Alicia Keys sings to the heavens
MANCHESTER, England — Alicia Keys has been getting in touch with her spiritual side, headlining “MTV Crashes Manchester” in the city’s cathedral.
The 14-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter said performing in a place of worship was “a real honor” and added that there was “an energy there that’s very different.”
Alongside old favorites, Keys on Monday night treated the 1,000-strong U.K. crowd to songs from her highly anticipated new album “Girl on Fire,” saying afterward that it was incredible to see people get into the new tracks.
Since releasing her debut album “Songs in A Minor” Keys has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. “Girl on Fire” is set for release Nov. 26.
NEW YORK — A New York City politician says Lady Gaga is a “slut.”
Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro made the remark Monday. At the time, he was pointing to photos of the pop superstar lighting what appears to be a marijuana cigarettes at an Amsterdam concert last week.
The photos were displayed alongside a poster that said: “Stop glorifying drug use in the media.”
Molinaro said: “This slut is influencing many, many children.”
He said his niece’s two daughters, ages 12 and 14, love Lady Gaga, and he wondered why.
Molinaro also launched into a general attack on actors and ballplayers who he said use drugs “as if it’s nothing.”
A representative of Lady Gaga didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.