Alicia Keys and Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind

Alicia Keys is ready to take over MTV and BET with her videos. On Monday I posted pictures of Alicia Keys on the set of her video for "Doesn't Mean A Thing". And Now Alicia is in New York, shooting the music video for "Empire State of Mind" with Jay-Z. The song is the second single off his album, The Blueprint 3.

In case you haven't heard the song, here it is:

And here are three clips from the music video shoot:

I can't wait to see the finished product. It's a great song. Alicia Keys looks stunning behind the piano. As you can tell by the crowd, this song has a great chorus and is one that you'll be singing with your friends, strangers and large crowds. I'm sure the song and video will get plenty of airplay.

And here is a clip of Jay-Z performing the song in concert at Madison Square Garden with Bridget Kelly filling in for Alicia Keys. (And check out the super sexy cover of "Use Somebody" by Bridget Kelly)

Bridget Kelly Meets King of Leon's "Use Somebody"

"Use Somebody" is one of the hottest songs of the moment. There are so many great acts out there covering it, adding their own sound.

Earlier I posted two clips. The first was a cover of "Use Somebody" by Paramore. The second relevant post was Jay-Z and Bridget Kelly doing "Empire State of Mind" on the Jonathan Ross show.

Combine the two and BAM! You get this great video:




She turns this great rock song into a super sexy ballad. I love it! It is amazing! Her voice is so smooth and seductive. And I also love the way the video was shot - the lighting, the piano off in the background. I see a lot more of Bridget Kelly in our musical future.

I think I may be in love....

Jay Z (Ft Bridget Kelly) - Empire State of Mind

While I am a fan of Jay-Z, I'm a mega huge fan of Alicia Keys. I was super excited to hear that they were doing a duet for Jay-Z's last album. And I was not wrong, the song "Empire State of Mind" is amazing, as I'm sure you all have heard.

But I was pleasantly surprised by Bridget Kelly. She is on tour with Jay-Z and does Alicia's parts in the song at a talk show in the UK called Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Like I said, I'm a big fan of Alicia Keys, but whoa! Bridget Kelly is amazing! I mean, if Jay-Z asks you to fill in for Alicia Keys, you've got to be good, right?

What do you all think of Bridget Kelly?