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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 6, 2014 8:25:33 GMT -5
I actually don't mind Alicia promoting peace, self-worth, and the like, as I feel it's missing from a debaucherous and wicked world. There is enough smut out there as it is. Why add to it as an artist? If she is insincere, well...no one here would know that since no one here knows her personally. I can understand not getting behind her music but the movement itself? Nothing wrong with it.
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Post by music89 on Oct 7, 2014 4:23:07 GMT -5
Alicia Keys Asks: Why Are We Here? ALICIA KEYS is a superstar singer who has mostly kept her clothes on and gossip off. So what is she doing in this photo, dressed only in a peace sign? Her answer has to do with the purpose of life. Last month, as she was sickened by grim news — from the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., to the toll in Gaza and Syria — a friend of hers lobbed a provocative question about the meaning of our existence: Why are you here? “Nobody had asked me that question before,” Keys recalled. It got her thinking about her mission in life, her legacy. She is one of the world’s best-known singers, but many of her songs have been about love or heartbreak. She has 35 million fans on Facebook and almost 20 million followers on Twitter, but she wasn’t leveraging that audience for some broader purpose. So she is now starting a We Are Here movement to channel her music and her fans to social justice causes, from stricter gun laws to criminal justice reform, from gay rights to global girls’ education. “I want to gather an army,” Keys told me. She wants to galvanize that infantry of fans from feeling frustrated about the world to improving it. Keys is expecting her second child in December — the movement arises partly from her concern about the world that the child will inherit — so she decided to be photographed nude with a peace sign on her belly as an image of amity to kick off the effort. “It’s time to get people’s attention,” she said. “People won’t be able to ignore this visual.” She plans to kick off the We Are Here Movement on Sunday at the Social Good Summit, a grass-roots version of the annual United Nations General Assembly. Keys says she will encourage her fans to support 12 specific groups: All Out, a gay rights organization; CARE, the aid group; Equal Justice Initiative, which combats racial inequity in the criminal justice system; the Future Project, which empowers high school students in America; Girl Rising, which supports girls’ education around the world; Keep a Child Alive, which helps children affected by H.I.V. and AIDS; Moms Rising, which supports universal prekindergarten, maternal leaves and tighter gun laws; Oxfam, which fights global poverty; Partners in Health, which tackles disease worldwide; the Trevor Project, which prevents suicide among gay and lesbian youths; the Trayvon Martin Foundation, which fights racial profiling; and War Child, which supports children in conflict areas.To get the effort started, Keys is donating $1 million of her own money, to be divided among the 12 groups, and she hopes that her fans will make their own donations directly to the charities. A website, WeAreHereMovement.com, provides information.There is, of course, a tradition of socially conscious musicians, and Bono has done as much as anybody to highlight the challenges of global poverty. Keys seems less inclined to lobby at Group of 8 summit meetings; rather, she says, she wants to work with fans at the grass-roots level. As a theme for the effort, Keys released a new song, “We Are Here.” She says that her songs henceforth will do more to address racism, injustice and poverty; she aspires to be a moral voice as well as a musical one. Keys is biracial, the daughter of a white mother and black father, and she says she has black relatives and friends who have been unjustly imprisoned. But her concerns far transcend race and gender. So what will her fans think of her advocating on hot-button issues like stricter gun laws? On the whole, she thinks her audiences welcome such direction. Many are frustrated about social inequities, she says, but feel helpless to make a difference. “We’re in the same head space. We think the same things,” she said. “This is bothering us, so how can we take that to the next step and do something about that, as opposed to just being angry?” The next steps, she says, will include petitions, rallies, protests and public awareness efforts, as well as fund-raising. She also hopes to bring other artists into the effort, and she has already reached out to some. I don’t know whether a youthful musical audience can be easily deputized into a posse for social justice. But Dr. Helene Gayle, the president of CARE, is optimistic. “Whether or not it’s a huge financial gain, who knows?” Dr. Gayle told me. “What she’s able to do is get people to pay attention to these issues. I can talk about these issues until I’m blue in the face and do cartwheels, and I can’t get people to pay as much attention as she can. This is a huge opportunity to raise visibility.” www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-alicia-keys-asks-why-are-we-here.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2About the new album: It WON'T be release this years...although it's pretty much done she said it will be released next year..."at some point". She did 1 or 2 songs with Pharrell Williams, the rest of the album was “done by what we call ourselves ‘Illuminaries’. It’s actually the four of us: myself, Swizz (Beatz), Mark Batson and Harold Lilly. Crazy outrageous music, outrageous lyrics. Just really, for me, the best music I’ve ever done yet. I love what’s happening, what’s coming, I feel really humbled and blessed by the experience. It’s a lot deeper and more, like, (there’s) more clarity to it and I just can’t wait. When you hear it, you tell me.” So about the song We Are Here, musically is pretty bland...but i like the message/lyrics...anyway it's not the first single of the new album...and we don't know if it's going to be on it.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 7, 2014 11:30:08 GMT -5
She's so passionate. I love that about her.
