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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 3, 2021 13:00:48 GMT -5
So excited. Loved Here (prob my favorite start to finish from her) and still play Alicia regularly.
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Post by Dreams on Sept 3, 2021 16:27:09 GMT -5
I thought Alicia was sort of a return to form; I enjoyed about half of it, whereas her albums following TEOF had about 3-4 keepers each. Actually, I didn't expect her to put another album out so soon. Alicia literally came out this time last year. Good for her, I'm looking forward to listening to it.
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Post by back2blk on Sept 3, 2021 16:36:14 GMT -5
I always check for her despite her inconsistency lately.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 3, 2021 16:36:57 GMT -5
Lengthy album is "in" now. I trust Alicia can make a good "lengthy" album. I like the snippet of "Lala" too.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 3, 2021 18:09:57 GMT -5
I always think it's funny when people say Alicia is Mother Earth or whatever. Songs like Underdog, Good Job, Perfect Way To Die, and Holy War are striving for universality and are maybe a bit too pop in sound, but it's not like she is out here remaking Heal The World, Earth Song, or Reduce Reuse Recycle on her last few albums. Is that how we reduce pop now? Serious question, but can someone point me to Alicia songs in that vein? I own all her albums and I swear that is not what I am hearing. Now...I DO think Alicia smells like nag champa, weed, and shroom tea and even her personality seems kinda Mother Goddess, but I find it more cerebral.
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Post by felipe on Sept 3, 2021 20:52:00 GMT -5
I thought Alicia was sort of a return to form; I enjoyed about half of it, whereas her albums following TEOF had about 3-4 keepers each. Actually, I didn't expect her to put another album out so soon. Alicia literally came out this time last year. Good for her, I'm looking forward to listening to it. I wasn't expecting it either, but if I think about it the Alicia era actually started 2 years ago with Show Me Love, so maybe she had enough time already to work on new music.
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Post by Caviar on Sept 3, 2021 21:32:29 GMT -5
I always think it's funny when people say Alicia is Mother Earth or whatever. Songs like Underdog, Good Job, Perfect Way To Die, and Holy War are striving for universality and are maybe a bit too pop in sound, but it's not like she is out here remaking Heal The World, Earth Song, or Reduce Reuse Recycle on her last few albums. Is that how we reduce pop now? Serious question, but can someone point me to Alicia songs in that vein? I own all her albums and I swear that is not what I am hearing. Now...I DO think Alicia smells like nag champa, weed, and shroom tea and even her personality seems kinda Mother Goddess, but I find it more cerebral. At a point it becomes repetitive. I can see how nauseating it was for some when she released GOF and Brand New Me. Alicia is versatile as hell but give us some sexy songs too girl. "Love Me Like You'll...." is my all time favorite song by her.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 4, 2021 7:34:14 GMT -5
I thought Alicia was sort of a return to form; I enjoyed about half of it, whereas her albums following TEOF had about 3-4 keepers each. Actually, I didn't expect her to put another album out so soon. Alicia literally came out this time last year. Good for her, I'm looking forward to listening to it. I wasn't expecting it either, but if I think about it the Alicia era actually started 2 years ago with Show Me Love, so maybe she had enough time already to work on new music. From my understanding, she was working on this album while working on the Alicia album too.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 4, 2021 7:39:37 GMT -5
I always think it's funny when people say Alicia is Mother Earth or whatever. Songs like Underdog, Good Job, Perfect Way To Die, and Holy War are striving for universality and are maybe a bit too pop in sound, but it's not like she is out here remaking Heal The World, Earth Song, or Reduce Reuse Recycle on her last few albums. Is that how we reduce pop now? Serious question, but can someone point me to Alicia songs in that vein? I own all her albums and I swear that is not what I am hearing. Now...I DO think Alicia smells like nag champa, weed, and shroom tea and even her personality seems kinda Mother Goddess, but I find it more cerebral. At a point it becomes repetitive. I can see how nauseating it was for some when she released GOF and Brand New Me. Alicia is versatile as hell but give us some sexy songs too girl. "Love Me Like You'll...." is my all time favorite song by her. I agree. I’m not sure if it’s a label thing or her in regards of these self empowerment songs. However, I love what she did with So Done. Very her in sound. If she feels the urge to do them, I rather that sound instead of Underdog/Love Looks Better/Girl On Fire sound. The Alicia era had so many gems. Show Me Love should have been followed up by Wasted Energy or 3 Hour Drive. Then after those two, So Done and could have ended the era with You Save Me. The era would have been features heavy; however, those were her strongest chances at a somewhat hit.
