I know I say it all the time, but wow – I have some seriously talented and amazing friends! And, I can’t help but be so proud of all their accomplishments. The latest is my girl, Alicia Keys – coming out with her new album, “Here.” She debuted with an album rollout in Times Square (amazing!!) with “a live New York performance of album cuts and career highlights, accompanied by an all-star cast including Jay Z, Nas, Q-Tip, John Mayer, and Questlove.” (via The Fader)
LISTEN: Alicia Keys’ New Album “HERE” Out Now
Here’s a peek at the star-studded cast and performance:
According to The Fader, “Here is the singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album. It features the A$AP Rocky collab “Blended Family,” “The Gospel” (which now soundtracks a short film of the same name), and production from Swizz Beatz.”
Here’s how The Guardian described her epic album release show, “Alicia Keys has taken over Times Square, bringing five blocks of one of the busiest areas of the western world to its knees. Her “secret” gig tonight is not so secret. She’ll commandeer the epic digital billboards and her face – lightly freckled and without makeup, as is her way these days – will flash all over American Eagle Outfitters.”
The album is a showstopper, both in meaning and sound, “And while Keys may have publicly ditched her makeup to preach the gospel of natural beauty, Here isn’t a stripped-down affair in any respect, as the singer surrounds her stories of race, poverty, family and love with instrumentation as vibrant as her songs’ New York City backdrop.” (via USA Today)
She’s gorgeous as ever with more talent than we can even comprehend – congratulations Alicia – you’re incredible and I am so proud to call you my friend.
You can LISTEN and download the full album, here.
