Editing Alicia Keys (section)

===2003–2005: ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' and ''Unplugged''===
[[File:Alicia Keys at CES 2004.jpg|thumb|Keys performing at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] in 2004]]
Keys followed up her debut with ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'', which was released in December 2003. The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040217005888/en/VERIZON-LADIES-TOUR-2004-Starring-BEYONCE-ALICIA|title=Verizon Ladies First Tour 2004 Starring Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott With Special Guest Tamia|date=February 17, 2004|work=[[businesswire]]|publisher=[[CBS Corporation]]|access-date=January 27, 2009|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054612/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040217005888/en/VERIZON-LADIES-TOUR-2004-Starring-BEYONCE-ALICIA|url-status=live}}</ref> It sold 4.4&nbsp;million copies in the United States and was certified four times [[music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hope|first=Clover|date=February 3, 2006|title=Keys Pleasantly Surprised By Grammy Nominations|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59815/keys-pleasantly-surprised-by-grammy-nominations|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It sold eight million copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2819353.ece|title=The ascent of Alicia Keys|last=Batey|first=Angus|date=November 10, 2007|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=January 27, 2009|location=London|archive-date=May 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516200257/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2819353.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> becoming the sixth-biggest-selling album by a female artist and the second-biggest-selling album by a female R&B artist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ah-young|first=Chung|date=June 3, 2008|title=R&B Diva Alicia Keys in Town|work=[[The Korea Times]]|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/143_25231.html|access-date=November 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115419/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/143_25231.html| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[You Don't Know My Name]]", peaked at number three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight consecutive weeks, her first Top 10 single in both charts since 2002's "[[A Woman's Worth]]". The album's second single, "[[If I Ain't Got You]]", was released in February 2004 and peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for six weeks. The album's third single, "[[Diary (Alicia Keys song)|Diary]]", peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, being their third consecutive Top 10 single in both charts. The album's fourth and final single, "[[Karma (Alicia Keys song)|Karma]]", which peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, first release to fail to achieve top ten status on both charts. "If I Ain't Got You" became the first single by a female artist to remain on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart for over a year.<ref name="NY Daily News">{{cite news|last=Huguenin |first=Patrick |date=October 11, 2008 |title='Secret Life of Bees' star Alicia Keys' hive of activity |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/secret-life-bees-star-alicia-keys-hive-activity-article-1.304349 |access-date=December 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204050621/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/10/12/2008-10-12_secret_life_of_bees_star_alicia_keys_hiv.html |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/news/singles-chart-remains-in-outkast-s-command-2074215.story|title=Singles Chart Remains in OutKast's Command|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=January 22, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/news/usher-locks-up-singles-chart-again-1000550918.story|title=Usher Locks Up Singles Chart Again|last=Whitmir|first=Margo|date=June 24, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66383/ciara-keeps-goodies-perched-on-top|title=Ciara Keeps 'Goodies' Perched on Top|last=Whitmir|first=Margo|date=September 23, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alicia keys|chart=all}} |title=Karma – Alicia Keys |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802031044/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keys also collaborated with recording artist [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] on the song "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" from his 2004 album, ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions (Special Edition)]]''. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for six weeks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for three weeks, became her first number-one single on the Hot 100 since 2001's "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]". Keys won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]] for "If I Ain't Got You" at the 2004 [[MTV Video Music Awards]]; she performed the song and "[[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)|Higher Ground]]" with [[Lenny Kravitz]] and [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref>{{cite news|date=August 30, 2004|title=MTV Awards 2004: The winners|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3611884.stm|access-date=November 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120516/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3611884.stm| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/67645/outkast-jay-z-dominate-tame-mtv-awards.html |title=Outkast, Jay-Z Dominate Tame MTV Awards |last=Buhrmester |first=Jason |date=August 30, 2004 |work=Blender |access-date=February 3, 2009 |author-link=Jason Buhrmester |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010010/http://www.blender.com/guide/67645/outkast-jay-z-dominate-tame-mtv-awards.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref>

