![]() ![]() After the originals side was mainly completed, Keys connected with producer Mike Will, and began to work on the unlocked side with him in New York. Keys considered enlisting either Hit-Boy, Illangelo or Mike Will Made It to produce the unlocked side of the album. You could do that thing where you're kind of A-B-ing it, or you can just ride out to what your energy is».įrom the album’s beginning, Keys had a vision to create an alternative and sampled side of the original album. I like that you can choose your own adventure. And when I connected with Mike Will, it was instant vibes. Me and my engineer Ann Mincieli started conversating about this concept about these two worlds. It's so grounded in songwriting and raw expression. And as I started to create it, I realized that it was a homecoming for me. ![]() So I did get right back in and I knew that I wanted to do this album called Keys. I had lost my center and didn't really know how to find peace. «The pandemic hit I didn't feel creative at all. Keys, interviewed by Entertainment Weekly, said about the album: Īfter her album Alicia was released in September 2020, following a delay during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Keys started to work on the album by writing alone in the studio as she did with her first albums. The album features the singer as producer and songwriter on all twenty-six tracks, with numerous songwriters and producers participating, including Mike Will Made It, Sia, Raphael Saadiq, Natalie Hemby, and vocal collaborations from Khalid, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Swae Lee, Brandi Carlile, and Jacob Collier. The singer's eighth recording project consists of two parts: the first, called Originals, is described as "the classic side of me", while the second, Unlocked, is "a whole other sonic experience". To support the album, Keys embarked on the Alicia + Keys World Tour. It received mostly positive reviews, with critics highlighting Keys' production approach in particular, although some were critical of the quality behind the song composition. In the United States, the album debuted at number 41 on the Billboard 200, becoming Keys' first studio album to miss the top five in that country. Some songs exist only either in their original or unlocked version. The second half of the album features the unlocked versions of the same tracks, where Mike WiLL Made-It sampled the original tracks and gave them stronger beats and several effects and transformations. The first part features the more traditional and melodic original songs. The album was announced on October 27 and includes two discs (original and unlocked), with two versions of 10 tracks, along with six other tracks. ![]() It was preceded by the release of two singles: " Lala" featuring Swae Lee and " Best of Me". It’s the first-ever graphic novel from beloved GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys, co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams.Keys is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released through RCA Records on December 10, 2021. Girl on Fire is a young adult graphic novel about a girl who’s a flame. For too long, it’s true, Lolo’s had her head in the clouds, but this time, it’s on her. But it’s going to take a whole different kind of bravery to stand-up for what’s right, especially after Lolo’s mom returns suddenly and turns Lolo’s whole world upside-down. Lolo’s not willing to let Skin use her to hurt the people-and neighborhood-that she loves. Skin might not have Lolo’s powers, but he’s got nothing to lose and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Skin, a dangerous dealer with designs on taking over the neighborhood, hears of Lolo’s telekinetic abilities and decides that he needs her in his crew. Problem is that secrets like Lolo’s don’t stay a secret for long. Using only her mind, she literally throws the cop out of the way. Staring down the barrel, with no one else to help, Lolo discovers powers she never knew she had. But then Lolo’s world explodes when a cop pulls a gun on James in a dangerous case of mistaken identities. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies her dad’s business constantly teeters on the edge of trouble and her mother. From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. ![]()
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