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== Question from [[User:Douglas BRYSON|Douglas BRYSON]] (03:41, 19 August 2023) ==

Hello,

What are your experiences/qualifications?

Respectfully,
D. BRYSON --[[User:Douglas BRYSON|Douglas BRYSON]] ([[User talk:Douglas BRYSON|talk]]) 03:41, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

:Hi there, @[[User:Douglas BRYSON|Douglas BRYSON]], thank you for your question. Formally, as in real life, I do not have any qualifications that I can speak of. However, that doesn't stop me from being a fairly exprienced editor here on the English Wikipedia. I've been active here for more than three years - I'm an [[WP:XC|extended-confirmed user]] with over 2,000 edits, and a [[WP:RPC|pending changes reviewer]], [[WP:RBK|rollbacker]], and I'm your mentor as well, so I'm familiar with most of our [[WP:editing policies|editing policies]]. If you have any questions about editing, feel free to let me know. Thanks, ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 02:13, 20 August 2023 (UTC) {{smiley}}

== Question from [[User:Ezeeluu|Ezeeluu]] (06:20, 24 August 2023) ==

How can I add information on Wikipedia page? --[[User:Ezeeluu|Ezeeluu]] ([[User talk:Ezeeluu|talk]]) 06:20, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Ezeeluu|Ezeeluu]], thank you for your question. Just go to the page where you want to add your information and click the "Edit" or "Edit source" button at the top of the page. This will lead to you to the editing tab where you can choose to add the information onto the page [[WP:VisualEditor|visually]] or by editing the page's [[Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/1|source code]]. Just make sure your information is supported by a [[WP:reliable source|reliable source]], and check the [[WP:editing policy|editing policy]] for more basic information about adding content. If you have any other specific questions about editing, or if you need clarification, feel free to reply to me. Thanks, ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 09:42, 24 August 2023 (UTC) {{smiley}}

== Question from [[User:Actorsamit|Actorsamit]] (20:39, 12 September 2023) ==

Hello thanks --[[User:Actorsamit|Actorsamit]] ([[User talk:Actorsamit|talk]]) 20:39, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Actorsamit|Actorsamit]], I assume this is in response to my welcome message. I'm happy to help—please let me know if you have any questions! ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 12:10, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Ilyas karwan|Ilyas karwan]] on [[Twitter verification]] (14:39, 16 September 2023) ==

Ok --[[User:Ilyas karwan|Ilyas karwan]] ([[User talk:Ilyas karwan|talk]]) 14:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Ilyas karwan|Ilyas karwan]], I assume this is in response to my welcome message. I see you have been visiting [[Twitter verification]]—don't hesitate to let me know if you need help with anything! ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 23:14, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Litkyd|Litkyd]] (08:36, 9 October 2023) ==

Hello, who is my mentor here,
can I upload my picture on Google --[[User:Litkyd|Litkyd]] ([[User talk:Litkyd|talk]]) 08:36, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Litkyd|Litkyd]], thank you for your question. Google, as a separate search engine, is unaffiliated with Wikipedia, and any images published on the internet may end up being visible on a Google search. Did you perhaps have a question about [[WP:Uploading images|uploading images to Wikipedia]]? ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 23:09, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Bennie's son|Bennie's son]] (05:06, 10 October 2023) ==

just want to pay my respects and offer my thanks in advance for the services you profile to assist dedicated folks like myself. God bless and thanks again in advance for the future help I am sure I will need --[[User:Bennie's son|Bennie's son]] ([[User talk:Bennie's son|talk]]) 05:06, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Bennie's son|Bennie's son]], thank you for your message! I'm happy to be of assistance and glad I can help. Don't hesitate to let me know if you do end up needing help! ''[[User:Liamyangll|Liamyangll]]'' ([[User talk:Liamyangll|talk to me!]]) 23:12, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Waterbottle001|Waterbottle001]] (19:56, 16 October 2023) ==

how do i edit or create an article --[[User:Waterbottle001|Waterbottle001]] ([[User talk:Waterbottle001|talk]]) 19:56, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

== Question from [[User:Assistant247|Assistant247]] (19:32, 21 October 2023) ==

Where is the "move" title to change a page title when you've had your account for more than 4 days and done more than 10 approved edits to alternated pages? --[[User:Assistant247|Assistant247]] ([[User talk:Assistant247|talk]]) 19:32, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Cindy Crawford

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{{short description|American model and actress}}
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| name = Cindy Crawford
| image = Cindy Crawford in London.jpg
| caption = Crawford in 2015
| birth_name = Cynthia Ann Crawford
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|20}}
| birth_place = [[DeKalb, Illinois]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]]
| known_for = {{plainlist|
* Kate McQueen in ''[[Fair Game (1995 film)|Fair Game]]''
* Host of [[MTV]]'s ''[[House of Style]]''
}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9+1/2}}<ref name="storm">{{Cite web |title=Cindy Crawford|url=https://www.stormmanagement.com/image/women/cindy-crawford/22/ |access-date=October 17, 2023 |work=[[Storm Management]]}}</ref>
| haircolor = Brown<ref name="storm"/>
| eyecolor = Brown<ref name="storm"/>
| yearsactive = 1983 - present
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Model
* actress
* television personality
}}
| website = {{URL|cindy.com}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Richard Gere]]|1991|1995|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Rande Gerber]]|1998}}
}}
| children = 2, including [[Kaia Gerber]]
| agency = [[Storm Model Management]] (London)
}}

'''Cynthia Ann Crawford''' (born February 20, 1966) is an American [[Model (person)|model]], [[Actor|actress]] and [[television personality]]. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and runways, as well as fashion campaigns. She subsequently expanded into acting and business ventures.

==Early life==
Crawford was born in [[DeKalb, Illinois]], on February 20, 1966,<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/cindy-crawford-9542465|title=Cindy Crawford: Model, Actress, Film Actor/Film Actress, Film Actress, Television Actress, Television Personality (1966–)|publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429001258/http://www.biography.com/people/cindy-crawford-9542465|url-status=dead}}</ref> the daughter of Dan Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née Walker).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/a-sweet-and-sour-party-at-fashion-week-1.1434815|title=A sweet and sour party at Fashion Week|last=Kahn|first=Robert|date=September 9, 2009|work=[[Newsday]]|access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref> She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125519,00.html |title=Sole Mates |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=June 15, 1998 |access-date=April 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231918/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125519,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a brother, Jeffery, who died of [[childhood leukemia]] at age 3.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bueno|first1=Antoinette|title=Cindy Crawford Opens Up to Oprah About Her Brother Dying of Cancer at 3 Years Old|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/167637_cindy_crawford_opens_up_to_oprah_about_her_brother_dying_of_cancer_at_3_years_old/|work=ET Online|publisher=CBS Studios, Inc.|date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> On social media, she has stated that her family had been in the United States for generations and that her ancestry was mostly German, English, and French.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CindyCrawford/status/15444100073 |title=Twitter/CindyCrawford |date=June 4, 2010}}</ref> She is [[Christian]].<ref name="mnf1">{{Cite web|title=Most Wanted: Kaia Gerber|url=https://www.manifesto.asia/post/966/MOST-WANTED-Kaia-Gerber|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024002811/https://www.manifesto.asia/post/966/MOST-WANTED-Kaia-Gerber|archive-date=October 24, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> Appearing in an episode of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' in 2013, she discovered that her ancestors included European [[nobility]] and that she was descended from [[Charlemagne]].<ref>Mike Parker, [http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/425971/US-mutt-Cindy-Crawford-has-royal-blood Cindy Crawford has royal blood: SUPERMODEL Cindy Crawford has learnt that she is related to the Emperor Charlemagne] dated September 1, 2013 at express.co.uk, accessed February 2, 2014</ref>

In her sophomore year at high school, she received a call from a local clothing store regarding modeling work, only to discover it was a prank by two of her classmates. However, the following year, another store hired a number of high school girls, including Crawford, to work for them (including a fashion shoot). In her junior year, local photographer Roger Legel, whose duties included photographing a different college girl to be that week's coed in the ''DeKalb Nite Weekly'', asked to take her picture for the publication; the result was Crawford's first cover.<ref>Cindy Crawford with Katherine O'Leary, p. 22, ''Becoming'', Rizzoli, 2015, {{ISBN|978-0-8478-4619-1}}</ref> The photo and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modeling. Initially, she worked with a small agency, which was sold to [[Elite Model Management]] shortly after she signed. In 1983, she entered Elite's Look of the Year contest at 17 and made the national finals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Gross|first=Michael|url=http://archive.org/details/modeluglybusines00gros_0|title=Model|date=1995|publisher=W. Morrow|isbn=978-0-688-12659-9|pages=19|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sherrow|first=Victoria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNLZkzxmiEIC&dq=%22cindy+crawford%22+%22look+of+the+year%22+1983&pg=PA92|title=For Appearance' Sake: The Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty, and Grooming|date=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-57356-204-1|language=en}}</ref>

Crawford graduated from [[DeKalb High School (Illinois)|DeKalb High School]] in 1984 as [[valedictorian]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=13 Famous Valedictorians|encyclopedia=[[MSN Encarta]]|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/college/?article=FamousValedictorians|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602090911/http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/college/?article=FamousValedictorians|archive-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> She earned an academic [[scholarship]] to study [[chemical engineering]] at [[Northwestern University]], which she attended for only one [[semester]] before dropping out to pursue a full-time modeling career. After working for photographer [[Victor Skrebneski]] in [[Chicago]], she moved to [[New York City]] in 1986 and signed with the Elite New York modeling agency.{{r|elitemodellook.com}}{{Sfn|Gross|1995|p=21}}

==Career==
In 1987, Crawford appeared in the opening credits of the [[Michael J. Fox]] film ''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|The Secret of My Success]]''. Three years later, she was featured alongside top models [[Christy Turlington]], [[Linda Evangelista]], [[Tatjana Patitz]] and [[Naomi Campbell]] on the cover of the January 1990 edition of ''[[British Vogue]]''.<ref name="Grdn2023">{{cite news |last1=Cochrane |first1=Lauren |title=Supermodels recreate iconic Vogue cover 30 years on |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/aug/11/supermodels-recreate-iconic-vogue-cover-30-years-on |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=The Guardian |date=11 August 2023}}</ref> Crawford and the other four models subsequently appeared in the video for [[George Michael]]'s hit "[[Freedom! '90#Music video|Freedom! '90]]" later that year. Subsequently, Crawford played the lost love of [[Jon Bon Jovi]] in the 1994 video for his version of "[[Please Come Home For Christmas]]", "[[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]]" in the 2011 video for [[Duran Duran]]'s "Girl Panic" (featuring supermodels as the band, including Naomi Campbell as [[Simon Le Bon]]), and Headmistress in the 2015 video for [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)|Bad Blood]]" as part of a cast including [[Jessica Alba]], [[Selena Gomez]], and fellow models [[Lily Aldridge]], [[Cara Delevingne]], [[Gigi Hadid]], [[Martha Hunt]] and [[Karlie Kloss]].[[File:Cindy Crawford 1995.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Crawford in 1995]]
She was frequently featured on the cover of multiple fashion and lifestyle magazines, including ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', and ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]''. A partial count in 1998 totalled over 500 appearances.<ref>"Television; 'Sex With Cindy'; TV special explores the sexual state of the union", by Harvey Solomon, ''[[Boston Herald]]'', September 22, 1998, p. 56</ref> Crawford has walked the runway shows for [[Chanel]], [[Versace]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Christian Dior]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Ralph Lauren]], [[Roberto Cavalli]], [[Michael Kors]], [[Thierry Mugler]], [[Todd Oldham]], [[DKNY]], and [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]]. Crawford also appeared in many fashion campaigns during her career, including those for [[Versace]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Escada]], [[David Yurman]], [[Oscar De La Renta]], [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]], [[Hermes]], [[Ellen Tracy]], [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]], [[Bally Shoe|Bally]], [[Liz Claiborne]], [[Hervé Leger]], [[Halston]], [[Anne Klein (fashion designer)|Anne Klein]], [[Isaac Mizrahi]], [[Blumarine]], [[Guess]], [[Ink]], [[Gap Inc.|Gap]], and [[Revlon]]. She has also worked for [[Omega SA|Omega]], [[Maybelline]], [[Clairol]], [[Pepsi]], and Chilean retail stores [[Ripley S.A.|Ripley]] (partner of [[Macy's]]).

In July 1988, she posed nude for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine in a shoot by photographer [[Herb Ritts]].<ref>[http://www.playboy.com/girls/view/cindy-crawford "Cindy Crawford"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630192841/http://www.playboy.com/girls/view/cindy-crawford |date=June 30, 2012 }}, ''[[Playboy]]''. Retrieved March 28, 2009.</ref> In October 1998, Crawford returned to the pages of ''Playboy'' for a second nude pictorial, again taken by Ritts.<ref>Rush, George et al. [http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-08-27/gossip/18075826_1_liz-rosenberg-cindy-crawford-peter-berg "IT BARES REPEATING: CINDY IS NUDE AGAIN!"], ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' (online), August 27, 1998.</ref> She was ranked number 5 on ''Playboy'''s list of the 100 sexiest stars of the 20th century. A 1997 ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after [[Demi Moore]]) most beautiful woman in the world. In 2002, Crawford was named one of the 50 most beautiful people by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine. In her forties, she claimed No. 26 in the 2006 Hot 100 issue of ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1931&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430210006/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1931&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki|url-status=dead|title=Cindy Crawford of 2006 Hot 100 on Maxim.com|archive-date=April 30, 2008}}</ref> She was named No. 3 on [[VH1]]'s ''40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s'' and was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 100 Hottest Women of All-Time|url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time|work=[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]|access-date=January 3, 2012|year=2011}}</ref>

The [[Red Versace dress of Cindy Crawford|red Versace dress]] she wore to the [[63rd Academy Awards]] in 1991 had a major influence on fashion, and many copies and fakes of the dress were produced.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/novembre/06/epoca_nel_segno_Versace_co_0_9211067246.shtml|title= Un'epoca nel segno di Versace|newspaper=[[Corriere della Sera]]|access-date=June 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Chace2003">{{cite book|last=Chace|first=Reeve|title=The Complete Book of Oscar Fashion: Variety's 75 Years of Glamour on the Red Carpet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PfxAAAAMAAJ|access-date=June 5, 2011|date=October 2003|publisher=Reed Press|isbn=978-1-59429-001-5}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph08">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3167702/Liz-Hurley-safety-pin-dress-voted-the-greatest-dress.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|author=Urmee Khan|title=Liz Hurley 'safety pin' dress voted the greatest dress |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=October 9, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1992, Crawford—through [[GoodTimes Home Video]] and her company Crawdaddy Productions—made an exercise video with Radu Teodorescu named ''Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body''; although criticised by some{{who|date=December 2014}} for being unsafe,{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} it was hugely successful and led to two equally lucrative followups, ''Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge'' in 1993 (again with Radu) and ''Cindy Crawford: A New Dimension'' in 2000; the latter, made with fitness expert Kathy Kaehler and produced not long after Crawford gave birth to her first child, was aimed at new mothers getting back into shape. In 2001, Crawford also made a shorter fitness video aimed at children, ''Mini-Muscles with Cindy Crawford and the Fit-wits'', an animated production featuring the voices of Crawford (who also appears at the beginning in live action), Radu and [[Kobe Bryant]].

The inaugural issue of ''[[George (magazine)|George]]'', a short lived political magazine in the 1990s, featured Crawford dressed like [[George Washington]] on the cover. In 2005, the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]] listed it as the 22nd best magazine cover of the last 40 years.<ref>[http://www.magazine.org/asme/top_40_covers/ "ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505212006/http://www.magazine.org/asme/top%5F40%5Fcovers/ |date=May 5, 2010 }}, [[American Society of Magazine Editors]], October 17, 2005</ref>

Crawford has also been on TV and in films. From 1989 to 1995, Crawford was host and executive producer of [[MTV]]'s ''[[House of Style]]''. In the early 1990s, Crawford starred in the [[Pepsi]] and [[Pepsi Stuff]] advertising.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pepsi.com/faqs.php?section=highlights |title=Ads and History – Highlights |publisher=Pepsi.com |date=March 31, 1999 |access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20340963,00.html |title=11 Best Super Bowl Ads Ever |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 5, 2011 |access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref> In 1992, she appeared in Pepsi's [[Super Bowl commercial]],<ref name="hp">{{cite web | url =http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/news/a16309/cindy-crawford-pepsi-commercial-emojis/|title=Cindy Crawford just remade her iconic '90s pepsi commercial—but there's a catch|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=June 24, 2016|access-date =April 22, 2017}}</ref> aired during [[Super Bowl XXVI]]. In 2016, Pepsi released a remake of the commercial, also featuring Crawford.<ref name="hp"/> In 1995, Crawford broke into movies as the female lead in the movie ''[[Fair Game (1995 film)|Fair Game]]''. Her performance was panned by [[critic]]s—[[Leonard Maltin]] commented "In her acting debut, supermodel Crawford makes a good jogger."<ref>"Leonard Maltin's 2009 [[Movie Guide]]", by Leonard Maltin, p. 433</ref> The film was also a financial failure, with expenses of $50 million and $11 million takings at the [[box office]]. In 2001, she costarred as part of an ensemble cast in ''[[The Simian Line]]''. Again the film was not successful or critically acclaimed, but Crawford's acting was not criticized. She has had many lesser roles guest starring on TV and as supporting roles, often playing herself. For example, in 2000, she was one of the celebrities (along with [[Victoria Silvstedt]], [[Anna Falchi]] and [[Megan Gale]]) playing themselves in the Italian comedy ''[[Body Guards – Guardie del corpo]]''. In the 1990s, Carol Shaw, her make-up artist, named a lipstick color after Crawford as a part of the Lorac Cosmetics lip-wear line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110228388.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051641/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110228388.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2014 |title=Look book: celeb makeup artists told us the tricks they use to get stars looking amazing. (Now you can steal their secrets, baby!) |publisher=[[CosmoGirl|CosmoGirl!]] |date=November 1, 2003}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, she made a number of appearances in magician [[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]]'s stage shows, standing in for her fellow supermodel [[Claudia Schiffer]] as Copperfield's guest assistant. During these appearances, she took part in a number of different illusions including being levitated, [[Guillotine (magic trick)|guillotined]], and [[Sawing a woman in half|sawn in half]] in Copperfield's [[Clearly Impossible]] illusion. On a number of occasions, she joined Copperfield and Schiffer in a performance of the [[Sawing a woman in half#Double sawing|Double Sawing]] illusion in which both women were sawn in half and then reassembled with their lower halves swapped.<ref>Cindy Crawford with Katherine O'Leary, p. 110, ''Becoming'', Rizzoli, 2015, {{ISBN|978-0-8478-4619-1}}</ref>

