While the music of Alicia Keys will always have Soul and R&B at its core, the singer/piano player is already planning to branch out a bit more on her next album. "I definitely see the album being a little bit edgier," she recently told Billboard.com. "I feel like it's going to have a lot of political elements to it as well and be a bit more guitar-driven. The sound is definitely going to be different, but obviously the heart and soul of it is always going to remain consistent."
Keys is looking for some unexpected collaborators to help her achieve this new sound. She would like to work with more musicians outside of the Hip-Hop and R&B world, with John Mayer being at the top of her list. "I'd also like to do something that's really out there, with like Queens Of The Stone Age or White Stripes, something just strange as hell, unexpected and interesting," Keys said. "I always like to collaborate with one or two special folks that just take it to a new place. I have a lot of strange ideas and brainstorms."
Billboard also reports that Keys recently recorded three new songs, including the title cut and a cover of The Impressions' "People Get Ready" with Lyfe Jennings, for the soundtrack to the movie Glory Road. The film chronicles the 1966 Texas Western men's basketball team, which featured the first all-African American starting lineup. And, as previously reported, she is developing a new television show based on her childhood in New York City.
AWESOME! I'd love to see her working with White Stripes
.The album might come out on November.
