{"id":59211,"date":"2020-01-22T12:45:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T12:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=59211"},"modified":"2020-01-22T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T12:45:34","slug":"alicia-keys-announces-new-album-alicia-to-be-released-worldwide-march-20-and-long-awaited-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/alicia-keys-announces-new-album-alicia-to-be-released-worldwide-march-20-and-long-awaited-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys Announces New Album ‘Alicia’ To Be Released Worldwide March 20 And Long Awaited Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global music icon and 15-time GRAMMY Award winner Alicia Keys announced ALICIA \u2013 THE WORLD TOUR<\/em>, her highly anticipated return to the stage. Keys will bring her repertoire of worldwide hits to iconic venues across North America and Europe, including a stop at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in Key\u2019s hometown of New York City. The celebrated singer\/songwriter\/producer will visit major cities on both continents including London, Paris, Berlin, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more on the tour produced by Live Nation.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The tour announcement comes fresh off Keys\u2019 exciting news to fans last night that her forthcoming seventh studio album ALICIA<\/em> is set to be released worldwide on March 20, via RCA Records. Keys also gave fans a first-look at the album\u2019s stunning artwork. Pre-sale for the album is set for Friday, January 24, in celebration of Alicia\u2019s birthday on January 25.<\/p>\n

Keys released the anthemic \u201cUnderdog,\u201d the album\u2019s new single, earlier this month to critical acclaim (\u201cA be-jewelled slice of pop-soul with a gently euphoric feel\u201d \u2013 Clash<\/em>).<\/p>\n

In addition to new music, Keys will be bringing her classics – from \u201cNo One\u201d to \u201cIf I Ain\u2019t Got You\u201d to \u201cGirl on Fire\u201d – to life in a special multi-media, artistic experience on the ALICIA \u2013 THE WORLD TOUR<\/em> stage each night. A meditation on love and life, the show will be a true celebration, filled with the magnetic energy that only live music can create.<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, January 27th<\/sup> at 10am local time.<\/p>\n

Keys will be returning to host the Grammy Awards on Sunday, January 26th<\/sup>, airing on CBS.\u00a0 She will release her book More Myself<\/em> on March 31, via Flatiron Publishing.<\/p>\n

ALICIA \u2013 THE WORLD TOUR EUROPEAN DATES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 June – Ireland\u00a0 Dublin, 3Arena
\n7 June – UK Manchester, Manchester Arena
\n8 June – UK Birmingham, Birmingham Arena<
\n10 June – UK London, The O2
\n12 June – Belgium Antwerp, Sportpaleis
\n14 June – Germany\u00a0Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
\n16 June – Sweden Stockholm, Ericsson Globe
\n17 June – Norway Oslo, Spektrum
\n19 June – Germany Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena
\n20 June – Germany Munich, Olympiahalle
\n25 June – Czech Republic Prague, O2 Arena
\n1 July – France\u00a0Paris, Accorhotels Arena
\n4 July – Spain Madrid, WiZink Center
\n7 July – Spain Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
\n9 July – France\u00a0Bordeaux, Ark\u00e9a Arena
\n11 July – Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal
\n14 July – Germany Cologne, Lanxess Arena
\n17 July – Germany\u00a0Mannheim, SAP Arena
\n18 July – Switzerland\u00a0Zurich, Hallenstadion
\n20 July – Poland Krakow, Tauron Arena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Global music icon and 15-time GRAMMY Award winner Alicia Keys announced ALICIA \u2013 THE WORLD TOUR, her highly anticipated return to the stage. Keys will bring her repertoire of worldwide hits to iconic venues across North America and Europe, including a stop at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in Key\u2019s hometown of New York City. The celebrated singer\/songwriter\/producer will visit major cities on both continents including London, Paris, Berlin, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more on the tour produced by Live Nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,7,21455,9,21453],"tags":[18,1312,394,22,144,77,103],"class_list":["post-59211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","tag-alicia-keys","tag-book","tag-concerts","tag-grammys","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-fp1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49035,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/mark-ronson-announces-new-album-late-night-feelings-and-releases-title-track-featuring-lykke-li\/","url_meta":{"origin":59211,"position":0},"title":"Mark Ronson Announces New Album ‘Late Night Feelings’ And Releases Title Track Featuring Lykke Li","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"12\/04\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Triple threat Mark Ronson - winner of an Academy Award, Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe, has announced that his highly anticipated fifth studio album, 'Late Night Feelings', will be released on June 21, through Columbia Records. 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