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Post by music89 on Oct 7, 2014 17:52:23 GMT -5
She's so passionate. I love that about her. me too. She's such a great woman. She's doing a lot of interviews to promote the We Are Here Movement. So she confermed that the new song is NOT the first single off the new album. She said: "onestly this song We Are Here is just because of the time right now...it's not necessarily connected to the record...it's not like the first single off the new album...it's not all about that...it's just about starting a dialogue and being able to open up about what we are feeling...what we are going through in the world..."
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 7, 2014 20:25:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I really have come to respect that quality about her and I believe she means what she says. She is very grounded and real. Unfortunately, her music doesn't always connect with the masses. It didn't always for Marvin Gaye and some of the greats, either. She follows her muse and records what she wants to record. I just happen to enjoy it but I can understand why others don't.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 7, 2014 20:49:39 GMT -5
I love her so much and have so much respect and admiration for her intelligence, compassion and general approach to her music. She showed so much potential for such a long time and seemed to be on the cusp of being on one of the greats. And then she just seems to have lost it for the moment at least. She's still there (like no one talks of her as a has been), but she just seems to wander in, looking high as s**t sometimes, and starts to endlessly blabber on like a Maya Angelou imitator. It's starting to look embarrassing to still see this. The saddest thing is that I still think she has so much left to give and so much untapped potential that she's not utilizing, she seems kinda lost right now.
I liked her last 2 albums, and especially Girl On Fire had some terrific songs on it, but she used to have so much more fire. It's not like she's 50.
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Post by music89 on Oct 8, 2014 2:56:50 GMT -5
I love her so much and have so much respect and admiration for her intelligence, compassion and general approach to her music. She showed so much potential for such a long time and seemed to be on the cusp of being on one of the greats. And then she just seems to have lost it for the moment at least. She's still there (like no one talks of her as a has been), but she just seems to wander in, looking high as s**t sometimes, and starts to endlessly blabber on like a Maya Angelou imitator. It's starting to look embarrassing to still see this. The saddest thing is that I still think she has so much left to give and so much untapped potential that she's not utilizing, she seems kinda lost right now. I liked her last 2 albums, and especially Girl On Fire had some terrific songs on it, but she used to have so much more fire. It's not like she's 50.Yes, Girl On Fire is a really good album...but she can do better. The first singles are her biggest problem now. After No One she released two boring first singles, Doesn't Mean Anything and Girl On Fire (that to me it's her worst song ever). Last year someone who works with her told me "she needs these type of songs to sell the album" But Alicia and her team are TOTALLY wrong. I think the reaction is the opposite. So it's not like she can't do great songs anymore...do you know this song? It was written and produced by Alicia Keys...i mean she's awesome! She doesn't need a hit single...she just needs to release a GREAT album.
