First round of 2010 tour dates, Alicia Keys announces

Alicia Keys twelve time Grammy Awards winner she will tour the UK in May 2010 as part of what will likely become a full European tour. Tickets for the first round of shows go on sale November 30.
The tour will follow the release of Keys's new album, The Element of Freedom, which is due out internationally December 15. The album features the singles "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" and "Doesn't Mean Anything," as well as a solo version of "Empire State of Mind," which Keys previously sang with Jay-Z, and "Put It In A Love Song," a duet with Beyoncé. Also collaborating on the album is the rapper Drake, for the track "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)."
Keys's 2010 tour will mark her first UK shows since her 2007 As I Am tour.
2010 UK Tour Dates:
May 19 Birmingham, NIA
May 23 Glasgow, SECC
May 25 London, The O2
May 29 Manchester, MEN Aren

New jewelry line Singer Alicia Keys debuts

Alicia Keys actress of the U.S singer, she said she is expressing her "entrepreneurial visions" through a new jewelry line from her company AK Worldwide.

MyFoxNY.com reported Wednesday Keys's new Barber's Daughters jewelry line includes necklaces, rings and watches featuring inspirational inscriptions from the "As I Am" singer.

"AK Worldwide was launched so I would have a home, that I'd be able to express all of my entrepreneurial visions," Alicia said of her new endeavor. "So not only through music, through film, but through things like my jewelry line, the Barber's Daughters."

Keys, 28, said the jewelry, created with longtime jewelry designer Gisele Theriault, is meant to inspire those who wear it.

"There is a business that I'm in, that I've always been in, and that's the business of inspiration," the "Smokin' Aces" actress said. "During these times we all need as much uplifting as we can possibly get, and I definitely want to do my part to be a part of that."

Alicia Keys to play arena concert at The O2

Alicia Keys GRAMMY Awards winner will be bringing her own distinctive brand of R and B to The O2 arena.
On November 30 next year the concert will be the only London date on her UK and European tour and will follow the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, The Element of Freedon and single Doesn't Mean Anything.
Since songwriter, pianist, singer and producer Alicia Keys first exploded onto the music scene in 2001 she has proved that she is more than talented.
Alicia is now as much of a global superstar as she is a musician’s musician.
She has collaborated with one of the world’s biggest rappers Jay-Z, written hits for Whitney Houston’s recent comeback album and duetted with everyone from Lou Reed and David Bowie to Chris Martin and Annie Lennox.
Her new album is released on December 14 and her single is out on Monday.

'Freedom' Dates, Alicia Keys Announces U.K

Multiple Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys has announced a run of four U.K. arena dates to take place next year.

The tour commences May 19 at Birmingham NIA and includes gigs at Glasgow SECC (May 23) and Manchester MEN Arena (May 29). The singer will also play London's 23,000-capacity O2 Arena on May 25 as part of the tour. The promoter is AEG Live.

The U.K. dates will form part of a planned European tour in support of Keys' fourth studio set "The Element of Freedom" (RCA/Sony), which drops Dec. 14 in the U.K. and a day later in the States via MBK Entertainment/J Records.

'"The Element of Freedom" is the follow up to the artist's multi-platinum selling 2007 album "As I Am," which featured the Grammy Award winning song "No One".

2010 Alicia Keys tour

Alicia Keys Grammy Awards Winner, she will be touring the UK in May 2010 as part of her pan European Tour. These gigs will be the multi award winning singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist’s first in the UK since her critically acclaimed As I Am Tour in 2007.

Alicia Keys’ 2010 UK and Europe tour will follow the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, ‘THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM', (out on December 14th 2009) and first single, ‘DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING’, (out on November 30th 2009)

‘THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM’ is the follow up to Keys’ multi-platinum selling 2007 album ‘As I Am’, which featured the Grammy Award winning global smash ‘No One’ as well as hit singles ‘Like You’ll Never See Me Again’, ‘Teenage Love Affair’ and ‘Superwoman’. Alicia describes ‘THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM’ as a dichotomy of strength and vulnerability: “The music is really strong, and the drums are really aggressive, but my voice is vulnerable and delicate.”. In addition to her long time producer Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Keys enlists the production talents of Jeff Brasker (Kanye West, Keri Wilson) amongst others on her forthcoming fourth studio album.

