
Speaking of motherhood (in the previous Adele post) and how it can change a pop star, is "New Day" representative of what we can expect from Alicia Keys in the future? When her last album, 2009's The Element of Freedom , included a duet with Beyonce ("Put It in a Love Song") that sounded more like Beyonce than Keys, I shook my ass Beyonce-style and thought, Patience! -- at least it's good. But why would a singer-songwriter with Keys' prodigious musical talent and distinguished sound hire her husband and babyfather (to son Egypt, who turns 2 in October), [...]

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It's a "New Day" in more ways then one. This prophetic song produced by Swizz Beatz couldn't have come at a better time in my life. But for Alicia Keys , it relates to her new baby and the freedom she's found living her life . Props to NB on this one.