Jay-Z and Alicia Keys appeared at the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday to offer up a performance of their hit collaboration, “Empire State of Mind.”
The song appears on Hov’s 2009 album, The Blueprint 3, and more recently, on the Tony-nominated musical, Hell’s Kitchen, which is loosely based on Keys’ childhood in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
“We at the Tony Awards tonight,” Keys said at the award show, per Rolling Stone. “Had to do something crazy. It’s my hometown.” She launched into “Empire State of Mind," and, at one point, Jay appeared on a large screen, and the two performed together.
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“Empire State of Mind” sat at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks following its arrival, and took home two Grammys for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
The song appears on the Hell’s Kitchen soundtrack, which was nominated for 13 awards at the Tonys this year. The musical ultimately won two awards.
Watch Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ performance up top.
