Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind feat Bridget Kelly Live At The Jonathon Ross Show 2009

[aeromatik7]

Bridget is so fine :)

[MrMynameisozzy]

I meant A Keys.

[MrMynameisozzy]

BK better ass than AC!!!

[MrMynameisozzy]

Hey JZ ? What r ya doing here? Did u sell out. I guess i don't blame after taking a look at that ass!!!!

[MrMynameisozzy]

Hey Alicia don't even sweat it!!! BK good but do us a favor and kick JZ in the balls . Im not a smart man but i can sing it with BK!!!!!

[MrMynameisozzy]

JAY Z a trader ! Not BK fault because she can kick ass and she's so fine. JZ backstabbing a bit.

[harold9ine]

Esta nena le suena mejor

[flashbacks08]

Jay-Z or the best rapper ever !!

[Orginalflicksz]

oh my god shes hot

[Nikaryuna]

Wat I thought. Dat was alsia keys however. You spell it

[ruthalex100]

The Best version...Bridget Kelly...!

[BMPonchi]

That guittaarr Souuundd soo Fuuckiing Greeaat !

[uddaside]

kellys version is better she has the edge to her voice needed for this song

[mrcolmh]

bridget kelly is too good

[jayr122001]

bridget kelly is good too 

[gooner5674]

Amazing voice, Amazing looks, Amazing smile, Amazing ass.

[2ksamo10]

bridget kelly is beautiful man

[VegaVisionHD]

Alicia is better and it looks like bk is wearing a wig... Just sayin

[ISpikeYoAss]

Damn she has a booty

[moley84]

if shes so gud give her a piano give her a keyboard to play herself

[harleybayo]

This lady got some legs on her. voice is awesome put a big ol smile on this face O.O

[koresuck]

i like this song only with alicia

[noxiousnirvana]

fine women

[4sheri4]

a trillion times better than AK. go Bridge!!!

[cherlen1829]

BK is wayyy better. I would like to hear her sing the whole song like Alicia

[hypoguess]

Just because you like one artist doesn't mean you have to trash another. I never understood that petty, jealous style. 

[fenlandfolly]

Hey, this is the "only' version. She looks better than, she sings better than. Who the f--k is the other one ??? Probably did not want to travel here - good for us.

[moni12346]

i don't like her voice isn't as good as alicia. Now i hate jay z...

[EyedMGreen]

Love Jonathan <3 and we love this song :))

[breakdancebrooklyn]

she doesn't struggle with the song like alicia does. way better singer

[DonArkadi]

cmon BK is Beyonce... just say her name

[DaBradaz]

Ok ONCE & FOR ALL, bridgets not better ok? if u like her version good for u, but if u gave HER a choice of doing this or singing her own original, undoubtably she'd wanna sing her own song. Think about it folks, its a paying gig, its exposure. You can all talk it up all u want but at the end of the day one's a multi-Grammy award winner & international superstar, & the others a talented but unknown working singer... & really, if she was better dont u think she'd made it by now?

[tschuebel]

Bridget is the bomb and Jay Z , well he is J-Z aka The KING!!!

[Merve256]

kellys voice is good but i think alicias is a better

[situbusit332]

Bridgets voice sounds so powerful! I think she sounds better on this defo!!!

[situbusit332]

Bridget voice sounds so powerful! I think she sounds better on this defo!!!

[seanmufc77]

She is so beautiful

[seanmufc77]

She is so beautiful

[silkyscouse]

A million times better than Alicia

[themastercod5]

i love bridget !

she is better than Alicia ..

[HyPeR4oRcE]

bridget own it

[jamesrsmithIII]

bk is da shit

[Obviouslyolanthe]

Love bridget kelly's voice (:

[BurrstoneCaz]

This song isn't the same without Alica Keys!

[danielot89]

@BurrstoneCaz asi es!!!!

[Kubula333]

alicia keys is much better!!!!

[tori2155]

chciałabym zauważyć, że background leci z playbacku z Keys, soł ona śpiewa tj z Alicią, co znaczy, że wcale tak świetnie nie śpiewa; piosenka zawsze bezie należeć do Keys.

[blalako]

So what if she can carry the note. The performance was soulless and there's no style at all. She's basically there to sing Alicia's part and nothing more. No one does this better than AK. However, I would love to see Beyonce's version. =P That, we can compare.

[uglycassanova2]

she's singing over a track dumb fucks!! Alicia puts it down live and u caint fuk wit it.

[sandroeleven]

i compared this to the live Alicia performance and dont really hear a stronger voice... I hear a clearer one. She can carry a tune....and I like her voice in this though.

