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The usual image most of us have when we envision the beginning of a New Year is a festive occasion with friends and family raising their glasses, making a toast to a healthy and prosperous future. I too have raised a glass to welcome a new year, but when doing it, I’m reminded of that half full, half empty proverb. This New Year, I want to start with a totally empty glass that waits to be filled with all of the experiences and adventures life will pour into it.Read more

I was twelve. Signs of the holiday season were sprouting up all over the city. For reasons I can’t totally remember, my usual babysitting customers weren’t calling. Although I had always counted on the money I brought in from those jobs to get my mom something special, for the first time, I wanted to include J.D., a “special friend,” who lived down the block from me who I had met over the summer. He moved to the city from Atlanta and had this sort of quiet, southern charm that made me play with my hair whenever he smiled at me.Read more

David Letterman was so thrilled by Alicia Keys' performance on his show last week that he invited her back to perform for a second time!! Check out Alicia's "Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" performance below!

Congratulations to Alicia Keys for making it on to Entertainment Weekly's 'Best Singles of the Year' list for 2009! Alicia Keys snatched the #1 slot for her collaboration with Jay-Z on "Empire State of Mind" and also made it on the list for her new single "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" from her just-released album, The Element of Freedom.

Be sure to see the full write-up for these two songs when the next issue of EW hits news stands!