VIDEO: Alicia Keys DANCES IT UP For 2013 NBA All-Star Halftime Show

Feb 17 | by Natasha

Alicia Keys threw on her brand new Reebok Classics AKW's (coming soon) and her cube crop top and leather pants both from Herve Leger's runway to rock the NBA All-Star halftime show. The fab chick decided to throw in some dance moves in addition to her piano playing. But decide if she pulled it off inside..

Alicia went through a medley of her songs like "Empire State of Mind" (most people seemed a bit baffled by this song choice) and "A New Day" while giving u a 2013 All-Star halftime show in Houston.

She threw in some choreography while showing off her midriff. As for the vocals tonight...somebody def should have passed a cup-o-tea-and-honey over to her mid-performance. And we'll leave it at that. Peep the video below:

By the way, Alicia will be on "The Wendy Show" tomorrow (pre-taped) dishing with the talk show maven and busting out another performance.

Pic: Alicia's Twitter

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I love Alicia and her voice.

I love Alicia and her voice. It wasn't her best but it's alright she'll be better next time. I enjoyed her performance and admire and respect that she always gives her best and always gives a live performance. She is the best.

by rosa
5:57 pm - May 28, '13

Maaannnn...I lost all respect

Maaannnn...I lost all respect for AK! I don't appreciate this basic bald headed bitch coming to my city and sings "New York". Out of all the new tracks you have, you chose New York?! Really!? You either the dumbest performer ever or you need better people. You could've kept that shit in New York! I don't even know why you were ask to sing when our hometown girl was in the bldg. I guess she couldn't do 2 major events in one month. I'm sure she would gave us a helluv of lot more that AK....

by Anonymously Speaking
6:32 pm - Feb 19, '13

…that’s right, Alicia, I tell

…that’s right, Alicia, I tell you:”Shake Your Money Maker”, because you are definitely ablaze for Your Fans, right now.

by rebellious soul
7:25 am - Feb 19, '13

Bey runs this generation and

Bey runs this generation and Bey knows it! Confirmed by A.Keys once again lol

by BaddieBeyFans
8:24 pm - Feb 18, '13

A. Keys fall'n off... she was

A. Keys fall'n off... she was a better performer/singer/songwriter when she was a dyke!!!

by RO
6:39 pm - Feb 18, '13

:O

by C2C
9:00 pm - Feb 24, '13

If she continues to sing this

If she continues to sing this way (pushing so hard and not through her diaphragm) she's going to end up with significant lesions on her vocal chords. Her voice won't make it another 20 years if she doesn't start making a change.

by Santi114
5:00 pm - Feb 18, '13

I really like her shirt but I

I really like her shirt but I refuse to listen to anymore of her live singing. I wanna remember A. Keys from her glory days. Now she sounds like she has bronchitis or something.

by shuga
4:55 pm - Feb 18, '13

Love A. Keys! This was

Love A. Keys! This was definitely not her BEST! But she is CLASSIC & still on top!

by Beautyfulones
4:14 pm - Feb 18, '13

I don't even like Beyonce,

I don't even like Beyonce, but boy I tell ya the more I watch these "singers" the more I see why Bey is on top. I don't even know if Bey is that great, it's just that the rest of them are that terrible. what happened to her?

by jussme
3:53 pm - Feb 18, '13

This was a SAD SAD attempt to

This was a SAD SAD attempt to compete w/ all the compliments and praise Beyonce got from the Super Bowl performance, and I'm not even a Beyonce fan. I could not help but hold the pillow over my face as this awlful debacle (her performance) was going on, I was completely and utterly EMBARRASSED for her! It looked and sounded like an 80's high school talent or GONG SHOW! Alicia has officially FALLEN OFF THE HIGHEST BUILDING OR MOUNTAIN TOP w/ NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY!

by Shay
3:07 pm - Feb 18, '13

Let me tell you what this

Let me tell you what this was. Swizz told Alicia she better wear those Reeboks as well as her dancers and get her ass up from that piano and dance so everybody can see them. We trying to sell product and make money. I don't care if you cant catch your breath and hit notes while dancing. This is about marketing my Reebok products and oh by the way tell everybody in the band to put on my Monster headphones. Alright baby! Ya'll Alicia trying to keep her marriage together and do what Swizz say. The Hell with what I look and sound like. Its all about the Marketing, product placement and money. Oh Yeah, you seen her with that blackberry at courtside too right. Alicia is slowly killing her career. Just my observation.