Since songwriter, pianist, singer and producer Alicia Keys first exploded onto the music scene in 2001 she has proved that she is more than talented - she is gifted. Alicia Keys is now as much of a global superstar as she is a musician’s musician. She has collaborated with the world’s biggest rapper Jay-Z, written hits for Whitney Houston’s recent comeback album, held her own on stage duetting with everyone from Lou Reed and David Bowie to Chris Martin and Annie Lennox; and has even been dubbed ‘the girl who made Bob Dylan weep’ after being immortalized by him in the title track of his 2007 released album ‘Modern Times’.

Live, Alicia, quite simply stands alone. In the words of The Times: “a combination of razor-sharp musical instincts and consummate showmanship… A supreme musical talent and a personality as bold as the best. Keys has got the lot. (5/5 stars)”

Alicia Tickets for the UK Tour are priced at £35 and £40 (excluding booking fee) and go on general sale on Monday 30th November

MAY 2010 UK TOUR DATES:
19th BIRMINGHAM NIA
23rd GLASGOW SECC
25th LONDON THE O2
29th MANCHESTER MEN ARENA

SINGLE ‘DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING’ RELEASED NOVEMBER 30TH 2009
ALBUM ‘THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM’ RELEASED DECEMBER 14TH 2009

UK tour Alicia Keys announces

The UK tour Alicia Keys has announced plane.

Grammy Award winner the 12 time - who will be performing on The X Factor this weekend - will play four gigs, starting off at Birmingham NIA on May 19 and closing at Manchester MEN Arena on May 29.

Glasgow SECC and London 02 Arena she will be also play as part of her European tour to promote her highly anticipated fourth album, The Element Of Freedom.

Alicia Keys Tickets are on sale

ATwelve-time Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys will tour the UK in May 2010 as part of what will likely become a full European tour. Tickets for the first round of shows go on sale November 30. She will also play Glasgow SECC and London 02 Arena as part of her European tour to promote her highly anticipated fourth album, The Element Of Freedom. Get your 2010 Alicia Keys Tour tickets online now at TheOnlineTicketshop

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Alicia Keys Videos

Video albums

Year	Information	Certifications
2004	The Diary of Alicia Keys Released: November 16, 2004 Label: J
2005	Unplugged Released: October 11, 2005 Label: J	RIAA certification: Platinum (1,000,000) CRIA certification: Gold (50,000) NVPI certification: Gold (30,000)

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2001	"Fallin'"	Chris Robinson
	"A Woman's Worth"
	"Brotha Part II" (Angie Stone featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
2002	"How Come You Don't Call Me"	Little X
	"Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve featuring Alicia Keys)
	"Girlfriend"	Patrick Hoelck
2003	"You Don't Know My Name"	Chris Robinson
2004	"If I Ain't Got You"	Diane Martel
	"Diary" (featuring Jermaine Paul)	Lamont "Liquid" Burrell, Rod Isaacs, Jeff Robinson, and Brian Campbell
	"My Boo" (with Usher)	Chris Robinson and Usher
	"Karma"	Chris Robinson and Alicia Keys
2005	"Unbreakable" (Unplugged version)	Alex Coletti
	"Unbreakable" (BET version)	Justin Francis
	"Every Little Bit Hurts"
2006	"Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (Cham featuring Alicia Keys)	Sanaa Hamri
2007	"No One"	Justin Francis
	"Like You'll Never See Me Again"	Diane Martel
2008	"Teenage Love Affair"	Chris Robinson
	"Superwoman"
	"Another Way to Die" (with Jack White)	Marc Forster
2009	"Empire State of Mind" (with Jay-Z)	Hype Williams
	"Looking for Paradise" (with Alejandro Sanz)	Gil Green
	"Doesn't Mean Anything"	P.R. Brown
	"Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart"	Syndrome

Alicia Keys Other Collaborations

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Collaboration
2000	"At the Club (Interlude)"	Da Brat	Unrestricted	Background vocals
2002	"2 Train"	Mario	Mario	Background vocals, multi instruments, producer
	"Put Me On"			Songwriting, vocals
	"Impossible"	Christina Aguilera	Stripped	Songwriting, piano, background vocals, instrumentation
	—	The Roots	Phrenology	Guest appearance
2005	"Ain't No Reason"	Christina Milian	Be Cool soundtrack	Songwriting
2006	—	Nina Simone	Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit	Liner notes
2009	"Million Dollar Bill"	Whitney Houston	I Look to You	Songwriting, arrangement, co-production with Swizz Beatz

Grammy-Award Winning Songstress Turned Jewelry Designer

Alicia Keys R&B superstar is taking her creative talents in another direction: jewelry design. The Grammy award winning songstress has launched a line of inspirational accessories called “The Barber’s Daughters” with jeweler Gisele Theriault.

