George Clooney announced that many stars, including Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Bono will be performing in the TV fund raising event, Hope For Haiti. The actor said over 40 celebrities are expected to be in attendance on January 22 at Hope For Haiti.

Alicia Keys had added on some additional shows in major markets to her upcoming US area tour backing “The Element of Freedom,” her fourth studio album that was just released. The run of North America starts in Montreal on February 28 and then winds its way over the East Coast and then heads west. Thirteen concerts at last check have been added to Keys’ itinerary. The outing currently extends into April. Tickets for select dates are on sale. Additional show on-sale information will be available soon.

Alicia Keys has started lining up dates for her spring arena tour that will back “The Element of Freedom,” her newly released studio set. The tour is outlined on concert promoters Live Nation and AEG websites. It will kick off in Montreal, Canada on February 28 with nine additional March as well as early April dates to follow. On April 6 Keys will appear in Los Angeles.

Alicia Keys is one of the most recent performers that has been added to the Latin Grammy Awards 10th Annual telecast lineup. Reik, a current nominee, and Daniela Mercury, past Latin Grammy winner, are also among those recently added for the annual awards show. The show will held on November 5 in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Several collaborative numbers will be featured including an Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys special duet.

Alicia Keys didn’t have to go to the small town near Durban on the eastern coast of South Africa. The HIV/AIDS infection rate there is thought to be twice that of the national average. In this area of South Africa, 40 percent of the inhabitants are infected. However, for the Grammy award winning songwriter and singer, the chance to go there to help get a clinic built was enough of a reason to cross an ocean to confront what seemed to be an insurmountable challenge.

Alicia Keys, The Eagles and Coldplay were leading the pack of nominees when the American Music Awards for 2008 were announced on Tuesday October 14. Keys received five nominations to lead the field. The Eagles and Coldplay were right behind Keys with four each. All three of the top nominees are in contention for Artist of the Year as well as Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.

No official announcement of a tour has been made yet, however over the past week several new dates for Alicia Keys have trickled in. The singing sensation who last month wrapped up her arena tour of North America will hit the road in September again. She will be visiting theaters this time around. So far eight shows have been scheduled by Keys in the US along with one Vancouver date.

Alicia Keys, fresh off her European tour, is now gearing up to do a trek in North America by tweaking her schedule and adding a couple dates. The tour, which will feature Jordin Sparks, “American Idol” winner as the opener, will kick off in Hampton, VA on April 19. From there Keys will be visiting arenas across the US as well as a few in Canada until mid-June. The tour’s grand finale will take place June 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

“As I Am” by Alicia Keys moved up back into the top spot of the most recent US album chart. According to Billboard.com, it marks the fourth non-consecutive week that the album has been at No. 1. During the past week in stores, 61,000 copies of “As I Am” were sold. It was enough to swap places on Billboard’s 200 with the soundtrack from “Juno” which sold a total of 55,000 copies. The album chart for Billboard is based on retail reports from Nielsen SoundScan.