by Critique
2:45 pm - Feb 18, '13

Her slowly losing her barely

Her slowly losing her barely there before singing ability and having all these coma-induced performances is probably just karma.

by JJFad
11:22 am - Feb 18, '13

These comments are

These comments are everything!!! Thank you YBF! Thank you!!! Yeah, I have nothing nice to say about this performance, so I'll move on....

by Michelle Gaston
10:28 am - Feb 18, '13

She is sooooo MEDIOCRE!!!!

She is sooooo MEDIOCRE!!!! It's hard to listen to her

by Reign
9:56 am - Feb 18, '13

I give her an A for effort.

I give her an A for effort. Guess she is stepping out from her comfort zone...

by Laia
9:41 am - Feb 18, '13

Booooooo. I want my money

Booooooo. I want my money back BITCH!

by SkeeWee
3:47 am - Feb 18, '13

You know this may sound crazy

You know this may sound crazy but if she really put the time and effort into dancing Alicia would be a good dancer. O_o Also if her voice matched her dancing (assuming its good) she could beat BeYAWNce out the water O_O *Ooops* YES! I just said that!!!

by Jazzy Dewitt
3:13 am - Feb 18, '13

I beg to differ...no ma'am.

by C2C
8:59 pm - Feb 24, '13

Sell that bullshit to someone

Sell that bullshit to someone who's buying.

by BEEMA SUX DIX
4:36 am - Feb 18, '13

You're right that does sound

You're right that does sound crazy.

by cutethatsall56
3:33 am - Feb 18, '13

But it's true kanye shrugs

But it's true *kanye shrugs*

by Jazzy Dewitt
3:59 am - Feb 18, '13

wtf was that...this makes me

wtf was that...this makes me appreciate Beyonce even more

by Ptown Ley
1:59 am - Feb 18, '13

True!

by C2C
8:58 pm - Feb 24, '13

Exactly

by BaddieBeyFans
8:29 pm - Feb 18, '13

Thank you

by cutethatsall56
3:33 am - Feb 18, '13

Alicia needs about 100 more

Alicia needs about 100 more crunches to pull this look off.

by cutethatsall56
1:55 am - Feb 18, '13

These comments have me

These comments have me hollering. Lmao! I don't even need to say anything.

by AboveAll
1:38 am - Feb 18, '13

A little hoarse but I loved

A little hoarse but I loved it. Her talents shone through regardless- loved seeing her dancing. She just seemed so happy.

by arekahs
1:15 am - Feb 18, '13

Did she forget where she was?

Did she forget where she was? You in H-town boo, don't be opening up with that New York ish down here we like but we don't love it. I rebuke that in the name of DJ Screw. LOL!

by Peace Silas
1:09 am - Feb 18, '13

Don't forget Big Moe. They

Don't forget Big Moe. They were whirling in their graves.

by inmyskin318
11:28 am - Feb 18, '13

Alicia looked and sounded

Alicia looked and sounded horrid...That beer belly, adams family makeup & hair, middle school outfit/dance moves and out-of-breath raspy notes--->NO MAAM, Swizz come get ur wife...... 0_o

by Naomi
1:07 am - Feb 18, '13

lol!

by AboveAll
1:33 am - Feb 18, '13

Who told Alicia to get from

Who told Alicia to get from behind that piano? They should be FIRED, cuz their tryna SABOTAGE her damn career! That performance was DEPRESSING :(

by tori
12:54 am - Feb 18, '13

What in the world happened to

What in the world happened to AK???? A Hot mess! AK needs to just stop it!...now!

by TrueT
12:53 am - Feb 18, '13

#GirlBye and These comments

#GirlBye and These comments are Everything LMAO....