The pieces feature quotes and poetry from iconic figures such as Gandhi, Buddha and Shakespeare and are adorned with gemstones.

Alicia told People Magazine that of course the designs are, “beautiful aesthetically, but the purpose is more how the words influence us.”

Alicia Keys Guest Appearances

Year	Song	Album
1998	"Little Drummer Girl"	12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
2001	"Mr. Man" (duet with Jimmy Cozier)	Jimmy Cozier
	"Someday We'll All Be Free"	America: A Tribute to Heroes
2002	"Boy Meets Girl" (Truck Turner featuring Alicia Keys)	Look Both Ways Before You Cross Me
	"Warrior Song" (Nas featuring Alicia Keys)	God's Son
2005	"America the Beautiful" (with Ray Charles)	Genius & Friends
	"If This World Were Mine" (featuring Jermaine Paul)	So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
2006	"Don't Give Up ( Africa)" (with Bono)	Digital release
2007	"Djin Djin" (Angélique Kidjo featuring Alicia Keys and Branford Marsalis)	Djin Djin
2008	"Represent The Things You Do" (with Swizz Beats)
2009	"Everybody Hurts" (with Annie Lennox)	The Annie Lennox Collection (UK Limited Edition)
	"Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys)	The Blueprint 3
	"Looking for Paradise" (Alejandro Sanz feat. Alicia Keys)	Paraíso Express

Alicia Keys Soundtrack

Year	Song	Film
1997	"Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)"	Men in Black
2000	"Rock wit U"	Shaft
2001	"Rear View Mirror"	Dr. Dolittle 2
	"Fight"	Ali
2002	"Butterflyz" (KrucialKeys Remix)	Drumline
2004	"Troubles"	Nigdy w Życiu!
2006	"People Get Ready" (with Lyfe Jennings)	Glory Road
	"I Will Make the Darkness Light"
	" Glory Road" (with Trevor Rabin)
2008	"Another Way to Die" (Jack White and Alicia Keys)	Quantum of Solace

Alicia Keys Live and Studio Albums

Studio albums

• Songs in A Minor (2001)
  
• The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
  
• As I Am (2007)
  
• The Element of Freedom (2009)

Live albums

• Unplugged (2005)

Alicia Keys Discography

The discography of Alicia Keys, an American recording artist, musician and actress, contains four studio albums, one live album, seventeen singles, and eighteen music videos on J Records, a record label functioned by Sony Music Entertainment. She was elevated in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York by her single mother, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four. She joined Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16. She later joined Columbia University before dropping out to chase her music career. Keys launched her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.


Keys came as a guest appearances in several television series in the following years. She made her film debut in Smokin' Aces and went on to appear in The Nanny Diaries in 2007. Her third studio album, As I Am, was released in the same year and sold six million copies worldwide, earning Keys an additional three Grammy Awards. The following year, she appeared in The Secret Life of Bees, which earned her a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards.

All over her career, Keys has got many awards and has sold over 30 million albums globally, making herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time.

Releases
Studio albums	4
Live albums	1
Singles	22
Video albums	2
Music videos	19
Soundtracks	9

Alicia Keys Awards and Nominations

Alicia Keys is an American recording artist, musician and actress. She graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan as valedictorian at the age of 16 in three years. Although accepted to Columbia University, she dropped out four weeks later to pursue her musical career when she was signed to Columbia Records. Her first album, Songs in A Minor, was released on June 5, 2001. It spawned four singles that reached the Billboard Hot 100: "Fallin'", "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" and "Girlfriend". The album was certified six times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Keys' second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was lauched on December 2, 2003. It spawned four singles that reached the Billboard Hot 100: "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", "Diary" and "Karma". The album was certified four times Platinum by the RIAA.

Award	Wins	Nominations
American Music Awards	5	12
BET Awards	4	10
Billboard Music Awards	10	12
The Brit Awards	0	5
Echo Awards	1	3
Grammy Awards	12	24
MOBO Awards	0	3
MTV Africa Music Awards	1	1
MTV Europe Music Awards	3	7
MTV Video Music Awards	3	8
MuchMusic Video Awards	0	1
NAACP Image Awards	13	21
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	0	4
People's Choice Awards	2	6
Soul Train Music Awards	6	9
Teen Choice Awards	0	3
World Music Awards	3	3
ASCAP Pop Awards	3	3
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards	6	6
BET Pre-Awards	2	2
BETJ Virtual Awards	1	3
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards	6	6
Satellite Awards	1	1
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards	2	3
Swiss Music Awards	1	1
Vibe Awards	2	4
Totals
Awards won	87
Nominations	164

