September 25th, 2005 09:12 PM |
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Gazza |
By Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Alicia Keys' "Unplugged" CD/DVD (due Oct. 11 via J) has no shortage of special guests, including Common, Mos Def, Damian Marley and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. But the project nearly got a major lift from rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Keith Richards, who had to back out at the last minute.
"I was going to cry," Keys tells Billboard.com with a laugh. "Bruce and I were going to do 'New York City Serenade' but the schedule just conflicted. And with Keith, the day the show taped was the day the Stones started rehearsal for their tour. But it was really lovely to reach out to people I admire and for them to be so down to do it."
"Unplugged" premieres tonight (Sept. 23) on MTV. On the show, Keys uses the opportunity to premiere a new song, "Unbreakable," which was originally intended to appear on her 2003 studio album, "The Diary of Alicia Keys." It is the top debut at No. 61 this week on the Billboard Hot 100.
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September 25th, 2005 10:05 PM |
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the good |
Wasn't Keith going to play wild horses with her? I think this could have been classic, and its a shame he couldn't make it. Can't wait to hear her version of the song though. I'm sure it sounded really great on piano. |
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