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The Kinks
The Kinks


Background information
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Rock
Pop
Years active 1964—1996
Label(s) Arista Records
RCA Records
Universal
Reprise Records
Sony Music
London Records
Koch Records
MCA Records
Associated acts The Creation
Nicky Hopkins
Mike Cotton
Argent
The Kast Off Kinks
Former members
Mick Avory
Ray Davies
Dave Davies
Pete Quaife
John Dalton
John Gosling
Andy Pyle
Gordon John Edwards
Jim Rodford
Ian Gibbons
Bob Henrit
Mark Haley



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Jay-Z And Alicia Keys Film New Video Around Ground Zero

October 2, 2009
Jay-Z And Alicia Keys Film New Video Around Ground ZeroJay-Z shot the video for new single 'Empire State Of Mind' near Ground Zero in New York on Thursday.

Alicia Keys, who sings the track's chrous, also joined the rapper at the Hype Williams-directed video shoot.

The song is Jay-Z's ode to New York City and includes a lyric - “long live the world trade” - which refers to the 9/11 attacks.

Construction to rebuild Ground Zero has been ongoing since the terrorist attacks of 2001.

The song, which features on the rapper's latest album 'The Blueprint 3', is already available as a download.

Meanwhile, according to MTV, Jay-Z is set to release a new greatest hits collection on November 24 via former record label Def Jam.

(by Jason Gregory)



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