by REd™
12:38 am - Feb 18, '13

WHY THE FUCK IS THIS LIL

WHY THE FUCK IS THIS LIL SPANISH BOY STILL BEIN ASKED TO PERFORM??? DID YALL MUTHAFUCKAS NOT HEAR THAT BITCH AT THE SUPERBOWL????? SHE MADE MUTHAFUCKAS THINK THEY WAS AT A FUCKIN MEMORIAL SERVICE!!! AND WHY THE FUCK WAS HE DRESSED LIKE HE WAS ABOUT TO BRING BREAK DANCIN BACK INTO FULL FUCKIN AFFECT??? WAS SHE PAYIN FUCKIN TRIBUTE TO MC HAMMER??? WAS SHE DOIN THIS SHIT FOR COMEDY?? CAUSE I SHO THE FUCK GOT A FEW LAUGHS OUT OF THIS SHIT! THE BITCH CAN'T SING, AND DEFINITELY CAN'T FUCKIN DANCE!! SHE ALWAYS TRYING TO SWAY HER FUNKY ASS HIPS, LIKE HIRE A CHOREOGRAPHER ALREADY BITCH IF YOU GONE TRY TO SWITCH IT UP!!!!!!!, AND IF ALL ELSE FAILS, JUST STEAL OTHER PEOPLE MOVES LIKE YO BUDDY BEYONCE DO!!!! YOU AND THAT PERFORMANCE WAS SHITTY!!! I CAN STEAL SMELL YO FUNKY ASS FROM OVER HERE!!! YOU DO THE SAME SHIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! THE POUNCIN OF THE PIANO KEYS, THEN THE GETTIN UP AND SWINGIN YO DEFORMED ASS HIPS THINKIN YOU BEIN SEXY!! WELL EPIC FUCKIN FAIL!!! IT WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO, SO I MUTED YO MUTHAFUCKIN ASS, AND THEN THAT WAS THE BEST I EVER HEARD YOU SOUND........ SILENT!!!!!!! I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYIN TO SAY IS NO, YOU DIDN'T PULL IT OFF BITCH!!! YOU NEVER DO!!!! THE MATRIX CUT, THE STUPID EYE MAKE UP, THE TERRIBLE VOCALS AND EVEN MORE TERRIBLE DANCE MOVES, THE MISSY MISDEMEANOR I CAN'T STAND THE FUCKIJN RAIN ASS PANTS, I JUST CAN'T, I JUST CAN'T BITCH WIT CHU!!!! YOU UP THERE DANCIN AND CARRYIN ON IS JUST LIKE BEETHOVAN GETTIN THE FUCK UP THERE DOIN THE DOUGIE! LIKE IT JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE!! PLEASE CUT IT OUT!!!

by Rena1970
12:31 am - Feb 18, '13

omg! lmao!!! flatlined!!!

omg! lmao!!! flatlined!!! NOOOOTTTT!!! Bitch you are still as corny as ever. Im still not reading all that shit even though you shaved it down by a few chapters.

