First Lady Michelle Obama, Grammy-winner Alicia Keys, Academy Award-winner Halle Berry and legendary entertainer Tina Turner are among Ebony magazine’s new list of 25 women who have the “It” factor.

In the exclusive, four-cover summer issue, the publication shines a spotlight on 25 black women who each have that one unique thing that puts them in a league of their own.

The list also includes famed rapper Lil’ Kim, activist Angela Davis, model Naomi Campbell and singer Grace Jones.

I’ve added one brand new photoshoot with Alicia.

Photoshoot from 2008

Alicia Keys will be receiving the Humanitarian Award at this years BET Awards. The BET Awards air Sunday, June 28 at 8PM ET.

Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and many more will come together July 18 in New York to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday.

The Mandela Day concert celebration will take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden and include more than two-dozen musicians who find the humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner an inspiration.

The confirmed artists include Dave Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Jesse McCartney, TLC and The Soweto Gospel Choir, as well as several African musicians such as Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chris Chameleon, Freshlyground, Emmanuel Jal, Loyiso, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Thandiswa Mazwai and Suzanna Owiyo. More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster.

In a recent interview  Smokey Robinson said:

“There are some wonderful talents out there and their music will live on. There’s a bunch of them, I can name Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, there’s a bunch of them. I know there’s some good music being made by great young artists.”

ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor 12-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during its 22nd Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The invitation-only event will take place on June 26, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the most performed ASCAP songs on the 2008 R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap and Gospel charts. (Full Story)

I’ve added 1 picture to the gallery of Alicia on the cover of the December 2005 edition of Luire Magazine.

You can watch new video message from Alicia in Morocco at AliciaKeysMedia.com.

I’ve added 4 more pictures to the gallery from the White House Correspondents Dinner.

I’ve uploaded an interview to AliciaKeysMedia.com from the Mawazine Festival:

• Mawazine Festival Interview