[robba18]

Why cover the bad words?

[sr71blackbard]

She sounds hundred time better than Alice Keys and so does this track with her than alice.

[monice21]

WEAK!!!!REALLY WEAK!!!! Definetly weaker than alicia's. No doubt about that

[bluto25]

BK Rocks my Nation

[trvwatson]

I still don't understand why people STILL THINK rapping equals talent, all the local teens around my area rap exactly like this, i don't know what makes Jay z anything special, isn't it just shouting loudly, oh yea and we can all wright ryhmes about our hardships in life--JUST INCASE anyone wants to throw that one at me. the only thing that is talented on the stage is the lady CLEARLY outshining the twirp.

[rocafella2008]

@trvwatson Teens near u rap like this?? Cut it out. .. . ur obv looking for a debate.

[BeyondResolution]

@trvwatson If it's that ez, then u should become one. When u can sell some albums, then you can come back and criticize ppl. It would add credibility to your argument. Until that happens, please shut the FUCK UP.

[trvwatson]

1ST OF ALL, why would i want to become one, what the fuck does that mean--i stated that he has no talent, rapping equals NO talent (its aggresively shouting) does that mean i should make a living out of it, and THEY DON'T sell albums IDIOTS like you buy them, so listen little FANNY WACK, your the one that needs to go get a brain and come back, either that or you shut the fuck up, obviously you have been listening to this crap too long. credibility to my argument, obvioulsy not to braindeads.

[mamagenia]

Beautiful I like her too.!

[cocolinosimplu]

de mult asteptata....................

[prophet60091]

baby got back!!!!

[JesusfreakOsei]

Jesus cant save you, live starts when church ends??....hmm

[Denykorn]

She is beutiful and nice sing but it is gona be always Alicia Key song!

[desirewithinus]

ur just blinded by her phat azz  XD

[joshcharlie1]

Alicia Keys wipes her ass with this girl !!! Nowhere near as good....

[cj06feb]

Wow LOVE't delivered the goods indeed

[127betta]

bridget kelly chica bonita la reyna ha despertado en mi corazon

[adtsistv]

She as a great voice too, but no comparison.

This performance is about Jay Z and she was there as an alicia to the music stays ok.

Jay Z Allways a great rapper.

[michellesally]

she did good

[MrAlanvan1]

somehw think kelly sang this song way much bettr than alicia to be frank

[whooshx2]

alicia keys is better, she had no emotions

[EmpireStateXNyc]

Where A keys at? It aint the same without her get that other poser a plane ticket back to where ever she came from

[gordon051291]

Is Bridget Kelly Asian?

[MrJohnnysako]

@gordon051291 Asian face, black bootie : )

[gordon051291]

@MrJohnnysako ah, like lucy liu then :)

[LovetoDanceintheDark]

Love it... Love it... Love it!!!

[mihajloludkostruja]

yessss

[KeysKendra]

I like how Bridget sings the song. Its not as good as the original with Alicia, but I still like it!

[piperxxyy]

she reminds me of keri hilson

[ItsJustAC]

Yeah, because awards make you automatically better :)

I can't see why people don't just enjoy the performance without making endless comparisons.

[Realness97]

@ItsJustAC Couldn't have put it better myself... well said

[MissGorgeousMay]

her "brand new" part of the song sounds shaky... but props to beekay... a good way to start is wit jay... and I think both woman are beautiful and talented. I most definitely can't sing like that haha

[elementalin]

ha ha

i just love her face.

but i dont know why .

[elementalin]

ha ha

i just love her face.

but i dont know why .

[elementalin]

ha ha

i just love her face.

but i dont know why .

[kikomannaza]

alicia keys rules!!!!

[kiri123]

ALICIA KEYS IS THE ONE

[kiri123]

...ALICIA KEYS IS THE ONE...

[Naam19]

She is good..I want to hug her..

[cindylouwhos]

Bridget Kelly is much better than Alicia in voice, looks, projection and spirit.

[antofa05111985]

It's good but it has no comparison with Alicia conparacion

[JunkeeDrugee]

Alicia key's way better if you compare this girl with her, she has more then 10 grammy's thats just crazy to get.

[Cariee2010]

alicia is wayy better

[Valenhip]

Who is girl?

[Wymiar1]

niceeee

[ray131262]

What a woman - great voice, great looking, sexy bod and sexy clothes whoaa she is so cool xx

[MURRAYNEAL]

Bridget can sing this better than alicia.

[1987MattyP]

Indeed!