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Post by music89 on Oct 8, 2014 3:05:05 GMT -5
www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/alicia-keys-puts-her-mark-on-fragrance-world-7746864?module=Beauty-heroThis interview is from June. Going back to her first love for a moment, Keys said she can’t wait to get her new album, tentatively slated for an early 2015 launch, to consumers. “With this album, I find I have much more I want to talk about,” she said. “This album is more about the concept, the thought I’m trying to get across, where in the past it’s been more about the melody. This time it’s more about what we’re going through as human beings. We all experience similar things. I find that the world puts us in these boxes where we’re only allowed to be one way — like, ‘to succeed as a career woman, you need to do it this way,’ or ‘to be a gay man, you have to be this way.’ First of all, we’re so much more complex than that. It’s about breaking down those boundaries. The songs concentrate on concepts like that. As human beings, we like to identify with something, and as for me, I love people with a strong point of view.” She loves the musical creative process. “You come into it with a thought, with an idea, with a melody,” she said. “But you don’t know what you’re going to get, which is the mystery of it. That’s how it becomes something.” But she does know that she doesn’t want to rest on her considerable laurels. “At what point did Bob Dylan become Bob Dylan? At what point did Bob Marley become Bob Marley? When did Nina Simone become Nina Simone? When were these artists able to understand that they had a true impact that they could leave behind and give for people to find sustenance in, to relate to and not to feel so alone? I hope that’s what this album does, that it opens up a new way of communicating.” She’s especially loving one song, dubbed “Killing Your Mother,” which she insists isn’t meant to be taken literally. “It’s about emotions. I’ll leave it at that.” She was also adamant about making a full album for this offering. “As artists, we stopped making albums and began making singles,” she said on the rise of iTunes. “Obviously record companies need to go where the business is, so we started making singles. Which is cool, but there’s something so amazing about an entire body of work, a collective view, that sense that all of this music came from one artist.”
I REALLY hope the new album is a full body of work! :'( p.s.: someone should change the title of the thread in "Alicia Keys | New album (2015) LOL.
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Post by dominika6816 on Oct 8, 2014 15:51:40 GMT -5
This Queen of The Field song give me hope, it reminds me so much of ballads on SIAM and TDOAK. I know she can make amazing album again, because TEOF and GOF have some of her best songs. I want an album without fillers.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 8, 2014 17:34:35 GMT -5
There is no buzz for this. Is it still comimg out this year?
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Post by Rican@ on Oct 8, 2014 17:40:30 GMT -5
There is no buzz for this. Is it still comimg out this year? Nothing is coming out. If you speaking about "We Are Here", it is a song to promote her website/movement.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 8, 2014 17:49:19 GMT -5
There is no buzz for this. Is it still comimg out this year? Nothing is coming out. If you speaking about "We Are Here", it is a song to promote her website/movement. The title of this thread says "New album" so I assumed..
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Post by Rican@ on Oct 8, 2014 17:51:32 GMT -5
Nothing is coming out. If you speaking about "We Are Here", it is a song to promote her website/movement. The title of this thread says "New album" so I assumed.. Read up and you will get more info
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 18:04:21 GMT -5
Just when I was ready to count her out, she actually uses her platform to promote specific and veritable social issues. Good on you Alicia.
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Post by Rican@ on Oct 8, 2014 18:14:29 GMT -5
I have to say with the details coming out about this "movement"; I am warming up to the tactic behind this. At first, it came across so general and impersonal, but knowing it involved 12 charities, I have some hope for this "movement".
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Post by music89 on Oct 9, 2014 17:24:21 GMT -5
Another great interview Interview: Alicia Keys Released Pregnant Nude Photo For Peace, Says New Album Is 'Aggressive'
Over South African rooibos tea (with a splash of coconut milk), VIBE sat down with Alicia Keys in a back room at Jungle City to discuss the superstar singer’s new We Are Here organization, being covered on the upcoming Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, working with Pharrell on her new album and her hopes for New York City hip-hop. —John Kennedy
VIBE: First and foremost, congrats on your second pregnancy. What has it been like your second time around? Alicia Keys: It’s so beautiful, so exciting. A miracle. It’s my second time but it still feels like wonderment, like, whoa, how does this happen? Of course my son asked me that question the other day, which I was not quite ready for—Mommy, how did the baby get inside of your belly?
