Eyed Peas were joined by another female diva onstage: Alicia Keys. Keys sang "Where Is the Love" with the pop-rap group at will.i.am's charity event Thursday night at The Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. British singer Estelle also sang Fergie's portion of "The Time (Dirty Bit)." ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1877212-alicia-keys-bobby-brown-perform-william.html 2013-02-08T14:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874242-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115.html TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company aims for a comeback from record yearly losses. Sony on Thursday reported a 10.7 billion yen ($115 million) loss for the October-December quarter compared with a 158 billion yen loss a year earlier. The ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874242-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115.html 2013-02-07T10:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1867252-nfl-beyonce-super-bowl-blackout.html NEW YORK (AP) — Don't blame Beyonce for blowing the lights out at the Super Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the halftime show was not the cause of the power outage that darkened the Superdome for half an hour during Sunday's broadcast. "There's no indication at all that this was caused by the halftime show. Absolutely not. I know tha... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1867252-nfl-beyonce-super-bowl-blackout.html 2013-02-04T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1867240-sting-rihanna-mars-clarkson-to-sing-grammys.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sting, Rihanna and Bruno Mars will hit the stage for a special performance at next week's Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Monday that they will perform together at the Feb. 10 awards show. Triple nominee Kelly Clarkson will also take the stage. Beyonce, Prince, Jennifer Lopez and country singer Hunter Hayes will be presenter... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1867240-sting-rihanna-mars-clarkson-to-sing-grammys.html 2013-02-04T14:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1865950-beyonce-electrifies-super-bowl-halftime.html If naysayers still doubted Beyonce's singing talents — even after her national anthem performance last week at a press conference — the singer proved she is an exceptional performer at the Super Bowl halftime show. Beyonce opened and closed her set Sunday belting out songs, and in between, she danced hard and heavy — and better than most contemporary pop ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1865950-beyonce-electrifies-super-bowl-halftime.html 2013-02-04T12:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866008-sandy-hook-choir-hudson-delight-super-bowl-crowd.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of partying in the Big Easy fell silent. The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School, nearly two months removed from a deadly shooting rampage, joined Jennifer Hudson to deliver a stir... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866008-sandy-hook-choir-hudson-delight-super-bowl-crowd.html 2013-02-04T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what "lining out," call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is one of many during... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863704-angelou-celebrates-black-history-with-oprah.html 2013-02-02T07:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863530-list-winners-44th-annual-image-awards.html FILM — Motion picture: "Red Tails." — Actor in a motion picture: Denzel Washington, "Flight." — Actress in a motion picture: Viola Davis, "Won't Back Down." — Supporting actor in a motion picture: Samuel L. Jackson, "Django Unchained." — Supporting actress in a motion picture: Ke... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1863530-list-winners-44th-annual-image-awards.html 2013-02-02T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The entertainment leading up to the Super Bowl is so A-list, Beyonce may not even have the most anticipated performance surrounding the big game. Justin Timberlake is due to give his first major musical performance in four years. Stevie Wonder is performing for the masses at an outdoor concert. CeeLo Green is reuniting with his old hip-... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859114-beyonce-1-stars-super-bowl.html 2013-01-31T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859944-jennifer-hudson-to-sing-with-sandy-hook-chorus.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jennifer Hudson will join the chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing "America the Beautiful" before Sunday's Super Bowl game. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that the Grammy and Oscar-winning singer would join the Sandy Hook chorus. It features 26 children from the school in Newtown, Conn., where 20 first-graders an... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859944-jennifer-hudson-to-sing-with-sandy-hook-chorus.html 2013-01-31T19:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859262-producer-fun-takes-center-stage-grammys.html NEW YORK (AP) — When music producer Jeff Bhasker — the mastermind behind fun.'s breakthrough — had thoughts of becoming a musician, the high school student in the jazz band figured he would play keyboard for a talented singer looking to carve a space in the musical universe. "In the jazz world you become a side man, say with like Miles Davis. You become M... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859262-producer-fun-takes-center-stage-grammys.html 2013-01-31T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858978-frank-ocean-maroon-5-to-perform-grammys.html NEW YORK (AP) — All five nominees for album of the year at this year's Grammys will perform at the awards show next month. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that R&B singer Frank Ocean will join Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys, Jack White and fun. at the Grammys, to take place live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858978-frank-ocean-maroon-5-to-perform-grammys.html 2013-01-31T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1856334-rim-changes-to-blackberry-unveils-2-phones.html NEW YORK (AP) — After lengthy delays, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its first two phones with the new BlackBerry 10 system. The Q10 will have a physical keyboard, while the Z10 has only a touch-screen keyboard. RIM says it will also change its name to BlackBerry to maintain a single brand. It will have the ticker symbol "BBRY" on the Nasdaq Stock Market. ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1856334-rim-changes-to-blackberry-unveils-2-phones.html 2013-01-30T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1837394-girl-rising-spotlights-girls-education.html PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance. Director Richard Robbins showed about 10 minutes of his new movie, "Girl Rising," at the independent-film festival Monday, even though he still has a few weeks of post-production work to do on the project. The film tells the stories of... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1837394-girl-rising-spotlights-girls-education.html 2013-01-22T16:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1836984-smaller-crowd-excitement-this-time.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolteacher Patricia Cooper gazed out at the many hundreds of thousands of people lining the National Mall, moments after Barack Obama had been sworn in for the second time as president. "The media kept saying there were going to be so many fewer people," said Cooper, 51, from Upper Marlboro, Md. "But look out there!" she beamed. "We s... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1836984-smaller-crowd-excitement-this-time.html 2013-01-22T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1835360-beyonce-hudson-star-turns-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyonce drew a loud cheer at the inauguration Monday even before her impressive rendition of the national anthem. But in the role she played four years ago singing for the president and first lady at the inaugural ball was her "Dreamgirls" co-star Jennifer Hudson. If President Barack Obama's first inaugural theme seemed to be summed up b... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1835360-beyonce-hudson-star-turns-inauguration.html 2013-01-22T04:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. After the electric moment of President Barack Obama's first swearing-in, the second inaugural was just so much more ... comfortable. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html 2013-01-22T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1831906-attends-sundance-producer-composer.html PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — It's a busy week for Alicia Keys. The singer-songwriter is set to perform at three events during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Monday. She'll sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. And meanwhile, she popped over to Park City, Utah, to debut her first film as executive producer and composer. ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1831906-attends-sundance-producer-composer.html 2013-01-19T15:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1830074-alicia-to-sing-national-anthem-super-bowl.html Alicia Keys is adding her voice to the Super Bowl show for the third time. The Grammy-winning R&B singer will perform the national anthem before the NFL championship game on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. The league said Friday that Keys' three performances at the Super Bowl will be the most in the event's history. She sang "America the Beautiful" before the 2005... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1830074-alicia-to-sing-national-anthem-super-bowl.html 2013-01-18T19:20:00Z