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Alicia Keys is Expecting and Engaged

Posted by Janice Bryant On May - 31 - 2010

This might come as a surprise to all her fans, but Alicia Keys is pregnant to hip-hop and R&B producer and her fiancée Swiss Beatz, or Kasseem Dean in real life.

The news came out after the couple attended the Black Ball Charity event in London on Thursday night where the singer’s baby bump showed through her gown. The said event was a fund raiser for the Keep a Child Alive organization, of which the 29-year old Keys is an active benefactor.

The couple, who started dating late of last year, has scheduled the wedding on July 4 of this year, in London. The couple is planning to have a very intimate wedding, with their closest friends and families alongside the private ceremony.

Swiss Beats has been married once to hip-hop and R&B artist Mashonda. The couple has called it quits and has recently finalized their divorce. They share custody of their 3-year old son. Beatz’s baby from Keys will be the 31-year old producer’s third child as he also has a 9-year old son from a past relationship.

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Alicia Keys, Jay-Z Snag Tony Nominations

Posted by Janice Bryant On May - 4 - 2010

On Tuesday, the musical “Fela!,” produced by Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, received 11 Tony Awards nominations. “La Cage aux Folles” also received 11 nominations to tie with “Fela!” for the most nominations this year.

“Fela!,” in addition to its Best Musical nomination, also received Best Book of Musical nomination for Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis. Sahr Ngaujah received a Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical nomination.

“Fela!” is the life story of Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician. On June 8 the original recording from the Broadway cast will be made available by Knitting Factory Records.

The musical based on an album from Green Day, “American Idiot,” also received a Best Musical nomination, as well as “Million Dollar Quartet” and “Memphis.” Best Original Score nominees are Andrew Lippa (“The Addams Family”), Lucy Prebble and Adam Cork (“Enron), Branford Marsalis (“Fences”) and Joe Di Petro and David Bryan (“Memphis”).

Best Revival of a Musical nominees are “Ragtime,” “A Little Night Music,” “La Cage aux Folles,” and “Finian’s Rainbow.”

On Tuesday morning, Lea Michele of Glee and Jeff Daniels announced the nominations. The Tony Awards show will air on June 13 on CBS from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

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