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Alicia Keys was joined by a few of her A-list friends as she brought her ‘Freedom’ tour to New York City’s famous Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night (March 17).

After belting out a string of her hits, the Fallin’ soulstress surprised the sold out crowd when she brought out Beyonce for a performance of their duet, Put It In A Love Song.

Once the audience got over the shock of seeing Beyonce, they were hooting and hollering again when none other than Jay-Z stepped out for a rousing performance of their international hit single, Empire State of Mind.

Meanwhile, the music video for A.Keys and Beyonce’s duet has apparently been delayed once again. Though initially planned to premiere on BET this week, the video has been shelved indefinitely. No word on just when it’ll drop.

Beyonce was in New York City today (March 11) to support her man Jay-Z as ground was broken on the future home of Nets. The rapper is co-owner of the NBA team.

While Bey looked characteristically over-the-top in houndstooth and red lipstick painted on her smackers, Jay was giddy as a schoolboy as he donned a hard hat for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards.

“What I stand here and represent is hope for Brooklyn, New York City. I’m a son of Brooklyn, I’m from Marcy projects.” Jay said. “I think about growing up in Brooklyn in the Marcy projects and shooting jump shots, thinking I can make it to the NBA. Now I stand here as an owner of team that’s coming back to Brooklyn. The pride in that, and bringing that dream so much closer for people, brings me so much pride I get a little nervous about it. But I’m very happy, very excited about this day. And we did it again Brooklyn — shout out to [Notorious] B.I.G.”

Beyonce has been declared an official Brooklynite!

It all went down in the New York City borough today (March 5) at the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at a residential substance abuse treatment center.

Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie as her hubby Jay-Z is from Brooklyn.

The Phoenix House offers programs for residents in carpentry, building maintenance, computer technology and culinary arts.

Beyonce said she thought it also should have more programs geared toward women. She said her mother’s Houston salon helped so many people feel good about themselves and better their lives.

Beyonce was all smiles as she shot a music video today (February 9) at a favela (shantytown) called Morro da Conceicao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Grammy Award-winning singer is filming the video for Put It In A Love Song, her duet with Alicia Keys.

A.Keys had already filmed part of her video at the Dona Marta slum, which became renowned worldwide after Michael Jackson was there in 1996 to film a video They Don’t Care About Us.

The video will feature a carnival theme with both singers donning carnival-inspired attire.

Meanwhile in an unlikely pairing, Russell Crowe is reportedly in negotiations to take the lead in a remake of A Star Is Born opposite Beyonce.

After looking radiant in red at her invite-only bash yesterday, Beyonce went bold in blue as she attended the public launch of Heat at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City today (February 3).

Amidst all the frenzy and chaos, the 28-year-old singer-turned-perfumer took time out to pose with uber fan Michael Weiss before resuming her promotional duties.

“I’m so thrilled to have my own fragrance,” says Beyonce. “Every little detail reflects my personal style,” she adds. “It’s a very sensual ad and it got steamy but it was still done with elegance.”

Meanwhile, rumour has it Beyonce will make a surprise appearance at the upcoming BRIT Awards during Lady GaGa’s set and sing their duet Telephone.

“At first Beyonce didn’t think she could make the BRITs,” says a source. “But now it’s looking more likely. With her hubby Jay-Z also on the bill it makes sense for her not to miss out.”

Still riding high from her historic Grammy night, Beyonce was radiant in red as she attended the launch event for Beyonce Heat - Catch the Fever at 15 Union Square West in New York City on Tuesday (February 2).

To set mood for her very first fragrance launch, the The R&B/pop diva lit up the central destination with fiery red light and smoky fog, infusing the winter landscape with a steamy, sexy aura.

On hand to lend some support were pals Michelle Williams, Usher and The View’s Sherri Shepherd. Bey’s mom Tina Knowles chaparoned the event while little sis’ Solange deejayed the private after party.

If you missed her, Beyonce will make an appearance at Macy’s Herald Square on Wednesday at 5 p.m. She is due to appear on the Today show Friday and on The Tyra Banks Show February 15.

Beyonce made history at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards when she won a record-breaking six trophies, including including Song Of The Year one for her hit song Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).

Before taking the Grammys by storm, Lady Gaga and Beyonce hooked up on set of the music video shoot for Telephone in Lancaster, CA on Thursday (January 28).

The pop music divas filmed acting, performance and dancing scenes inside a a desert road side diner on the outskirts of L.A. then the duo filmed scenes inside a truck named the “Pussy Wagon.”

The truck is the same one used by Uma Thurman in the film Kill Bill and now owned by Quinten Tarintino who loaned it to Lady GaGa for the video.

Swedish film Jonas Åkerlund directed the upcoming video. He was most recently at the helm of Madonna’s video for Celebration and GaGa’s Paparazzi. One of his recent works was the controversial pornographic music video for Rammstein’s…umm….Pussy.

Stay tuned for the video’s world premiere!

Beyonce had the audience on their feet as she performed her girl power hit If I Were a Boy at the 2010 Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 31).

After her brilliant performance, the singer went on to make history as she collected six Grammy trophies, making her the most decorated woman in one night in the 52-year history of the awards show.

After earlier winning for song of the year for her Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), her sixth prize came in the categry of Best Female Pop Vocal for Halo.

“Wow, thank you so much,” she said from the stage. “This has been such an amazing night for me. … I’d love to thank my family for all of their support, including my husband. I love you.”

Organizers for the all-star “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon say the event raised $57 million — and counting.

“The public has set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon with ‘Hope for Haiti now,’ and the donations continue to come in,” Lisa Paulsen, president and CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, said in a statement released Saturday. the group is helping to oversee the funds gathered from the event.

The two-hour telethon aired Friday night on the major networks and dozens of other channels, including MTV, Bravo, and PBS, and was also streamed live online. Stars like Brad Pitt, Beyonce, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and more used their presence to encourage donations for Haiti, following a Jan. 12 earthquake that killedan estimated 200,000 people.

The total released Saturday includes money raised by phone, text and the Web. it does not include donations by corporations or via iTunes, where people are able to buy performances of the event for 99 cents each, or the entire album for $7.99. Those funds also go to Haiti relief.

The “Hope for Haiti Now” CD is the biggest one-day pre-order in the site’s history and the new song “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” by Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono and the Edge, debuted during the telethon, is the No. 1 single on iTunes.

People can donate via text, phone or through the “Hope for Haiti” Web site for the next six months. Among the organizations who will receive funds from the telethon include Oxfam America, UNICEF, and the Clinton-Bush Haiti Foundation.

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