Twenty years ago, New York pianist Alicia Keys swept the Grammy Awards,won five Gramophone made its classic debut."Songs in A Minor", when she was 21 years old.
Recording Her Academy went on to lose to Keyes. Keysand she won ten prestigious awards. But the now 41-year-old star is set to headline her two hometown shows on Thursday and Friday at Radio City Music Hall. John Mayer shared the Song of the Year trophy with her in 2005 after"The Daughters"beat her to "If I Ain't Got You." When he shared.
"When he was on stage, [he said. Post." I left my name below. ..it was a beautiful moment.
Keys announces COVID-delayed Alicia + Keys world tour to Radio City , the singer-songwriter will also drop "Keys II," a deluxe edition of her double album "Keys," released last December, on Friday. On "Keys II", R&B features new joints with her artists her Lucky Daye ("Stay") and her Brent Faiyaz ("Trillions"). They join previous "Keys" collaborations with Brandi Carlile ("Paper Flowers"), Pusha T ("Plentiful") and Lil Wayne ("Nat King Cole").
Her draw solo hits such as "Fallin'" and "No One" have already built a legendary career Keys has worked with everyone. Usher and Drake, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Jack White and, of course, Mayer. Still, she used to be all for "Piano & I" as the first track on "Songs in A Minor" once.
"I've never been a collaborator before, so it's very interesting," she said. “As a child, I was terrified of collaborating with different people. I was very lonely, so music is a very private space for me. , it's scary, but once I got to a place where I felt more confident in my craft and more confident in who I was as a woman, I started to open up to collaborating."
R&In the moment when the B-era queen and queen met, Keys and Beyoncé joined Femme's forces with their 2010 single "Put It in a Love Song."Currently, Beyoncé's No. 1 hit "Break My Soul""The Queens Remix"mashes Madonna with her classic "Vogue." Keys is one of the iconic black divas girlfriends. Who screams from the bay
"We knew each other from the beginning," Keys said. Told. "It's such a beautiful thing that we're sisters...we have this level of longevity and respect. She cried out all the different queens she wanted to shout—it felt like such a beautiful sisterhood." That's what being a queen is all about — hugging a queen around you...that's why I like it, I'm with it!
Recently, Keys has another new co-op. Egypt — her 11-year-old son is the oldest of two children she shares with producer and husband Swizz Beatz — has taken her mother to the Grammys stage.
"He went on stage with me to play the piano in Mannheim, Germany. He made a little It's a set," she said. "It was unbelievable. I mean, he arranged it all himself, so it was shocking. And he went out there and played with all types of personality and connection with the crowd."
We know how to connect most deeply. York gathering at Radio City. It is, of course, ``Empire State of Mind,'' the song she scored a big hit with in 2009 with Mr. Her Carter, Jay-Z.
"When you go to another city or another country, people want to hear that song everywhere. But New York is trying to levitate!" she said. . "What I love about this song is that it's about the possibility of making your dreams come true. It feels so good. And that's what New York represents."