Sunday 7pm: Feature Artist – Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and actress. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records. Keys’ debut album, Songs in A Minor was released in 2001, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single “Fallin'”, and selling over 12 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her sophomore album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003, spawning successful singles “You Don’t Know My Name”, “If I Ain’t Got You” and “Diary”, and selling eight million copies worldwide. The duet song “My Boo” with Usher, scored her a second number-one single in 2004. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, becoming the first woman to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one.

As I Am was released in 2007, producing the Hot 100 number-one single “No One”, selling five million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards. The Element of Freedom was released in 2009, becoming her first chart-topping album in the UK, and selling four million copies worldwide. Keys additionally collaborated with Jay Z on “Empire State of Mind” as her fourth number-one single, and won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010. Girl on Fire was released in 2012 as her fifth Billboard 200 topping album, spawning the successful title track. Her second live album, VH1 Storytellers was released in 2013. Here was released in 2016, becoming her seventh R&B/Hip-Hop chart topping album.

Keys made her first television appearance on The Cosby Show in 1985 as a four year old child. She made her film debut in Smokin’ Aces and later in The Nanny Diaries in 2007. Keys then had a NAACP Image Award nominated appearance in The Secret Life of Bees in 2008. Keys also made an appearance on season 2 of Empire in 2015. She is currently a mentor on The Voice as of 2016.

Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards such as 15 Grammy Awards and 17 NAACP Image Awards, and has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.[4] Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed her number ten on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. Time named Keys in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005. VH1 also included her on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. – Wikipedia

Great Soul Performances with Bobby Jay – 7pm ET

Later this evening on “Great Soul Performances,” you’ll hear the Spinners, the Impressions, James Brown, Alicia Keys, Donnie Hathaway, the Intruders, Joe Tex, James Brown, the Four Tops and for the third straight week, we’ve got tributes to pay. I’ll be saluting the late Bobby Rogers of the Miracles and the late Jewel Akens. So join me at 7PM ET on RadioMaxMusic.Com.

 

 

RadioMax Top 70 Chart – December 9, 2012

1	1	PHILLIP PHILLIPS Home	26	1
2	2	LUMINEERS Ho Hey	34	2
3	4	RIHANNA Diamonds	11	2
4	8	BRUNO MARS Locked Out of Heaven	10	3
5	10	KELLY CLARKSON Catch My Breath	8	5
6	16	MUMFORD & SONS I Will Wait	14	6
7	13	MUSE Madness	16	7
8	7	TAYLOR SWIFT I Knew You Were Trouble	3	7
9	30	ALICIA KEYS & NICKI MINAJ Girl On Fire	6	9
10	9	IMAGINE DRAGONS It’s Time	10	9
11	11	PITBUL Featuring TJR Don’t Stop The Party	3	11
12	3	KE$Ha Die Young	11	3
13	6	P!NK Try	7	3
14	12	NICKI MINAJ Va Va Voom	7	12
15	36	ONE DIRECTION Little Things	3	15
16	5	FLO RIDA I Cry	13	5
17	17	FUN. Some Nights	25	1
18	28	WILL.I.AM & BRITNEY SPEARS Scream and Shout	3	18
19	33	KID ROCK Let’s Ride	11	19
20	21	ED SHEERAN The A Team	36	11
21	15	ONEREPUBLIC Feel Again	15	4
22	22	HUNTER HAYES Wanted	24	18
23	49	PASSION PIT Take A Walk	3	23
24	25	OF MONSTERS AND MEN Little Talks	22	24
25	18	ALEX CLARE Too Close	28	1
26	26	MAROON 5 Daylight	4	26
27	29	ZAC BROWN BAND Goodbye In Her Eyes	11	26
28	31	GREG BATES Did It For The Girl	3	28
29	39	TAYLOR SWIFT Begin Again	11	29
30	40	BRAD PAISLEY Southern Comfort Zone	5	30
31	44	3 DOORS DOWN One Light	5	31
32	51	BAND PERRY Better Dig Two	5	25
33	14	BRIDGIT MENDLER Ready Or Not	6	10
34	19	MAROON 5 One More Night	20	1
35	27	LITTLE BIG TOWN Tornado	4	27
36	20	SCRIPT Featuring WILL.I.AM Hall Of Fame	18	6
37	24	ROLLING STONES Doom and Gloom	9	18
38	62	HUNTER HAYES Somebody’s Heartache	2	38
39	50	FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Cruise	8	23
40	23	ELLIE GOULDING Anything Could Happen	12	22
41	47	NEON TREES Featuring KASKADE Lessons In Love	4	41
42	52	TRAIN 50 Ways To Say Goodbye	27	4
43	53	THREE DAYS GRACE Chalk Outline	11	29
44	32	KIP MOORE Beer Money	9	27
45	38	GREEN DAY Let Yourself Go	9	25
46	42	TAYLOR SWIFT We Are Never Getting Back Together	17	1
47	43	FUN. Carry On	6	41
48	54	ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Featuring SAMMY ADAMS Finally Found You	15	12
49	57	IMAGINE DRAGONS Radioactive	3	49
50	67	CARRIE UNDERWOOD Two Black Caddilacs	2	50
51	69	AEROSMITH Sweet Jesus	2	51
52	45	READY SET Give Me Your Hand	6	42
53	37	ADELE Skyfall	10	3
54	55	P!NK Blow Me (One Last Kiss)	23	1
55	60	MATCHBOX TWENTY Overjoyed	7	48
56	56	CARRIE UNDERWOOD Blown Away	25	13
57	65	GEORGE STRAIT Give All We Got Tonight	2	57
58	35	PSY Gangnam Style	10	13
59	48	COSMIC MOTHER FUNK Walkin’ Blues	14	26
60	59	HEART Dear Old America	4	58
61	61	JASON ALDEAN, LUKE BRYAN & ERIC CHURCH The Only Way I Know	3	61
62	63	CASSADEE POPE Over You	2	62
63	N	CALVIN HARRIS Featuring FLORENCE WELCH Sweet Nothing	1	63
64	N	ERIC CHURCH Creepin’	1	64
65	N	KENNY CHESNEY El Cerritto Place	1	65
66	N	CHRISTINA AGUILERA & BLAKE SHELTON Just A Fool	1	66
67	N	LUMINEERS Stubborn Love	1	67
68	N	TOBY KEITH Hope On The Rocks	1	68
69	N	TRAIN Mermaid	1	69
70	N	VICCI MARTINEZ Featuring CEE LO GREEN Come Along	1	70