Has the experience been any different the second time around?
I’ve heard every pregnancy is different. This one was definitely different from Egypt. I felt more tired, more kind of sick than I was the first time, but overall I feel more confident and comfortable. The first time I’d be freaking out like, The music’s too loud, it’s going to hurt the baby, stuff like that. You’re like extra overthinking everything. This time it’s much more calm.
Have you been putting headphones on your stomach?
I didn’t do that yet. But I’ll be at the piano singing, like, Aight baby, you ready? We gonna do it like this! So the baby definitely hears a lot of music.
Where did the idea to release a nude pregnant photo with the peace sign on your belly come from?
Well, the song “We Are Here” started from this question that I was asked in a group of friends. They asked me, Why are you here? And I thought that was such a deep question because I’ve never been directly asked that before. It started to make me think. This created the song with the backdrop of everything that’s going on in the world. So much tragedy and violence. That’s been affecting us all and definitely affecting me, so that all came together to the song We Are Here. I believe the answer is, we are here for all of us.
I would sit with my friends and be like, If we’re unhappy with the things that we see, what do we do? We got hundreds of thousands of people marching in the street, but what is that going to do? Almost like this feeling that we can’t change things. We have a right to feel like that because for many years, I think we feel like you don’t see a lot of progress. But we definitely have the power to create progress. That was where this idea came from to start what we’re now calling the We Are Here Movement, about gathering as many voices as we can to sign up. All of our voices put together definitely makes a lot of noise and that noise does evoke change. Maybe we do rallies, maybe we’re signing petitions, maybe we need 300,000 signatures to get in front of this Congressperson, to get in front of Senate, so we can start to reform different policies or laws. I wanted there to be a space where we could use our collective voice for change. So the image was really a conversation starter and a statement for me saying, I believe that no matter where we’re from or what we believe in, we can all agree that we want a safer world for our children. So the peace sign on my belly is really about giving birth to a more peaceful world for all of us, but especially for children. We’re not with children getting killed, lives being stopped short. Children in war-torn countries, or Chicago, or Ferguson, anywhere. So that’s what that picture was about, and how that picture was supposed to provoke the dialogue about the We Are Here Movement. Kendrick Lamar’s new song “i” is also a positive record that focuses on self-love. Have you heard it yet?Nah, I gotta hear it. I’ma listen to it right after this. But I do know that when creative people are able to put their emotion behind what they feel, what they’re going through, what they see around them—that’s what music is for. It does start to create a shift in what people are feeling or relating to. In the ’70s, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, we were exposed to a certain type of music that spoke about a certain topic. Our own self-respect, our own image of ourselves was shaped by those songs. It gave us that intelligence, what we’d talk about or represent, what we’d feel or how we’d interact with people. It all comes from what we’re hearing, seeing, and watching. So I love that Kendrick—there’s a power that starts to shift the consciousness and what you’re exposed to. It’s not our fault if we’re not exposed to anything else. That’s why music is so powerful. You mentioned Aretha Franklin, who is covering one of your records on her upcoming Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics LP. That must be incredibly humbling to have a legend like her singing one of your records.I think I know what song she’s doing—I’m not sure if that’s secret or not. But I did hear this version of an Ella Fitzgerald song. When her voice came on, I was like, “Oh shit!” That’s how you know when a special thing exists. Just her voice suddenly became this whole other energy. She’s just dope. To be able to be a part of that, of her legacy, don’t have no complaints out of me. She told me at shows she sings “You Don’t Know My Name.” So that’s an honor. Who ever dreams of that? You have some new music of your own coming up, too. Girl on Fire was very much you coming into your own as a woman, a mom, a wife. It was a self-declaration. Is there an overarching