===After modeling===
Crawford quit full-time modeling in 2000 and now appears only occasionally in fashion [[Magazine|magazines]]. In 2005, Crawford created a line of beauty products with [[Jean-Louis Sebagh]] called Meaningful Beauty for [[Guthy-Renker]].<ref>[http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/skin-care/cindy-crawford-beauty-interview "Cindy Crawford on Beauty, Fitness, and Eating Healthy"]. ''[[Harpers Bazaar]]'', October 23, 2014.</ref> Crawford has stated that she regularly receives certain cosmetic procedures, including [[Botox]] and vitamin injections. She first saw a [[plastic surgeon]] at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cindy Crawford Plastic Surgery {{!}} ClinicExpert|date=October 31, 2020 |url=https://www.clinicexpert.com/eng/cindy-crawford-plastic-surgery/|access-date=2022-01-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2005, Crawford launched a new line of furniture under the "Cindy Crawford Home Collection" name. The collection is manufactured by HM Richards Inc. She assisted in the creation of the line by consulting on the features, colors, or styles that fit the needs of families or reflected her own tastes.<ref>Johnson, Morieka V. [http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/05/16/crawfordqa.html "Q&A / CINDY CRAWFORD: Furniture line has 'a lot of min it'"]. ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', May 15, 2008.</ref> She also has a furniture line with [[Rooms to Go]], [[Raymour & Flanigan]] and launched a home goods line with [[J. C. Penney]] in late 2009.<ref>Sivaraman, Aarthi. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090403/people_nm/us_jcpenney;_ylt=Ake2wXTDsZCCMeHdmLGkq8BxFb8C "J.C. Penney to Launch Cindy Crawford Home Goods Line"]. [[Reuters]], April 3, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2009.</ref>

[[File:Cindy Crawford Cannes 2013.jpg|thumb|220px|Crawford at the 2013 [[Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In 2009, Crawford was one of many celebrities to be photographed by [[Deborah Anderson]] for the coffee table book ''Room 23'', produced by philanthropist [[Diana Jenkins]]. In addition to appearing in the book, Crawford was the cover model and wrote the dedication.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.room23thebook.com/ |title=Room 23 - Official Website |publisher=Room23thebook.com |access-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122140412/http://www.room23thebook.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Becoming'', a book about Crawford's life and career co-written by Crawford and Katherine O'Leary, was published in September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/cindy-crawford-becoming-book-cover-herb-ritts|title=Exclusive: The Cover of Cindy Crawford's Book, ''Becoming'', Revealed|author=Josh Duboff|date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

Crawford appeared on the US version of [[Lipsync Battle]] reenacting her performance in the bathtub from the [[George Michael]] music for "[[Freedom! '90]]", performed by actor [[Zachary Quinto]].

Crawford and her daughter Kaia appeared together on the cover of the April 2016 issue of ''Vogue'' Paris.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cindy-crawford-kaia-gerber-cover-875259|title=Cindy Crawford, Kaia Gerber Wear Mom-and-Daughter Leather for Vogue Paris|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, she became a spokesperson for [[Acqua Minerale San Benedetto]] in Italy.<ref>Mosciatti, Lorenzo [http://www.engage.it/campagne/cindy-crawford-testimonial-di-acqua-minerale-san-benedetto/69688] "San Benedetto sceglie Cindy Crawford e investe 20 milioni in pubblicità nel 2016". ''Engage'', April 29, 2016.(link in Italian)</ref> In September 2017, Crawford, along with models [[Claudia Schiffer]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Helena Christensen]] and [[Carla Bruni]], closed the [[Versace]] spring/summer 2018 fashion show, which was an homage to the late [[Gianni Versace]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2018-ready-to-wear/versace|title=Versace Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|date=September 22, 2017|language=en|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

In January 2019, Crawford, along with her husband [[Rande Gerber]], [[Michael Meldman]], [[Jeff Shell]], and [[Jay Sures]] announced they would purchase the Hollywood deli, [[Nate 'n Al of Beverly Hills|Nate 'n Al]], to keep its doors open after three generations of family ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/irving-azoff-hollywood-a-listers-team-save-legendary-deli-nate-n-al-1175624|title=Irving Azoff, Hollywood A-Listers Team to Save Legendary Deli Nate 'n Al|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 11, 2019|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/nate-n-al-deli-beverly-hills-saved-hollywood-1203106304/|title=Hollywood Power Players Assemble to Save Iconic Deli Nate 'n Al|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|date=January 13, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>

Crawford was featured in an upcoming four-part [[Apple TV+]] [[Television documentary|docuseries]] titled ''The Super Models'', which premiered on September 20, 2023. The series also featured Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista and was directed by [[Roger Ross Williams]] and Larissa Bills.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/trailers/the-super-models-trailer-new-cindy-christy-naomi-and-linda-1235666208/|author=Jazz Tangcay|date=July 11, 2023|title='The Super Models' Sets September Premiere, Debuts Teaser With Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista|work=Variety}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Crawford was married to actor [[Richard Gere]] from 1991 until their divorce in 1995. She married businessman and former model [[Rande Gerber]] on May 29, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weddings of the Year 1998|url=https://people.com/archive/weddings-of-the-year-1998-vol-49-no-24/|work=People|access-date=January 22, 2016|date=June 22, 1998}}</ref> They have two children, son Presley Walker Gerber (born July 2, 1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-cindys-joy-vol-52-no-2/|title=Cindy's Joy|first=Anne-Marie|last=O'Neill|date=July 19, 1999|work=People|access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> and daughter [[Kaia Gerber|Kaia Jordan Gerber]] (born September 3, 2001),<ref name=biography.com /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/style/meet-cindy-crawfords-daughter-kaia-gerber-a-104090282078.html|title=Meet Cindy Crawford's Daughter Kaia Gerber, A 13-Year-Old Who's About to Become the Next Big Thing|work=[[Teen Vogue]]|publisher=Yahoo|first=Molly |last=Creeden |date=December 8, 2014|access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref> the latter of whom has had a successful modeling career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/presley-gerber-cindy-crawford-best-modeling-advice|title=Presley Gerber is Giving Away Cindy Crawford's Best Modeling Advice|date=April 3, 2017}}</ref>

In August 2021, the couple sold their home in [[Trousdale Estates]], [[Beverly Hills]], for a reported $13.5 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flemming |first1=Jack |title=Cindy Crawford sells Beverly Hills Midcentury for $13.5 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-08-11/cindy-crawford-sells-beverly-hills-midcentury-for-13-5-million |newspaper=LA Times |date=August 11, 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

=== Style and appearance ===
Crawford is {{convert|5|ft|9|in|cm}}<ref name="models.com">{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/cindy-crawford|title=Cindy Crawford - Model Profile - Photos & latest news|website=models.com|access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> tall with brown hair and eyes. Her measurements are 34–25.5–36.<ref name="Storm">{{cite web|title=Cindy Crawford|url=http://www.stormmodels.com/CindyCrawford.html?boardId=1005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702003358/http://www.stormmodels.com/CindyCrawford.html?boardId=1005|archive-date=July 2, 2011|website=StormModels.com|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Her trademark is a [[mole (skin marking)|mole]] (or "[[beauty mark]]") above her upper lip. She is so closely associated with this physical feature that she appeared in an Australian advertising campaign for flavoured milk featuring a TV commercial wherein she "licked off" her own mole.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-08-15|title=Classic Chocolate TV ad ft. Cindy Crawford (1998)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gcj5LBeTe8|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/7gcj5LBeTe8|archive-date=2021-12-12|access-date=2016-09-01|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her resemblance to model [[Gia Carangi]] led her to being known as "Baby Gia".<ref name="Voguepedia">{{cite magazine|title=Voguepedia: Gia Carangi|url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Gia_Carangi|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]].com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222020249/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Gia_Carangi|archive-date=February 22, 2014|access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QOgCAAAAMBAJ&q=cindy+crawford+baby+gia&pg=PA39%7Cmagazine=New |title=New York Magazine |date=1989-10-30 |publisher=New York Media, LLC |language=en}}</ref>

==Advocacy and charity work==
When Crawford was 10 years old, her three-year-old brother Jeff—whom she continues to praise as "the fourth most influential person in [her] life"—died of [[leukemia]]. Since becoming a model, Crawford has made [[childhood leukemia]] a focal point of her charity work, donating proceeds of her calendars to [[medical research]].<ref>Smith, Nicole (October 25, 2006). [http://www.dmnews.com/Crawford-raises-questions-awareness-for-leukemia-society/article/93194/ "Crawford raises questions, awareness for leukemia society"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411094754/http://www.dmnews.com/crawford-raises-questions-awareness-for-leukemia-society/article/93194/ |date=April 11, 2015 }}. ''Direct Marketing News''. Retrieved May 14, 2009.</ref> Crawford has been a long-time supporter of the [[pediatric oncology]] program at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], where Jeff was treated, stating that she believes he received the best care possible.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20210626,00.html Cindy Crawford's Heartfelt July 4th Weekend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120201703/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20210626,00.html |date=November 20, 2012 }}, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', July 7, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2012.</ref> She is also an honorary board member of the [[Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/foundation/1.05.php MMRF Honorary Board] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416015201/http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/foundation/1.05.php |date=April 16, 2008}}, [[Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation]]. Retrieved May 14, 2009.</ref>

In 2007, she became an official supporter of the [[Ronald McDonald House Charities]] and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rmhc.com/celebrity-friends/ |title=Celebrity Friends of RMHC |publisher=[[McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628042918/http://www.rmhc.com/celebrity-friends/ |archive-date=June 28, 2008 }}</ref> Crawford is on the honorary committee of the California Wildlife Center.<ref>Aryeh, Olivia (July 30, 2008). [http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2008/07/30/life_and_arts/art1.txt "California Wildlife Center to host 'party of the decade'"]. ''[[The Malibu Times]]'', July 30, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2009.</ref>

In 2021, Cindy Crawford recreated her iconic Pepsi ad with photographer David Yarrow to help raise funds for the [[American Family Children's Hospital|American family Children's Hospital]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], Wisconsin where her brother, Jeff, was treated for leukemia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-21|title=Cindy Crawford Recreates Iconic 90s Ad to Raise Funds For Kids Hospital|url=https://www.celebritykind.com/kindness/cindy-crawford-recreates-iconic-90s-pepsi-ad-to-raise-funds-for-childrens-hospital/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=CelebrityKind|language=en-AU}}</ref>

===Political endorsements===
In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], Crawford endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-06-23-obama-hollywood_N.htm?csp=34 |title=Obama corners the market in Hollywood |date=June 23, 2008|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Despite reports, Crawford denied endorsing [[Mitt Romney]] for the 2012 election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/257127-judy-kurtz|title=Cindy Crawford poses for pic with Romney's wife, denies supporting GOP candidate|work=The Hill|date=November 17, 2011|last=Kurtz|first=Judy}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|1987
|''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|The Secret of My Success]]''
|Model in opening montage, uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3" |1995
|''[[Unzipped (film)|Unzipped]]''
|Herself
|-
|''Catwalk''
|Herself
|-
|''[[Fair Game (1995 film)|Fair Game]]''
| Kate McQueen
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[54 (film)|54]]''
|VIP Patron
|-
|''Beautopia''
|Herself
|-
|2000
|''[[Body Guards – Guardie del corpo]]''
|Herself and her double
|-
|2001
|''[[The Simian Line]]''
|Sandra
|}

===Videos===

====Fitness videos====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
|1992
|''Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body Workout''
|-
|1993
|''Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout''
|-
|2000
|''Cindy Crawford: A New Dimension''
|-
|2001
|''Mini-Muscles with Cindy Crawford and the Fit-wits''
|}

====Music videos====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1990
|"[[Freedom! '90]]"
|[[George Michael]]
|
|-
|1991
|"[[Voices That Care]]"
|Voices That Care
|Part of the choir
|-
|1994
|"[[Please Come Home for Christmas]]"
|[[Jon Bon Jovi]]
|As Jon Bon Jovi's girlfriend
|-
|2011
|"[[All You Need Is Now|Girl Panic!]]"
|[[Duran Duran]]
|As [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]]
|-
|2015
|"[[Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)|Bad Blood]]"
|[[Taylor Swift]]
|As Headmistress
|-
|2023
|“One Margarita (Saucy Remix)”
|That Chick Angel
|As Herself, recreating her 1992 Pepsi ad <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Cindy Crawford recreates iconic Pepsi ad in 'One Margarita' Saucy Santana remix video |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cindy-crawford-recreates-iconic-pepsi-183520312.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1989–1995
|''MTV's [[House of Style]]''
|Host
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
|Herself
|Episode: "[[List of Muppets Tonight episodes|Episode 5]]"
|-
|1997
|''[[Frasier]]''
|Dorothy (voice only)
|Episode: [[Frasier (season 5)|"Halloween"]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
|Masha, one of the invading Venusians
|Episode: [[List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes|"36! 24! 36! Dick!"]]
|-
|''[[Elmopalooza]]''
|Herself
|Cameo
|-
| ''The Secret World of... Supermodels''
|
|June 16, 1999
The Man Show “Bathroom Talk, with Cindy Crawford”.
|-
|''Sex with Cindy Crawford''
|Host
|Television special
|-
|2002
|''[[According to Jim]]''
|Gretchen Saunders, manager of a car dealership
|Episode: [[List of According to Jim episodes|"Cars & Chicks"]]
|-
|2004
|''[[Headliners and Legends|Headliners and Legends: Cindy Crawford]]''
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]''
|
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''
|Bibi Rockford<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive! Cindy Crawford: 'Wizards of Waverly' Place Made Me Famous With My Kids'|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2010/03/24/cindy-crawford-wizards-of-waverly-place/|work=hollywoodlife|date=March 24, 2010|access-date=September 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326005237/http://hollywoodlife.com/2010/03/24/cindy-crawford-wizards-of-waverly-place/|archive-date=March 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Episode: [[List of Wizards of Waverly Place episodes|"Fashion Week"]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''
|Herself
|Season 4, Episode 6
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''[[Cougar Town]]''
|Herself
|Episode: [[Cougar Town (season 6)|"Yer So Bad"]]
|-
|''[[Orbis International|The Hospital in the Sky]]''
|Herself
|Narrator
|-
|2016
|''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
|Herself
|Episode: "[[Zoe Saldana]] vs. [[Zachary Quinto]]"
|-
|2019
|''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
|Cindy Crawfish
|Episode: "A Horse Walks into Rehab"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''
| Herself
| Television special
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Pepsi, Where's My Jet?]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Super Models]]''
| Herself
| Also executive producer
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="elitemodellook.com">
{{cite web
| title = Success Stories: Cindy Crawford
| website = EliteModelLook.com
| url = http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/cindycrawford.html
| access-date = April 5, 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315005647/http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/cindycrawford.html
| archive-date = March 15, 2016
| url-status=live
}}
</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cindy Crawford}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cindy.com}}
* {{Fashionmodel}}
* {{IMDb name|340|Cindy Crawford}}
* {{Instagram}}
* {{Facebook}}
* [http://www.mtv.com/photos/house-of-style-episode-3/1686679/7201497/photo/Cindy Crawford] at the [[MTV|Music Television]] ([[House of Style]])
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100726142455/http://www.playboy.co.uk/life-and-style/interview/77984/1/Playboy-Interview-Cindy-Crawford Playboy Interview: Cindy Crawford]

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Christina Milian

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{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1981)}}
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{{marriage|[[M. Pokora]]|2020}}
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| awards = [[#Awards and nominations|Full list]]
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'''Christina Milian''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɪ|l|i|ˈ|ɑː|n}}; {{née}} '''Flores''', born September 26, 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/christina-milian-mn0000126168/biography|title=Christina Milian Biography|last=Bonacich|first=Drago|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> is an American actress and singer. Born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], but raised in [[Maryland]], she signed a contract with [[Murder Inc. Records]] at the age of 19. In 2001, Milian released her [[Christina Milian (album)|self-titled debut album]], which featured the singles "[[AM to PM]]" and "[[When You Look at Me]]"; the former charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and both peaked in the top three on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In 2003, she performed the theme song "[[Call Me, Beep Me!]]", for [[Disney Channel]]'s animated series ''[[Kim Possible]]''. In 2004, Milian released her second studio album ''[[It's About Time (Christina Milian album)|It's About Time]]'', which provided her first major U.S. hit, "[[Dip It Low]]" (featuring [[Fabolous]]), which reached number five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' chart. "[[Whatever U Want]]" (featuring [[Joe Budden]]) was released as the album's second single. Both singles charted within the Top 10 of the UK chart.

In 2006, Milian released her third studio album ''[[So Amazin']]''. The album produced one single, "[[Say I]]" (featuring [[Jeezy]]), which peaked in the Top 30 of the US ''Billboard'' chart. A month after the release of ''So Amazin{{'}}'', Milian's representative confirmed that she had left [[Island Records]] due to creative differences. Milian signed with [[Interscope Records]] in 2009. A single, ballad "[[Us Against the World (Christina Milian song)|Us Against the World]]", was released in October 2008.

