|
Keys Will Join Fellow Grammy Award Winner Lenny Kravitz In The Star-Studded Special
NINE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER ALICIA KEYS TO PERFORM ON "NBC'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH CARSON DALY PRESENTED BY CHEVY"
Keys Will Join Fellow Grammy Award Winner Lenny Kravitz In The Star-Studded Special
BURBANK, Calif. – December 6, 2007 – Music sensation Alicia Keys will bring her chart-topping sound to "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly Presented by Chevy". Keys, whose new album As I Am recently debuted at #1, will treat viewers with two songs from the already platinum selling disc. She is slated for a rooftop performance from Rockefeller Center. Fellow Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz, who will perform two songs live in Times Square will also be part of the celebration. From 1999 to 2002, Kravitz won four consecutive Grammy Awards, setting a record for the most wins in the "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance". Kravitz has a new album set for release in February 2008.
The special, which premiered in 2004, will air live on Monday, December 31 at 11:35 p.m. (ET). It promises to give viewers the experience of being in the middle of the world's most famous New Year's Eve destination, Times Square. As in years past, "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly Presented by Chevy" will again showcase the biggest names in music. "Today" correspondent Tiki Barber and "MSNBC" anchor Amy Robach will help Carson's coverage of the celebration with live reports from the heart of Times Square among the hundreds of thousands of spectators.
"Alicia has been a great friend to me and to my show," said Daly. "She was the first guest we had on 'Last Call' back in 2002. With Alicia being a New Yorker she will bring the perfect vibe to a special that really showcases the city of New York. With Alicia and Lenny this will be our best New Year's show yet."
Since Keys' 2001 debut of Songs In A Minor, the New York native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments with over 20 million albums sold worldwide. Songs In A Minor, which spawned her signature hit "Fallin," sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and garnered five Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. Alicia's follow-up disc, 2004's The Diary of Alicia Keys, which is currently 7 times platinum, captured four Grammy Awards and featured the hits "If I Ain't Got You," "You Don't Know My Name," and "Karma." In 2005, Keys resurrected the popular MTV live performance series with the release of Unplugged, which has sold 2 million copies. This release positioned Keys as the first female artist to have an Unplugged debut at #1, beating past MTV Unplugged releases by Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Alanis Morissette and Shakira. Keys latest masterpiece, As I Am, which contains the #1 hit single "No One," marks her fourth consecutive #1 debut on Billboard's Top 200 chart. With over 742,000 units sold during the first week, Keys had the biggest debut for a female R&B artist in Soundscan history; and the second highest selling debut week of any artist over the past two years behind Kanye West's Graduation.
In 2006 more than 7.5 million viewers tuned in to watch "NBC's New Years Eve with Carson Daly." It was the highest rated NBC New Year's Eve special in five years. The special is executive-produced by Daly ("Last Call with Carson Daly") and David Friedman ("Last Call with Carson Daly") through Universal Media Studios. Guy Oseary ("Last Call with Carson Daly") also serves as co-executive producer of the special. |
