Editing Alicia Keys (section)

===2009–2011: ''The Element of Freedom'', marriage and motherhood===
[[File:Alicia Keys in South Africa cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Keys in [[South Africa]] for the [[FIFA World Cup]] Kick Off Concert, July 2010]]
In 2009, Keys approached Clive Davis for permission to submit a song for [[Whitney Houston]]'s sixth studio album ''[[I Look to You]]''. She subsequently co-wrote and produced the single "[[Million Dollar Bill]]" with record producer [[Swizz Beatz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/24/preview-whitney-houston-i-look-to-you/|title=Preview: Whitney Houston – 'I Look to You'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=August 10, 2009|archive-date=September 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921112012/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/24/preview-whitney-houston-i-look-to-you/|url-status=live}}</ref> Months later, she was featured on rapper [[Jay-Z]]'s song "[[Empire State of Mind]]" which was the lead single from his eleventh studio album ''[[The Blueprint 3]]''. The song was a commercial and critical success, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her fourth number-one song on that chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266665/jay-z-rules-hot-100-lady-antebellum-jumps-into-top-10|title=Jay-Z Rules Hot 100, Lady Antebellum Jumps into Top 10|last=Pietroluong|first=Silvio|date=November 19, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091218093031/http://www.billboard.com/news| archive-date= December 18, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, it won Grammy Awards for '[[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] and '[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]]' the following year, among a total of five nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473096/grammys-2011-winners-list |title=Grammys 2011 Winners List |magazine=Billboard |date=February 13, 2011 |access-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030050921/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473096/grammys-2011-winners-list |url-status=live }}</ref>
The following month, the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] honored Keys with the Golden Note Award, an award given to artists "who have achieved extraordinary career milestones".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1268803/stargate-tricky-stewart-the-dream-ascaps-top-songwriters|title=Stargate, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream ASCAP's Top Songwriters|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=June 26, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 7, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408093828/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1268803/stargate-tricky-stewart-the-dream-ascaps-top-songwriters|url-status=dead}}</ref> She collaborated with Spanish recording artist [[Alejandro Sanz]] for "[[Looking for Paradise]]", which topped the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart, this was Keys's first number one on all three charts, which also made her the first African-American of non-Hispanic origin to reach number 1 on the ''Hot Latin Tracks''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alejandro sanz|chart=all}}|title=Looking for Paradise – Alejandro Sanz|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100404152134/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= April 4, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys released her fourth studio album, ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'', in December 2009.<ref name="Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/25/alicia-keys-will-wait-for-freedom/|title=Alicia Keys Will Wait for 'Freedom'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=October 26, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091028040543/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/25/alicia-keys-will-wait-for-freedom/| archive-date= October 28, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 417,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266324/susan-boyle-blocks-alicia-keys-from-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Susan Boyle Blocks Alicia Keys From No. 1 on Billboard 200|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 23, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 23, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091225202503/http://www.billboard.com//| archive-date= December 25, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It was preceded by the release of its lead single "[[Doesn't Mean Anything]]" which peaked at sixty on the Hot 100, and fourteen on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="Rap-Up"/><ref name="BHIS" /> Keys was ranked as the top R&B recording artist of the 2000–2009 decade by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine and ranked at number five as artist of the decade, while "No One" was ranked at number six on the magazine's top songs of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BH5HN20091218|title=Alicia Keys named top R&B artist of decade|last=George|first=Raphael|date=December 18, 2009|work=Reuters|access-date=February 11, 2010|archive-date=May 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528174655/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BH5HN20091218|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="AOTY">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009|title=Best of the 2000s – Artists of the Decade|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100106023321/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009| archive-date= January 6, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009|title=Best of the 2000s – Hot 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100106023321/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009| archive-date= January 6, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''The Element of Freedom'' became Keys's first album to top the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959459/alicia-keys-scores-first-uk-no-1-album|title=Alicia Keys Scores First U.K. No. 1 Album|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=February 8, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209050728/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= February 9, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart]]", was released in November and peaked at number twenty-seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="BHIS" /> The album's third single "[[Put It in a Love Song]]" featured recording artist [[Beyoncé]]. In February 2010, Keys released the fourth single, "[[Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down]]" peaked at fifty-five on the Hot 100 and seventy-six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="BHIS" /> In May, "[[Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)]]" featuring [[rapper]] [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] was released as the album's fifth single. While only peaking at twenty-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for twelve consecutive weeks. The song became the album's most successful single; Keys eighth number one on the chart;<ref name="BHIS" /> and Key's first number one song in five years. The album's sixth and final single, "[[Wait Til You See My Smile]]", was released in December 2010 in the United Kingdom.

