Keys, Sade, Jay-Z to perform at charity ball in NY

Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Sade will join musical forces later this year for charity.  Keys has recruited Jay-Z and Sade to perform at her charity's annual Black Ball on Sept. 30 at New York's Hammerstein Ball. Keys will also hit the stage.

The foundation, Keep a Child Alive, is celebrating its seventh year. The organization assists children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

The 29-year-old Keys is expecting her first child with  rapper/boyfriend/fiancee Swizz Beatz. She and her B.F.F. Jay-Z teamed up last year for  one of the biggest songs of the year,  New York anthem called "Empire State of Mind."

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Smooth Operator....Sade Is Back New Album Coming in 2010

After over a decade missing from the music scene. Sade is making music again. The soulful English group fronted by 50-year-old singer Sade Adu will release a new album Feb. 8, according to Epic Records. "Soldier of Love" will be the group's first studio album since 2000's "Lovers Rock." 

All five of Sade's studio albums have landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.

The album will feature a guest spot from Maxwell and is expected to drop Feb. 8, 2010.

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IS IT A CRIME? SADE NEW ALBUM...1ST IN 9 YEARS!!

I forgot about her, but if Maxwell can make a comeback after 7 years then perhaps she can too. Sade Adu, the reclusive "quiet storm" soul signer who takes notoriously long breaks between releases, has regrouped with the band that bears her name and is recording her first album of new material since 2000's "Lovers Rock," Billboard.com sources confirmed.

The group is in the studio through June. Sony has not set a release date but hopes to put the record out by the end of 2009.

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Throw back to Sade "Is It A Crime" Video 1986 (Damn I had just started middle school!!) opps dating myself!!