With the success of Alicia Keys and Jay-Z's New York anthem "Empire State of Mind", Alicia Keys has gone ahead and made a beautiful piano driven sequel to the massive hit. Listen to Alicia's "Empire State of Mind (Part II)" below!
Here's your chance to see Alicia Live! Click here to enter for your chance to win two tickets to Alicia's NYC performance at the Nokia Theatre on December 1st! ... read more | comments (2)
New York, NY - November 24, 2009 - Fresh off the American Music Awards with two unforgettable performances of “Empire State of Mind” with Jay-Z and her new single “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” 12-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys goes into high gear with a whirlwind of activities in support of her fifth album The Element of Freedom out December 15 on MBK Entertainment/J Records.
In addition to “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” and “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” The Element of Freedom features Keys soulfully soaring solo version of “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down,” a beat-driven duet with Beyoncé on “Put It In A Love Song,” “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” with background vocals provided by Drake, the reggae-tinged “Love is My Disease,” a 80’s funk jam “This Bed” and more sonic gems. The album features production by Alicia Keys, her longtime collaborator Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Jeff Bhasker, Swizz Beatz, and Noah “40” Shebib. Complete track listing below:
The Element of Freedom track listing:
01 Element Of Freedom (Intro)
02 Love Is Blind
03 Doesn't Mean Anything
04 Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
05 Wait Til You See My Smile
06 That's How Strong My Love Is
07 Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)
08 Love Is My Disease
09 Like The Sea
10 Put It In A Love Song (featuring Beyoncé)
11 This Bed
12 Distance And Time
13 How It Feels To Fly
14 Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ... read more | comments (13)
To celebrate the release of Alicia’s new album ‘The Element of Freedom’ we’ll be holding a super swanky UK launch event in association with W Hotel and American Express, and we’re giving you the chance to be there!
The party will be on the 9th December at a central London venue from 6:30pm. Alicia will be there performing tracks from her new album as well as some old favourites.
In order to enter, simply retweet the message below. You can enter as many times as you like after that, just add #aliciacomp to your tweets.
We’ll be giving away a pair of tickets as well as 4 copies of ‘The Element of Freedom’ every day from Tuesday until Friday this week, as well as Monday next week, so there’s plenty of chances to win!
Win tickets to @aliciakeys UK album launch every day this week! UK fans 18+ add #aliciacomp to your tweets to enter! http://bit.ly/6xtW2z
Please note this competition is only open to fans in the UK who are aged 18 or older. Transport and accommodation will not be provided. Winners will be contacted by @RCALabelGroupUK .
The Cafe Day Alicia's Way contest ends today but you can read some of the amazing submissions...it will make you hungry! ... read more | comments (133)
It's no wonder endless Idol wannabes bust out Alicia Keys tunes. She is this decade's benchmark for soul music, the real thing in an era of manufactured mimers.
This is her first Australian tour in four years but, on the evidence of last night, it won't be surprising if she is still touring to packed houses in 20 or 30 years.
Keys is days away from the end of her year-long As I Am world tour, but there were no signs of fatigue at last night's Rod Laver Arena show. Her last visit was a theatre tour; this one raises the stakes while keeping the musical intimacy. ... read more | comments (14)
Nielsen has issued a year-end look at the most popular trends among Americans during 2008, covering everything from the top TV programs to the most popular consumer packaged goods. 'As I Am' was the top selling album of 2008, according to Billboard and Nielsen. Keys also had the most listened-to radio song of the year, 'No One' which drew 3.08 billion radio listeners between November 12, 2007 through November 16, 2008. ... read more | comments (18)
Few recording artists today have the incredible staying and selling power of soul singer Alicia Keys.
The 11-time Grammy winner is still filling stadiums and selling millions of albums worldwide, having burst onto the scene in 2001.
Her performance at Sydney's Acer Arena on Friday night showed why.
Four years on from her first Australian tour, Keys returned to promote her third album, As I Am, and didn't travel lightly - bringing with her a seven-piece band of multi-instrumentalists plus three backup vocalists. ... read more | comments (47)