[w3thebest]

YOU RiGHT

[tenisacica639]

the girl sings great but she can't compare to Alicia Keys!!!!

[w3thebest]

SHE effortlessly KillS! alicia on this song. you cant compare

[marshgatelaneposse]

say what you like BK mashes this song

[carrascal29]

great performance jay sounds very good here !!and the girl has a really good voice .

[rpcado2000]

i love BK!!!

[jedimasterchet]

BK won me over!

[gahearn3]

Tony Royster JR. is the shit!!!!! one of my favorite drummers ever!!!!!!!!!

[TheRazzmatazzzz4]

are you ppl serious?

bridget is just ok, she is struggling a bit, at some points she sounds like shes sort of breath AND she has a hell lot of supporting vocals! that aint what i call smooth, like someone said...more like...disturbing id say! alicia is..alicia guys! cant even compare!

[jupiter721]

actually i like jay-z and BK better than alicia, it is just alicia is famous, but BK voice more smooth on this song.

[adaviesprof]

I'm not comparing. Bridget kicks Alicia's ass on this track. Never thought I would ever say that because Alicia is a bad ass. But here, she got owned.

[pallidamors8]

can that bridget kelly compose a song? play the keys? is she a class valedictorian? alicia has her own style, never ever compare lol.

[DaBradaz]

are u guys tonedeaf or something?? bridget does a great job i'll give her that, but better than alicia? HELL NO!!! 1st of all she doesnt have alicia's power or expression(struggling to bring the big notes) secondly she doesnt sell it; i.e. her body language doesnt exude confidence that she's owning the performance.. prolly coz she knows she's filling big shoes of an experienced international star, she doesnt believe in it herself but luckily u half-blind novices out there bought it LMAO

[hippokathy88]

lol yeah how can people say bridget was better than alicia? bridget's voice cracked heaps, tuning was messy and yeah without supporting vocals it would have been a BIG MESS

[adaviesprof]

Holy Shit! This chick is better than Alicia. Never thought it would happen. This is like Tyson getting knocked out by Buster Douglas. There's a new champion. Alicia got beat by an unknown. All hail the new Queen.

[Ady5208]

wtf? yur trippen

[aerox202]

This is the Voice of Alicia, Bridget cant sing.

[peterscJL95]

she has a cover voice hate her voice, looks like she has a stomach ache

[yopootz]

that is totally Alicia's voice...this other chick aint singin shhhhhhhhh

[Allstarfast]

Alicia keys can't do anything, before BK, Bridget has a powerful voice, her record is magisterial, she has made the song better

Without doubts is better BRIDGET KELLY!!!!!

[jeh715]

much more better than alicia

[adaviesprof]

WOW! Better than Alicia.

[OmGItSMrRoLL]

better than alicia

[jgeovega]

Execelente combinación, personalmente prefiero la voz de BK, más enérgica y melodiosa.

[Annatanase090]

Wow, she has some talent there :) Stronger voice than Alicia's. Nice performance

[gdamore08]

incase ur cant here alcia is singing hahaha... she isnt there but they haver her voice overdubbed.... hahah therefore this girl is singing over alicia

[LAX324]

@Annatanase090 Stronger than Alicia? Not really. She has a good voice though, but Alicia kills this song.

[Baaaammmmmmm]

@Annatanase090 but she don't strike one note!

[Dagreenmanator]

@Annatanase090 false. but she's good.

[DNastyCmC]

There's none like Jay-Z.

I'm Dominican, thanks to say my nationality.

[jtt15]

the DJ sucks man ... try to make this song better but just making it worst .... this song is already good enough ..

[xbarbiedollxissyx]

Alicia is better but this girl is good x

[bkahler419]

agreed.

[Naz123Gul]

jay z is a legend

[rodrigomunozfranco]

bridget was perfect on JRS!

[gacc510]

bridget done a good job but in my opinion alicia does it better....maybe thats because im used ta hearing her or sumtin but i just think hers is better!! oh nd jay-z is a l-e-g-e-n-d....we wont get much better him!!

[KallieRose]

i think she did a better job than alicia. but alicia is still amazing in her own rite.

[hodderway1]

Jay-Z is Lord of hip-hop. There's none like him.

[wlwak]

Love the bass and chink chink chink of the piano in combination.

[gwyn3dwards]

what date was he on Jonathan Ross exactly?

[turkishdelightbabyz]

ohh i love this version B.K. has an awsome voice !!!

[Tolkki333]

@turkishdelightbabyz He's out of tune in some parts. Can't you hear it?

[divotheking]

the girl in some other parts of the song is flat. alicia keys is perfect for it!