Milian originally wanted to be an actress. Her first lead role was in the 2003 film ''[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]'', and she subsequently had lead roles in ''[[Be Cool]]'' and the 2006 horror film ''[[Pulse (2006 film)|Pulse]]''. Milian had a minor role in ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]'', and starred as the lead role in the straight-to-DVD film ''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]''. Milian has also starred in the 2010 [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] [[List of ABC Family original films|Original Movie]] ''[[Christmas Cupid]]'', alongside [[Ashley Benson]] and [[Chad Michael Murray]]. From 2015 to 2016, she starred in the sitcom ''[[Grandfathered (TV series)|Grandfathered]]''. She is an entrepreneur and co-founded and co-owns Beignet Box, a dessert shop in the Los Angeles area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kiisfm.iheart.com/featured/sisanie/content/2022-06-24-yum-christina-milians-beignet-box-releases-new-beignet-item-to-their-menu/ | title=YUM! Christina Milian's Beignet Box Releases New Beignet Item to Their Menu | KIIS FM }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1346506/christina-milian-shares-the-sweet-reason-behind-beignet-boxs-success | title=Christina Milian Reveals the Sweet Treat Her Kids Love | date=September 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bakemag.com/articles/16549-christina-milians-sweet-treats-brand-featured-in-yelps-latinx-ones-to-watch-businesses | title=Christina Milian's sweet treats brand featured in Yelp's Latinx Ones to Watch businesses | Bake Magazine }}</ref>

==Early life==
Milian was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], and is of Black-Cuban descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nbclatino.com/2012/10/11/christina-milian-speaks-up-about-the-voice-gig-i-pitched-myself-for-the-job/|title=Christina Milian speaks up about "The Voice" gig: "I pitched myself for the job"|last=Terrero|first=Nina|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=February 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228102623/http://nbclatino.com/2012/10/11/christina-milian-speaks-up-about-the-voice-gig-i-pitched-myself-for-the-job/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her parents are Don Flores and Carmen Milian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madamenoire.com/569346/exclusive-christina-milian-and-her-mom-on-turning-up-and-viva-diva-wines/|title=Exclusive: Christina Milian and Her Mom on Turning Up and Viva Diva Wines|last=Wright|first=Kweli|website=MadameNoire.com|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915164623/http://madamenoire.com/569346/exclusive-christina-milian-and-her-mom-on-turning-up-and-viva-diva-wines/2/|archive-date=September 15, 2015|url-status=bot: unknown}} on September 15, 2015.</ref><ref name="Biography.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/christina-milian-21369361#synopsis|title=Christina Milian Biography: Singer (1981– )|website=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV channel)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519044059/http://www.biography.com/people/christina-milian-21369361#synopsis|archive-date=May 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&q=Christine+Mari%C3%A9+Flores&pg=PA229|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|via=Google.ca|isbn=9780786458042|last1=McCann|first1=Bob|date=December 21, 2009|publisher=McFarland }}</ref>

Flores changed her name and adopted her mother's maiden name (Milian) in the hopes of landing a wider range of acting roles.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The oldest of three sisters, including Danielle and Elizabeth, she moved with her family to [[Waldorf, Maryland]], soon after her birth. Milian was four years old when she showed an interest in show business,<ref name="milianfive"/> and when her family realized that she was a talented actress, she became determined to pursue an entertainment career.<ref name="milianbiog">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807439013/bio|title=Christina Milian Biography|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523122127/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807439013/bio|archive-date=May 23, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a child, Milian was "very imaginative and very creative", and watching television and listening to the radio became her life. They inspired her to have fun, and she convinced her parents that she "did not want to be inside the TV", although it took some time to convince them.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> By the time she was nine years old, Milian had begun auditioning with local talent agencies,<ref name="autogenerated1" /> shot commercials for [[Wendy's]] and [[Honeycomb (cereal)|Honeycomb]], and played the lead role in the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''. Milian's mother noticed her daughter's potential and left her husband and moved to [[Los Angeles]] with her three daughters when Milian was 13 years old. Her father had to stay in Maryland and divorced her mother soon after the move.<ref name="milianbiog"/>

When Milian moved to Los Angeles, her only desire was to be an actress. She always wanted to be in the record business, but did not know how to obtain a [[recording contract]]. During this time, she was a host for [[Disney Channel]]'s series ''[[Movie Surfers]]'', by the name of Tina. After living in Los Angeles for six months, Milian moved into the same apartment complex as songwriter and producer [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]]. Jerkins heard about Milian from a boy band he was working with and once he heard her sing, they began working together. For a year and a half, Milian went into a studio every day and worked with Jerkins, which is where she started meeting people in the record business.<ref name="milianinter">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_2_35/ai_n11839374|title=Christina Milian: a Singer who Needs no Lessons in Cool Talks to Hip-Hop's Queen Bee|author=[[Lil' Kim]]|publisher=[[FindArticles]]|date=March 2005|access-date=July 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215061437/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_2_35/ai_n11839374|archive-date=February 15, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> She began writing songs at the age of 17 because she needed a [[Demo (music)|demo]] to help her obtain a recording contract. According to Milian, every time she recorded a song, the producer would refuse to give her the demo, or would write lyrics that she did not agree with. She felt that she had to write a song, record a demo, and send it out on her own.<ref name="milianinterviewin"/>

==Career==

===2000–02: ''Christina Milian'', record deal and acting debut===
Milian made her first professional musical appearance on rapper [[Ja Rule]]'s second studio album ''[[Rule 3:36]]'' (2000), performing vocals on the song "[[Between Me and You]]".<ref name="mtv"/> The song was released as the album's lead single in 2000, peaking at number 11 on the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]],<ref name="chartmilian1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67226/chart-beat-bonus|title=Chart Beat Bonus|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 23, 2004|access-date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427031029/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67226/chart-beat-bonus|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in the top 30 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25013431_ITM|title=The Official UK Singles Chart Top 75|last=Jones|first=Alan|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 26, 2002|access-date=July 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208141759/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25013431_ITM|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Milian co-wrote and performed vocals for the track "[[Play (Jennifer Lopez song)|Play]]" for [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s album ''[[J. Lo (album)|J. Lo]]'' (2001), and co-wrote "Same Ol' Same Ol'", the second single from girl group [[P.Y.T. (band)|PYT]]'s debut album ''PYT (Down with Me)'' (2001).<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/milian_christina/artist.jhtml|title=Christina Milian|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224224021/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/milian_christina/artist.jhtml|archive-date=February 24, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Milian's collaboration with Ja Rule led to a record deal with [[Def Soul Records]], prompted by his affiliation with [[Murder Inc. Records]], an imprint that was distributed through [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]], the parent label of Def Soul Records. She travelled to Sweden and recorded her [[Christina Milian (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/03/news/wk-movies3|title=As this Moon she Rises Higher|last=Baker|first=Soren|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 3, 2005|access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref> The album was released on October 9, 2001, in the [[United Kingdom|UK]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005PJAV|title=Christina Milian: Christina Milian: Music|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref> peaking at number 23 and selling a total of 101,986 copies.<ref name="album sales"/> Internationally, the album peaked at number 36 in the Netherlands, and number 98 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Milian&titel=Christina+Milian&cat=a|title=Christina Milian – ''Christina Milian'' (Album)|work=[[Swiss Music Charts]]|access-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref> The album's domestic release was postponed because of the [[September 11 attacks]], which occurred just two weeks before its release date. Her label opted to release it later that year, in the fourth quarter, but as Milian explained, new artists generally do not release their albums during that time. As a result, the album was again delayed until the first quarter of 2002;<ref name="milianbiog2">{{cite web|url=http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=89881&format=html|title=Christina Milian has her eyes on a Grammy and an Oscar|last=Antlfinger|first=Carrie|publisher=[[Herald Mail]]|date=September 19, 2004|access-date=July 26, 2008}}</ref> however, Milian eventually opted not to release it.<ref name="milianbiog2"/> Two singles were taken from the album, "[[AM to PM]]" and "[[When You Look at Me]]", both of which charted worldwide.<ref name="milianamtopm">{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Milian&titel=AM+To+PM&cat=s|title=Christina Milian  – AM to PM|publisher=[[Swiss Music Charts]]|access-date=July 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208120754/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Milian&titel=AM+To+PM&cat=s|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Milian&titel=When+You+Look+At+Me&cat=s|title=Christina Milian – When You Look at Me|publisher=[[Swiss Music Charts]]|access-date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208120758/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Milian&titel=When+You+Look+At+Me&cat=s|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> A music video for the track "Get Away" was filmed in Paris, although it was not officially released as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kovideo.net/music/video/Christina-Milian-ft-Ja-Rule---Get-Away/532.html|title=Christina Milian ft Ja Rule Get Away Video|website=KOvideo.net|access-date=August 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905074243/http://www.kovideo.net/music/video/Christina-Milian-ft-Ja-Rule---Get-Away/532.html|archive-date=September 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The critical response to the album was mixed to generally positive. Imran Ahmed of the ''[[NME|New Musical Express]]'' predicted that based on the record, "genius can't be more than a few albums away".<ref name="nmereview">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/christina-milian/6086|title=Milian, Christina : ''Christina Milian''|last=Ahmed|first=Imran|work=[[NME|New Musical Express]]|date=February 12, 2002|access-date=January 31, 2009}}</ref> Contrastingly, [[entertainment.ie]] writer Andrew Lynch suggested that Milian needed original ideas.<ref name="iereview">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Christina-Milian---Christina-Milian/1838.htm |title=Christina Milian – Christina Milian |author=Lynch, Andrew |website=[[Entertainment.ie]] |date=January 25, 2002 |access-date=November 24, 2008 }}</ref> Milian believed that the public expected "a certain thing" from her when she first appeared with Ja Rule, however she wanted to record the type of music she was signed to do. She said that "AM to PM" was a "cool record," but it was not what the public expected. Milian approached the executives at her record company, [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]], and "cussed them all out", telling them that they were not listening to her. She felt that she had gained their respect by explaining that she was serious about her musical career.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In the following years, she was featured on the track "[[It's All Gravy]]", a duet with British rapper [[Romeo (MC)|Romeo]], which was a UK top ten hit;<ref name="chartmilian1"/> provided the theme song for the hit [[Disney Channel]] animated series ''[[Kim Possible]]'', "[[Call Me, Beep Me!]]";<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69716/kidz-titles-bring-pop-songs-to-youngsters|title="Kidz" Titles Bring Pop Songs To Youngsters|last=Jeckell|first=Barry|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 1, 2003|access-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref> and collaborated with [[Hilary Duff]] on Duff's Christmas album ''[[Santa Claus Lane]]'' (2002), on the song "I Heard Santa on the Radio".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60Tis+the+Season+for+Walt+Disney+Records+Holiday+Gift+Guide+2002.-a093510536|title='Tis the Season for Walt Disney Records Holiday Gift Guide 2002|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|date=October 29, 2002|access-date=October 27, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107150045/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60Tis%20the%20Season%20for%20Walt%20Disney%20Records%20Holiday%20Gift%20Guide%202002.-a093510536|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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Although Milian is best known for her singing career,<ref name="miliangetscool"/> she originally wanted to be an [[Actor|actress]].<ref name="milianinter"/> When asked whether she prefers singing or acting, Milian said that "they're both my passion. But, honestly, if I had to choose, it would probably be my music. I love writing. I love listening. I love the challenge of it."<ref name="milianinter"/> Milian has also stated that she loves "performing live on the stage ... above all else. It's my favorite."<ref name="milianbiog2"/>

Milian's first major acting role was offered by the [[Disney Channel]] to join ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]''; however, she did not accept and opted to star as a reporter on ''[[Movie Surfers]]''.<ref name="milianfifteenq">{{cite web|url=http://au.askmen.com/celebs/interview_250/293_christina_milian_interview.html|title=15 Questions With Christina Milian|last=Lightstone|first=Miranda|work=[[AskMen]]|access-date=November 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227024340/http://au.askmen.com/celebs/interview_250/293_christina_milian_interview.html|archive-date=December 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> During this time, she had minor roles in film and television, including ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'', ''[[Smart Guy]]'', ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]'', ''[[Get Real (U.S. TV series)|Get Real]]'', ''[[The Wood]]'' and ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''.<ref name="moviemiliansurf">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-cafe-christina-milian/|title=Second Cup Café: Christina Milian|last=Faber|first=Judy|work=[[CBS News]]|date=June 3, 2006|access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> In 2002, Milian was appointed the host of the live competitive music series ''Becoming Presents: Wannabe'' on [[MTV]], where she met director [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]. Kahn suggested she audition for a lead role in the film ''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]''. Her audition was successful and she played a minor role in the film. She was subsequently cast in her first lead role in ''[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]''.<ref name="milianbiog"/>

Milian has been described as a role model to young girls; she has said that there are a lot of people who young girls look up to, but "at the end of the day you have to be your own person and love yourself."<ref name="milianbiog2"/> Milian worked with the Children Uniting Nations charity, in which she was a big sister to foster children,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/christina-milian/|title=Rachael Ray Show Christina Milian|publisher=[[Rachael Ray (TV series)|The Rachael Ray Show]]|access-date=March 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316040824/http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/christina-milian/|archive-date=March 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and says her favorite charity is the Penny Lane Foundation.<ref name="vibesinterview"/> Milian was awarded with a humanitarian award at The Reign fundraiser from the [[Elton John]] [[AIDS]] Foundation for being a role model for young children. Milian said, "I've never been rewarded that way and never been acknowledged like that. That was really nice of them, and I was happy I was able to show up for the kids."<ref name="milianinterviewin"/>

===2003–04: ''It's About Time'' and continued acting===
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Milian felt that [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] was confused as to how they wanted her image to be portrayed; one second she was young and singing "AM to PM", and next she was a grown woman singing "Get Away". She realized that the change confused the audience, and that "nobody was buying it".<ref name="milianinter"/> In 2003, Milian's label [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]] was shut down and absorbed by its parent [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]], although Milian was instead moved over to [[Island Records]]. After the international release of her debut album, Milian went back into the recording studio. The singer felt that music trends had changed into [[rock music]], [[hardcore hip hop]] and [[Tribute album|tribute songs]], and her music did not fall into those categories. Milian decided to stop recording and toured overseas for a year and a half. When she returned to the US, she decided not to release her previous album domestically, and started working on a new album.<ref name="milianinter"/><ref name="milianbiog2"/> Milian traveled the world, working with the popular producers [[Bloodshy & Avant]], "Darkchild", [[Cory Rooney]], [[Warryn Campbell]], [[Bryan-Michael Cox]] and Polli Paul.<ref name="milianinterviewsongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.mp3.com/features/stories/4636.html|title=Exclusive Interview with Christina Milian|last=Rolls|first=Chris|website=[[MP3.com]]|date=May 23, 2006|access-date=March 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314003917/http://www.mp3.com/features/stories/4636.html|archive-date=March 14, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="allmusicmilian">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r694683|pure_url=yes}} |title=''It's About Time'' – Christina Milian|last=Kellman|first=Andy |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 12, 2008}}</ref>

Milian's second studio album, ''[[It's About Time (Christina Milian album)|It's About Time]]'', was released in the US on July 13, 2004.<ref name="milianbilldis">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina milian|chart=all}}|title=Discography  – Christina Milian  – ''It's About Time''|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417205712/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299254/christina%2Bmilian/chart|archive-date=April 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The critical response to the album was mixed; the club tracks, most notably lead single "[[Dip It Low]]", were praised while the ballads were said to be disappointing.<ref>{{cite news |title=New music reviews Life after Creed |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10499E899D940905&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=August 20, 2004 |access-date=September 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ken |last=Capobianco |title=Christina Milian – ''It's About Time'' |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=103709864CC4D61B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=June 25, 2004 |access-date=September 14, 2008}}</ref> The style and sound of the album was compared to that of [[Beyoncé]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]] by several critics.<ref name="allmusicmilian"/><ref name="milianlopez">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-06-14-listen-up_x.htm |title=Phish's Final Studio Effort Flounders |last=Gardner|first= Elysa |newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=June 14, 2004 |access-date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref> Milian later admitted that her new sexy image for "Dip It Low" and the whole album was mainly for shock value. She had to make her way back into the US market, and by choosing a sexier image, she made a name for herself. "Dip It Low" was also meant to show that she was not the same 18-year-old girl in the "AM to PM" video.<ref name="milianinterviewsongs"/> To create her new image, Milian also decided to change her appearance and lightened her hair. Taking inspiration from [[Janet Jackson]] who constantly changed her image, Milian thought to herself, "'When did I like Janet Jackson the most?' It was when she had her lightened hair."<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Milian believed that the album was more R&B when compared to her "bubble-gum" pop debut album.<ref name="milianfive">{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_33/ai_111114514/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210082852/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_33/ai_111114514/pg_1?tag=artBody%3Bcol1 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |title=Christina Milian: Don't Worry, J. Lo. This Singing Actress has a Different Career Path in Mind |access-date=July 26, 2008 |author=Beale, Lewis |publisher=[[FindArticles]] |date=December 2003 }}</ref> The change was reflected in the album's lead single, "Dip It Low", which was more of a club and R&B track than her previous pop release "AM to PM".<ref name="milianimage">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486894/20040507/milian_christina.jhtml |title=Christina Milian's Sexy New Look Comes In Flat Or Semigloss |access-date=July 25, 2008 |author=Moss, Corey |date=May 7, 2004 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> Milian performed as an opening act on the [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] and [[Kanye West]] tour to promote her album.<ref name="miliangetscool">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/usher/articles/story/6437640/christina_milian_gets_cool |title=Christina Milian Gets Cool |access-date=July 26, 2008 |author=Bliss, Karen |date=August 20, 2004 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227030503/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/usher/articles/story/6437640/christina_milian_gets_cool |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album debuted and peaked at number 14 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart and number 21 in the UK, selling a total of 382,000 and 63,708 copies respectively,<ref name="album sales">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=19806|title=Chili Peppers and Gnarls Barkley retain top positions|access-date=September 12, 2008 |date=May 22, 2006 |magazine=[[Music Week]]}}</ref><ref name="chartmilian2"/> and received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for "[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album|Best Contemporary R&B Album]]" in 2005.<ref name="grammyalbum"/> The album's first single, "Dip It Low", became Milian's biggest hit to date, reaching number two in the UK and number five in the US.<ref name="militime">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000508155 |title="Time" Is Right For New Milian Album |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 11, 2004 |access-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021191118/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000508155 |archive-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63972/hit-milian-single-at-center-of-suit |title=Hit Milian Single At Center Of Suit |last=Butler |first=Susan |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 24, 2005 |access-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731140611/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63972/hit-milian-single-at-center-of-suit |archive-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> The single was certified [[Gold single|Gold]] by the [[RIAA]] for digital sales,<ref name="dipitgold">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA  – Gold & Platinum |access-date=June 29, 2008 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |url-status=dead}} Type "Christina Milian" in the "Artist" field.</ref> and earned a Grammy Award nomination for "[[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]]".<ref name="grammyalbum"/> The album's second and final single, "[[Whatever U Want]]", featuring [[Joe Budden]], failed to reprise the success of the lead single but reached the top ten in the UK.<ref name="milianwhatever">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66143/robbie-rem-overtake-uk-charts|title=Robbie, R.E.M. Overtake U.K. Charts|last=Sexton|first=Paul|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 11, 2004|access-date=July 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427033427/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66143/robbie-rem-overtake-uk-charts|archive-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>

