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AWESOME COMBO, Swizzy!

Alicia Keys' husband Swizz Beatz wants to see his wife and Adele in the studio together, and he's intent on making it happen!

Here's what he had to say about their hopefully upcoming duet:

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Branching out! Good for her!

Alicia Keys is poised to make her Broadway producing debut with Lydia R. Diamond's debut play Stick Fly. After a bit of a tour, the show will be premiering on Broadway in the fall, starting previews of November 18th.

Stick Fly, according to producers, "follows the LeVays, an affluent African American family who come together to spend a summer weekend at their Martha’s Vineyard home. The adult sons, aspiring novelist Kent and golden boy plastic surgeon Flip, have each brought their respective ladies (one Black and one White) to meet the parents. Food, drink and Trivial Pursuit tangle with class, race and identity politics in this contemporary comedy of manners."

Alicia spoke highly of the production in her own statement, saying:

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Glorious! She knows how to bring a house DOWN!

Last night, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the release of her smash debut album Songs In A Minor (and the release of the special anniversary edition disc), Alicia Keys performed a medley of some of her best songs as well as premiered a never-before released jam called Typewriter!

Check out the video (above) to watch this beauty bring soul to the stage along with Rick Ross and Bruno Mars!

Faboosh!

That would be SO cool!

Kings of Leon has shared that the band has been asked by Agent 007 himself, Daniel Craig, to write and perform a version of the quintessential Bond movie theme for the latest installment of the franchise.

In fact, he's asked THREE times!

Drummer Nathan Followill revealed Craig's persistence in a recent interview when the subject was brought up, saying:

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How could the most popular act in the music business NOT make an appearance at the BET Awards?

It has been confirmed that Justin Bieber is scheduled to make an appearance at the annual hip hop and R&B award show airing live this Sunday.

The 17-year-old singer joins a list of other scheduled performers including Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Rowland, Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Drake, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, DJ Khaled and Jill Scott.

If Chris Brown is performing, we're betting Bieber will perform alongside him with a rendition of their most recent collaboration, Next To You.

Are U excited to see what JBiebs has in store for us at this year's BET Awards?

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Oh man! We feel like it really takes a lot to get on her bad side. You really effed up, G!

Last night, Alicia Keys hosted her annual Black Ball charity gala that helps raise money for orphaned children in Africa and India that are fighting HIV/AIDS. George Michael was poised to perform at the function, but at the last minute, bailed because of a toothache.

Alicia was not amused. She took to her Twitter shortly after the event ended for the evening, saying:

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You might be thinking, "Why on Earth would Adele ever need singing lessons?" but we're here to tell you that it's probably a good idea.

It has nothing to do with the quality or sound of her voice, but everything to do with keeping her voice in a pristine condition that will minimize wear and tear, and issues that have actually already had an effect on her U.S. tour.

Rest is the doctor's orders, and that's why she has had to cut her tour short, however, with the help of a famous vocal coach, she hopes to master a new way of singing that'll keep this from happening again!

She's looking to Ron Anderson, famous for coaching Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Here's what he had to say:

"There are commonly two approaches singers take. They are called 'singing through your chest' or 'singing through your head'.

"Singing through your chest can increase the chances of callouses and nodules appearing on the vocal chords. But the latter approach drastically decreases the chances of those problems occurring.

"Adele sings more through her chest at the moment."

Inneresting!

Well, we totally hope that it works out! We know that Adele is a hard worker, so we wouldn't be surprise if she picked up on this new method rather quickly.

Which will be fantastic, because we can't live our lives without her!

Feel better, Adele!

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