[SerC91]

è molto meglio alicia keys....

[MACHINHOT]

no mamen que mujer tan bonita y tiene mejor voz q Alicia keas lastima q no existe la cacion en un estudio no cren?

[Tolkki333]

@MACHINHOT ¿No escuchas que desafina?

[benjyyy]

soco7410 wat is up ur ass?! seriously!! Yes she sings the chorus different but its not because she is out of tune! You keep talking about the ING part - well alicia sings

Con-crete jun-gle where dreams are made of

G# Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb G# C# Bb

whereas BK sings it

Con-crete jun-gle where dreams are made of

G# Bb Bb Bb Bb G#  F# C# Bb

See the difference! I think it sounds better that way!

[OnePablo]

Good. Somebody who actually knows where they're talking about. This Soco guy represents all that's wrong with the internet; "amateur experts" :o)

You (like me) obviously have some kind of clue as to what you're talking about!!

[ajtx418]

Damn this girl is fine and I like the way she sings the hook better! Very nice Ms. Kelly.

[soco7410]

she has good talent of being able to stay on beat with back vocals thats about it :P

[soco7410]

ofcourse it sounds more powerful with 2 girls singing the chorus then 1 verses just alicia .... jackass

[OnePablo]

You claim to have some technical knowledge regarding sound production. Yet for some reason are screaming about the use of Alicia Keys as a backing track. Of COURSE it will be A.K; she's the original artist. Sound gets "layered" when recorded, and often these layers are used live (for the same effect of "depth").

B.K. then is actually doing a really good job of singing to the backing tracks AND the band - so when you cry "conspiracy", it's nothing of the sort - just standard production.

[soco7410]

... lmfao how can u say she does a better job "that is alicia still singing in the chorus ... lmfao when bridget says "theres noth - - ing you cant do on the ING of nothing listen closely you can hear her voice only plain as day thankyou thats her real shitty voice.

[hoopster1888]

who cares about Alicia, Bridget does more than a finer job! Should have been the first choice!

[martiethein]

where's alicia keys?

[ufewl]

@martiethein locked in the toilet.

[truexluvxlastsx4eva]

Alicia Keys made this song what it is. O.o ..

Without her backing up Bridget, it would have been a total disaster. O:

[soco7410]

i give up people have no musical talent no hearing ability for music obviously i am not even gonna bother to check back on the people who rage or say i am wrong lol cause i am not ,,, oh and i just heard a new part when she goes Put your hands up yea come on come on hellya amazing how she can sound that powerful with 2 voices but at certain parts she sounds like crap .... lol put your lighters in there air and make lemme hear you say yeah ... the chorus is what sounds good cause AK is b-vocals.

[xshupau]

@soco7410 lol i think i hear it O_O

but it could be that

1- is really AK backing up or

2- this girl's voice its similar but i believe a little more on the #1

[soco7410]

on the word CONCRETE and jungle and brand new i mean its so obvious that its alcia keys voice thats kellys real voice when shes doing her verse about the lighters in the air lol she sucks kids cant be serious

[soco7410]

On every single high note in this song actually that this chick sings ... keys is on the track backing her up on vocals you can hear it plain as day.. lol i mean its so blatant you guys cant hear it ? 3:30-3:31 proves it when she says theres "nothing" you cant do you hear just her voice on the ng of the word listen closely

[soco7410]

i am fucking mad now people dissin alicia keys like that she owned this song she makes this song ... dont tell me those dumbass bars jay z is sayin impressed u kids and sayin he made a teams symbol hotter just cause he has it on all the time? lol thats hilarious and i will say it again cause i keep listening over and over alicia keys is in that chorus backing that hoe up ,.... heres a time when its just her voice EXACTLY at a split second between 3:30-3:31 on the word NOTHINg, hear it?lolumad?

[soco7410]

lmfao to all the people thinking she sings it better ... sorry but A,k is in the slighty in the vocals its a recording of hers backing that bridget chick wow kids must have some bad talent for being to hear music,,...

[TKSD0]

6quarks you have right ^^

[6quarks]

Bridget Kelly sings so much better than Alicia Keys!

[mamounas]

Bridget Kelly...awesome!!!!

[di3s3lburn3r]

HANDS DOWN BK is way better than AK!! WOW what a voice some people sound good on a cd in the studio but suck live without all the editing equipment and AK is one of them

[ulziimajor]

This is great! BK is much better than AK.

[pinkfloydbf]

yeh i think bk sings it better, she has a beautifull voice, i think they just got ak to give it more selling power