Alicia Keys

Emeli Sandé Draws Inspiration From America

Emeli Sandé is undoubtedly the reigning queen of new British soul. The New York Times reports that her debut album, Our Version of Events, has now spent 63 weeks at in the top 10 of the U.K. album charts, besting the Beatles’ 62-week run with their debut, Please Please Me.

2013/05/01

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Maxwell Helps Alicia Keys Get Her Groove Back With ‘Fire We Make’

Like a moth to a flame, Alicia Keys can’t seem to stay away from Maxwell in the new video for their sultry duet, “The Fire We Made.”

2013/04/24

Style Files: Adele Covers ‘ELLE’ Women In Music Issue

Although 2011 was officially The Year of Adele, she’s still going strong two years later on the cover of ELLE’s Women In Music Issue.

2013/04/10

Songwriter Linda Perry Proposes To Sara Gilbert With Musical Flash Mob

Linda Perry, the songwriter and producer behind chart toppers like Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” is a pro at delivering hits. So when she proposed to girlfriend Sara Gilbert, co-host of CBS’s The Talk, a musical flash mob was the only way to go.

2013/04/09

Interview: The Songwriting Confessions of Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé has made her mark as an artist, becoming the top selling musician in the UK for all of 2012, but she started her career in the same way that luminaries like Carole King did: as a songwriter. She’s the pen behind “Half of Me,” the dramatic exploration of public versus personal personas on Rihanna’s Unapologetic. She’s also a co-songwriter on a group of tracks on Alicia Keys’ latest, Girl on Fire, including the kiss-off/self-affirming single “Brand New Me.”

2013/03/01