feeling on this next project?I went into the studio this time with a lot more purpose and intention. I’ve come to the place where I recognize things about myself and the world that I didn’t quite recognize before. I just want to really talk truthfully and honestly about all of those things. One of the things that spawned me for this album is the amount of stereotyping that we’re faced with every day. It’s like we’re all forced the check a box: Are you a black woman? Are you a single, black woman? Are you a black rapper man? Are you a gay man? Are you a divorced father? And each one comes with it’s own set of stereotypes, and I think it’s crazy-limiting and really inaccurate to the complexity that makes us who we are. So just breaking down a lot of those stereotypes and getting to the heart of it. These songs—I promise you with all my heart—it’s the best album I’ve ever done, period. That doesn’t mean that it’s the best album I’ll ever do, I believe there’s even greater to come, but this one, definitely. I’m crazy-excited for people to hear it. You’ve described it as outrageous, crazy music and lyrics...But very truthful. And aggressive. People are going to interpret it from their own life experience in their own way. It’s definitely going to knock you... it’s gonna knock you somewhere. How did you and Pharrell link up? Did that start with the G I R L recording sessions?Yeah, we combined on his album and he had some really interesting ideas. We got into the studio and did the very first song I recorded for the album. It’s such a good song that it’s still on the map, which doesn’t happen a lot. You’re definitely going to hear that song, you’re going to love it. It’s like 100 percent my style, flipped on its back, twisted up. But it’s so fresh. The stuff we’ve been working on definitely has its own unique space. He’s the only person outside of the main crew for the album—we call ourselves the Illuminaries. That is, myself, Swizz, Mark Batson and Harold Lilly. It’s the four of us on the majority of the record. Myself and Emeli Sande wrote another song that’s outrageous. Other than that Pharrell and that’s it. It’s been a really tight, close, imaginative, unbelievable groove. What was it like working with Madonna on her new album?It was good. I was in here doing a meeting or something and she was working with Diplo. They were like, “Oh, maybe you can play some piano on this thing.” And I was like, “Alright. I’ll try. If you hate it you can take it off.” It was just like that, casual and cool. What do you think about the future generation of New York rappers?New York is such a strong city with so much life. You don’t experience life like you do in New York anywhere else, because you can walk and take the train everywhere here. It just creates a certain visual that I think is always going to be alive. I hope more things come out of New York. Continued innovation. That’s actually what [A$AP] Ferg said when I asked him, “Why are you here?” He said, “I’m here for innovation.” I thought that was a dope answer. I hope more innovation comes out of New York and really breaks the mold, sets new trends and evolves the conversation. Anything else we should look out for from you?The main thing is to join weareheremovement.com. Got a couple other flavors in the mix, too. But my first album is going to be the next baby. We’re going to put the next baby out first and then we’ll follow up with a next record. You’re going to love it. Does that first record have a name yet?We’re toying. We have a good five amazing names. We might meet the baby and go, “Who are you? And why are you here?” [Laughs] www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/interview-alicia-keys-released-pregnant-nude-photo-peace-says-new-album-aggressive?page=2
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Post by Dreams on Oct 9, 2014 17:37:35 GMT -5
I'm a little bummed out she (again) didn't work with Krucial for this album, since they always manage to make magic together. Still, I'm always here for new Alicia. I hope there's as little "We Are Here"-like material there as possible.
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Post by Caviar on Oct 10, 2014 8:59:17 GMT -5
*Sigh* I'm cautiously optimistic about the next album. I'm really hoping it's good but the lack of Krucial Key's involvement is concerning.
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Post by music89 on Oct 10, 2014 10:42:22 GMT -5
*Sigh* I'm cautiously optimistic about the next album. I'm really hoping it's good but the lack of Krucial Key's involvement is concerning. She worked with Krucial for The Element Of Freedom and, although it's a good album, it's her weakest one.
