Last night, the Alicia Keys tour stopped in New York at Madison Square Garden, and I got to enjoy performances from her, Robin Thicke, Melanie Fiona, and some special surprise guests. Check out the recap when you continue reading.

Rising star, Melanie Fiona kicked things off with her soulful voice and contagious energy. The last time that we saw Mel perform was at the small, yet popular, venue SOBs, so its really amazing to see how much she has progressed since then. She performed her hits, "Ayo", "Give it to Me Right", "Monday Morning", and of course, closed out with her #1 single "It Kills Me". In between she also completely tore up a rendition of Chaka Khan's "Sweet Thing". Good job, Mel!

Next up, was Robin Thicke.

This was my first time seeing Robin Thicke perform, and he didn't disappoint. He didn't bring out any special guests, however he did perform his collabos such as "Shooters" (minus Lil' Wayne) and "Shakin' it for Daddy" (minus Nicki Minaj). The highlight of his performance was definitely his dance moves, as this white boy can not dance to save his life! He was trying though :-) He also performed his hit song "Lost Without You", which was most definitely the crowd favorite, and ended his set with a tribute to Lil' Wayne by playing and rapping to "A-milli".

Lastly, Alicia Keys came out and tore it down! I've seen Alicia Keys perform live before when she was on tour with Beyonce and Missy Elliott back in the day, and she surprises me every time. Looking at her, you wouldn't think that she could dance, but that girl can really move! I was shocked.

She entered the stage in a cage singing a song that I'm not familiar with (I don't have her new album, sorry), but her vocals were flawless. At this point, I was pretty tipsy so, to be honest, I can't remember EVERY single detail about her performance, but I do remember that she definitely had the crowd on their feet for the majority of it. Not only that, she surprised the crowd brought out the one and only Beyonce, to perform "Put it on a Love Song" off of her new album, and the crowd went bananas! Check out the footage below:

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Their choreography was a bit "interesting", but I LOVED it all the same.

Lastly, A. Keys closed the show out with the surprise guest that we were all hoping for, Jay-Z, and they shut MSG down with "Empire State of Mind". Classic!

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This was an amazing show, and I'm glad I got a chance to see it in person. A. Keys did not disappoint!