Sixteen-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Alicia Keys might be honored with the Dr. Dre World Affect Award on the Recording Academy Honors.
The Black Music Collective hosted ceremony might be held Thursday, Jan. 30, on the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
“From her timeless music to her unwavering dedication to uplifting others, Alicia has made an indelible affect on the world,” says Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
He provides, “Alicia embodies all the pieces the Dr. Dre World Affect Award represents – her artistry is aware of no bounds, her advocacy evokes significant change, and her affect has profoundly formed tradition. We’re honored to rejoice her extraordinary legacy and the transformative contributions she continues to make in music and past.”
Named after the legendary producer, the Dr. Dre World Affect Award was established in 2023 to rejoice artists’ musical excellence in addition to their entrepreneurial achievements, philanthropic efforts, and world affect.
Since releasing her groundbreaking debut album, Songs In A Minor, Alicia Keys has bought over 65 million data worldwide and has amassed over 5 billion streams. With 37 million licensed observe gross sales and 20 million album gross sales within the U.S., Keys is the No. 1 RIAA-certified feminine R&B artist of the millennium.
She has launched eight studio albums, along with her newest effort, KEYS, launched in 2022. The double album featured authentic songs and remixes dubbed as Unlocked.
Apart from music, Keys launched her first memoir, Extra Myself: A Journey, in 2020. The e book was featured on the New York Instances Finest Vendor checklist.
In 2023, she debuted her musical Hell’s Kitchen, which was impressed by her expertise rising up within the Manhattan neighborhood of the identical title.
Since its premiere, the musical transferred to Broadway and earned Keys Tony Award and Grammy Award nominations. The forged album is presently up for Finest Musical Album on the 2025 Grammy Awards, which takes place Sunday, Feb. 2.
Additional, Keys is the co-founder of She Is The Music, a nonprofit group that goals to extend the variety of girls working in music. She’s additionally the founding father of the skincare and make-up model Keys Soulcare.