While attending the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2004, it was announced that Keys intended to make her film debut in a biopic about biracial piano prodigy [[Philippa Schuyler]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alicia Keys To Play Biracial Piano Prodigy In First Movie|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1487023/alicia-keys-to-play-biracial-piano-prodigy-in-first-movie/|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=May 14, 2004|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730230827/http://www.mtv.com/news/1487023/alicia-keys-to-play-biracial-piano-prodigy-in-first-movie/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was to be co-produced by [[Halle Berry]] and [[Marc Platt (producer)|Marc Platt]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alicia Keys to make movie debut|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/alicia-keys-make-movie-debut-wbna4972664|date=May 13, 2004|website=TODAY|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914230336/https://www.today.com/popculture/alicia-keys-make-movie-debut-wbna4972664|url-status=live}}</ref> September 25, Alicia Keys headlined [[The Great Wall Concert]], initially called the Wall of Hope concert, on the Northern Gate [[Juyong Pass|Juyongguan]] section of the [[Great Wall of China]], commemorating the 20th anniversary of the wall's restoration project that was part of a series of benefit concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=July 17, 2004|title=Newsline|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2004/2004-07-17-Billboard-Page-0007.pdf#search=%22wall%20of%20hope%22|access-date=|website=|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520154632/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2004/2004-07-17-Billboard-Page-0007.pdf#search=%22wall%20of%20hope%22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men Perform At Great Wall Of China|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1491421/alicia-keys-boyz-ii-men-perform-at-great-wall-of-china/|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=MTV News|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212313/http://www.mtv.com/news/1491421/alicia-keys-boyz-ii-men-perform-at-great-wall-of-china/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Later that year, Keys released her book ''[[Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics]]'', a collection of unreleased poems from her journals and lyrics. The title derived from one of her poems, "Love and Chains", from the line: "I don't mind drinking my tears for water."<ref>{{cite news|date=November 11, 2004|title=The Poetry of Alicia Keys|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-poetry-of-alicia-keys/|access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207032618/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/11/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main655152.shtml| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> She said the title is the foundation of her writing because "everything I have ever written has stemmed from my tears of joy, of pain, of sorrow, of depression, even of question".<ref>{{cite news|date=November 2004 |title=In Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics |work=FindArticles |publisher=CBS Corporation |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_1_60/ai_n6260841/ |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115425/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_1_60/ai_n6260841 |archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> The book sold over US$500,000 and Keys made ''[[The New York Times]]'' bestseller list in 2005.<ref name="Petra" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lafranco|first=Robert|date=February 10, 2005|title=Money Makers |magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/4|access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114355/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/4| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, she won a second consecutive award for Best R&B Video at the MTV Video Music Awards for the video "Karma".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barkham|first=Patrick|date=August 30, 2005|title=Green Day takes top honours at MTV awards ceremony|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/30/media.arts|access-date=November 14, 2008|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075306/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/aug/30/media.arts| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> Keys performed "If I Ain't Got You" and then joined [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Quincy Jones]] in a rendition of "[[Georgia on My Mind]]", the [[Hoagy Carmichael]] song made famous by [[Ray Charles]] in 1960 at the [[2005 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/14/raycharles|title=Late Ray Charles tops Grammy Awards|date=February 15, 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 14, 2008|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075454/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/feb/14/raycharles| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> That evening, she won four Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "If I Ain't Got You", Best R&B Song for "You Don't Know My Name", Best R&B Album for ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'', and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]" for "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" with [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]].<ref>{{cite news|date=February 13, 2005|title=2005 Grammy Award Winners|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2005-grammy-award-winners/|access-date=November 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081016091146/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/in_depth_showbiz/main673822.shtml| archive-date= October 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys performed and taped her installment of the ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' series in July 2005 at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/9306-keys-plugs-in-at-no-1/|title=Keys Plugs in at No. 1|last=Jenison|first=David|date=October 19, 2005|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|access-date=December 7, 2006}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During this session, Keys added new arrangements to her original songs and performed a few choice [[cover version|covers]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61696/keys-blends-old-with-new-on-unplugged|title=Keys Blends Old With New On 'Unplugged'|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=August 22, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The session was released on CD and DVD in October 2005. Simply titled ''[[Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)|Unplugged]]'', the album debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 196,000 units sold in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61009/keys-unplugs-for-3rd-straight-no-1-disc|title=Keys 'Unplugs' For 3rd Straight No. 1 Disc|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|date=October 19, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album sold one million copies in the United States, where it was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and two million copies worldwide.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59949/keys-craves-strange-as-hell-collaborations|title=Keys Craves 'Strange As Hell' Collaborations|last=Hope|first=Clover|date=January 24, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The debut of Keys's ''Unplugged'' was the highest for an ''MTV Unplugged'' album since [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s 1994 ''[[MTV Unplugged in New York]]'' and the first ''Unplugged'' by a female artist to debut at number one.<ref name="Buzzworthy"/> The album's first single, "[[Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)|Unbreakable]]", peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=unplugged-r795026/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|title=Unplugged – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles|work=Allmusic|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> It remained at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult R&B Airplay|Hot Adult R&B Airplay]] for 11 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59916/chart-beat|title=Chart Beat|last=Bronson|first=Fred|date=January 26, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131232/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 3, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second and final single, "[[Every Little Bit Hurts]]", was released in January 2006, it failed to enter the U.S. charts.

Keys opened a recording studio in [[Long Island]], New York, called The Oven Studios, which she co-owns with her production and songwriting partner [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss |first=David |date=October 1, 2005 |title=Alicia Keys Opens Recording Studio in New York |work=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |access-date=December 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907022745/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |archive-date=September 7, 2006 }}</ref> The studio was designed by renowned studio architect [[John Storyk]] of WSDG, designer of [[Jimi Hendrix]]' [[Electric Lady Studios]]. Keys and Brothers are the co-founders of KrucialKeys Enterprises, a production and songwriting team who have assisted Keys in creating her albums as well as creating music for other artists.<ref>{{cite web|last=LeRoy|first=Dan|date=December 7, 2005|title=Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo|publisher=rollingstone.com|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-collaborator-krucial-goes-solo-20051207|access-date=December 7, 2006|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202212207/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-collaborator-krucial-goes-solo-20051207|url-status=live}}</ref>