Alicia will be featured on July’s issue of Seveteen Magazine! On the left you may see a small preview of it since it’s yet not official and you hear about it here first!

At 27 and with just three studio albums to her credit, Alicia Keys is already inspiring a legion of younger female artists. One only has to watch American Idol, where aspiring divas sing her hits over and over, as proof of that.
And it appears the poetic songbird is just getting started. On top of Grammy wins, multiplatinum sales and a burgeoning acting career, Keys is a co-founder of Keep a Child Alive, a nonprofit organization that provides medicine to HIV/AIDS-affected children and families in Africa.

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The WNBA’s 12th season begins Saturday and the league has scored an A-list spokeswoman: Alicia Keys. The Grammy-winning musician made a special video of her song “Superwoman” that will air before all 22 of the league’s nationally televised games on ABC and ESPN2 this summer. The video was filmed earlier this month during a concert in Anaheim, California.

The season tips off with with the defending league champion Phoenix Mercury hosting the Los Angeles Sparks (May 17, 3:30 pm/ET, ABC). ESPN2’s Tuesday-night game-of-the-week schedule begins three days later with Sacramento Monarchs visiting the refurbished Seattle Storm (May 20, 10:30 pm/ET).

Congratulations to Alicia on being nominated for 3 BET Awards in the categories of: Viewers Choice, Best Female R&B Artist and Video of the Year (Like You’ll Never See Me Again).

Alicia Keys has reportedly landed a $25 million (GBP12.5 million) deal with U.S. drinks firm Glaceau to front a new campaign for its VitaminWater line.

Alicia graces the cover of latest Essence magazine issue.

Hip-hop may be dead, but R&B is alive and kicking with artists Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Jill Scott holding it down

Rounding up three multiplatinum, Grammy-winning chart-toppers is no small feat, especially when they�re stationed in different cities and different time zones. Did we mention that one of them was on tour (Mary), one had just come off tour (Jill), and the other was between tours (Alicia)?

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It’s Mother’s Day! So authors Stephanie Hirsch and Hannah Seligson have turned the tables and let those who created some of New York’s shining stars celebrate their children. Here’s a stroller down memory lane from their new book, “Mother Nurture: Life Lessons from the Mothers of America’s Best and Brightest,” out now.

From Alicia’s mom Terri: ”There was a moment between the age of 13 and 15 when she told me she just didn’t want to do anything. And she just wasn’t happy with the world. I don’t know what heaviness had come over her, with puberty and everything else. You never know. So she said, ‘Please, Mom, don’t bother me. I barely want to go to school.’ We worked it out, we talked and she got herself together and ended up graduating at age 16 as a valedictorian of her high-school class.”

Had Alicia Keys kicked her piano bench to the curb?

It was eight songs into her set on Sunday night at Arco Arena, and by that time Keys had shimmied with her dancers, belted through “You Don’t Know My Name” and even taken a break while her back-up singers plowed through “Lady Marmalade.” All that was missing so far was something she’s best known for: playing the piano. (more…)

Alicia performed in Las Vegas, Nevada last night at the MGM Grand. Check out the pics.

*Essence’s annual “Black Music Month” June issue features a special triple-cover tribute to the Queens of R&B–Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott and Alicia Keys. In the article Ladies First, they talk about how they’re still holding it down and dominating the charts. This month’s issue also features the Essence Summer Music Hot List, a guide to summer releases, gadgets and concerts, including the 2008 Essence Music Festival.