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Diddy, Nas set for Alicia Keys’ Black Ball

FILE - In this July 17, 2012 file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks on stage at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Diddy will host Alicia Keys’ annual charity event that raises awareness about HIV and AIDS. The piano-playing singer announced Tuesday that her husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, will co-host the 11th annual Black Ball on Oct. 30 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this July 17, 2012 file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks on stage at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Diddy will host Alicia Keys’ annual charity event that raises awareness about HIV and AIDS. The piano-playing singer announced Tuesday that her husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, will co-host the 11th annual Black Ball on Oct. 30 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press October 21, 2014 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Diddy will host Alicia Keys’ annual charity event that raises awareness about HIV and AIDS.

The piano-playing singer announced Tuesday that her husband, producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, will co-host the 11th annual Black Ball on Oct. 30 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom.

Keys, Nas, David Byrne and Angel Haze will perform.

Keep a Child Alive, Keys’ charity launched in 2003, assists people affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa and India.

Last year’s Black Ball raised $4 million and featured Carole King and Pharrell.

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