Milian starred in ''[[Be Cool]]'', the sequel to ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'', with [[John Travolta]] and [[Uma Thurman]],<ref name="miliangetscool"/> and recorded two songs for its soundtrack.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6815892/in_brief_usher_nelly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227030620/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6815892/in_brief_usher_nelly |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |title=In Brief: Usher, Nelly |access-date=July 27, 2008 |date=January 7, 2005 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> She was then cast in a lead role in the horror film ''[[Pulse (2006 film)|Pulse]]'', starring alongside [[Kristen Bell]] and [[Ian Somerhalder]]. The film was a remake of the Japanese film ''[[Kairo (film)|Kairo]]'' (2001), and was adapted by [[Wes Craven]] and Ray Wright.<ref name="milianpulse">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117923873.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1&query=christina+milian |title=Milian gets ''Pulse'' up at Weinstein Co. |access-date=July 29, 2008 |author=Mohr, Ian |date=June 2, 2005 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205170905/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117923873.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1&query=christina+milian |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Filming took place in Romania, a traumatic time for Milian, where she endured racial abuse and discovered that boyfriend Nick Cannon was cheating on her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJ9zJJKP1reNJ |title=Kristen Bell and Christina Milian Talk ''Pulse'' |access-date=July 29, 2008 |author=Chupnick, Steven |date=August 6, 2006 |work=MovieWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227005643/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJ9zJJKP1reNJ |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Milian has also appeared in two video games: ''[[Def Jam Vendetta]]'' (2003), where she plays Angel, a [[mob boss]]' girlfriend,<ref>{{cite episode | title =Jace Hall, Ep 2: Christina Milian and the T-Rex! | series =The [[Jace Hall]] Show | airdate =June 12, 2008 | season = 1 | number = 2}}</ref> and as one of the female leads, Carmen Mendez, in the video game ''[[Need for Speed: Undercover]]'' (2008).<ref name="milianmyspace2"/>

===2005–06: ''So Amazin{{'}}'' and record departure===
Whereas Milian's previous albums had pop and R&B stylings, she was encouraged by [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] to target a new audience and release an urban record.<ref name="rapupmil">{{cite magazine|date=December 30, 2008 |title=Rap-Up Winter 08/09 Issue Uncovered |magazine=[[Rap-Up]] |issue=Winter 08/09 |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/12/17/rap-up-winter-0809-issue-uncovered/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911085525/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/12/17/rap-up-winter-0809-issue-uncovered/ |archive-date=September 11, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Explaining the change, Milian said that one of her main problems was that previous releases would often find mainstream success, but would be relatively unsuccessful on urban radio. As an R&B artist, she wanted to build her core audience–a true fan base that would support her through time–to increase her career's longevity. The main purpose of her genre change was to go back to the streets and add to her core audience.<ref name="milianinterviewsongs"/> To create a more urban record, Milian had a list of producers that she wanted to work with.<ref name="milianinterviewsongs"/> L.A. Reid suggested to Milian that she should work with Cool & Dre, with whom she ended up working with as the first people to start off the album. Although Milian was originally supposed to work with several different music producers, she felt that the chemistry they had in the first week was so "instant and real" that she felt she could not get a better "vibe" with anybody else other than them.<ref name="milianinterviewsongs"/><ref name="musicmilianremedy">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicremedy.com/c/Christina_Milian/album/So_Amazin-2530.html|title=Christina Milian ''So Amazin''' Album |access-date=August 3, 2008 |publisher=Music Remedy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016210543/http://www.musicremedy.com/c/Christina_Milian/album/So_Amazin-2530.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 }}</ref> Milian ended up working with Cool & Dre on the majority of the production of the album,<ref name="chartmilian2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58592/billboard-bits-hot-97-christina-milian-modest-mouse|title=Billboard Bits: Hot 97, Christina Milian, Modest Mouse|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=April 28, 2006|access-date=July 25, 2008}}</ref> producing ten of the album's eleven tracks together.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/16/AR2006051601727_2.html|title=Recording: Quick Spins|last=Richards|first=Chris|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 17, 2006|access-date=July 27, 2008}}</ref> The album completed within a three-month period, whereas Milian's previous albums would take six months to a year.<ref name="musicmilianremedy"/>

Milian's third studio album, ''[[So Amazin']]'', was released on May 16, 2006.<ref name="chartalbum">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina milian|chart=all}} |title=Billboard.com  – Discography  – Christina Milian  – So Amazin' |access-date=June 27, 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417205712/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299254/christina%2Bmilian/chart |archive-date=April 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Say I]]", featured rapper [[Young Jeezy]].<ref name="christinasaysi">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59673/milian-prepares-amazin-new-disc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807213406/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59673/milian-prepares-amazin-new-disc|archive-date=August 7, 2007 |title=Milian Prepares ''Amazin'' New Disc|access-date=July 26, 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 16, 2006}}</ref> The single saw peak positions of number four in the UK,<ref name="album sales"/> and number twenty-one in the US.<ref name="bbchartsingle">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina milian|chart=all}} |title=Billboard.com  – Artist Chart History  – Christina Milian |access-date=November 15, 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417205712/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299254/christina%2Bmilian/chart |archive-date=April 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''So Amazin{{'}}'' debuted and peaked at number eleven on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart,<ref name="bbchartsingle"/> selling 54,000 copies in its first week and 163,000 copies in total.<ref name="milianmyspace2">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044036/exclusive-milian-signs-with-myspace-records |title=Exclusive: Milian Signs With MySpace Records|access-date=September 20, 2008 |author=Concepcion, Mariel |date=September 19, 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name="amazingsales">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10379018/chili_peppers_camron_top_the_chart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916020044/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10379018/chili_peppers_camron_top_the_chart |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2006 |title=Chili Peppers, Cam'ron Top the Chart |access-date=July 26, 2008 |author=Rogulewski, Charley| date=May 24, 2006 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Internationally, the album peaked at number 55 on the Swiss Albums Chart, 67 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and 139 on the France Albums Chart.<ref name="acharts">{{cite web |url = http://acharts.us/album/14429 |title = Christina Milian  – So Amazin'  – Music Charts |access-date = August 8, 2008 |publisher = aCharts.us}}</ref> Reviews of ''So Amazin{{'}}'' were mixed; critics felt that while Milian claimed that she was displaying the various sides of her personality, the album could "only [scratch] the surface of who she really is."<ref name="billboardreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002502046 |title=''So Amazin{{'}}'' |last=Hope |first=Clover |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610055609/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002502046 |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="negativeamazin">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=822 |title=Slant Magazine Music Review: Christina Milian: ''So Amazin{{'}}'' |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609045202/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=822 |archive-date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Say I" was praised by several critics, and was described as "instantly rousing" and "intoxicating".<ref name="billboardreview"/><ref name="maximreview">{{cite magazine|url=http://maxim.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=11883 |title=Christina Milian, Music Reviewed on Maxim |access-date=August 3, 2008 |author=Peisner, David |magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122120409/http://maxim.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=11883 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref> In June 2006, Milian's representative confirmed that she had been dropped by Island Def Jam.<ref name="miliandroppedis">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/2006/06/12/2006-06-12_island_def_jam_axes_its_mili.html |title=Island Def Jam Axes Its Milian Dollar Baby |author=Grove, Lloyd |author2=Thomson, Katherine |newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=June 12, 2006 |access-date=August 3, 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rap-Up]]'', Milian revealed she was dropped a week after her album was released. The singer believed it was a "budget cut", and that Island Def Jam Music Group wanted to spend more money on label mate [[Rihanna]]. She said, "it was embarrassing. It was a week after my album got put out. I would be in my room a lot of the time crying by myself."<ref name="rapupmil"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013455697 |title=Christina Milian Says She Was Dropped From Def Jam Because Of Rihanna, Surprised By Ex Nick Cannon's Marriage To Mariah |last=Jones |first=Anthony |publisher=AHN |date=December 18, 2008 |access-date=April 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414200211/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013455697 |archive-date=April 14, 2009 }}</ref> After leaving Def Jam, Milian released her first compilation album, ''The Best of Christina Milian'' (2006).<ref name="milianbestof">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IJ7KHY |title=Amazon.com: Best Album: Christina Milian: Music|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref>

After the production of ''So Amazin{{'}}'' in 2006, Milian began dating [[Dre (producer)|Andre Lyon]] from the production group Cool & Dre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2009/02/10/christina-milian-full-exposure-for-kings-big-five-o/|title=Christina Milian: Full Exposure For 'King's Big Five-O |last=Williams|first=Brennan|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=February 10, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214145610/http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2009/02/10/christina-milian-full-exposure-for-kings-big-five-o|archive-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> The pair dated until February 2009, when they decided to go on a break. Milian said that they were still really close, and decided to break up because it was "hard to grow together when you live on two different coasts". The singer wanted to take more opportunities and learn more about herself, which she often let go when in a relationship, but felt that she was in a now-or-never situation. Milian described Lyon as an amazing guy, and said that although there was a chance for the couple in the future, she needed to focus on herself.<ref name="vibesinterview"/>

===2007–10: ''Elope'' and hiatus===
Following her departure from [[Island Def Jam Music Group]], Milian signed with [[MySpace Records]] in 2008.<ref name="milianmyspace2"/> She began writing songs and recording in the studio with numerous different producers, including Cool & Dre, [[J. R. Rotem]], [[The Runners (production duo)|The Runners]], [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[Younglord#Frierson: The Talent Scout|Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas]], [[T-Pain]], [[Jim Jonsin]] and [[Toby Gad]].<ref name="milianmyspace2"/><ref name="milianfourth">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553364/20070227/foxy_brown.jhtml |title=For The Record: Quick News On Madonna, Michelle Williams, James Blunt, Foxy Brown, Ice Cube & More |access-date=July 30, 2008 |date=February 27, 2007|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Milian was featured on the cover of ''[[Rap-Up]]''{{'}}s 2008 Winter issue, in which she announced that the album's title was ''Dream in Color'' (later retitled as ''Elope'').<ref name="titlechange"/> A single was released in October 2008, ballad "[[Us Against the World (Christina Milian song)|Us Against the World]]". It was written by Milian and produced by Madd Scientist. The single, described by Milian as a "cinematic power ballad", premiered via MySpace on October 6, 2008, and was made available by digital download the next day.<ref name="milianmyspace2"/> Milian felt that Madd Scientist "brought the best out of me" while producing "[[Us Against the World (Christina Milian song)|Us Against the World]]", and "was really able to do some amazing things with my vocals".<ref name="miliview">{{cite web|author=ByrWoo |title=AOM: Christina Milian! |url=http://www.urbanbridgez.com/aom.php |website=UrbanBridgez.com |access-date=April 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227054700/http://urbanbridgez.com/aom.php |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After recording songs with the aforementioned producers, Milian took a break from music and started filming ''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]''. When Milian returned to music, she concentrated on promoting her single "Us Against the World", and shot its music video. Since then, Milian said that she became "a little bit more meticulous with what I feel deserved to be on the album", and resumed recording.<ref name="vibesinterview">{{cite web | author=Olivari, Gerald | title=Interviews... Christina Milian | url=http://www.blackvibes.com/features/news/story.asp?newsid=1631 | website=BlackVibes.com | date=March 30, 2009 | access-date=April 21, 2009}}</ref> Songs recorded for the album included the 1990s [[Madonna]]-styled ballad "Stay", Euro-club record "Tug of War" and the feel-good song "Diamonds",<ref name="milianmyspace2"/> which featured [[Kanye West]].<ref name=milianwest>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601195/20081211/milian_christina.jhtml |title=Christina Milian Says Collaborating With Kanye West Was 'Easy Breezy' |access-date=December 13, 2008 |author=Vena, Jocelyn |date=December 12, 2008 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> Other features included [[Rick Ross]] on the Cool & Dre produced track "Blissful",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/02/24/christina-milian-hustles-with-rick-ross/ |title=Christina Milian Hustles with Rick Ross |date=February 24, 2009 |work=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=December 18, 2009}}</ref> and [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref name="rapbullmil">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/09/16/exclusive-christina-milian-enlists-kanye-west-pitbull-for-new-album/ |title=Exclusive: Christina Milian Enlists Kanye West, Pitbull For New Album |access-date=September 18, 2008 |author=Washington, Jessica |date=September 16, 2008 |magazine=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref>

In early 2009, Milian began working with [[The-Dream]], [[Christopher Stewart (music producer)|Tricky Stewart]], and L.O.S. Da Maestro,<ref name="titlechange"/> which led to her signing a deal with Radio Killa Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/02/17/christina-milian-signs-with-the-dreams-radio-killa-records/|title=Christina Milian Signs with The-Dream's Radio Killa Records|last=Washington|first=Jessica|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref> Milian revealed that aside from "Us Against the World", The-Dream and Tricky Stewart would be producing all the songs on her album.<ref name="vibesinterview"/> In March 2009, Milian changed the album's title to ''Elope''. Regarding the album's title change, Milian explained, "the definition of elope is to run away secretly with one's beloved. This next album is about taking responsibility for yourself and making your own decisions."<ref name="titlechange">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/03/02/christina-milian-changes-album-title-to-elope/|title=Christina Milian Changes Album Title to ''Elope''|date=March 2, 2009|work=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref> In June 2009, The-Dream said that the album was finished.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Burgess, Omar |title=The-Dream Talks Auto-Tune, Mariah's Answer Record |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9289/title.the-dream-talks-auto-tune-mariah-s-answer-record |date=June 11, 2009 |magazine=HipHopDX |access-date=June 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615040204/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9289/title.the-dream-talks-auto-tune-mariah-s-answer-record |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon completion of the album, Milian said it represented "independence, not having to answer to any type of 'authority', being a woman at her best and feeling very confident". She said that fans could expect an "edgy sound with lots of strong powerful anthems. Big up tempos, R&B and Pop at {{sic|it's}} best and two big ballads".<ref>{{cite web|author=Kieth, Ryan |title=Interviews: Christina Milian: Ready to ''Elope'' |url=http://24hourhiphop.com/article.php?id=4858 |date=June 22, 2009 |website=24HourHipHop.com |access-date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624044040/http://24hourhiphop.com/article.php?id=4858 |archive-date=June 24, 2009 }}</ref>

In August 2009, Milian confirmed that she had signed a deal to release ''Elope'' through Interscope Records,<ref name="titleinfoau">{{cite magazine |author=Vena, Jocelyn |title=Christina Milian Explains Significance Of Album Title, ''Elope'' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619749/20090827/milian_christina.jhtml |date=August 27, 2009 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 28, 2009}}</ref> with a 2010 release date. Originally scheduled to be released in 2009, Tricky Stewart explained the delay, saying "we just got our label deals done, so the reason why some of these projects got delayed had to do with technicalities and things of that nature". The album has been furthered delayed because of Milian's marriage to The-Dream and her pregnancy.<ref name="latestrelinfo"/> In January 2010, Milian said that she was going back into the studio in the summer to record more material. Although the album had already been finished when Milian took a break for her pregnancy, she wanted to "go back and re-do some of the music and make some new songs and find my new inspiration".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenmusic.com/2010/01/13/christina-milians-after-baby-plans|title=Christina Milian's After Baby Plans|last=Barker|first=Lynn|website=TeenMusic.com|date=January 13, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123015408/http://www.teenmusic.com/2010/01/13/christina-milians-after-baby-plans|archive-date=January 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2009, Tricky Stewart said that another single had yet to be chosen, and that it would be the first single off ''Elope''.<ref name="latestrelinfo">{{cite web |title=Christina Milian in a "League of Her Own" on New Album |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/08/christina-milian-in-a-league-of-her-own-on-new-album/ |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=October 8, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> Reported choices for the first single include "Zipper", "I'm a Cheat",<ref name="cheatsingle">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606921/20090312/the_dream_rap.jhtml |title=The-Dream Wants To Record An Album With Kanye West |access-date=March 14, 2009 |author=Reid, Shaheem |date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> and "Supersonic".<ref name="supersingle">{{cite web | author=San Miguel, Celia | title= Christina Milian: "I'm Not Thirsty For Attention!" | url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/christina-milian-im-not-thirsty-attention | work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]] | date=March 27, 2009 | access-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref>

Milian starred as the main character in the Christmas television movie for the [[ABC Family]] channel entitled ''[[Snowglobe (film)|Snowglobe]]'', alongside [[Lorraine Bracco]].<ref name="miliansnowglobe">{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-christinamilianabcfamilysnowglobe,0,6236897.story |title=Christina Milian to Inhabit ''Snowglobe'' – Telefilm will be part of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas |access-date=March 18, 2008 |publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]] |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407200252/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-christinamilianabcfamilysnowglobe,0,6236897.story |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was to be a leading character in [[The CW]]'s new show ''Eight Days a Week'' as Olivia, alongside [[Mario Lopez]],<ref name="milianweek">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966050.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=%22Eight+Days+a+Week%22 |title=CW Adds to Midseason Schedule |author=Adalian, Josef |date=May 31, 2007 |access-date=March 18, 2008 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226225354/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966050.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=%22Eight%2BDays%2Ba%2BWeek%22 |archive-date=December 26, 2008 }}</ref> but [[The CW]] decided not to pick up the series due to the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]].<ref name="weekdead">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7556|title=Development Update: Week of February 11 –15|date=February 15, 2008|access-date=July 23, 2008 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref> Milian had a minor role in ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]'' alongside [[Matthew McConaughey]],<ref name="ghostmilian">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/co-star-matthew-mcconaughey-will-be-awesome-dad |title=Co-Star: Matthew McConaughey Will Be an "Awesome Dad" |access-date=July 24, 2008 |author=Powers, Lindsay |date=July 14, 2008|work=[[Us Weekly]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723074044/http://www.usmagazine.com/co-star-matthew-mcconaughey-will-be-awesome-dad |archive-date =July 23, 2008}}</ref> and starred as the lead role in the straight-to-DVD film ''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviehole.net/200815164-pop-star-to-bring-it-on |title=Pop star to ''Bring it On'' |access-date=September 11, 2008 |author=Morris, Clint |date=August 26, 2008 |publisher=MovieHole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902215752/http://www.moviehole.net/200815164-pop-star-to-bring-it-on |archive-date=September 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and as one of the female leads, Carmen Mendez, in the video game ''[[Need for Speed: Undercover]]'' (2008).<ref name="milianmyspace2"/>