Alicia Keys: Alicia Keys on Being an Artist and a Businesswoman

Although she is best known for her musical and actin Alicia Keys has just added the title CEO to her resume by joining forces with a Toronto based jewelry company, the Barber’s Daughters. On Dg skills, triple threat ec. 15, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter will release her latest album, “The Element of Freedom,” featuring her new single, “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” and such tracks as “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” “Put it in a Love Song” (a duet with Beyoncé), and “Empire State of Mind (Part II).” She will be performing a duet with country singer Tim McGraw on a special holiday edition of “The Oprah Winfrey” show on Nov. 30 . Speakeasy caught up with Keys at the launch of the new jewelry line to hear her thoughts about inspiration, jewelry and being a business woman. Edited excerpts are below.

The Wall Street Journal: Tell us about your new jewelry line with the Barber’s Daughters.

Alicia Keys: I [worked on] it with a beautiful artisan named Gisele, and I love how individual the pieces are and [how] they’re meant to inspire the wearer to feel it and love it and get into it.

What got you interested in becoming a businesswoman?

I’ve always been a businesswoman, because there’s no way you can be in the music business and not be a businesswoman. It’s always been a part of ever since I began in music, Since I was 16. I’ve always been very inclined to really just take control of the things that I want to see happen and to really be proactive about it so to extend and to expand into different ventures my entrepreneurial spirit has definitely been calling to me just because there’s so many ways to express yourself and
jewelry is such a beautiful expression, it’s a self expression.

Can you tell us a little bit about your company AK Worldwide?

It’s my hub, it’s my home, it’s my offices that really house everything that I’m doing through music and as it extends outside of music. I really decided that I wanted to invest and architect in businesses that inspire and that is what I realized calls to me. That’s the things that i want to be a part of. AK worldwide gives me an opportunity to explore these ventures, to really be supported while I’m doing it and to do it in the way that I envisioned it from day one so it’s very empowering. I love it, I’m so proud of it and we’re just getting started.

What is your role at AK Worldwide?
Head honcho, baby!

Nice! Can you give us a rundown?
Really what it is is for the visions that i have, the ideas that i have, to have A place they can be developed and fine tuned and executed. I have a great team that’s around me that helps to bring ideas to me, feed me with new thougths, new possibilites that fit into the criteria of what we’re trying to do. It really allows me to take the visions and make them come to life.

How do you work to keep yourself relevant to the world around you?
I’ve always been very conscious about what’s going on in the world and especially in an economy where it’s difficult for all of us, it’s a very difficult time in the world, it’s obviously transitioning in so many ways so I think it’s really important to be sensitive about that and for me, I always have been. I am an everyday woman [that's] just like everyone else out there trying to find their way through this journey, so [in all] the things that I do, I try to reflect that.

Alicia Keys Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Cosby Show	Maria	"Slumber Party" (season 1, episode 22)
2001	Charmed	P3 VIP Patron (uncredited)	"Size Matters" (season 4, episode 5)
2003	American Dreams	Fontella Bass	"Rescue Me" (season 2, episode 6)
	The Proud Family	Herself (voice)	"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (season 3, episode 46)
2005	Sesame Street	Herself	Season 36
2006	The Backyardigans	Mommy Martian (voice)	"Mission to Mars" (season 2, episode 1)
2007	Cane	Herself	"One Man Is an Island " (season 1, episode 7)
	Elmo's Christmas Countdown	Herself	Christmas television special
2008	Dove "Fresh Takes"	Alex	Starred in all five episodes
Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Smokin' Aces	Georgia Sykes
	The Nanny Diaries	Lynette
2008	The Secret Life of Bees	June Boatwright

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Introduction To Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys was born in Alicia Augello-Cook; January 25, 1981. She is an American Soul/r&b singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, pianist, cellist and actress. Keys is a famous artist who has sold over 30 million albums globally and won many awards, including twelve Grammys, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, and five American Music Awards.

She produced up in Harlem, New York City, New York and started playing piano aged seven. After separation Columbia Records, Keys met Clive Davis who headed Arista at the time (2000). When he recognized his new label J Records, Alicia was signed. Her big break came after appearing on Oprah Winfrey and in June 2001 her debut album, Songs in A Minor, charted at #1.

She has sinced launched the albums The Diary of Alicia Keys in 2003 and As I Am in 2007. Her fourth studio album is set for release in late 2009.