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Post by felipe on Sept 4, 2021 10:27:08 GMT -5
I think Underdog was her best shot at a hit. It started picking up steam, it could have been a hit with further promotion.
It is her biggest "hit" in the last 8 years nonetheless.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 4, 2021 10:36:06 GMT -5
If they wanted to be it a hit, Underdog should have been in a commercial like Girl on Fire.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Sept 5, 2021 8:06:30 GMT -5
At a point it becomes repetitive. I can see how nauseating it was for some when she released GOF and Brand New Me. Alicia is versatile as hell but give us some sexy songs too girl. "Love Me Like You'll...." is my all time favorite song by her. I agree. I’m not sure if it’s a label thing or her in regards of these self empowerment songs. However, I love what she did with So Done. Very her in sound. If she feels the urge to do them, I rather that sound instead of Underdog/Love Looks Better/Girl On Fire sound. The Alicia era had so many gems. Show Me Love should have been followed up by Wasted Energy or 3 Hour Drive. Then after those two, So Done and could have ended the era with You Save Me. The era would have been features heavy; however, those were her strongest chances at a somewhat hit. Authors of Forever or 3 Hour Drive should have been released after Underdog. Wasted Energy was released if you count the remix. Alicia can't pick the right singles to save her life. It's so frustrating to see album after album wrong songs being released.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Sept 5, 2021 8:07:55 GMT -5
Sound like Swizz produced this alongside Mike Will Made It.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 5, 2021 12:41:10 GMT -5
That sounds...sublime.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 5, 2021 12:42:54 GMT -5
I want the full version now. The production and her vocals ugh
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Post by back2blk on Sept 5, 2021 15:16:58 GMT -5
Oooh bitch, this clip combined with that Tik tok tease.
Alicia gonna bring some fire.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 18:45:59 GMT -5
This is about to be her best song in years. Reminds me of debut Alicia with a new school twist.
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Post by doak on Sept 6, 2021 13:38:25 GMT -5
Oh yes! This right here is a mood. Can't wait for the full song
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Post by felipe on Sept 8, 2021 19:34:39 GMT -5
Oh, and shes performing in the VMA, but maybe it was already announced? not sure. Is it confirmed? Haven't seen this anywhere.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Sept 9, 2021 11:14:02 GMT -5
Oh, and shes performing in the VMA, but maybe it was already announced? not sure. Is it confirmed? Haven't seen this anywhere.
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Post by doak on Sept 9, 2021 12:08:34 GMT -5
Sheeesh go head Licia still debuting singles at the VMAs!!
This song is hot and steamy. Love it! I agree with the poster who said the song structures will be different. Definitely different to digest vs your typical song structures. I'm still trying to catch it lol
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Sept 12, 2021 0:31:23 GMT -5
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 12, 2021 9:47:30 GMT -5
People try to come for her vocals. It’s her tone and if she sticks to her head voice, she will always deliver vocally.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 13, 2021 1:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Sept 13, 2021 23:28:34 GMT -5
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 14, 2021 8:30:28 GMT -5
Best dressed man, hands down. I need that jacket.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Sept 16, 2021 11:24:43 GMT -5
Noted: Alicia Keys The Untold Stories Trailer.
