Alicia Keys said that sitting in the audience, she felt a wave of goodwill throughout the night from those in attendance who were shouting, yelling or doing whatever else they had to do to express their feelings about Jackson.

“There is no way this should have happened without saluting Michael Jackson,” Keys said. “This is his foundation. We all grew up on him. He’s loved all over the world. You can feel a very high energy here. This show is really genuine and beautiful.”

Alicia Keyes wore an embellished minidress from Jenny Packham with a pair of Louboutins.  Her clutch was from Mary Norton.  Her earrings were from Ippolita and ring from Lucifer vir Honestus.  She was styled by Wouri Vice.

To accept her award, she wore a silver minidress, also from Jenny Packham, with Cesare Paciotti silver studded booties.

I’ve uploaded 2 videos of Alicia to http://www.aliciakeysmedia.com from tonight’s BET awards:

1. Alicia Receives Humanitarian Awards - Watch
2. Alicia at the BET Awards After Party - Watch

Tonight Alicia appeared at the BET Awards. Many pictures have been added to the gallery.

In Beverly Hills, the 22nd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards – honoring songwriting achievements in the R&B, soul, rap, hip-hop and gospel genres – became a total memorial to Jackson, as the audience observed a moment of silence and presenters and award-winners alike extolled Jackson’s unparalleled influence on the industry.

Winner Alicia Keys thanked Jackson for breaking “all the rules” and “inspir[ing] us all to hopefully break the rules, because we have to break the rules in order to reap the benefits.”

“I did meet him one time, and it was amazing. “He was just an awesome dad, great with his kids. His kids were so smart and attentive. They were there in the conversation as well. We had a great time. We threw around paper airplanes his son was making – like these really cool ones that were just brilliant. It was just beautiful to meet him. I’m glad I got the chance.”

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) hosted its 22nd Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The star-studded event, which was attended by over 650 leading songwriters, recording artists and music industry notables, paid special tribute toSmokey Robinson and Alicia Keys, and honored the songwriters and publishers of the most performed ASCAP songs on the 2008 R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap and Gospel charts.

Another highlight was the presentation of ASCAP’s Golden Note Award to Alicia Keys, which is presented to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Gabby Wilson, an 11-year old musical prodigy, performed in honor of Keys, and Paul Williams presented the prestigious award to the 12-time Grammy Award winner. Past recipients of ASCAP’s Golden Note Award include Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jay-Z, Quincy Jones, LL Cool J, New Edition and Lionel Richie.

Keys picked up three more awards during the evening, including Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song for ” Like You’ll Never See Me Again,” co-written with Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, in addition to awards for “No One,” co-written with “Krucial” and DJ Dirty Harry, and “Teenage Love Affair,” co-written with Matt Kahane.

Tonight were the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards were Alicia won the Golden Note Award. Pics have been added to the gallery.

Alicia Keys is on the cover of the July/August issue of Ebony Magazine

Don’t forget this Sunday, June 28 at 8PM ET are the BET Awards where Alicia will be receiving the Humanitarian Award. Tune in. Set your DVR’s, Tivo’s, VCR’s.