{"id":6052,"date":"2026-06-18T19:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/alicia-keys-closes-knicks-parade-with-empire-state-of-mind-in-black-leather-outfit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:17:28","slug":"alicia-keys-closes-knicks-parade-with-empire-state-of-mind-in-black-leather-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/alicia-keys-closes-knicks-parade-with-empire-state-of-mind-in-black-leather-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys closes Knicks parade with &#8216;Empire State of Mind&#8217; in black leather outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131448960.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alicia Keys closed the Knicks parade at City Hall on Thursday with a performance of \u201cEmpire State of Mind.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s hear it for New York.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia Keys wore a rhinestone-studded black leather Pelle Pelle jacket, matching leather pants and an eye-popping diamond \u201cK\u201d chain to close the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/entertainment\/how-to-watch-knicks-championship-parade\/\">Knicks parade<\/a> at City Hall on Thursday, paying tribute to her hometown team and its historic championship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She wore a blinged-out black leather Pelle Pelle jacket with leather pants and a diamond \u201cK\u201d chain. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Keys also performed \u201cNew York State of Mind\u201d for the crowd at the City Hall ceremony. <span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Diamond hoop earrings complemented her slicked-back twisted double ponytail. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She wore her hair slicked back in a twisted double ponytail, showing off shoulder-grazing diamond hoop earrings.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second Knicks-themed outfit Keys has pulled out this week. At the closing night of the Tribeca Festival on Saturday \u2014 which doubled as an impromptu victory party after the team clinched the title \u2014 she took the stage in a blue version of the same Pelle Pelle leather jacket.<\/p>\n<p>The brand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pellepelle.com\/products\/pelle-pelle-x-fisll-for-the-city-of-knicks-jacket-copy-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For The City of Knicks jacket<\/a>, created in partnership with Allan Houston\u2019s FISLL social-impact brand, is currently available in a limited-edition women\u2019s cropped version for $1,675. The piece is heavily embellished with orange patches, a bedazzled \u201cNew York\u201d across the front and the Knicks logo stitched on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Keys \u2014 who grew up in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, blocks from Madison Square Garden \u2014 had to miss the team\u2019s Game 5 clincher in San Antonio for the premiere of her documentary \u201cGirl From Hell\u2019s Kitchen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But the lifelong Knicks fan wasted no time celebrating afterward, sharing videos of fans singing \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d on the streets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZlGzj2j7pJ\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s a New York moment!!!!!! The @nyknicks are officially world champions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the Tribeca Festival closing night on Saturday, Keys sported a blue version of the same Pelle Pelle jacket. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cropped For The City of Knicks jacket was created with Allan Houston\u2019s FISLL brand and retails for $1,675. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Keys grew up in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, blocks from Madison Square Garden, and is a lifelong Knicks fan. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday, she and forward OG Anunoby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZsUcn_ASq9\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a FaceTime call<\/a> on Instagram teasing today\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my city, and the city\u2019s on fire,\u201d she told him. \u201cThere\u2019s so much love in the city. We\u2019re proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ticker-tape procession traveled from Battery Park through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and the rest of the team with the keys to the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games for their first NBA championship in 53 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/style\/alicia-keys-closes-knicks-parade-with-empire-state-of-mind-in-black-leather-outfit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alicia Keys closed the Knicks parade at City Hall on Thursday with a performance of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131448960.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}