Alicia Keys "Girl on Fire" Thread - 'Set the World on Fire' Tour (ft. Miguel) TIX on sale 1/18

[balloonoboy]

Tour dates:

March 7 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theatre
March 8 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
March 10 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
March 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
March 13 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino
March 15 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Center
March 17 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
March 18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
March 21 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
March 23 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
March 24 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Time Forum
March 27 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center
March 29 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
March 30 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
April 2 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
April 3 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
April 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclay’s Center
April 6 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand at Foxwoods
April 10 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
April 11 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
April 13 – Atlantic City, NJ – Mark G. Etess Arena
April 14 – Washington DC – Verizon Center
April 17 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
April 18 – Chicago, IL – United Center

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Stream:

http://aliciakeys.com/get-an-exclusive-first-listen-of-alicias-girl-on-fire/

Listening sesh:



New album cover...

Set to drop 11/27.

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http://aliciakeys.com/news/girl-on-fire/

Girl on Fire


Hey…

I’m in the studio right now working away on my new album and I am SO excited!!! I’m ignited!!! I’m like a match to a flame! I’ve had the title of this album in my mind for a long time….It’s been hard to hold it back and now I’m not holding it back anymore! It is called Girl on Fire!!! And that’s exactly how I feel!!! You’ll be learning more about it soon… but let me just say before making this record, in some ways I felt like a lion locked in a cage…I felt like a girl misunderstood that no one really knew, I felt like it was time to stop making excuses for any part of my life that I wanted to change. Once I made that choice I became a Girl on Fire, the lion broke free!!

During the recording process, I mostly stayed in NY but on some cool and memorable occasions, I traveled to different places, and worked with many collaborators, (some old friends, some new). I discovered so many beautiful sounds, and meanings and a lot about the power of a song. I can’t wait to share this album with you. I promise when you hear it, it’s a new me, I gave it my all: powerful, soulful, honesty and heart… With Girl on Fire, I want to move you and surprise you.

Girl on Fire is about new beginnings, new perspectives and fresh starts… stripping away all the bad energy in your life and taking full control of the reigns and how you want to live. There is something really empowering about finding yourself and your own inner strength. On one song, One of the lines I wrote says, “I’ll never be perfect, but at least now I’m brave!”

Here’s to finding your power! Your FIRE!! Stay tuned for more.

In the meantime, thank you for all your love, strength and support.

-Alicia

A Girl On Fire!!!!

As excited I am about a new album, I'm even more excited by the subsequent tour that is to follow.

Need to scratch that off my bucket list.

 

[airjordan jb23]

Looking forward to it

I liked her version of New Day that dropped a little while back.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Can't wait to listen to this album..

 

[servechilled81]

someone has been reading Hunger Games.

 

[tupackshaker]

I know her beard needs work but I hope theres no swizz beats on this.

 

[sonoftony]

I know her beard needs work but I hope theres no swizz beats on this.

welp hate to break to ya but uh......

 

[onna]

dope,
many smilles to this actually, most of her albums go, i really liked her last one, but her classics of course go, and can't believe she has a baby wit swizz beatz

 

[me no pass]

I know her beard needs work but I hope theres no swizz beats on this.

welp hate to break to ya but uh......

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Man what is she doing with Swizz....

 

[tupackshaker]

Man what is she doing with Swizz....

Obviously a sham marriage. Everyone knows Alicia Keys is a lesbian.

 

[balloonoboy]

New album cover...

Set to drop 11/27.

 

[balloonoboy]

Drip drop

Like meeting up with an old friend again.

 

[balloonoboy]

Gave it a few listens. Very, very intimate work. It's crazy how much she has grown since Element. This is a very focused and poignant work.

Her vulnerability scares me a little. She's never been this open and forward. It's a culmination of the best of her previous albums but without the BS and fluff.

 

[epidemik the great]

which tracks did Swizz produce so i know what to skip???

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

This still dropping on the 27th?

 

[trilluminated]

first spin and i'm not too sure about this..

will have to listen to it some more.

 

[airjordan jb23]

Will give this a listen sometime today.

 

[balloonoboy]

Any of you have a chance to sit down and give this gem a listen?

 

[dmvisrnb]

^The thing is...you co-sign everything Alicia does, which makes me incredibly skeptical 

I'm scared to even push play on the album because her music keeps deteriorating along with her vocal ability.  

It almost feels like the Alicia Keys I fell in love with died or somethin lol 

 

[balloonoboy]

I don't co-sign everything she does though. I think Element was a filler album, not comparable to her first two.

I haven't even updated the thread in months because of my waning disinterest. Then BOOM! She proves me wrong.

Look, there are hundreds upon thousands of artists you can listen to. It won't hurt me if you, or anyone else, listen to the album or not.

 

[airjordan jb23]

Brand new me is

Listen to your heart & tears always win are nice too.

Im still feelin the singles as well, especially new day (loved it from the start).

 

[powerballin]

this isn't that great and neither was the last one. Shes gone

 

[rexmakesbeats]

listening now. like 3-4 good tracks


some "You Don't Know My Name" anyone?

 

[mvplikekobe24]

I was feeelin Element a lot minus the track with Beyonce...dunno why people hate on it