by BEEMA SUX DIX
4:21 am - Feb 18, '13

BITCH YOU A LOSER!!! A FUCKIN

BITCH YOU A LOSER!!! A FUCKIN PATHETIC ASS LOSER!!!! SO AS YOU SAY "I'M CORNY" AND "YOU AIN'T READIN MY SHIT", BUT YET YOU BROUGHT CHO CLOWN ASS UP IN THIS BITCH AT 3:21 IN THE MUTHAFUCKIN MORNIN LOOKIN FOR MY ASS!!!!! YOU HAD YO ASS IN HERE IN THE WEE FUCKIN HOURS OF THE FUCKIN MORNIN TALKIN TO A BITCH THAT WAS SLEEP????? DAMN, I STAY ON YO MUTHAFUCKIN MIND!!! YOU EAT, SHIT, AND BREATH THINKIN ABOUT MY ASS!!! YOU REPLY TO MY EVERY POST MAKIN YOSELF LOOK DUMB EACH AND EVERY TIME, BUT YOU'S A DUMB BITCH SO HOW ELSE CAN YOU POSSIBLY LOOK?????? YOU NEED HELP!!!! YOU WANNA BE ME SO BAD, YO ASS PROBABLY NEVA LEFT HE BLOG!!! YOU WAS PROBABLY LURKIN AROUND THIS MUTHAFUCKA LIKE THE SERIAL REPLYA THAT CHU ARE WATIN FOR MY NEXT POST!!!! CAUSE YOU HAVE NO LIFE, NO JOB AND NO MAN!!! YOU CLEARLY HAVE PROVEN THAT BY REPLYIN TO A BITCH WHO WASN'T EVEN TALKIN TO YO ASS AND WAS SLEEP!! YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO TALK TO YOU THAT BAD????? GIRL GO GET SOME HELP!!!!!! THAT'S BEYOND PATHETIC YOU LAME ASS BITCH!!!!!, YOU NOT EVEN CORNY, YOU JUST A SAD FUCKIN MENTAL CASE!!!!! I COULD RIP A BITCH LIKE YOU TO SHREDS, BUT I'M GONE STOP HERE!!!! I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE!!!YOU ALREADY A WEAK BITCH, A LONELY BITCH, A CONFUSED BITCH, A PATHETIC BITCH, A PSYCHOTIC BITCH, A FRIENDLESS BITCH, A UGLY BITCH, A JEALOUS BITCH, A STUPID BITCH, SO I'M GONE STOP RESPONDIN TO YOU PERMANENTLY, CAUSE IT'S REALLY NO NEED FOR ME TO, CAUSE NOTHIN YOU SAY MATTERS OR MAKES SENSE, NOT EVEN YO BIRTH!!!!! HAVE A NICE LIFE!!! YOU JUST MIGHT IF YOU FOCUSED ON YOURS, AND STAYED THE FUCK UP OUTTA BLOGS AT 3 IN THE FUCKIN MORNIN TRYIN TO BE A PART OF MINE!!!!!!! NOW ON THE COUNT OF 3 LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER OK????? 1.............2....................3 LOOOOOOOOOSEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Rena1970
11:19 am - Feb 18, '13

Lol, dam even her birth

Lol, dam even her birth didn't make sense?! ___________ *death*

by GG Boo 4 U
2:50 am - Feb 19, '13

Uh uh...my soul just left my

Uh uh...my soul just left my body reading your comment. LMAO!

by HNICCHICK
1:43 am - Feb 18, '13

lil spanish boy? lmao. I'm

lil spanish boy? lmao. I'm weak.

by AboveAll
1:36 am - Feb 18, '13

ROTFL @ Missy "I can't stand

ROTFL @ Missy "I can't stand the rain" LOL that garbage bag inspired look was dreadful. tsk tsk Alicia "tried it"with that outfit #oh.that.made.me.chuckle

by sexybrownpyt
12:38 am - Feb 18, '13

I'm really going to need for

I'm really going to need for her to stick to playing the piano and leave the dancing to the dancers. Just saying...

by SpeakingMyMind
12:26 am - Feb 18, '13

Beyonce made it look easy at

Beyonce made it look easy at the Super Bowl so she mistakenly thought that she could DANCE and SING at the same time. Only a few people can do that which is why the dancers get paid to 'dance' and the singers get paid to 'sing'. Most people can't do both at the same time - let alone sound good in the process.

by SpeakingMyMind
12:19 am - Feb 18, '13

AMEN! Alicia needs to give

AMEN! Alicia needs to give that up...PRONTO! This performance definitely tainted her singing career. She must have been very hoarse/sick.

by C2C
12:25 am - Feb 18, '13

E for effort on the dance

E for effort on the dance moves, it's like watching Riri dance #painful. Her voice sound soooo strained and overworked.Since she's been with Swizzy her voice been getting worse, he gave her an everlasting throat infection. She should of kept it simple...#smh #oh.wells

by sexybrownpyt
12:12 am - Feb 18, '13

That performance was a

That performance was a disaster, plus those horrible garbage bag pants and that Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies), slicked down ass hairdo, was just a ..... NO, NO, and NO!!!

by Ms.Thangfromthe...
12:09 am - Feb 18, '13

Yeah I was having a

Yeah I was having a debate/conversation with my friend during her performance. We were trying to pinpoint at what time in her career Alicia started sounding this bad. She used to slay. Or am I just lying to myself?

by CheyPie
12:11 am - Feb 18, '13

I don't think she was ever at

I don't think she was ever at the level of slaying (just my opinion), but she most definitely sounded much better than this, and the first time I noticed the big difference was at Whitney's funeral. I don't know what's going on. Maybe she need to go to the throat doctor and get checked out. (shrugs)

by Ms.Thangfromthe...
12:22 am - Feb 18, '13