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Video: Alicia Keys Performs "You Don't Know My Name" At World AIDS Day Benefit Concert

December 2, 2009 12:00 AM ET

Alicia Keys took to the stage last night at New York's Nokia Theatre for a benefit concert in support of World AIDS Day and Keep A Child Alive. In addition to debuting two new songs off her upcoming The Element of Freedom, "Love is Blind" and "Distance and Time," the performance also featured a cameo by Jay-Z, who joined her to close out the show with their hit "Empire State of Mind." In this exclusive video, we showcase one of Keys' biggest hits live from the Nokia Theatre, "You Don't Know My Name."

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