ALICIA Keys thinks starting a family will be “the most beautiful experience” she will ever have

ALICIA Keys thinks starting a family will be “the most beautiful experience” she will ever have.The Doesn’t Mean Anything singer  who got engaged to music producer Swizz Beats in January  can’t wait to settle down and become a mother but admits there are lots of things she wants to do with her career first.“I absolutely am very interested in starting a family,” she said. “It is one of the most beautiful experiences to have in this life and I am looking forward to it when it is my time.

“I have a lot of things I still want to do. As far as retirement goes, I just wanted to have the ability, if I so choose, to be able to do so. But I fell that I am just getting started.”In 2007, the 29-year-old beauty appeared in Smokin’ Aces and The Nanny Diaries, before working on the movie ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ in 2008.

Alicia would love to explore more acting possibilities and is desperate to write her own musical theater production.“I love acting and producing, and I am developing some ideas for TV and film, and also for Broadway,” she said. “I am excited about that. I really want to create a new musical. I think it’s time.”

Alicia Keys, Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and John Legend would be among the performers hitting the stage on June 10 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg

Kicking off one of the world’s biggest sporting events should be the job of some equally big superstars. The 2010 FIFA World Cup did its best to recruit A-list artists, and on Wednesday, the soccer organization confirmed that Alicia Keys, Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and John Legend would be among the performers hitting the stage on June 10 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg, South Africa.”It’s going to be insane,” Keys told MTV News, shortly after the announcement.

“I’m very excited about going to Africa, and the fact that the World Cup is in Africa is unbelievable for me! To be a part of that is incredible.”

Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo and South African rock group BLK JKS will be among the musicians celebrating the first World Cup on their continent. The opening celebration, which is held on the eve of the first match, will also likely include appearances by soccer legends past and present, plenty of celebrity power and more performances to be announced soon.

Keys is excited to go back to Africa and work with her Keep a Child Alive foundation, which provides support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. FIFA is doing its part to help too: All net proceeds from the concert will be donated to 20 Centres for 2010, a campaign to build soccer-training centers in Africa that will also offer education and health-care services to disadvantaged communities.

ALICIA Keys says the “bright lights” of Broadway inspired her to make a success of her life

ALICIA Keys says the “bright lights” of Broadway inspired her to make a success of her life.The singer  who grew up in a rough neighborhood called Clinton, New York  says the revered theater district gave her the drive she needed to become a star.“Those bright lights… it did always have endless possibilities, because Broadway was so close,” Keys told the March issue of Gotham magazine when asked what inspired her and kept her going.“Even thought Eight Avenue was super grungy-drug needles and all kinds of dingy things  Broadway was a lot more creative and interesting and possible.“When I was growing up, it was way darker, way more dismal, way more like the place where all the outcasts lived. So now, to see it more like a tourist destination is really interesting.”

Beyonce & Rihanna show off they Sexy Body with Jumper

WHEN music video starring Alicia Keys latest single “Put It In A Love Song”, a duet with Beyonce Knowles R & B singer was in Rio de Janeiro, last week. The wife of rapper Jay-Z spit it back sexiness wearing body with intricate patterned jumpers completed a hat. Apparently, eye catching clothing worn by the 26-year-old woman was the design of Maya A Lake. Maya is a designer label Boxing Kitten is responsible to design a black tank top and worn white singer based in New Jersey is now starring in a video clip “Rude Boy”. Maya is also a favorite designer of another celebrity, from Fergie, Solange, and Erykah Badu.

Melina Matsoukas, music video director Beyonce and Alicia Keys, deliberately mendapuk the designer to design a brightly colored clothing and sexy, in accordance with the carnival theme. Such as Legal lansir of People, Monday (2/22/2010). “Keys and Beyonce put on the draft Lake jumper labeled ‘Billie’, after the legendary singer Billie Holiday wore these clothes. The Keys also wore a black and white dress custom made, as well as a skirt ‘Althea’ which I have made much shorter because I think be sweet to be used in the video clip, “said Maya told People.

“Meanwhile, Rihanna appeared on the video clip ‘Rude Boy’ by wearing black and white bustier that totally custom made,” said Maya.As reported previously, to star in a video clip, Beyonce and Alicia’s body was also showing off sexiness with Samba costumes of bikinis, including some decorative feathers head high like a princess on 9 February. The single taken from Alicia’s third album titled “Element of Freedom”.

Alicia Keys recently teamed with fellow female powerhouse Beyoncé to film the video for "Put It in a Love Song" in Brazil

DALLAS Alicia Keys recently teamed with fellow female powerhouse Beyoncé to film the video for “Put It in a Love Song” in Brazil. Some local fans posted video footage online, in which we see Keys giving a performance in the streets. A plethora of photos were also put on AliciaKeysDaily.com, showing A.Keys and B dressed up in festive dresses, also in the streets. On Sunday, during the NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium, Alicia talked about the latest release from her The Element of Freedom LP. “Shooting ‘Put It in a Love Song’ in Rio, in Brazil, was very incredible,” Keys said. “I feel that the energy of the city matches the energy of the song. It’s sensual, it’s exciting, it’s so rich with color. I loved it. The people came out so heavy and so hard. I think it was exciting, especially to participate and experience it with them like that. Me and B have a great relationship. And to be able to have the chemistry we have and do it in a city that’s so unique like that is unforgettable. The pictures speak a thousand words. So you saw the energy out there. It was great.”

On Sunday, Keys performed for more than 108,000 people at the stadium, a new attendance record for any NBA game. The singer did a medley of her hits: “Empire State of Mind,” “Sleeping With a Broken Heart” and “No One.” “It is a grand stage,” Keys said of the mini-set. “It’s really exciting. I’m a personal fan of championship-style games where the best are playing. It’s exciting, and I love that. Also to be able to perform on a stage like this and a venue like this, people are excited. They’re here to have a great time, and so I’m glad that on Valentine’s Day, I’m able to bring a little love in the building. So it’s gonna be beautiful.”

Alicia Keys’ new album is about overcoming depression

Alicia KeysThe ‘Girlfriend’ singer almost quit the music industry when her grandmother passed away in 2006 but has learned to channel her emotions use them to create a ‘new sound’ for her latest LP ‘The Element of Freedom’.She explained: ‘I found more freedom. Before, I thought I could only show the strong side of me. Now there’s a mixture of strong and delicate. A new sound, a new emotion. That’s a lot of who I am right now.

‘In the past, I was locking myself in the studio because I thought it was the only way to create music. This was a more casual way to do it.’The tour will take me all over the world for a year and I can’t wait to play these songs.’In 2006, the 28-year-old songstress almost suffered a breakdown after her grandmother passed away. She took a three-week holiday in Egypt to grieve for her loss before she released ‘As I Am’ a year later.She explained to Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: ‘With the last album, I was really trying to find myself and I was feeling extremely overworked. I was also starting to understand that I was dealing with certain people in business that were not really for me and they all had their intentions and thoughts. I was snappy, I was nasty, I was mean, losing my grandmother during that time as well. Everything felt like it could all just tumble down at once