===2010–2014: Return to music, ''The Voice'' and ''Dancing with the Stars''===
[[File:Christina Milian 2011.jpg|left|upright|thumb|Milian at the premiere of ''[[Iris (Cirque du Soleil)|Iris]]'' by [[Cirque du Soleil]] in 2011]]Milian was scheduled to resume recording in July 2010 to complete the album; however, Milian opted to focus on her acting career.<ref name="Digital Spy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a261980/milian-still-in-pain-over-the-dream.html|title=Milian 'still in pain over The-Dream'|last=Minaya|first=Marcell|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> Despite the separation, Milian and The-Dream continued to "work together and write together".<ref name=shire>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/shire-girl-kc-osborne-makes-it-in-la/story-e6frexl9-1225925961195|title=Shire girl KC Osborne makes it in LA|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=September 19, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> At the 2010 [[Los Angeles Fashion Week]], Milian performed "Zipper" and "[[Dip It Low]]". Milian has worked on a fourth studio album since 2008, but its release has frequently been delayed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/01/rap-up-tv-christina-milian-celebrates-independence-on-new-album/ |title=Rap-Up TV: Christina Milian Celebrates Independence on New Album |website=Rap-Up.com |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225064247/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/01/rap-up-tv-christina-milian-celebrates-independence-on-new-album/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the 2010 [[American Music Awards]], she said it would be ready in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/22/christina-milian-revamps-album-for-2011/ |title=Christina Milian Revamps Album For 2011 |date=November 22, 2010 |website=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> In June 2011, her collaboration with [[The Jackie Boyz]] titled ''Memory'' was released in Japan.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=jackiesboy|author=Jackie's Boy|number=78518790735937536|date=June 8, 2011|title=Japan make sure you cop the new single "Memory" ft the beautiful @ChristinaMilian POW!}}</ref> It is set to appear on their album ''Songs In My Blackberry''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/4054256 |title=Songs In My Blackberry【CD】-Jackie Boyz Issued: Japan｜R&B & Dance｜Dance & Soul｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Buy Music & Movie CD / DVD |publisher=HMV Japan |access-date=December 17, 2011}}</ref>

[[NBC]] announced on October 27 that Milian would serve as the official Social Media Correspondent for ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''. The role, previously held by [[Alison Haislip]], saw Milian make regular appearances during the live broadcasts. She will also interact with fans through Facebook, Twitter, NBC.com and NBC Live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/10/christina-milian-lands-spot-the-voice/#more-49045 |title=Christina Milian Lands A Spot On 'The Voice'|website=Thatgrapejuice.net |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref> She has since left the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/christina-milian-not-returning-the-voice-for-new-season-15222.php|title=Christina Milian not returning to 'The Voice' for new season|work=Reality TV World}}</ref>

On February 12, 2012, Lil' Wayne said that Christina Milian had joined Young Money. The next day, a song titled "Mr. Valentine" leaked onto the internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhTqLxe1PLA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XhTqLxe1PLA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Christina Milian - Mr. Valentine (NEW SONG 2012)Download Link||KatunariGangsta.BlogSpot.Com |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Milian told Carson Daly on 97.1 AMP Radio. "Yeah, I've signed with Young Money. It was pretty awesome. This weekend we had a big party, a big YMCMB party, and Drake was performing and we were all up on the stage and Wayne got up there and he announced it himself. And so I was kind of surprised and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is awesome!'" Milian is currently recording her fourth album. "We're just getting started on it," she said. "I've already halfway gotten there and when my mom and I went to Wayne and we played him some of the music, off the second song, he was like, 'I love it. Let's do this deal.' I have some music that's already going to be on it and the second half I'm working with them now. [...] When they did a little background check, they saw even the songwriting, all that kind of stuff adds on top of, alright, she's an actress, she's a pretty face, she can actually sing, but not to mention she's a songwriter. I thought that was cool that they even saw that. [...] They all get on each other's records, so all I have to do is be home with everybody and we'll just do lots of features."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/14/christina-milian-talks-young-money-signing-new-album/#more-113503 |title=Christina Milian Talks Young Money Signing, New Album |website=Rap-Up.com |date=February 14, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Finale with Nicole Di Rocco and Christina Milian -MBFW.jpg|thumb|Milian debuts her swimwear line, "Havana Nights" in partnership with designer Nicole Di Rocco at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim in 2012]]
In October 2012 during an interview, Milian spoke of her Young Money debut: "Wayne just gets his artists, which is great, I have a very one-on-one business relationship with everybody from [[Mack Maine]] to Wayne. They're just very involved in the project as far as bringing the music, playing songs, just giving their input. [...] I really want to pick the perfect single though. It's been a second since I've been out musically, so I do not want to fail and I don't believe in failure, so I just try new things and figure out the pieces. That's one thing that's great about Wayne. He's like, 'Work with different producers, take your time, but at the same time, try new things. Don't be stuck on one thing.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/08/lil-wayne-encourages-christina-milian-to-try-new-things-on-young-money-debut/#more-138001 |title=Lil Wayne Encourages Christina Milian to 'Try New Things' on Young Money Debut |website=Rap-Up.com |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> In July 2013, it was discovered that her contract with The Voice would be ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-25-exclusive-christina-milian-the-voice-fired-rumors#.VId65DHF-iA|title=Christina Milian Vanishing From The Voice!?|website=Perezhilton.com|access-date=December 9, 2014|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701062224/http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-25-exclusive-christina-milian-the-voice-fired-rumors#.VId65DHF-iA|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the summer, she collaborated with the Stafford Brothers and [[Lil' Wayne]] on the single "Hello" which reached the Top15 on the Billboard Dance charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXrxwCh9Zo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EcXrxwCh9Zo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Stafford Brothers – Hello ft. Lil Wayne, Christina Milian|last=StaffordBrothersVEVO|date=May 24, 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In September 2013, Milian became a contestant on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' ([[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 17)|season 17]]). She was partnered with professional dancer [[Mark Ballas]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jessica|last=Derschowitz |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57601254/dancing-with-the-stars-leah-remini-valerie-harper-snooki-among-new-cast/ |title="Dancing with the Stars": Leah Remini, Valerie Harper, Snooki among new cast |work=CBS News |date= September 4, 2013 |access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> She was eliminated in the fifth week, finishing in the ninth place. In July 2014, she announced she'd started work on a mixtape titled ''#TinaTurnUp''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/07/18/christina-milian-readies-tina-turn-up-mixtape/|title=Christina Milian Readies 'Tina Turn Up' Mixtape|website=Rap-up.com}}</ref> In November 2014, she collaborated with [[Lil' Wayne]] on his single "Start a Fire"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/start-fire-feat.-christina/id944342538|title=Start a Fire (feat. Christina Milian) – Single by Lil Wayne on Apple Music|date=November 23, 2014|website=Itunes.apple.com}}</ref> which they performed on the [[American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/lil-wayne-christina-milian-perform-start-a-fire-2014-american-music-awards/|title=Lil Wayne and Christina Milian Perform 'Start a Fire' at 2014 American Music Awards|website=Theboombox.com|date=November 24, 2014 }}</ref>

===2015–present: "#TinaTurnUp, new ventures, and a music refocus===
[[File:Christina Milian (30164600596).jpg|thumb|Milian speaking at the 2016 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the [[Phoenix Convention Center]] in Phoenix, Arizona]]
On January 18, 2015, Milian debuted her reality show ''Christina Milian Turned Up''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eonline.com/shows/christina_milian_turned_up|title=Christina Milian Turned Up|work=E! Online}}</ref> The series follows the day-to-day lives of Christina, her mother Carmen and her two sisters, Danielle and Liz Flores. It was renewed for a second season in April,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/01/total-divas-richkids-of-beverly-hills-network-orders-3-new-series/383134/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161300/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/01/total-divas-richkids-of-beverly-hills-network-orders-3-new-series/383134/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title='Total Divas', '#RIchKids of Beverly Hills' & 'Christina Milian Turned Up' Renewed by E!; Network Orders 3 New Series|date=April 1, 2015|website=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com}}</ref> which premiered in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/christina_milian_turned_up/news/698617/christina-milian-turned-up-is-back-get-all-the-details-on-the-drama-filled-season-2|title=Christina Milian Turned Up Is Back! Get All the Details on the Drama-Filled Season 2 on Christina Milian Turned Up|website=Eonline.com|date=September 22, 2015 }}</ref> In March, she released a pair of singles (which were previewed in her reality series), with "Rebel"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rebel-single/id971102664|title=Rebel – Single by Christina Milian on Apple Music|date=March 1, 2015|website=Itunes.apple.com}}</ref> and "We Ain't Worried",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-aint-worried-single/id979298986|title=We Ain't Worried – Single by Christina Milian on Apple Music|date=March 24, 2015|website=Itunes.apple.com}}</ref> of which the latter was used to promote her "We Are Pop Culture" clothing line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/639401/christina-milian-debuts-new-music-video-for-we-ain-t-worried-watch-now|title=Exclusive: Christina Milian Debuts ''We Ain't Worried'' Music Video!|website=Eonline.com|date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref> In July, she announced she was going to release a 5-track EP and video set, and was working with director Mike Ho.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/3nNGijMWlI/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/christinamilian/1001827066132392264 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by Christina Milian • Jun 7, 2015 at 3:18am UTC|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Also that month, she performed the National Anthem at the 2015 Americafest and premiered a new single "Like Me" featuring Snoop Dogg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngmoneyhq.com/2015/07/08/christina-milian-performs-national-anthem-like-me-live-2015-americafest/|title=Christina Milian Performs The National Anthem & Debuts New Single "Like Me" Live At 2015 Americafest|website=Youngmoneyhq.com|date=June 17, 2009 }}</ref> A few months later, she released another single "Do It" with Lil' Wayne and changed the EP's title to ''Like Me''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/16/new-music-christina-milian-lil-wayne-do-it/|title=New Music: Christina Milian feat. Lil Wayne – 'Do It'|website=Rap-up.com}}</ref> Her EP "[[4U (Christina Milian EP)|4U]]" was released on December 4, 2015, which includes four tracks and music videos packaged in one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4u-ep/id1060175324|title=4U – EP by Christina Milian on Apple Music|date=December 4, 2015|website=Itunes.apple.com}}</ref>

In 2016, she collaborated with [[So Solid Crew]]'s [[Harvey (MC)|MC Harvey]] on the dance track "We Own the Night" which premiered on August 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Harveyofficial|author=Harvey|number=764153154040725505|date=August 12, 2016|title=Tonight is the night 7.45pm Exclusive first play Harvey x @christinamilian [Own the night] @djtarget @bbc1xtra #BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-590352739/harvey-x-christina-milian-x-dj-blinkie-own-the-night|title=Harvey x Christina Milian x DJ Blinkie [Own the night]|website=Soundcloud.com}}</ref>

In June 2017, she appeared as a judge/[[panelist]] on the Fox television show, [[The Brain (game show)|Superhuman]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Christina Milian On 'Superhuman' Season Finale, Loving Cardi B & Embracing Your Superpower|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/07/christina-milian-superhuman-interview/|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=September 21, 2017|date=July 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=FREEMAN|first1=THOMAS|title=WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WANTS: CHRISTINA MILIAN|url=https://www.maxim.com/women/what-christina-milian-wants-2017-7|magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|access-date=September 21, 2017|date=July 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scoop: SUPERHUMAN – Series Premiere on FOX – Monday, June 12, 2017|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-SUPERHUMAN-Series-Premiere-on-FOX-Monday-June-12-2017-20170612|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=September 21, 2017|date=June 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CHRISTINA MILIAN, MIKE TYSON SUPERHUMAN|url=http://www.linolifestyles.com/gallery/christina-milian-mike-tyson-kal-penn-superhuman|website=linolifestyles.com|access-date=September 21, 2017|quote=SUPERHUMAN premieres Monday June 12 at 9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT. Hosted by actor Kal Penn, and featuring panelists Mike Tyson, Christina Milian and Dr. Rahul Jandial, this jaw-dropping series of one-hour episodes tests the abilities of ordinary people to use their extraordinary skills to win a $50,000 grand prize.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144149/http://www.linolifestyles.com/gallery/christina-milian-mike-tyson-kal-penn-superhuman|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Superhuman features contestants who possess a distinct, nearly super-human ability in fields such as memory, hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight and more are challenged to push their extraordinary skills to win a $50,000 grand prize.

Starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix romantic comedy ''Falling Inn Love'' (2019), costarring Adam Demos. ''Falling Inn Love'' was the first Netflix movie to be shot entirely in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9860728/|title=Falling Inn Love|website=IMDb.com|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>

== Entrepreneurship ==
Milian also co-owns Viva Diva Wines<ref>{{official website|http://www.vivadivawines.com/|Viva Diva Wines}}</ref><ref>{{Instagram | vivadivawines | Viva Diva Wines }}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|4LE7bIGe3VY|Christina Milian Talks Viva Diva Wines}}</ref> with her mother and manager Carmen Milian, as well as her publicist Robyn Santiago.<ref name="Wierzbicki">{{cite web |last1=Wierzbicki |first1=Kevin |title=Christina Milian goes nationwide with Viva Diva Wines |url=https://www.axs.com/christina-milian-goes-nationwide-with-viva-diva-wines-104571 |website=[[AXS (company)|AXS]] |access-date=October 20, 2018 |date=August 11, 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Milian has been faced with the challenges of being an [[Afro-Latino]],<ref>[http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/christina-milian-turns-up-on-new-ep-333#ixzz4roTd8FRJ Christina Milian Turns Up on New EP (INTERVIEW)] // [[Ebony (magazine)]]</ref><ref>Carolina Moreno. [http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_56c3a3cee4b08ffac126ecd9 9 Famous Faces On The Struggles And Beauty Of Being Afro-Latino] // [[HuffPost]]</ref> stating:
<blockquote>I'm Cuban but [people] didn't get it because I was also brown-skinned... Latinos come in all colors, all shades... You should see my mom and her brothers and sisters... We just vary in color, shapes and sizes. But we're still Latinos — that doesn't change a damn thing.<ref>Emily Tess Katz. [http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_562f8af1e4b0c66bae596ac8 Christina Milian On Embracing Her Afro-Latina Identity: 'I Am Who I Am'] // [[HuffPost]]
October 27, 2015 01:11 pm ET Updated October 27, 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aintilatina.com/2015/10/28/christina-milian-challenges-being-afro-latina-in-hollywood/|title=Christina Milian On Challenges of Being Afro-Latina in Hollywood|date=October 28, 2015|website=Aintilatina.com}}</ref></blockquote>

Milian met actor [[Nick Cannon]] on the set of their film, ''[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]'', in 2003, and they began dating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/christina-milian/milian-cannon-love.html |title=Milian's Cannon love |website=[[AskMen.com]] |date=February 18, 2005 |access-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110919235923/http://au.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/christina-milian/milian-cannon-love.html |archive-date=September 19, 2011 }}</ref> After being together for two and a half years, Milian ended her relationship with Cannon in 2005 because of his [[Infidelity|cheating]].<ref name="milianweb">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur27890.cfm |title=Christina's Romanian Nightmare: Milian Deals with Racism and Nick Cannon's Cheating in Eastern European Country |access-date=March 18, 2008 |publisher=EURweb |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080219042603/http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur27890.cfm |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cannon revealed that he refused to stay faithful to Milian because their relationship was becoming too much like a "Christian romance".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/former-christian-cannon-refused-to-get-serious-with-milian_24_05_2006|title=Nick Cannon – Former Christian Cannon Refused to Get Serious with Milian|date=May 24, 2006|access-date=August 7, 2008 |magazine=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> When Cannon married [[Mariah Carey]] on April 30, 2008, Milian said, "regardless of what I felt in the past at the time, I actually forgive him and I'm very much over that."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/nick-cannons-ex-shocked-when-he-married-mariah/|title=Nick Cannon's Ex "Shocked" When He Married Mariah|last=Oh|first=Eunice|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 21, 2008|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2009, reports emerged that Milian was dating musician [[The-Dream]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/02/05/2009-02-05_pickup_guru_neil_strauss_dishes_on_britn.html |title=Pickup guru Neil Strauss dishes on Britney Spears in new book |access-date=February 8, 2009 |date=February 5, 2009 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Reid, Shaheem | title=Cool & Dre Move On From Christina Milian, Work With Lady Gaga | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611992/20090521/story.jhtml | publisher=MTV | date=May 22, 2009 | access-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref> In late May 2009, it was reported that Milian and The-Dream were getting married,<ref>{{cite web|title=The-Dream & Christina Milian Planning A Wedding, Plus Rihanna To Testify At Chris Brown Hearing |url=http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/2009/05/the-dream_christina_milian_pla.html |publisher=[[SOHH]] |date=May 29, 2009 |access-date=May 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602092325/http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/2009/05/the-dream_christina_milian_pla.html |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the couple celebrated their engagement party in Las Vegas in June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christina Milian & The-Dream Celebrate Engagement |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/06/20/christina-milian-the-dream-celebrate-engagement/ |date=June 20, 2009 |work=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> On September 4, 2009, Milian and The-Dream eloped at the [[Little White Chapel]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christina Milian & The-Dream Elope in Vegas |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/08/christina-milian-the-dream-elope-in-vegas/ |date=September 8, 2009 |work=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=September 10, 2009}}</ref> [[MTV]] reported that Milian and The-Dream would get married again in Rome, Italy, and then renew their vows in the US in front of family and friends.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rodriguez, Jayson |title=Christina Milian And The-Dream Get Married |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620987/20090908/the_dream_rap.jhtml |date=September 8, 2009 |publisher=MTV |access-date=September 11, 2009}}</ref> On September 11, 2009, it was announced that Milian and The-Dream were expecting their first child together. On February 26, 2010, Milian gave birth to a daughter Violet Madison Nash, who was said to have "a full head of hair." This was Milian's first child, and the fourth for The-Dream, who had three children with ex-wife [[Nivea (singer)|Nivea]].<ref name="violetmili">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christina-milian-welcomes-a-daughter/|title=Christina Milian Welcomes a Daughter|last=Michaud|first=Sarah|date=March 1, 2010|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/christina-milian-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-201013|title=Christina Milian Gives Birth to Baby Girl!|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=March 1, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Christina Milian keeps her daughter in touch with her Latina roots by practicing [[Spanish language|Spanish]] with her and cooking [[Cuban food]].<ref>Susmita Baral. [http://www.latintimes.com/christina-milian-talks-career-reality-show-and-being-cuban-american-exclusive-266650 Christina Milian Talks Career, Reality Show And Being Cuban American (EXCLUSIVE)] // [[Latin Times]]</ref> As a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], she also baptized her daughter in the faith.<ref>{{Citation |title=Is Lizzy Milian Putting Her Faith Before Family? - E! Online |url=https://www.eonline.com/videos/230387/is-lizzy-milian-putting-her-faith-before-family |access-date=2023-05-14}}</ref>