[[File:Alicia Keys cropped.jpg|thumb|Keys at the [[American Music Awards of 2009|37th Annual American Music Awards]] red carpet, November 2009]]
In May 2010, a representative for Keys and Swizz Beatz confirmed that they were engaged and expecting a child together.<ref name="expecting">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10179870|title=Alicia Keys expecting first child|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715032539/https://www.bbc.com/news/10179870|url-status=live}}</ref> Keys and Beatz had a wedding celebration near the [[Mediterranean Sea]] on July 31, 2010.<ref name="marriage"/> On October 14, 2010, Keys gave birth to their first son, in New York City.<ref name="Egypt"/> She recorded a song together with [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]] called "[[Speechless (Alicia Keys song)|Speechless]]", dedicated to her son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_ad55ab7d-a69a-57dc-b3e4-d2b601878078.html|title=New mom Alicia Keys releases song about son featuring Eve|date=December 29, 2010|website=The Times-Picayune {{!}} The New Orleans Advocate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901141406/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_ad55ab7d-a69a-57dc-b3e4-d2b601878078.html|archive-date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2011, ''Songs in A Minor'' was re-released as deluxe and collector's editions in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.<ref name="MTV10th">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661882/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-concert.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Announces 10th Anniversary Edition of Songs in a Minor |first=James |last=Dinh |date=April 13, 2011 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313225925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661882/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-concert.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> To support the release, Keys embarked on a four-city promotional tour, titled [[Piano & I: A One Night Only Event With Alicia Keys]], featuring only her piano. Keys is also set to co-produce the Broadway premiere of ''[[Stick Fly]]'', which was opened<ref>{{Cite web|last=League|first=The Broadway|title=Stick Fly – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/stick-fly-490503|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110234011/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/stick-fly-490503|url-status=live}}</ref> in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666508/alicia-keys-stick-fly-broadway.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Heads To Broadway – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005234443/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666508/alicia-keys-stick-fly-broadway.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the end of June, a [[wax sculpture|wax figure]] of Keys was unveiled at [[Madame Tussauds]] New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/alicia-keys-debuts-wax-figure-at-madam-tussauds-in-nyc/|title=Alicia Keys Debuts Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds in NYC|work=[[The Boombox]]|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232610/http://theboombox.com/alicia-keys-debuts-wax-figure-at-madam-tussauds-in-nyc/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 26, 2011, was the premiere of ''Project 5'', known as ''Five'', a short film that marks the debut of Keys as a director. It is a documentary of five episodes that tell stories of five women who had breast cancer and how it affected their lives. The production also has co-direction of the actresses [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Demi Moore]] and film director [[Patty Jenkins]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/project-five-jennifer-aniston_n_842136.html |title=Project Five': Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore Directing Film For 'Lifetime |work=Huffington Post |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203135755/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/project-five-jennifer-aniston_n_842136.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 7, 2011, [[Sony Music]]'s [[RCA Music Group]] announced that it would be absorbing Keys's longtime label, J Records, as well as [[Arista Records|Arista]] and [[Jive Records]]. With the shutdown, Keys (and various other artists previously signed to the three labels) released her following music material under [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) |magazine=Billboard |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326023401/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=November 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044953/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |archive-date=November 8, 2011 }}</ref>