Fuse To Air Keys Concert

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Fuse will air Grammy award winning singer Alicia Keys'  recent World AIDS Day benefit concert Dec. 15, according to officials of the music-themed network.

The concert, American Express Presents: Alicia Keys, which took place Dec. 1 at New York's Nokia Theater, will air at 10p.m. and celebraetes the upcoming release of her fifth studio album, The Element of Freedom, according to Fuse.

Fuse's broadcast will include highlights from the sold out benefit concert which includes JAY-Z joining Keys on stage for their hit duet "Empire State of Mind." The special will also feature Keys performing her hits "Fallin" and "No One," as well as new songs from her latest album including current single "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart."

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.