The-Dream and Milian separated in late 2009, only three months after their wedding in September of that year.<ref name="separatemili">{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/christina-milian-the-dream-separate-2010127|title=Christina Milian, The-Dream Separate|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 8, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized on October 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalgrind.com/entertainment/christina-milian-and-dream-divorce-finalized-photos|title=Christina Milian And The Dream Divorce Finalized! (PHOTOS)|work=Global Grind|date=October 23, 2011 }}</ref>

In September 2010, Christina began dating James ("Jas") Prince, Jr., son of Rap-A-lot Records [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and impresario, James Prince.<ref name="people.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20730777,00.html|title=Christina Milian Engaged to Jas Prince|work=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> Christina and Jas were engaged in April 2013.<ref name="people.com"/> Christina moved out of the couple's home on June 19, 2014, and the couple called off their engagement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christina Milian, Fiance Jas Prince Split: Singer Calls Off Engagement|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/christina-milian-fiance-jas-prince-split-singer-ends-engagement-2014206|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2014}}</ref>

In July 2014, it was rumored she was dating rapper [[Lil Wayne]], with whom she attended the [[ESPY Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2014/07/lil-wayne-attends-2014-espys-christina-milian-watch-stuart-scott-jimmy-v-award/|title=Lil Wayne Attends The 2014 ESPY Awards With Christina Milian To Watch Stuart Scott Receive The Jimmy V Award|website=Lilwaynehq.com|date=July 18, 2014 }}</ref> They later confirmed their relationship in mid-2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6524346/christina-milian-dating-lil-wayne|title=Christina Milian Confirms She's Dating Lil Wayne: 'I Love Him'|website=Billboard.com}}</ref> after which they received criticism from their interconnected exes, singer [[Nivea (singer)|Nivea]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2015/11/nivea-dishes-about-her-feelings-on-lil-wayne-christina-milian-watch/|title=Nivea Dishes about Her Feelings on Lil Wayne, Christina Milian (Watch) – EURweb|date=November 25, 2015|website=Eurweb.com}}</ref> and songwriter [[The-Dream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/news/music/2014/08/14/the-dream-addresses-rumored-lil-wayne-christina-milian-relationship.html|title=The-Dream Addresses Rumored Lil Wayne, Christina Milian Relationship|website=Bet.com}}</ref> They split at the end of 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/christina-milian-and-lil-wayne-split-after-dating-for-over-a-year-2015149|title=It's Over! Christina Milian, Lil Wayne Split|website=Usmagazine.com|date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2508647/christina-milian-lil-wayne-engagement-wish/|title=Christina Milian Really Thought She Might Marry Lil Wayne|website=Mtv.com}}</ref> after collaborating on various singles, videos, and concert dates.

Milian has been in a relationship with French singer [[M. Pokora]] since 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/christina-milian-flaunts-growing-baby-204821233.html | title=Christina Milian Flaunts Growing Baby Bump & Dishes on 'Exhausting' First Trimester! | date=August 8, 2019 }}</ref> In July 2019, the couple announced they were expecting a baby boy together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christina-milian-expecting-first-child-with-boyfriend-matt-pokora/|title=Christina Milian Expecting First Child With Matt Pokora|website=People.com|author=Pasquini, Maria|date=July 28, 2019|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christina-milian-pregnant-expecting-son-sex-reveal-matt-pokora/|title=It's A Boy For Christina Milian and Matt Pokora|website=People.com|author=Juneau, Jen|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> Their first son was born in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bckonline.com/2020/01/20/violet-madison-nash-is-a-big-sister-christina-milian-welcomes-her-second-child/|title=AND BABY MAKES TWO KIDS! CHRISTINA MILIAN WELCOMES A BABY BOY|date=January 21, 2020|website=BCK Online|language=en-US|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, the couple announced they were expecting their second child together,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christina-milian-pregnant-expecting-third-child/|title=Christina Milian Expecting Third Child|publisher=People.com|author=Juneau, Jen|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> and a French magazine reported they were married that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.public.fr/News/Exclu-Public-surprise-M-Pokora-s-est-marie-avec-Christina-Milian-tous-les-details-1661639|title=Exclu Public : surprise, en plus du 2e bébé, M. Pokora s'est marié avec Christina Milian... tous les détails de la cérémonie !|work=Public|date=10 December 2020|publisher=CMI Digital|language=fr}}</ref> In April 2021, they welcomed their second son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christina-milian-welcomes-baby-boy-third-child/|title=Christina Milian Welcomes a Baby Boy, Her Third Child: 'Kenna, Welcome to the World'|date=24 April 2021}}</ref>

==Artistry==
Milian is a light-lyric [[soprano]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20150348,00.html |title=Picks and Pans Review: It's About Time |access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> with a vocal range from Eb3 to F5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJelqWDbXV0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OJelqWDbXV0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Christina Milian Studio Vocal Range Eb3 – Eb6 |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=July 9, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her vocal style has been compared to [[Paula Abdul]] and [[Aaliyah]] by critics.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,649909,00.html|title=It's About Time|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 18, 2004|access-date=July 9, 2012|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609145847/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,649909,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20150347,00.html |title=Picks and Pans: Music |author=James, Elta |date=June 21, 2004 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=2010-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000044/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20150347,00.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> David Peisner of ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' commented on her talent and described her voice as being "silky and sassy." Earlier in her career, Milian was mainly an [[urban pop]] and [[teen pop]] singer but as she matured and grew her sound later grew to branch out into a more [[hip-hop soul]] and straight forward [[R&B]] sound on her later two releases It's About Time and So Amazin'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486894/christina-milian-paints-sexy-new-image.jhtml |title=Christina Milian's Sexy New Look Comes In Flat Or Semigloss |website=[[MTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024072212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486894/christina-milian-paints-sexy-new-image.jhtml |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=July 9, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509188/milian-hit-airwaves-theaters-march.jhtml |title=Christina Milian's Spring Lineup: Hot Single, Scary Movie |website=[[MTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024000626/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509188/milian-hit-airwaves-theaters-march.jhtml |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=July 9, 2012 }}</ref>

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Milian described the sound of the album as "hip hop under-toned with nice, pop melodies",<ref name="lindziinter">{{cite web |url=http://www.lindzi.com/interviews/christinam.htm |title=Christina Milian |access-date=December 14, 2008 |author=Scharf, Lindzi |website=Lindzi.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195227/http://www.lindzi.com/interviews/christinam.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later said the genre of the album was "bubble-gum pop".<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_33/ai_111114514/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 |title=Christina Milian: Don't Worry, J. Lo. This Singing Actress has a Different Career Path in Mind |access-date=July 26, 2008 |author=Beale, Lewis |date=December 2003 |publisher=[[FindArticles]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210082852/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_11_33/ai_111114514/pg_1?tag=artBody%3Bcol1 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 }}</ref> She described lead single "AM to PM" as a "very pop" and "fun, party/club song".<ref name="milianimage"/><ref name="lindziinter"/> The genre of the album was described by one critic as "light-hearted, energetic R&B pop tunes".<ref name="iereview"/> Sonically, the album was said to stick "rigidly to the sherbert-snorting pop formula of [[Britney Spears]] and [[Christina Aguilera]]".<ref name="nmereview"/> One reviewer compared Milian to other singers of her generation, and found that "while Spears has gone raunchy with '[[I Love Rock 'N Roll (Britney Spears single)|I Love Rock 'n' Roll]]', Christina Aguilera down and dirty on ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'', and even clean-cut [[Mandy Moore]] has brashly cut her hair [[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]-style, Milian still seems young and real." The critic also compared Milian to [[Beyoncé]], "while Beyonce is shaking her bootylicious body like crazy on '[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé song)|Crazy In Love]]', Milian is simply enjoying becoming a young star."<ref name="danwreview">{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/030925/review11.htm |title=Eight Days a Week |access-date=December 15, 2008 |date=September 25, 2003 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214005325/http://dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/030925/review11.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2007 }}</ref>
Milian described the genre of ''It's About Time'' as more R&B in comparison to her "bubble-gum pop" debut album.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> Discussing the change of genre between her lead singles, Milian said that the "first single off my last album, 'AM to PM', was more of a kiddie kind of thing, very pop. [Dip It Low] is more R&B, kind of a club/party kind of vibe."<ref name="milianimage"/> An issue Milian had with the album was that it did not flow. The various pop and urban influences in that album, she found, confused the audience. For her next studio album, Milian said that she wanted a more consistent feel.<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicremedy.com/c/Christina_Milian/album/So_Amazin-2530.html |title=Christina Milian ''So Amazin{{'}}'' Album |access-date=August 3, 2008 |website=Musicremedy.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016210543/http://www.musicremedy.com/c/Christina_Milian/album/So_Amazin-2530.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
In 2010, Milian signed Australian singers, Kasey Osborne and Kelsey-Maree, as their manager. Milian said, "the girls have everything it takes to be the biggest international duo out there. The world is definitely ready for these beautiful girls to hit the stage and kill it on screen." She said that the duo were the "most exciting project" she had worked on.

==Discography==
{{Main|Christina Milian discography}}

* ''[[Christina Milian (album)|Christina Milian]]'' (2002)
* ''[[It's About Time (Christina Milian album)|It's About Time]]'' (2004)
* ''[[So Amazin']]'' (2006)

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''
| Band Member
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Wood]]''
| Girl at Dance
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Durango Kids''
| Eleanor "Ellie" Bigelow
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]''
| Paris Morgan
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]''
| Nina
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Man of the House (2005 film)|Man of the House]]''
| Anne
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Be Cool]]''
| Linda Moon
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Pulse (2006 film)|Pulse]]''
| Isabell Fuentes
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]''
| Keelia
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]''
| Catalina "Lina" Cruz
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Baggage Claim (film)|Baggage Claim]]''
| Taylor
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Falling Inn Love]]''
| Gabriela
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Resort to Love]]''
| Erica Wilson
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1996
|[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|''Sister, Sister'']]
|Girl #3 & Girl dancing at the party
|2 Episodes ("When a Man Loves Two Women: season4 Episode 1& "Kid-Napped": season4 episode 6)
|-
| 1997–1999
| ''[[Smart Guy]]''
| Pretty Girl / Kiki
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Movie Surfers]]''
| Tina Flores
| Series regular
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''
| Young Lady in Hallway
| Episode: "Working Homegirl"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Charmed]]''
| Teri Lane
| Episode: "The Wendigo"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''
| Megan
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Get Real (U.S. TV series)|Get Real]]''
| Tennisha
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''
| Sweetie
| Episode: "The Feminine Ms. Skeet"
|-
|2002–2007
|''[[Kim Possible]]''
| Herself
| Theme song performer
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Becoming (TV series)|Becoming Presents: Wannabe]]''
| Host
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[All That]]''
| Musical Guest
| Performed "[[AM to PM]]"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[MTV Cribs|Cribs]]''
| Herself
| Episode: November 21
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Snowglobe (film)|Snowglobe]]''
| Angela Moreno
| [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] original movie
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Smallville]]''
| [[List of Smallville Characters|Rachel Davenport]]
| Episode: "Action"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Christmas Cupid]]''
| Sloane
| ABC Family original movie
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet The Browns]]''
| Claudia
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2010–2020
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Esther (voice)
| Recurring Role, 8 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Sydney Preston
| Episode: "All That Cremains"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[A Gifted Man]]''
| Shawnee Baker
| Episode: "In Case of Co-Dependants"
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''
| Herself
| Social media correspondent
|-
| 2013
| ''A Snow Globe Christmas''
| Sal
| Movie
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| Herself
| Contestant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 17)|season 17]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[East Los High]]''
| Liliana
| 6 episodes
|-
|2015
|[[Dora and Friends: Into the City!]]
|la Sirena Mala
|Episode: "Magical Mermaid Adventure"
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Christina Milian Turned Up]]''
| Herself
| Reality show; Also executive producer
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Grandfathered (TV series)|Grandfathered]]''
| Vanessa
| Main role; 22 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again]]''
| Magenta
| TV movie
|-
| 2017
| ''[[90's House]]''
| Herself
| Host
|-
| 2017
| ''Superhuman''
| Herself/Judge
| TV Series
|-
| 2018
| ''Memories of Christmas''
| Noelle
| TV movie
|-
| 2019
| [[The Oath (U.S. TV series)|''The Oath'']]
| Christine Parks
| Main role (Season 2)
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Soundtrack (TV series)|Soundtrack]]''
| De'Andra
| Recurring role
|-
|2020
| ''High & Tight''
| Britt
| TV movie
|-
|2021
| ''Eat the Book''
| Herself/host
| 4 episodes digital cooking show
|-
|2021
| ''[[Step Up: High Water]]''
| Collette Jones
| 1 episode (season 3)
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Def Jam Vendetta]]''
| Angel Rodriguez
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Need for Speed: Undercover]]''
| Carmen Mendez
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:LightSteelBlue; text-align:center;"
!Year
!Award
!Result
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|rowspan="3"|2004
|[[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Female<ref name="teenmilian">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Teen_Choice_Awards/2004 |title=Teen Choice Awards: 2004 |access-date=July 26, 2008 |publisher=[[IMDb]] |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228231931/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Teen_Choice_Awards/2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Nick Cannon)<ref name="teenmilian"/>
|{{nom}}
|-
|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Nick Cannon)<ref name="teenmilian"/>
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="8"|2005
|Teen Choice Award for Choice Hottie: Female<ref name="teenchoice05">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm |title=The Teen Choice Awards |access-date=October 26, 2008 |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080308035958/http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2008}}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|Teen Choice Award for Choice Crossover Artist (Music to Movies)<ref name="teenchoice05"/>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Black Entertainment Television|BET Comedy Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film for ''[[Be Cool]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/bet-comedy-awards.htm|title=BET Comedy Award 2005|publisher=Chiff|access-date=August 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622184144/http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/bet-comedy-awards.htm|archive-date=June 22, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album]] for ''It's About Time''<ref name="grammyalbum">{{cite news|url=http://www10.nytimes.com/2004/12/07/arts/music/07GRAMMY-LIST.html?_r=5&pagewanted=all&position=|title=The Complete List: Grammy Nominees|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 7, 2004|access-date=November 16, 2008}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Dip It Low" (shared with [[Fabolous]])<ref name="grammyalbum"/>
|{{nom}}
|-
|The Reign Award for Outstanding Achievement<ref name="milianinterviewin">{{cite magazine |url=http://instinctmagazine.com/celebrity-interviews/christina-milian.html |title=One in a Milian |author=Daw, Robbie|date=July 1, 2006 |access-date=July 30, 2008 |magazine=[[Instinct (magazine)|Instinct]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071207182858/http://instinctmagazine.com/celebrity-interviews/christina-milian.html |archive-date =December 7, 2007}}</ref>
|{{won}}
|-
|Groovevolt Music and Fashion Award for Best Song Performance  – Female for "Dip It Low"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=1136 |title=Complete List of Groovevolt Award Nominees |website=Groovevolt.com |access-date=September 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060429004957/http://groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=1136 |archive-date=April 29, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Dance music|International Dance Music Award]] for Best R&B/Urban Dance Track for "Dip It Low"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/conference/a/IDMA2k5NomAnn.htm |title=20th Annual International Dance Music Awards  – Performers Announced |access-date=July 30, 2008 |author=Slomowicz, Ron |website=[[About.com]] |archive-date=September 17, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050917134206/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/conference/a/IDMA2k5NomAnn.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{nom}}
|-
|2006
|[[Ozone Magazine|Ozone Award]] for Best R&B Female<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tjsdjs.com/tastemakers.php |title=A Date With Destiny |access-date=March 22, 2008 |author=Kennedy, Keith |website=TJsDJs.com |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317144055/http://www.tjsdjs.com/tastemakers.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{won}}
|-
|2008
|[[Imagen Foundation|Imagen Foundation Award]] for Best TV Actress for ''[[Snowglobe (film)|Snowglobe]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagen.org/awards/2008/winners_list |title=The 23rd Annual Imagen Awards Winners |access-date=August 24, 2008 |publisher=[[Imagen Foundation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915225533/http://www.imagen.org/awards/2008/winners_list |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{won}}
|-
|2014
|[[Acapulco Black Film Festival|Acapulco Black Film Festival Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast for ''[[Baggage Claim (film)|Baggage Claim]]''
|{{nom}}
|}

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Alicia Keys

2023-10-20T14:26:28Z

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{{Short description|American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1981)}}
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| name = Alicia Keys
| image = Alicia Keys House of Icons 2019.jpg
| caption = Keys in 2019
| birth_name = Alicia Augello Cook
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|25}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| other_names = Lellow 
| education = [[Columbia University]] (no degree)
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|pianist|author|actress}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| organization = [[Keep a Child Alive]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Swizz Beatz]]|2010}}
| children = 2
| works = {{hlist|[[Alicia Keys discography|Discography]]|[[List of songs written by Alicia Keys|songs written]]|[[Alicia Keys videography|videography]]}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Alicia Keys|Full list]]
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4263135.stm|title=Alicia's keys to success|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=February 14, 2005|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="Guardian Reiew">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/21/alicia-keys-review-roundhouse-london|title=Alicia Keys review – soul singer opens door to blistering basement bash|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Clarke|first=Betty|date=September 21, 2016|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[J Records|J]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|AKW}} 
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| signature = Alicia Keys signature.svg
| website = {{URL|https://www.aliciakeys.com/}}
}}