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Post by Rican@ on Oct 10, 2014 10:46:31 GMT -5
Even though I miss Krucial, I'm happy she stepped away from him because their work was becoming dry and uninspiring (see "Distance and Time"). However, I would take a track or two from them now.
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Post by tae04 on Oct 10, 2014 10:52:36 GMT -5
I'd say GOF was her weakest album. At least Element of Freedom had some gems like Unthinkable, Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart, and Love Is Blind...
I'm not expecting this new album to be her best material as she says.
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Post by music89 on Oct 10, 2014 13:45:17 GMT -5
I'd say GOF was her weakest album. At least Element of Freedom had some gems like Unthinkable, Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart, and Love Is Blind... I'm not expecting this new album to be her best material as she says. mmm no...The Element Of Freedom is her weakest Girl On Fire is so underrated it's not her best album, but it's really good! When It's All Over, Listen To Your Heart, Fire We Make, One Thing, 101, That's When I Knew, Tears Always Win are great. Anyway yes, i don't expect this album to be her best one too...she always says "this is my best album!" LOL! But if it's going to be as great as SIAM or TDOAK i will be really happy
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 10, 2014 13:47:54 GMT -5
GOF is by far her weakest album IMO. 2/3rds of it puts me to sleep. TEOF definitely has some spotty moments, but nothing on GOF comes close to the highlights on TEOF.
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Post by tae04 on Oct 10, 2014 14:07:27 GMT -5
When It's All Over was the main highlight for me. Brand New Me, 101, and One Thing were cute too but forgettable.
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Post by music89 on Oct 10, 2014 14:34:02 GMT -5
When It's All Over was the main highlight for me. Brand New Me, 101, and One Thing were cute too but forgettable. :o i disagree! Especially 101 and One Thing...these songs are GREAT!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2014 15:18:56 GMT -5
I think TEOF is her best album, after Diary.
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Post by music89 on Oct 14, 2014 5:29:35 GMT -5
I think TEOF is her best album, after Diary. I definitely think her best albums are Songs In A Minor and The Diary...then As I Am and Girl On Fire...and then The Element Of Freedom. Alicia Keys Added To The SOLD OUT ‘We Can Survive’ Lineup! Tickets sold out in minutes for our ‘We Can Survive’ concert on October 24th at The Hollywood Bowl. Performing that night are Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Paramore, Sia, Lady Antebellum and a special performance by Gwen Stefani! Oh and one more thing: Alicia Keys has just been added to the show! Alicia Keys Hints at 'Crazy Good' Album Coming in Early 2015After sharing a new single "We Are Here" last month, Alicia Keys is eyeing a busy 2015. The singer revealed during a Twitter Q&A on Monday night that while she isn't ready to share the title of her next album just yet, "I can tell you it's CRAZY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! Top of the year is gonna be outrageous," she declared. Regarding the new album, she said, "It's a different part of me! A part of me I never knew I had or a part of me I ever was brave enough to access."
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Post by music89 on Oct 14, 2014 13:48:32 GMT -5
Alicia Keys holds protest for lost Nigerian girls
Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys joins protesters with the "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign in front of the Nigerian consulate in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, marking the six month anniversary of the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. Protesters in Nigeria were set to march on the presidency calling for the release of 219 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/Alicia-Keys-holds-protest-for-lost-Nigerian-girls-5822043.php#photo-6997909
Alicia Keys On my lil guys birthday I stand with the mothers of Chibok!! We can’t ignore 6 months of this tragedy!! What if it was you or me? I want to remind you that in this darkness, your voice matters! #BringBackOurGirls NOW!! Let's do something about this. I've signed this, now you! Sign this petition and make your voices heard: bit.ly/1v8MMkK
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 16:25:32 GMT -5
Not to take away from her activism, and honestly good for her for protesting about something which was largely ignored by the media and then subsequently forgotten after the little coverage it got, but she looks SO beautiful in those shots.
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