Alicia Keys premiered “Empire State of Mind (Part 2)” during a performance for iHeartRadio. The sequel to her collaboration with Jay-Z features a mellowed beat and new lyrics. It will appear on her fourth album The Element of Freedom (Dec. 15). The original song tops the charts this week, giving Jay the first No. 1 hit of his own on the Billboard Hot 100.

Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis shared performing duties on Tuesday’s “Dancing with the Stars” semi-finals results show. Alicia performed her second single “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” while her labelmate Leona sang “Happy.”

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Superwoman Alicia Keys can heal everything but her broken heart in the Syndrome-directed video for “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” the second single from her fourth album The Element of Freedom. Listen to the full version of “Dreaming,” a new cut off the album here.

Everyone wants a piece of Drake. Alicia Keys is the latest superstar to call on the in-demand rapper for a collaboration.

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Alicia Keys uses her superpowers to heal in the video for her second single “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart.” Watch as the “Superwoman” takes a motorcycle ride through the streets of Brooklyn and sings atop a high-rise in the Syndrome-directed clip.

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Alicia Keys debuts the official artwork for her fourth album The Element of Freedom. The final version contains some of the same elements as the mock-up that previously leaked, including the doves and typeface. A definite improvement though.

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Alicia Keys has the gift and the curse in the video for her second single “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart” off December 15th’s The Element of Freedom. She compares the character she plays to Will Smith’s Hancock and X-Men’s Rogue.

“I have the blessing of having this ability to bring things back to life or to heal something when it’s sick,” Keys explains to Billboard. “As much of a blessing as that is, it’s also my curse because I can’t physically touch anyone that I love.”

Alicia Keys was glowing in green as she walked the green carpet at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday (Nov. 5). Keys performed “Looking for Paradise” with Latin singer Alejandro Sanz, below. Listen to a snippet of her new song “Dreaming” here.

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