'''Alicia Augello Cook''' (born January 25, 1981),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/b2f5dc6dc14eece4051d601c6e95e357|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan 19-25|work=[[The Associated Press]]|quote=Singer Alicia Keys is 40|date=January 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/celebrity-birthdays-beth-hart-ray-stevens-hip-hop-and-rap-nastassja-kinski-25346e8a89639f8fd7b919440e1e9156|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan 24-30|work=[[The Associated Press]]|quote=Singer Alicia Keys is 41|date=January 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-anita-baker-mariska-hargitay-marc-nelson-celebrity-birthdays-452736ebf8a44486610d9fb3f04843c0|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan 23-29|work=[[The Associated Press]]|quote=Singer Alicia Keys is 42|date=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-country-music-tv-celebrity-birthdays-teddy-gentry-07ff63620f848616f7521abdbd6706da|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan 22-28|work=[[The Associated Press]]|access-date=July 9, 2023|date=January 17, 2023|quote=Singer Alicia Keys is 43}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone" /> known professionally as '''Alicia Keys''', is an  American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by [[Columbia Records]]. After disputes with the label, she signed with [[Arista Records]] and soon released her debut album, ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' with [[J Records]] in 2001. The album became a critical and commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. It contained the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one single "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]", and earned Keys an unprecedented five [[Grammy Awards]] in 2002. Her second album, ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'' (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, selling eight million copies worldwide and spawning the singles "[[You Don't Know My Name]]", "[[If I Ain't Got You]]", and "[[Diary (Alicia Keys song)|Diary]]".<ref name="Times Online">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2819353.ece|title=The ascent of Alicia Keys|last=Batey|first=Angus|date=November 10, 2007|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards.<ref name="renamed_from_2005_on_20101220223537">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/in_depth_showbiz/main673822.shtml|title=2005 Grammy Award Winners|date=February 13, 2005|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=July 5, 2009}}</ref>

In 2004, her [[duet]] with singer [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] titled "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" became her second number-one single. Keys released her first live album, ''[[Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)|Unplugged]]'' (2005), and became the first woman to have an ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' album debut at number one. Her third album, ''[[As I Am (Alicia Keys album)|As I Am]]'' (2007), sold seven million copies worldwide and produced the Hot 100 number-one single "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]". In 2007, Keys made her film debut in the action-thriller film ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'' and performed the theme song to the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', with the single "[[Another Way to Die]]" (with [[Jack White]]) a year later. Her fourth album, ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'' (2009), became her first chart-topping album in the United Kingdom, and sold four million copies worldwide. The album included the [[hit single]]s "[[Doesn't Mean Anything]]", "[[Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart]]", "[[Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)]]". Keys's collaboration with [[Jay-Z]] on his 2009 single "[[Empire State of Mind]]", became her fourth number-one single in the United States. Her fifth album ''[[Girl on Fire (album)|Girl on Fire]]'' (2012), became her fourth non-consecutive [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] topping album, and included the successful [[Girl on Fire (song)|title track]], while her sixth studio album, ''[[Here (Alicia Keys album)|Here]]'' (2016), peaked at number 2. Her seventh and eighth studio albums, ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'' (2020) and ''[[Keys (album)|Keys]]'' (2021), spawned the singles "[[Show Me Love (Alicia Keys and Miguel song)|Show Me Love]]" (featuring [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]), "[[Underdog (Alicia Keys song)|Underdog]]", "[[Lala (Unlocked)|Lala]]" and "[[Best of Me (Alicia Keys song)|Best of Me]]". In 2022, she released her ninth studio album ''[[Santa Baby (album)|Santa Baby]]'', which was also her first [[independent music|independent album]].

Keys has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling music artists]]. She was named by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as the [[Billboard Decade-End#2000s|R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Decade]] (2000s);<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kget.com/community/ricks-reviews/big-sky-uses-twin-ploy-alicia-keys-has-her-life-exposed/|title='Big Sky' uses twin ploy; Alicia Keys has her life exposed|first=Rick|last=Bentley|work=[[KGET-TV]]|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021}}</ref> and placed tenth on their list of Top 50 [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. She has received [[list of awards and nominations received by Alicia Keys|numerous accolades]] in her career, including 15 Grammy Awards, 17 [[NAACP Image Award]]s, 12 [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Awards]], and an award from the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] and [[National Music Publishers Association]]. [[VH1]] included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and 100 Greatest Women in Music lists, while ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' has named her in their [[Time 100|100 list of most influential people]] in 2005 and 2017. Keys is also acclaimed for her humanitarian work, philanthropy, and activism, e.g. being awarded [[Ambassador of Conscience Award|Ambassador of Conscience]] by [[Amnesty International]]; she co-founded and serves as the Global Ambassador of the nonprofit [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]-fighting organization [[Keep a Child Alive]].

==Early life==
Alicia Augello Cook was born on January 25, 1981,<ref name="AP"/><ref name="Rolling Stone" /> in the [[Hell's Kitchen]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], New York City.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2008/04/17/Music-Preview-Through-her-first-several-records-Alicia-Keys-has-a-golden-touch/stories/200804170286|title=Music Preview: Through her first several records, Alicia Keys has a golden touch|last=Mervis|first=Scott|date=April 17, 2008|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=November 22, 2009}}</ref> She is the only child of Teresa Augello, who was a [[paralegal]] and part-time actress, and one of three children of Craig Cook, who was a [[flight attendant]].<ref name="The Times">{{cite news|last=Iley|first=Chrissy|date=February 24, 2008|title=Alicia Keys, the girl who made Bob Dylan weep|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alicia-keys-the-girl-who-made-bob-dylan-weep-df678sfgfgq|access-date=December 16, 2008 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Biography Today Annual Cumulation 2007: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5rmMrYWkaQC|editor-first=Cherie D.|editor-last=Abbey|isbn=9780780809741|publisher=[[Omnigraphics]]|year=2007|page=211}}</ref> Keys's father is [[African American]] and her mother is of [[Italians|Italian]], [[English people|English]], [[Irish people|Irish]], and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent; her mother's paternal grandparents were immigrants from [[Sciacca]] in [[Sicily]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasicilia.it/news/home/18471/il-google-camp-si-sposta-a-sciacca-restano-i-vip--toccata-e-fuga-di-renzi-.html|title=Il Google Camp si sposta a Sciacca restano i vip, toccata e fuga di Renzi|work=[[La Sicilia]]|date=August 3, 2016 |language=it|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bream|first=Jon|title=More Keys to Alicia's life|url=https://www.startribune.com/more-keys/18138354/|website=[[Star Tribune]]|date=April 24, 2008|access-date=September 24, 2020|quote=I'm definitely black and Italian and a little Irish or Scottish.}}</ref> and [[Lamezia Terme]], in [[Calabria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quotidianodelsud.it/calabria/catanzaro/spettacoli/musica/2017/10/23/alicia-keys-e-le-sue-origini-calabresi-ecco-la-storia-della-bellissima-star-della-musica-e-dei-suoi-bisnonni/|title= Alicia Keys e le sue origini calabresi, ecco la storia della bellissima star della musica e dei suoi bisnonni |work=[[Il Quotidiano del Sud]]|language=it|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref> Named after her [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] godmother,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://parade.com/653238/paulettecohn/exclusive-onthe-voice-kelly-clarkson-explains-why-she-called-alicia-keys-sexy/|title=Exclusive: On The Voice, Kelly Clarkson Explains Why She Called Alicia Keys Sexy |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=March 9, 2018|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> Keys has said that she was comfortable with her [[multiracial]] heritage because she felt she was able to "relate to different cultures".<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref>{{cite web|date=December 1, 2004|title=Alicia Keys – Keys Avoids Mixed Race Abuse|work=[[Contactmusic.com]]|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/keys-avoids-mixed-race-abuse|access-date=August 21, 2009}}</ref> Keys's father left when she was two and she was subsequently raised by her mother during her formative years in Hell's Kitchen.<ref name="Akin">{{cite news|last=Ojumu|first=Akin|date=November 16, 2003|title=Soul sister|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/16/aliciakeys|access-date=January 24, 2009|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090224142304/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/16/aliciakeys| archive-date= February 24, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Keys said her parents never had a relationship, and her father was not in her life.<ref name="Oprah"/> Although she did not like to speak about her father in order to not feed stereotypes, Keys remarked in 2001: "I'm not in contact with him. That's fine. When I was younger, I minded about that. [It] made me angry. But it helped show me what a strong woman my mother was, and made me want to be strong like her. Probably, it was better for me this way."<ref name="Guardian 01"/> Keys and her mother lived in a one bedroom apartment.<ref name="Insta1B">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmK62tXLdeo/|title=Alicia Keys Instagram|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref> Her mother often worked three jobs to provide for Keys, who "learned how to survive" from her mother's example of tenacity and self-reliance.<ref name="Merritt">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/21/popandrock.aliciakeys|title=Soul sister number one|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 21, 2004|first=Stephanie|last=Merritt|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>

{{quote box|width=29%|align=right|"I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone, that was what I did ... The city had a huge influence on me because it's such a diverse place. As hard as [growing up in it was], I always felt very blessed about being able to recognize different cultures and styles, people and places. I feel like the concrete alone just gave me a certain drive. I really saw everything: every negative I could possibly see from the time I could walk until now; and also every positive, every bright future, every dream that I could possibly see. So growing up around this big dichotomy definitely influenced my music."|source= —Keys<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="ASCAP"/>}}

From a young age, Keys struggled with self-esteem issues, hiding little by little when her differences made her vulnerable to judgment, and later uninvited sexual attention.<ref name="revelation">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/alicia-keys/a-revelation_b_7972424.html|title=A Revelation|work=[[Huffington Post]]|first=Alicia|last=Keys|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="USA"/><ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/> Living in the rough neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen,<ref name="Akin"/><ref name="Oprah">{{cite magazine|title=Oprah Talks to Alicia Keys|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/oprahs-interview-with-alicia-keys|date=September 2004|magazine=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> she was, from an early age, regularly exposed to street violence, drugs, prostitution, and subjected to sexual propositions in the [[sex trade]]- and crime-riddled area.<ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/><ref name="Rap Radar">{{cite podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaal4MuTdug |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Qaal4MuTdug| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Alicia Keys (full) – Rap Radar|website=Rap Radar |publisher=[[Play.it]] |host=[[Elliott Wilson (journalist)|Elliott Wilson]] and Brian "B.Dot" Miller|date=May 16, 2016 |time=21:20 |access-date=May 25, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Cham (singer)|Cham]] featuring Alicia Keys |title=[[Ghetto Story (song)|Ghetto Story]]|medium=Song}}</ref> "I saw a variety of people growing up, and lifestyles, lows and highs. I think it makes you realize right away what you want and what you don't want", Keys said.<ref name="Petra">{{cite news|url=http://www.petrastarke.com/2000/10/if-youre-looking-for-way-to-sum-up.html|title=Alicia Keys: Take Me As I Am|newspaper=[[Sunday Mail (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail]]|first=Petra|last=Stark|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=June 24, 2018|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625030716/http://www.petrastarke.com/2000/10/if-youre-looking-for-way-to-sum-up.html|archive-date=June 25, 2018|via=Petrastark.com|quote="My mother raised me and I saw her struggle and work and I'm not under any illusions – I know exactly what I could go right back to."}}</ref> Keys recalled feeling fearful early on of the "animal instinct" she witnessed, and eventually feeling "high" due to recurrent harassment.<ref name="revelation"/><ref name="Gospel"/> Her experiences in the streets had led her to carry a homemade knife for protection.<ref name="Zee"/><ref name="Chrissy">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jan/08/popandrock.film|title=I was just waiting for my time|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Chrissy|last=Iley|date=January 8, 2007|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> She became very wary,<ref name="Chrissy"/><ref name="Sullivan">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/14/alicia-keys|title=Alicia Keys: 'Everything I do comes from a primal place'|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Caroline|last=Sullivan|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> emotionally guarded, and she began wearing gender-neutral clothing and what would become her trademark [[cornrows]].{{refn|<ref name="USA">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/08/13/alicia-keys-self-esteem-street-harassment-blog-post/31612215/|title=Alicia Keys on self esteem and harassment|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/><ref name="Gospel">{{cite AV media|people=Alicia Keys|title=The Gospel|medium=Short film|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byTHi57uxBg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/byTHi57uxBg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/alicia-keys-surprises-tribeca-film-festival-with-world-premiere-of-the-gospel-289463/|title=Alicia Keys Surprises Tribeca Film Festival With World Premiere of 'The Gospel'|work=[[Indiewire]]|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Jet 01">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IbUDAAAAMBAJ|title=New Singer Alicia Keys Sitting Pretty With Smash Debut Album 'Songs in A Minor'|magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=August 13, 2001|issue=9|volume=100 Company|issn=0021-5996}}</ref>}} Keys explained that she is grateful for growing up where she did as it prepared her for the parallels in the music industry, particularly as she was a teenager starting out; she could maintain a particular focus and not derail herself.<ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/><ref name="Calloway">{{Cite episode |title=Alicia Keys "This business is similar to Hell's Kitchen"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBRA-PB-BOk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/tBRA-PB-BOk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=June 1, 2018|series=Heart and Soul|author=Calloway, Sway|author-link=Sway Calloway|station=[[Sirius XM]]|date=December 18, 2012|quote="If there was ever a path or a road that could take me to the wrong side of the street, it would be where I grew up. Cause there was every option there to choose the wrong one. I think actually growing up around that really taught me a lot when getting into this business, you know, cause this [business] is similar to Hell's Kitchen; there's all the options, and you can either go the right way or you can kind of fall off ... being around the wrong people or getting involved in the wrong things. It's difficult, especially when you're so young – I started really young, at 16/17 – and being able to have access to so many things, it can be a difficult choice sometimes. I give thanks that where I grew up kind of prepared me for that so that I could have a particular focus, cause I didn't want to end up like so many people that I saw on the street every day."}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She credits her "tough" mother for anchoring her on a right path as opposed to many people she knew who ended up on the wrong path and in jail. Keys attributed her unusual maturity as a young girl to her mother, who depended on her to be responsible while she worked to provide for them and give Keys as many opportunities as possible.<ref name="Chrissy"/><ref name="Sullivan"/>

Keys loved music and singing from early childhood. She recalled her mother playing [[jazz]] records of artists such as [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], and [[Louis Armstrong]] on Sunday mornings—early musical moments Keys considers influential in kindling her interest in and emotional connection to music.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Merritt"/> In [[preschool]], Keys sang in her school's production of the musical ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' and was cast as [[Dorothy Gale]] in a production of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref name="Cole"/> Keys discovered that she had a passion for the piano by age six, as she loved the sound and feel of the instrument and desired to play and learn it.<ref name="ASCAP">{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/features/keys|title=Alicia Keys – A Legend Grows|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|date=June 1, 2005|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6zn9DnIG2?url=https://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/features/keys|archive-date=May 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Roberts">{{cite book|title=Alicia Keys (Transcending Race in America: Biographies of Biracial Achievers)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EHKZBgAAQBAJ|first=Russell|last=Roberts|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|year=2015|isbn=9781422290996}}</ref> When Keys was ten,<ref>'The Jonathan Ross Show', broadcast on November 7, 2020, on ITV, carried a Ross interview with Keys in which she was asked and openly explained how the piano arrived into her family home at age ten.</ref> a neighborhood friend who was moving home gave her family an old upright piano. This proved pivotal for Key's musical development, which allowed her to practice, to play, and to benefit fully from music lessons at an early age.<ref name="Oprah"/> Keys began receiving [[classical piano]] training by age seven,<ref name="Toure"/> practicing six hours a day,<ref name="Roberts"/> learning the [[Suzuki method]] and playing composers such as [[Beethoven]], [[Mozart]], [[Chopin]], and [[Satie]].<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Will">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock.features2|title=Soundtrack of my life: Alicia Keys|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 20, 2008|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> She was particularly drawn to "blue, dark, shadowy" and melancholic compositions, as well as the passionate romanticism of "blue composers" like Chopin.{{refn|<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="ASCAP"/><ref name="Toure">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-keys-the-next-queen-of-soul-20011108|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628034720/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-keys-the-next-queen-of-soul-20011108|title=The Next Queen of Soul|date=November 8, 2001|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=June 28, 2018|author=Touré|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Will"/>}} Inspired by the film ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', Keys wrote her first song about her departed grandfather on her piano by age 12. The scene in the film in which [[Tom Hanks]]'s character listens to [[opera]] on a record player notably affected Keys, who "never showed emotion very well".<ref name="ASCAP"/> After seeing the film, Keys, "for the first time, could express how [she] felt through the music."<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Roberts"/>

{{Quote box|width=28%|quote=Classical piano totally helped me to be a better songwriter and a better musician ... I knew the fundamentals of music. And I understood how to put things together and pull it together and change it. The dedication that it took to study classical music is a big reason why I have anything in this life I think. ... [It] was a big influence on me. It opened a lot of doors because it separated me from the rest. [...] And it did help me structure my songs.|source= —Keys<ref name="ASCAP"/>}}

Keys's mother had encouraged her to participate in different extracurricular activities, including music, dance, theater, and gymnastics, so she could "find her muse".<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Pareles"/> Her extracurricular activities gave her focus and drive, and helped keep her out of trouble.<ref name="Zee">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/music-and-dance-kept-alicia-keys-out-of-trouble-during-childhood_5623.html|title=Music and dance kept Alicia Keys 'out of trouble' during childhood|date=July 15, 2008|work=[[Zee News]]|access-date=May 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Roberts"/><ref name="Will"/> Keys remained so occupied with her various pursuits that she experienced her first burnout before adolescence. Before her 13th birthday, she expressed to her mother that she was too overwhelmed and wanted to disengage, at which point her mother took some time off with her and encouraged her to keep focusing on piano.<ref name="Cole"/> Keys would continue studying classical music until the age of 18.<ref name="Roberts"/> Keys regards her education in classical piano and dedication to classical music as vital for her stability in her youth and her development as a musician and songwriter.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="ASCAP"/> Keys later said of her classical background:

