'The Element of Freedom,' 'Girl on Fire'īy the end of 2009, Keys released her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom. She also recorded the hit single "Empire State of Mind" with fellow New Yorker Jay-Z the following year. In 2008, she recorded "Another Way to Die" with Jack White, which was featured as the theme song for the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008). It was during this time that Keys also began to collaborate with more artists. 1, selling more than 740,000 copies in its first week, and went on to garner her two more Grammys. Keys' seemingly unstoppable career continued in 2007 with the release of As I Am. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Keys took home awards for Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. When it was finally released, Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001), went platinum five times over.Ĭritics roundly praised the album not only for its musical polish, but also for its lyric maturity. At J Records, Keys found the freedom to complete her debut effort, which included material she had started work on years prior.ĭavis carefully orchestrated a media blitz before the release of the album, including an appearance on Oprah the day before the album hit shelves.
Unlike many of her pop-music contemporaries, the precocious Keys not only sings, but writes and produces her own music. Keys decided to follow Davis, who had engineered the careers of soul luminaries such as Aretha Franklin, to his new label. In 1999, Clive Davis-head of Arista Records-left the prominent record company where he worked to start J Records.
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