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Alicia Keys and JAY-Z Reunite at 2024 Tony Awards for 'Empire State of Mind' Performance

Alicia Keys and JAY-Z performed their 2009 hit 'Empire State of Mind' at the 2024 Tony Awards.

The 43-year-old singer and 54-year-old rapper showed pride in their hometown during the broadcast as they moved audience members inside the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to get out of their seats and dance around to their 2009 single, which turns 15 in October. According to Billboard, the last on-stage reunion for the New York natives to sing their chart-topping NYC anthem was back in 2016 when Keys hosted a Here in Times Square special that aired on BET. "Empire State of Mind," which the pair have previously called a love letter to the Big Apple, has sold more than 9 million units since it released in October 2009, going quadruple platinum as of June 2023.

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