Alicia Keys starts off 2010 right where she left off: live concert webcast. This time around BillboardLive.com and OWL.tv have the honors. The performance is billed as “…and Friends” so we’ll see what surprises Ms. Keys has in store for her fans in support of her new album.
From this press release, it appears most of the show may be devoted to “introducing talented new artists.”
Twelve-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys latest opus The Element of Freedom (MBK/J Records) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts and #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. With a total of 417,277 units sold in a week, this marks the biggest first week sales debut for a female R&B singer this year and Keys’ 5th straight chart-topping debut (Keys’ previous four albums debuted at #1 on the aforementioned charts).via BillboardLive – Alicia Keys