2009 American Music Awards: The Recap

The 2009 American Music Awards premiered last night live from Los Angeles’ Nokia theater and it was a night to remember on so many levels.

The performances were shockingly good.

To be honest, I was expecting to be bored from the beginning to the end. Yes, they had an all-star line-up when it came to performers, but I have gotten hyped up over the advertising of performances before only to place my hinny in front of the TV the day of the show and to turn my TV off in utter disappointment.

As mentioned that wasn’t the case last night.

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YUMMY PERFORMANCE: ALICIA KEYS ON DANCING WITH THE STARS

Here is Alicia Keys performance on Dancing With The Stars.

I loved it!

MEET RIHANNA IN NYC

If you are interested in seeing Rihanna in person and will be in the New York area, the singer is scheduled to appear at a signing at Best Buy in NYC.

Rihanna will be at Union Square's Best Buy on her album release day (November 23) to promote Rated R.

VIDEO PREMIERE: ALICIA KEYS 'TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART'

Here is the new music video for Alicia Keys' song "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart."

The song is beginning to grow on me slowly but surely. The video is pretty cool with Alicia having all sorts of super powers; she sure has gotten imaginative with her videos, change is good

Video Rating: A yummy B+.

VIDEO PREMIERE: BEYONCE & LADY GAGA 'VIDEO PHONE'

Here is the new music video from Beyonce and Lady Gaga for the remix to Beyonce's "Video Phone."

This was a pretty good video, Beyonce brings that fire. It was fun to see Lady Gaga keep up in the choreography.

Video Rating: A yummy A.

Best R&B Love Songs of All Time

The genre of R&B has done a successful job at cementing itself as the go to music source for memorable love songs. The artists that make up R&B have contributed songs that have gone on to be Valentine’s Day staples as well as the first choice for couples who are on the prowl for music for their first dance at their weddings. These R&B songs in particular are at the top of their class in regards to the best of the best – songs that do the job of illustrating love through the eyes of its composer.
“Like You’ll Never See Me Again” by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys’ song “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” appears on her third studio album As I Am and speaks of cherishing each moment spent with a significant other for it is not guaranteed that you will see them once you say goodbye. The single was released in November 2007 and won 2 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song. “Like I’ll Never See You Again” peaked at number 12 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

“Be Without You” by Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You” was seen as the lover’s anthem of 2005. Appearing on Mary’s seventh studio album The Breakthrough, the song earned Mary J. Blige the Best R&B Song and the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. “Be Without You” speaks on being in love through the good and the bad staying in a relationship and working through the hard times knowing that the good times outweigh the times when there are problems.

“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

“I Will Always Love You” was originally written by Country music star Dolly Parton. Whitney Houston’s cover appeared on the soundtrack for the film The Bodyguard. The single spent more than 14 weeks at number one on various Billboard charts, making it the longest running number one single from a soundtrack and...Read More >>

VIDEO PREVIEWS: BEYONCE & LADY GAGA 'VIDEO PHONE'

Here is a short preview of Beyonce's video for her song "Video Phone" that features Lady Gaga.

Nothing much here. Just Beyonce cat walking but the special effects lets us know that we are in for a treat.

The full video is set to premiere tomorrow.

ALBUM COVERS: ALICIA KEYS 'THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM'

The album cover I posted earlier this week turned out to be a fake (people clearly have way too much time and photoshop power), so here is the official album cover.

The cover uses a somewhat similar font as the one that was presumed to be the official album cover.

Alicia's The Element of Freedom is scheduled for release on December 15.