ALICIA KEYS COVERS ESSENCE MAGAZINE & #1 ON BILLBOARD CHARTS

This girl is still on fire, Congratulations to Alicia Keys who hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the fifth time in her career. Her newest album, “Girl On Fire,” debuted at number one. It has sold 159,000 so far. She also releases the new cover she is featured on Essence Magazine.

Alicia Keys January 2013 issue of Essence, she graces the cover in a red strapless peplum dress, gold accessories and a huge bright smile. In the issue Alicia discusses her new look and learning to say “no.” “It’s okay if I can’t do every single thing. I finally understand that it doesn’t make me a lesser artist or human being,” stated the diva.

The Grammy Award winning singer also dished on how unprepared she was for Sandy. “After the third or fourth tuna fish sandwich, and after we learned we’d be without power for a week, I called my mother, who lives Uptown. She was okay and hadn’t lost any power, so we ended up going to her house. We were pretty lucky.”

Read the full article due to hit stands December 7.

The album is making big numbers she tweets:  This album had the smallest launch and still is making big numbers.