Frederick Moonga Chinza, from Kabwe, has won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to meet singer, songwriter and philanthrophist, Alicia Keys, in New York City, thanks to MTV Base and MTN.

Frederick, a 27 year old secondary school biology teacher, won the all-expenses-paid trip after participating in the pan-African MTV Base Meets…With MTN contest in which MTV and MTN asked young Africans to indicate what important questions they would like to ask Ms Keys.

“MTN Zambia is ecstatic that one of our loyal customers was selected among thousands of entries to win a fully paid trip to New York to meet International singing sensation, Alicia Keyes. At MTN Zambia we believe in continuously providing our customers with World Class experiences, and obviously this occasion stands out as an exceptional one” says MTN Zambia Chief Marketing Officer, Ernst Fonternel. (Read more… )

Alicia has recorded L.O.V.E. written by Jessie J and Toby Gad and produced by Toby, for the first single of her repackage album. Her current Album which has sold 4+million copies World Wide so far, contains another song written and produced by Toby, “Love Is My Disease”

The second single off of The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys has hit the airwaves. You can listen to the song here: LISTEN NOW

Today Alicia worked on a song with group One Republic. If you don’t know One Republic their biggest hits are “Apologize” and “Stop & Stare”

Alicia’s new album will be called “The Element of Freedom” and will be released on December 1, 2009

Alejandro Sanz & Alicia’s duet “Looking for Paradise” is here. Listen below:

Alicia Keys has already achieved just about every notable accolade a musician can, but when the singer/songwriter speaks about her new single, “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” she sounds as excited as a newcomer.

“I love it, I’m really excited about this record,” she told MTV News recently.

The track debuted Tuesday (September 15) on her Web site and is the first offering from her still-untitled new album.

The song features Keys longing for a missing love over a midtempo production. (Read more… )

Alicia’s new single “Doesn’t Mean Anything is out and you can hear it here.

“Doesn’t Mean Anything” is the title of the first single off of the latest Alicia Keys album. It hits urban radio on September 30, 2009.

Alicia will be performing together with Jay-Z at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009. Tune in!!!