Alicia Keys has defended her decision to perform Empire State Of Mind at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in the UK on Saturday.The song choice was met with backlash because the song is about New York City and she was performing it in England - at the Jubilee which marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.However, 15-time Grammy winner, 41, claimed 'every song was requested personally by the Queen.' Are you sure?
Alicia Keys has defended her decision to perform Empire State Of Mind at Platinum Jubilee Concert amid backlash - and insisted the Queen PERSONALLY requested the set list Celebration: The No One hitmaker revealed The Queen requested she play her 2009 track Empire State of Mind - (pictured the day after the Jubilee)In a recording taken behind the scenes, Alicia she can be heard gushing to her sons Egypt, 12, and seven-year-old Genesis 'that the Queen requested the songs' she would be singing at the Party at the Palace.Her eldest responded that it was 'pretty cool' as they sat on a golf cart. 'You can't refuse the Queen.
It's against the law here,' the preteen, who Keys shares with husbandSwizz Beatz, quipped.The No One hitmaker even revealed The Queen requested she play her 2009 track Empire State of Mind.
Making it work:Alicia did change the lyrics – as she sang 'Now you're in London' rather than 'Now you're in New York' at one point Sweet: Her eldest said it was 'pretty cool' The Queen knew his mom's music as they sat on a golf cart 'You can't refuse the Queen.
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