Alicia Keys

Artists Who Turned Down Very Successful Songs Some artists know a hot song when they first hear it, and some artists don't. While some of the artists on this list are probably over the fact that they passed on a hit song, the other artists probably still can't sleep knowing that they let a hit song slip through their hands. Hilary Duff could have definitely used a mega-hit like "Boom Clap" to resurrect her career. Check out the artists who turned down songs that became huge hit records. Number

The Secret Life Of Bees The secret life of bees was written by author Sue Monk Kidd and was set in South Carolina 1964. Kidd creatively uses bee insects as an unhuman like object to express and symbolize the certain aspects and ways of life throughout the novel. Specifically, in this novel the bees act as models of human society. Sue Monk Kidd presents themes and ideas through the eyes of the character Lily, who is 14 years old in the novel. These ideas are related to having a sense of belonging

Many people can have a more than one “mother.” Whether they are blood related or not, they can have all the traits a mom has to someone. Black Mary, for example, is a mother figure to many people in the novel, “The Secret Life of Bees,” by Sue Monk Kidd. The Secret Life of Bees was set in 1965. The novel, written by Sue Monk Kidd, mostly talks about a coming of age process with the main character, Lily Owens as she grows up. She learns about the love, family, and Black Mary. Black Mary is a major

At the 2016 MTV Video Music awards, Alicia Keys shocked the world when she showed up without makeup. As one can imagine, the rumor mill kicked into high gear as to why she committed such a heinous act. Well, its' rather complicated. So, let's dig in a little deeper and see the five reasons she stopped wearing makeup. 1. ALICIA KEYS DIDN'T LIKE BEING A CHAMELEON Alicia always expressed her distaste for how the media shapes the looks of celebrities. When she first hit the scene, people criticized

Alicia Keys will be honored at the 2015 Grammys on the Hill Awards ceremony on April 15th. Keys will receive the Recording Artists Coalition Award, which is part of the artists' rights program (founded by Sheryl Crow and Don Henley). The R&B singer is a founding member of the Recording Academy's Grammy Creators Alliance. A day after the ceremony, the Recording Academy will host the Grammys on the Hill Advocacy Day. This year's Grammys on the Hill will be held in Washington, D.C., and some of the

Mariah Vasquez 11/16/13 ALICIA AUGELLO COOK Alicia Augello Cook was born on January 25th 1981 in New York. Alicia started playing the piano at age seven and began to take piano lessons. She grew up in a single family household with her mother due to her father’s absence at the age of five. Alicia first noticed her passion in music at a very young age and always dreamt of making it big and performing but never thought that it would actually happen. She had a lot of faith

When Alicia Keys starts her song with, “If war is holy and sex is obscene,” she immediately creates a seriousness that can’t be ignored (1). Alicia and Billy Walsh, a poet she wrote the song with knew that people often shy away from discussing these topics. Keys reveals how she is not afraid to confront the difficult realities that society faces by bluntly discussing war and sex. In her song Holy War, that she released in October of 2016 she is longing to advocate for love, not hate and war.

thinking of the ideal future president. It only makes sense to elect Alicia Keys as president in order for the United States to be successful. Alicia Keys is the perfect candidate for president for several reasons. She is hardworking, intelligent, and she cares for many important causes. To begin, Alicia Keys should be president because she is determined and hardworking. According to "thevouge.com", "Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards, including 14 Grammy awards, and has sold over

Swan Lake has been an inspiration for choreographers and artists around the world. It is important to recall that: “The first full-scale multicultural collaboration between an American and a Soviet ballet company took place in Boston on May 3, 1990, when the Boston Ballet staged Swan Lake. Within the production, Soviet danseurs partnered American Ballerinas, and American danseurs partnered Soviet ballerinas. Even the sets, designed by an American artist, were constructed in the Soviet Union” (Crawford

Clueless of her own Cluelessness The iconic release of Amy Heckerling’s production of Clueless (1995), dramatized the struggles of a typical, rich American princess Cher Horowitz. Her story is set in Beverly Hills, California where she comes from an affluent home headed by her father who is a lawyer. Being in high school, Cher is popular amongst her peers and that in addition to her wealthy background are big parts in upkeeping her lavish lifestyle. Cher is obviously intelligent, yet still so naive;