{"id":269930,"date":"2026-06-17T19:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269930\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:29:10","slug":"alicia-keys-to-perform-empire-state-of-mind-at-new-york-knicks-championship-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269930\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys to Perform \u2018Empire State of Mind\u2019 at New York Knicks Championship Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alicia Keys<\/a> will be joining the New York Knicks championship parade on Thursday (June 18) as the Big Apple celebrates the first NYK title in 53 years.<\/p>\n

Knicks owner James Dolan revealed that Alicia Keys will be performing that star will be performing her Jay-Z collab \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d to close out the parade during the City Hall ceremony following a trip down the Canyon of Heroes. (The song is one that Knicks fans belted out in the streets of New York as they celebrated team\u2019s championship.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we get to City Hall, we have a special performance by Alicia Keys \u2026 singing \u2018Empire State of Mind,’\u201d Dolan told FOX 5<\/a>\u2018s Good Day New York on Wednesday (June 17). As for whether Jay-Z would be joining her on stage, Dolan didn\u2019t seem as optimistic, offering a simple, \u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a press release, the performance is tentatively slated for 1 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Keys also confirmed her plans to perform at the parade during a FaceTime call with New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, who asked the Grammy-winning singer to pop out to City Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike how could I not? This is my city and the city\u2019s on fire,\u201d she said in a video of the call posted to Instagram Wednesday. \u201cThere\u2019s so much love in the city. It\u2019s crazy. Everybody just united, feeling amazing. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York, we\u2019ve been waiting for this one!!! My brother @oanunoby said the city is calling\u2026.. Meet me tomorrow at City Hall to celebrate our World Champion @nyknicks!!!!!! Don\u2019t worry @egyptdean_ wouldn\u2019t let me miss this,\u201d Keys added in the caption.<\/p>\n

The Knicks clinched their first title since 1973 on Saturday night (June 13) with a 94-90 win in game five over the San Antonio Spurs. Keys couldn\u2019t tune in to the game, as she was hosting the premiere of her Girl From Hell\u2019s Kitchen documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival.<\/p>\n

However, she still celebrated in style, hosting impromptu afterparty<\/a> that saw her perform \u201cEmpire State of Mind,\u201d and she was joined by fellow NYC legend Nas on stage.<\/p>\n

Jay-Z <\/a>released \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d featuring an assist from Keys in September 2009, with the track peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> for five weeks that year. The Al Shux-produced anthem also became the adopted soundtrack of the 2009 New York Yankees, who won the World Series that season.<\/p>\n

The Knicks parade<\/a> begins at 10 a.m. ET in Battery Park and continues through the Canyon of Heroes before wrapping up with a ceremony at City Hall.<\/p>\n

Watch Dolan talk about the Knicks parade and Alicia Keys\u2019 performance below:<\/p>\n

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