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My lil collection...so far...


Aaliyah Aaliyah
Adele 19
Adele 21
Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor
Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys
Ashlee Simpson Autobiography
Ashlee Simpson I Am Me
Avril Lavigne Let Go
Backstreet Boys Millennium
Beyonce Dangerously in Love
Beyonce B'day
Beyonce 4
B.E.P Elephunk
Brandy Never Say Never
Brandy Human
Britney Spears Baby One More Time
Britney Spears Oops...i Did It Again
Britney Spears Britney
Britney Spears In The Zone
Britney Spears Blackout
Britney Spears Circus
Britney Spears Femme Fatale
Britney Spears Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Britney Spears B in the Mix: the Remixes
Britney Spears The Singles Collection
Britney Spears B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2
Cher The Very Best of Cher
Chris Brown Exclusive
Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera Stripped
Christina Aguilera Back To Basics
Christinas Aguilera Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade Of Hits
Christina Milian…

Sam 11 juin – Alicia Keys

Last night was the 1st concert of Alicia Keys' "Piano & I" tour, a 4-date concert dedicated to the release of her very 1st album, Songs In A Minor, 10 years ago.

The concert started at 8:05pm with a 1st part. It was a French singer who sang for 25 minutes. She sang songs from her forthcoming album and covered 2 songs as well: a Michael Jackson song and an Angie Stone song, Brotha.

After waiting for 1 hour, Alicia arrived on stage at 9:30pm and played an introduction on her piano. It was a black and gold piano and candles were around it. It was very classy.

Then she thanked us for being here with us and told us she would be explaining to us where she was from, where she grew up and the songs she'd listen to when growing up.

She started with Butterflyz, then Girlfriend. After playing those 2 songs, she cover a DeBarge song, and continued with Troubles, A Woman's Worth, Never Felt This Way & Goodbye. She also told us the songs she played with her best friend.
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Collection started in 2011

CDs

A
Alexandra Burke - Overcome (Deluxe Edition) 2009 + DVD
Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor 2001 (The Platinum Collection 3 CD)
Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys 2003 (The Platinum Collection 3 CD)
Alicia Keys - As I Am 2007 (The Platinum Collection 3 CD)
Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom 2009
Arrested Development - Greatest Hits 2001
A Tribe Called Quest - The Best Of A Tribe Called Quest 2008

B
Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love 2003
Beyoncé - B'Day (Deluxe Edition) 2006
Beyoncé - I Am...Sasha Fierce (Platinum Edition) 2008 + DVD
Beyoncé - I Am...Yours An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas 2009 2CD + DVD
Beyoncé - I Am...World Tour 2010 CD + DVD
Beyoncé - 4 (Deluxe Edition) 2011
Black Eyed Peas - Bridging The Gap 2000 (Triple Pack)
Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk 2003 (Triple Pack)
Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business 2005 (Triple Pack)

C
Ciara - The Evolution 2006
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head 2002
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Another year has flown by since the last plays certification, as of today, there're several new artists / albums / tracks that achieved DIAMOND plays. Let's look back on the DIAMOND PLAYS THRESHOLD, it's 750 / 300 / 100, respectively for Artist / Album / Track, Here's the list:

Last.fm ━ Artists exceeding DIAMOND plays
• 1 謝安琪 ┃ Double-D (NEW, only DIAMOND-certificated last time)
• 2 Alicia Keys ┃ 7P/D (NEW)
• 3 容祖兒 ┃ 7P/D (NEW)

Last.fm ━ Albums exceeding DIAMOND plays
• 1 謝安琪 － 3/8 ┃ 4P/D
• 2 Lene Marlin － Playing My Game ┃ 3P/D (NEW)
• 3 藍奕邦 － 邦 ┃ 3P/D (NEW)
• 3 謝安琪 － Yelling ┃ 3P/D (NEW)
• 5 Alicia Keys － As I Am ┃ 3P/D (NEW)
• 6 Alicia Keys － The Diary of Alicia Keys ┃ 3P/D (NEW)
• 6 The Peter Malick Group feat. Norah Jones － New York City ┃ 3P/D (NEW)

Last.fm ━ Tracks exceeding DIAMOND plays
• 1 Jason Mraz & Tristan Prettyman － Shy That Way ┃ 4P/D
• 2 Jason Mraz － Song For A Friend ┃ 4P/D
• 3 張智霖 － 祝君好 ┃ 3P/D
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Okay, so here it is. The list I've been planning for about a year now, but didn't actually compose until I sat down a few nights ago. The toughest process is ranking these records. I love something about every single one here. My list isn't as varied as magazine or online polls, so you're likely to see a lot of artists or bands appear more than once. But then it is just me and all of the albums here have been listened to in a rather ridiculous amount.


100. Joni Mitchell – Shine
99. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
98. The Knife - The Knife
97. Röyksopp - Melody A.M.
96. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
95. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
94. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
93. Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Girls
92. Gwen Stefani - Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
91. M.I.A. - Arular
90. The Killers - Hot Fuss
89. Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys
88. The Knife - Deep Cuts
87. Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue
86. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
85. Basement Jaxx – Rooty
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Alicia Keys' new album The Element Of Freedom comes after her biggest success so far, As I Am, in a career which hasn't had any troughs or lows to date. Every album she's released, from Songs In A Minor to the present has explored depth and soul, has combined traditional elements of R&B with current, up to date production and lyrical exploration of love, loss and self-esteem in a genuinely mature fashion that is beyond Keys' years. She's consistently walked the fine line between critical and commercial success, effectively having her cake and eating it since 2002. Alicia Keys plays the piano like a professional, but is not an entertainer who hides behind her instrument - she takes risks, sings and dances on stage, and has always commanded respect with an element of political and social awareness to boot. …