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Alicia Keys' new album will be Here on November 4.

The album, titled Here, is Alicia's sixth studio album, and her first since 2012's Girl on Fire. In a statement, she says, "On this album, I've arrived HERE...a place where I'm willing to truthfully look at myself in the mirror and to also see the reality of who we have become in this world. The good, the ugly, the shadows and the light."

The new single, "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)," featuring A$AP Rocky, was "my family's personal journey to cultivate deeper understanding, compassion, support and love," according to Alicia. "To me, family has no singular definition and the modern family is made up of all kinds of beautiful people willing to put love first."

Here is produced by Alicia, Swizz Beatz, songwriter and producer Mark Batson, and Alicia's longtime collaborator, Harold Lilly.

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Love that pic. I hope it's a good album. The last one was good, but the one before I did not dig.

JoeBala said:

I love Alicia but why does she always have to try and sound deep? She always has some corny paragraph to go with her releases.

"On this album, I've arrived HERE...a place where I'm willing to truthfully look at myself in the mirror and to also see the reality of who we have become in this world. The good, the ugly, the shadows and the light."

MidniteMagnet said:

She's gonna have a lot of work to do ever since Solange came out and shook everybody!

Cloudbuster said:

I like this more than Bruno's new joint.

I like this more than any Alicia song since her first two albums. I hope the rest of the material on the album stands up. A bunch of new albums coming out soon, I see.

purplethunder3121 said:

MidniteMagnet said:

MidniteMagnet said:

I love Alicia but why does she always have to try and sound deep? She always has some corny paragraph to go with her releases.

"On this album, I've arrived HERE...a place where I'm willing to truthfully look at myself in the mirror and to also see the reality of who we have become in this world. The good, the ugly, the shadows and the light."

I agree.Just release the damn album and let the music speak for itself!

3 Good songs in a row? Rare for her. Bruno is betta.

http://www.billboard.com/...mes-square

NorthC said:

You know, she always reminds me of Bob Dylan: I've been thinking of Alicia Keys, I couldn't keep from crying But she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be I've been looking for her even clear through Tennessee (Thunder on the Mountain on the Modern Times album from 2006.)

Always amused me how her name pops up randomly in that song. She repaid the compliment with a nice rendition of a bit of Bob's holy rollin':



(Full version.)

An emotional live rendition of "Hallelujah".

I haven't been impressed with anything by Alicia Keys in years. She completely lost her musical identity after The Diary of Alicia Keys. Her first two albums are great R&B albums. IMO, her current music is very shallow and I don't think it is a true reflection of her ideas. I do like that she is promoting the "no make up" look and natural look because I think that is a positive message for young girls.

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2freaky4church1 said:

3 Good songs in a row? Rare for her. Bruno is betta.

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Oh God are we comparing Bruno Mars to her too now?

I like her voice, personality, and look, but agree that she has been a disappointment since such a promosing start. hopefully, her new album can reverse the trend.

MidniteMagnet said:

I love Alicia but why does she always have to try and sound deep? She always has some corny paragraph to go with her releases.

"On this album, I've arrived HERE...a place where I'm willing to truthfully look at myself in the mirror and to also see the reality of who we have become in this world. The good, the ugly, the shadows and the light."

YUP!!! I thought the SAME thing! :-O

gandorb said:

I like her voice, personality, and look, but agree that she has been a disappointment since such a promosing start. hopefully, her new album can reverse the trend.

I agree. Her first two were where it was at and after that, a very slow, painful decline. I DID LIKE "The Fire We Make" with Maxwell tho. This new song isn't really resonating with me at ALL. No LIKEY!!!

What is going on with these youtube errors(ooops can't find url)

Yikes......I hope I never have to hear those songs again.

She has completely fallen off a creative cliff.

What is taking her so long to drop a Christmas CD? She should have done that years ago....

The new album track list as follows:

01. ''The Beginning'' (Interlude)'
02. ''The Gospel''
03. ''Pawn It All''
04. ''Elaine Brown'' (Interlude)
05. ''Kill Your Mama''
06. ''She Don’t Really Care_1 Luv''
07. ''Elevate (Interlude)''
08. ''Illusion Of Bliss''
09. ''Blended Family (What You Do For Love)'' ft. A$AP Rocky
10. ''Work On It''
11. ''Cocoa Butter'' (Cross & Pic Interlude)
12. ''Girl Can’t Be Herself''
13. ''You Glow'' (Interlude)
14. ''More Than We Know''
15. ''Where Do We Begin Now''
16. ''Holy War''