Alicia Keys Performs “Empire State of Mind” With Jay-Z & Covers “Imagine” at Times Square: Watch
When Alicia Keys announced on social media a few days ago that she was going to perform a special concert on Sunday night (Oct. 9) at an “iconic” location of her hometown of New York City, she was not lying. The make-up-free singer-songwriter performed a “surprise” show in the heart of the Big Apple, at Times Square, last night to support her upcoming sixth studio album “Here” (out Nov. 4).
Cameramen shot the entire concert, which was partially sponsored by TIDAL, so no doubt we’ll be watching this in professional footage in the coming days/weeks exclusively on the Jay-Z-owned digital platform.
And speaking of Jay-Z, he was one of the surprise guests Alicia brought on stage yesterday at Times Square for her special concert. She and Hov performed their iconic song “Empire State of Mind” together.
Head to TIDAL now and enter for a chance to win tix to the sold out @aliciakeys show this Sunday! https://t.co/8vmuezXNiA #TIDALXAKNY #AKNY pic.twitter.com/VaFj3Sx5AN
— TIDAL (@TIDALHiFi) 6 de octubre de 2016
Also last night, AK welcomed on stage John Mayer and the two sang “If I Ain’t Got You”, and she performed a intimate cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine”.
Thoughts?
It was only a matter of time before they performed this live in #TimesSquare. @aliciakeys & @S_C_ come together for 'Empire State of Mind'. pic.twitter.com/5GKDQ67TM2
— Times Square (@TimesSquareNYC) 10 de octubre de 2016
.@aliciakeys, @johnmayer and @questlove came together for a rare performance in #TimesSquare. #HEREinTimesSquarepic.twitter.com/rkoCYitykV
— Times Square (@TimesSquareNYC) 10 de octubre de 2016
Happy birthday, @johnlennon. @aliciakeys performs 'Imagine' live in #TimesSquare with a message of hope and love. pic.twitter.com/C7AOX1SFmH
— Times Square (@TimesSquareNYC) 10 de octubre de 2016