Before recording The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys witnessed an event that had a profound impact on her creative process: a ... more info

As usual, love is the singer's overarching theme, but in her new album it's more nuanced and intimate than before. more info

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Topix — Alicia Keys doesn't take any sudden turns with her new album, 'The Element of Freedom.' With a title like "The Element of Freedom," you'd think Alicia Keys ' new CD might take a sledgehammer to some sacred rule of pop aS' or at least push her into a ... more info

MTV.com News — The move follows days of angry tweets about retailers 'blackballing' his new album, Graffiti. By Larry Carroll Chris Brown Photo: Jason LaVeris/ Getty Images Chris Brown's irate state of mind, as displayed over the weekend in a series of a... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Mudvayne [ tickets ], "Avatar," more * * * Alicia Keys [ tickets ] "The Element of Freedom" (J-Records) The Grammy-winning R&B/soul star is set to drop her fourth studio album. "The Element of Freedom," which Keys co-produced alongside ... more info

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MTV.com News — Singer claims stores are not stocking his new album, but employee at one store he visited said album was actually sold out.By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images Chris Brown continued slamming the music industry over ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Alicia Keys arrived on the 2001 music scene as a precocious 20-year-old R&B talent, a classically trained pianist with youthful spark and an old soul. "The Element of Freedom" (***, J Records), in stores Tuesday, finds the Grammy darling in a comfor... more info