Category: Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys - Speaks during the Service Nation Summit in New York

The talented Ms Alicia Keys will be in the movie history books when she becomes one of the voices behind a new theme song for the forthcoming soundtrack to the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

Alicia will be singing with White Stripes frontman Jack White, on a track which will be called Another Way To Die - the first duet in Bond soundtrack history.

Alicia Keys has reportedly been tapped to sing the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie, “Quantum Of Solace.” According to reports, other hopefuls for the coveted gig included Amy Winehouse, Beyonce Knowles, and Leona Lewis.

The E! Network’s Marc Malkin is the reportedly the source of the news saying that an “insider” tipped him off. “I believe Alicia is the winner,” he said.

Although the info is being widely reported, the “powers that be” have yet to confirm the good news. According to reports, Alicia’s reps refuse to issue any comment and the movie’s spokesperson is quoted as saying that they still have “no info” on the theme song for the film.

Alicia Keys generously gave London its second audience with the New York Grammy hoover in just over four months, despite being one of the busiest women in pop.

The 27-year-old seemed most at home tucked behind a grand piano, the instrument that provided both her stage name and the backbone of hit ballads such as Fallin’ and You Don’t Know My Name.

Alicia Keys looked slightly awkward encroaching into Beyoncé’s thigh shaking realm. She was far better at the piano, alone and bluster free, performing Sure Looks Good To Me and her Prince cover, How Come You Don’t Call Me. When holding an epic high note and then milking the applause, the crowd was completely hers.

Her latest album, As I Am, sees her edging away from soul towards more mainstream ballads thanks to collaborations with Linda Perry, the woman who gave Pink and Christina Aguilera their biggest hits. Though Superwoman tried too hard for the Girl Power vote, The Thing About Love was a fine tune.

Alicia Keys performing at the 02 Arena in London

R+b star Ciara has already made a New Year’s resolution - to collaborate with Alicia Keys.

The Goodies singer is so desperate to team up with Keys on a track, she has made it a priority mission for 2008.

She says, “I’ve always thought she was very beautiful and very talented but I’m starting to have a different respect for her and her music.”

It will be great, after team up with Rihanna, now she find great Keys to boost her career
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Alicia Keys has always been the good girl with a bit of street. Her third album won’t disappoint either camps, drawing on a newfound confidence while coming across as her most earnest, I-am-woman-hear-me-roar release. That means less focus on the Keys and more on Alicia.

This is mostly a collaboration with her long-term writing partner and real-life man Kerry “Krucial” Brothers but there’s also a dreamy contribution from John Mayer on Lesson Learned - and a tribute to Prince on Like You’ll Never See Me.

As I Am suffers from some dodgy synthesiser beats, and there are much better songs than the album’s first hit, No One - the lively Teenage Love Affair for instance.