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Post by Samsonite Man on Oct 2, 2021 7:04:00 GMT -5
Alicia Keys Talks New YouTube Series, What’s On Her Bucket List
By Ny MaGee September 25, 2021 Alicia Keys teamed with YouTube Originals for a four-part docuseries that will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the singer’s struggles with superstardom. All four episodes of “Noted: Alicia Keys The Untold Stories” will premiere for free globally Sept. 30 on Keys’ YouTube Channel. The docuseries is produced by Westbrook Media and directed by TT The Artist. “When the project came to me I knew very early on that what we wanted to give was just an experience,” said TT The Artist, adding “and I feel like when you’re working with musicians, and one of the lanes that I’ve really been driving in is this new approach to hybrid musical documentary formats, and so for me, it started with the music always, and if you really get to know Alicia and you’re in her world, which you get to see through the series, you hear that her stories are also told through her music, and so the music also becomes a part of that narration and a part of the fabric in this visual quilt that we seamlessly put together with all these different emotions and approaches,” she explained. “I wanted to create an audiovisual experience that would definitely let the viewers connect with Alicia on a more personal level, like we’re in the studio with her, seeing her process, things that we don’t always get access to when we get to see some of our favorite artists and musicians,” she continued. “So definitely a lot of breaking of the fourth wall in this doc series, and also some really amazing new gems that you’re going to get to experience not just visually but also through audio and emotion. So that was really my approach to this doc series.” TT The Artist noted that she and the global superstar “want to really excite people about the new music and also where Alicia is at currently in her life and her career” We caught up with the Grammy-winner at Thursday’s Television Critics Association’s (TCA) 2021 Summer Press Tour session and noted that the wife and mother has traveled the world over with touring and serving up amazing live shows, she has bagged numerous awards, and collaborated with some of music’s most beloved icons… so what’s next? What’s on Alicia Keys’ bucket list? “I was actually just talking about that. What was this thing I just — Somebody said it yesterday, and I was like that’s on my bucket list, and right now you asked me and I damn forgot what I said yesterday. Hate that,” she began. “There’s so much on my bucket list. My life is just beginning, in so many ways, especially in the mentality that I currently occupy, and so there is just so much to experience,” Keys explained to EURweb’s Ny MaGee. “I definitely feel really connected to being very present with my family, with my loved ones. I mean, and just I think this past year-plus has just shown us so clearly how short life is. It’s so short, it’s so unexpected, and we have to be present. We can’t be spending all our time rushing and running, and chasing God knows what. We have to like be also where we are. So I feel really amazing about that. There are so many things coming. There’s films, and television, and theater pieces that I’m developing that I’m so excited about continuing to grow as an artist, and also as a producer, and a creator, and a writer, and an arranger on so many levels, so that feels really good,” she continued. “I currently have a new song that just dropped called “LALA,” and I have a project right on the horizon. And this project, what I’m finding is that the projects that I’m doing, the way that I’m able to think about them are becoming more evolved than I was ever able to think about them before. So it gets even more exciting for me because I get to go layers deeper because I know more, I know myself better, I know the business better, and I know just how I really want to bring forth so much,” she said. “I definitely love working with new artists in so many ways. I love connecting with new artists. There’s a lot that my husband and I are doing in the art world that we’re super-passionate about, and there’s a lot that we want to definitely do socially, economically — economic equality is high on our list,” Keys added. “Even creating schools and ways for education to be evolved is very, very high on our list. Funds that really focus and sustain Black and Brown communities is very high on the list. There’s so many things that come with being able to just dream and create the dreams that you’ve always wanted. So this is like the beginning. I haven’t done anything yet. What I’m about to do is bigger and crazier than ever.” eurweb.com/2021/09/25/alicia-keys-talks-new-youtube-series-whats-on-her-bucket-list/
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Post by Samsonite Man on Oct 2, 2021 7:13:56 GMT -5
Alicia reflects on her life and career after being named the number one certified, female R&B artist of the millennium. Taking us back to New York where it all began, Alicia candidly interviews her mom about the joys & hardships of raising the artist as a single mother. Featuring NEW song “SKYDIVE”.
Alicia revisits her rise to stardom and the hard road she took from being an impressionable young artist in a tough industry, to being the empowered icon she is today. Alicia visits with her father to heal past wounds and liberate herself from the past. Featuring NEW Song “IS IT INSANE”.
Alicia and Swizz Beatz celebrate their marriage with an inside look at what makes their relationship flow, and how they maintain their own identities while finding the inspiration to fearlessly dream together. Featuring NEW Song “BEST OF ME”.
Alicia lets loose in the Bahamas while in the studio with J Cole, Swae Lee, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Raphael Saadiq. After years of success, Alicia finds fulfillment in collaborating with new talent who push her own musical boundaries. Featuring NEW song “LALA”.
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 3, 2021 3:56:07 GMT -5
Not sure why they touted it as NEW; Insane is a Diary outtake (but one of her best so I’m glad it’s been repurposed).
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