{{blockquote|That type of studying, that type of discipline ... after a while, I realized what it provided me – focus, the ability to pay attention for a long enough period of time to make progress; the work ethic; the actual knowledge of music, that then unlocked the ability to write my own music, put my own chords and things I heard in my own head to different lyrics that I maybe felt, and I never, ever had to wait for anybody to write something for me.<ref name="NPR"/>}}

Keys enrolled in the [[Professional Performing Arts School]] at the age of 12, where she took music, dance, and theater classes and majored in choir.<ref name="WeinerUnlocked">{{cite web|last=Weiner |first=Jonah |date=March 19, 2008 |title=Alicia Keys: Unlocked |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/61246/aliciakeysunlocked.html |pages=1–4 |access-date=May 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428010656/http://www.blender.com/guide/61246/aliciakeysunlocked.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009 }}</ref> In her preteen years, Keys and her bass-playing friend formed their first group, though neither "knew too much about how pop songs worked".<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Will"/> Keys would continue singing, writing songs, and performing in musical groups throughout junior high and high school.<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Toure"/> She became an accomplished pianist; according to some sources, after her classical-music teacher had nothing left to teach her, she began studying jazz at age 14<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="boom">{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor/|title=How Alicia Keys' 'Songs In A Minor' Album Mastered The Art Of Classical Soul|work=[[The Boombox]]|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> (this claim, however, was challenged by Keys's music teacher herself).<ref name="pine">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/arts/l-alicia-keys-lessons-in-jazz-512001.html|title=Alicia Keys; Lessons in Jazz|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 10, 2002|access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> Living in the "musical melting pot" city, Keys had already been discovering other genres of music, including [[soul music]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and taken affinity to artists like [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Curtis Mayfield]]. Keen on dissecting music, Keys continued developing her songwriting and finding her own 'flow and style" through her exploration of the intricacies in different music.<ref name="ASCAP"/><ref name="Will"/><ref name="Neal"/>

Keys spent more time in [[Harlem]] during her teenage years. She connected with the cultural and racial diversity in the neighborhood, where she expanded upon her musical exploration, and her character was also solidified. "Harlem raised me in a lot of ways," Keys remarked. "[It] taught me how to think fast, how to play the game ... taught me leadership, how to get out of bad situations when you need to, how to hold my own."<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Toure"/> During this period, she met her good friend who would later become her long-term collaborator and boyfriend [[Kerry Brothers Jr.]], also famously known as Krucial.<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Toure"/>

== Career ==

===1994–1997: Career beginnings===
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In 1994, manager Jeff Robinson met 13-year old Keys, who participated in his brother's youth organization called Teens in Motion.<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="crain">{{cite web|url=http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2003/32 |title=Crain's 40 Under 40 Alumni|work=[[Crain's New York Business]]|year=2003|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808134712/http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/40under40/profiles/2003/32|archive-date=August 8, 2008|first=Valerie|last=Block}}</ref> Robinson's brother had been giving Keys vocal lessons in [[Harlem]].<ref name="Roberts"/> His brother had talked to him about Keys and advised him to go see her, but Robinson shrugged it off as he had "heard that story 1,000 times". At the time, Keys was part of a three-member band that had formed in the [[Bronx]] and was performing in [[Harlem]].<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="boom"/> Robinson eventually agreed to his brother's request, and went to see Keys perform with her group at the [[Police Athletic League of New York City|Police Athletic League]] center in Harlem. He was soon taken by Keys, her soulful singing, playing contemporary and [[classical music]] and performing her own songs.<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Toure"/> Robinson was excited by audiences' reactions to her. Impressed by her talents, charisma, image, and maturity, Robinson considered her to be the "total package", and took her under his wing.<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="boom"/><ref name="crain"/> By this time, Keys had already written two of the songs that she would later include on her debut album, "Butterflyz" and "The Life".<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="boom"/>

Robinson wanted Keys to be informed and prepared for the music industry, so he took her everywhere with him, including all the meetings with attorneys and negotiations with record labels, while the teenager often became disgruntled with the process.<ref name="Cole"/> Robinson had urged Keys to pursue a solo career, as she remained reluctant, preferring the musical interactions of a group. She took Robinson's advice after her group disbanded, and contacted Robinson who in 1995 introduced her to [[A&R]] executive [[Peter Edge]].

Robinson and Edge helped Keys assemble some demos of songs she had written and set up a showcases for label executives.<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Toure"/> Keys performed on the piano for executives of various labels, and a bidding war ensued.<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Toure"/> Edge was keen to sign Keys himself but was unable to do so at that time due to being on the verge of leaving his present record company, [[Warner Bros. Records]], to work at [[Clive Davis]]' [[Arista Records]].<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Cole"/><ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web|title=Interview with Peter Edge|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/2004/October13_2_39_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226031139/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2F2004%2FOctober13_2_39_1.html|archive-date=February 26, 2012|date=October 13, 2004|publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|access-date=May 30, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During this period, [[Columbia Records]] had approached Keys for a record deal, offering her a $26,000 white baby grand piano; after negotiations with her and her manager, she signed to the label, at age 15. Keys was also finishing high school, and her academic success had provided her opportunity for scholarship and early admission to university.<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Cole">{{cite magazine|last=Cole|first=Harriette|title=Alicia Bares Her Soul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bNMDAAAAMBAJ|access-date=May 30, 2018|magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|date=November 2007|volume=63|issue=1|issn=0012-9011}}</ref><ref name="hitquarters"/> That year, Keys accepted a scholarship to study at [[Columbia University]] in Manhattan.<ref name="Merritt"/> She graduated from high school early as [[valedictorian]], at the age of 16, and began attending Columbia University at that age while working on her music.<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Pareles">{{cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=January 27, 2002|title=Music; To Be Alicia Keys: Young, Gifted and in Control|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/27/arts/music-to-be-alicia-keys-young-gifted-and-in-control.html|pages=1–3|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> Keys attempted to manage a difficult schedule between university and working in the studio into the morning, compounding stress and a distant relationship with her mother. She often stayed away from home, and wrote some of the most "depressing" poems of her life during this period. Keys decided to drop out of college after a month to pursue music full-time.<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Jet 01"/><ref name="Pareles"/>

Columbia Records had recruited a team of songwriters, producers and stylists to work on Keys and her music. They wanted Keys to submit to their creative and image decisions.<ref name="Merritt"/> Keys said they were not receptive to her contributions and being a musician and music creator.<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="NPR"/> While Keys worked on her songs, Columbia executives attempted to change her material; they wanted her to sing and have others create the music, forcing big-name producers on her who demanded she also write with people with whom she was not comfortable.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Roberts"/> She would go into sessions already prepared with music she had composed, but the label would dismiss her work in favor of their vision.<ref name="NPR"/> "It was a constant battle, it was a lot of -isms", Keys recalled. "There was the sexism, but it was more the ageism – you're too young, how could you possibly know what you want to do? – and oh God, that just irked me to death, I hated that."<ref name="Merritt"/> "The music coming out was very disappointing", she recalled. "You have this desire to have something good, and you have thoughts and ideas, but when you finish the music it's shit, and it keeps on going like that."<ref name="Toure"/> Keys would be in "perpetual music industry purgatory" under Columbia, while they ultimately "relegated [her] to the shelf".<ref name="boom"/> She had performed "Little Drummer Girl" for [[So So Def]]'s [[12 Soulful Nights of Christmas|Christmas compilation]] in 1996,<ref name="boom"/> and later co-wrote the song "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)" for the ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' (1997) film soundtrack, the only released recording Keys made with Columbia.<ref name="Jet 01"/><ref name="Roberts"/>

Keys "hated" the experience of writing with the people Columbia brought in. "I remember driving to the studio one day with dread in my chest", she recalled.<ref name="Oprah"/> Keys said the producers would also sexually proposition her.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/><ref name="Pareles"/> "It's all over the place. And it's crazy. And it's very difficult to understand and handle", she said.<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys had already built a "protect yourself" mentality from growing up in Hell's Kitchen, which served her as a young teen then in the industry having to rebuff the advances of producers and being around people who "just wanted to use [her]".<ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/><ref name="Calloway"/> Keys felt like she could not show weakness.<ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/> Executives at Columbia also wanted to manufacture her image, with her "hair blown out and flowing", short dresses, and asking her to lose weight; "they wanted me to be the same as everyone else", Keys felt.<ref name="Oprah"/> "I had horrible experiences," she recalled. "They were so disrespectful ... I started figuring, 'Hey, nothing's worth all this.'"<ref name="Guardian 01"/> As months passed, Keys had grown more frustrated and depressed with the situation, while the label requested the finished tracks.<ref name="Oprah"/><ref name="Toure"/><ref name="Pareles"/> Keys recalled, "it was around that time that I realized that I couldn't do it with other people. I had to do it more with myself, with the people that I felt comfortable with or by myself with my piano."<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys decided to sit in with some producers and engineers to ask questions and watch them technically work on other artists' music.<ref name="Toure"/> "The only way it would sound like anything I would be remotely proud of is if I did it", Keys determined. "I already knew my way around the keyboard, so that was an advantage. And the rest was watching people work on other artists and watching how they layer things".<ref name="Toure"/>

Her partner [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]] suggested to Keys she buy her own equipment and record on her own.<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys began working separately from the label, exploring more production and engineering on her own with her own equipment.<ref name="Toure"/> She had moved out of her mother's apartment and into a sixth-floor [[Apartment#United States|walk-up]] apartment in Harlem with Brothers, where she fit a recording studio into their bedroom and worked on her music.<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys felt being on her own was "necessary" for her sanity. She was "going through a lot" with herself and with her mother, and she "needed the space"; "I needed to have my own thoughts, to do my own thing."<ref name="Toure"/> Keys and Brothers later moved to [[Queens]] and together they turned the basement into KrucialKeys Studios.<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys would return to her mother's house periodically, particularly when she felt "lost or unbalanced or alone". "She would probably be working and I would sit at the piano", she reminisced.<ref name="Pareles"/> During this time, she composed the song "Troubles", which started as "a conversation with God", working on it further in Harlem. Around this time the album "started coming together", and she composed and recorded most of the songs that would appear on her album.<ref name="Sullivan"/><ref name="Toure"/><ref name="Pareles"/> "Finally, I knew how to structure my feelings into something that made sense, something that can translate to people", Keys recalled. "That was a changing point. My confidence was up, way up."<ref name="Toure"/> The different experience reinvigorated Keys and her music.<ref name="Pareles"/> While the album was nearly completed, Columbia's management changed and more creative differences emerged with the new executives. Keys brought her songs to the executives, who rejected her work, saying it "sounded like one long demo". They wanted Keys to sing over loops,<ref name="Toure"/> and told Keys they will bring in a "top" team and get her "a more radio-friendly sound". Keys would not allow it; "they already had set the monster loose", she recalled. "Once I started producing my own stuff there wasn't any going back."<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys stated that Columbia had the "wrong vision" for her. "They didn't want me to be an individual, didn't really care", Keys concluded. "They just wanted to put me in a box."<ref name="Guardian 01"/> Control over her creative process was "everything" to Keys.<ref name="NPR"/>

Keys had wanted to leave Columbia since they began "completely disrespecting [her] musical creativity".<ref name="Oprah"/> Leaving Columbia was "a hell of a fight", she recalled. "Out of spite, they were threatening to keep everything I'd created even though they hated it. I thought I'd have to start over again just to get out, but I didn't care."<ref name="Oprah"/> Keys said in 2001: "It's been one trial, one test of confidence and faith after the next." To Keys, "success doesn't just mean that I'm the singer, and you give me my 14 points, and that's all. That's not how it's going to go down."<ref name="Angelo">{{cite magazine|title=The Maestro|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|first=Angelo|last=Ragaza|date=October 2001|page=98|volume=9|issue=10|issn=1070-4701|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98}}</ref> Edge, who was by that time head of A&R at Arista Records,<ref name="Merritt"/> said, "I didn't see that there was much hands-on development at Columbia, and she was smart enough to figure that out and to ask to be released from her contract, which was a bold move for a new artist."<ref name="Pareles"/> Edge introduced Keys to Arista's then-president, Clive Davis, in 1998.<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Hillburn"/>

===1998–2002: Breakthrough with ''Songs in A Minor''===
Robinson and Keys, with Davis's help, were able to negotiate out of the Columbia contract and she signed to Arista Records in late 1998.<ref name="Roberts"/><ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="hitquarters"/> Keys was also able to leave with the music she had created.<ref name="Oprah"/> Davis gave Keys the creative freedom and control she wanted, and encouraged her to be herself.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Hillburn"/> Keys said of Davis's instinct: "he knows which artists are the ones that maybe are needing to craft their own sound and style and songs, and you just have to let an artist go and find that space. And I think he somehow knew that and saw that in me and really just let me find that."<ref name="boom"/> After signing with Davis, Keys continued honing her songs.<ref name="Guardian 01"/> Keys almost chose Wilde as her stage name at the age of 16 until her manager suggested the name Keys after a dream he had. She felt that name embodied her both as a performer and person.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Chloe |date=January 18, 2006|title=Alicia Keys Nearly Spills Secrets To Jane|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521106/20060118/keys_alicia.jhtml|access-date=March 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311171739/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521106/20060118/keys_alicia.jhtml|archive-date=March 11, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Keys contributed her songs "Rock wit U" and "Rear View Mirror" to the soundtracks of the films ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'' (2000) and ''[[Dr. Dolittle 2]]'' (2001), respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20011003a2.html|title=Alicia Keys: 'Songs in A Minor'|last=Brasor|first=Philip|date=October 3, 2001|work=[[The Japan Times]]|access-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r536187|pure_url=yes}}|title=Dr. Dolittle 2 – Overview|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason |work=Allmusic|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref>

In 2000, Davis was [[Arista Records#Reconstructing Arista|ousted from Arista]] and the release of Keys's album was put on hold. Later that year, Davis formed [[J Records]] and immediately signed Keys to the label.<ref name="Oprah"/> "He didn't try to divert me to something else", Keys said on following Davis to his new label. He understood that she wants to be herself and not "made into what somebody else thinks I should be."<ref name="Jet 01"/>

Keys played small shows across America, performed at industry showcases for months and then on television.<ref name="Toure"/><ref name="Hillburn">{{cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2001/may/05/entertainment/ca-59543|title=Showing What the Buzz Is All About|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Robert|last=Hillburn|date=May 5, 2001|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> Davis thought "pop stations might feel she's too urban. Urban might feel she's too traditional", and as he felt Keys was a "compelling, hypnotic performer" best experienced in person, he had Keys perform her music to different crowds in different places to spread the word.<ref name="Cole"/><ref name="Toure"/><ref name="Hillburn"/> "I created opportunities for those who saw her to spread the word", Davis recalled. "She is her own ambassador."<ref name="Cole"/> Davis wanted to "let people discover her, and you can only do that with a few artists."<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Neal"/> Keys later performed on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in promotion for her upcoming debut.<ref name="Toure"/> Davis wrote a letter to [[Oprah]] asking her to have Keys, [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], and [[India.Arie]] perform on her show to promote new women in music.<ref name="Toure"/> Oprah booked Keys the day she heard her song [[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|"Fallin{{'"}}]], her debut single.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Cole"/> Keys performed the song on Oprah's show the week prior to the release of her debut album.<ref name="boom"/> "Fallin{{'"}}, released as a single in April, went to No. 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and stayed atop the chart for six consecutive weeks.<ref name="boom"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=December 4, 2001|title=Alicia Keys' U.S. Tour Bows Jan. 22|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77549/alicia-keys-us-tour-bows-jan-22|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' magazine wrote that at the time "the music that was pumping on the airwaves was hip-hop and [[rap music|rap]] – not Alicia's unique blend of classical meets soul, meets hip-hop, meets, well, Alicia. What could have been a recipe for disaster ... turned into the opportunity of a lifetime."<ref name="Cole"/> Keys as an artist since her early days, Davis said, "does her own thing. She has set out her own vision. That's the way it is for artists of her ilk ... They don't try to fit in. They try to establish their own paths ... [she has] sure natural instinct and sure vision" and "a respect for musical history."<ref name="Merritt"/><ref name="Cole"/>
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''[[Songs in A Minor]]'', which included material that Columbia Records had rejected, was released on June 5, 2001,<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="boom"/> to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-01-25-keys.htm|title=D.C. falls in love with Alicia Keys|work=[[USA Today]]|first=Steve|last=Jones|date=January 24, 2002|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1661882/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-concert/|title=Alicia Keys Announces 10Th Anniversary Edition Of Songs In A Minor|work=[[MTV]]|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77747/alicia-keys-leads-ama-nominations-with-five|title=Alicia Keys Leads AMA Nominations With Five|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 13, 2001|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> Musically, it incorporated classical piano in an R&B, soul and jazz-fused album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008188607_keys19.html |title=Six years after 'Minor' success, Alicia Keys is a major star |last=MacDonald |first=Patrick |date=September 19, 2008 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |access-date=May 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010848/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008188607_keys19.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref> ''[[Jam!]]'' described the music as "old-school urban sounds and attitude set against a backdrop of classical piano and sweet, warm vocals".<ref name="Jam!">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|title=Album Review: Songs in A Minor|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|publisher=Jam!|access-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205225902/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|archive-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that Keys "taps into the blues, soul, jazz and even classical music to propel haunting melodies and hard-driving funk".<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/74002313.html?dids=74002313:74002313&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+12%2C+2001&author=Edna+Gundersen%3B+Brian+Mansfield%3B+Steve+Jones&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Travis%2C+made+manifest+R%26B's+Alicia+Keys+hits+all+the+right+ones&pqatl=google|title=Travis, made manifest R&B's Alicia Keys hits all the right ones|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=May 12, 2001|work=USA Today|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130063519/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/74002313.html?dids=74002313%3A74002313&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Jun+12%2C+2001&author=Edna+Gundersen%3B+Brian+Mansfield%3B+Steve+Jones&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Travis%2C+made+manifest+R%26B%27s+Alicia+Keys+hits+all+the+right+ones&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Songs in A Minor'' would be "lauded for its mix of traditional soul values and city-girl coolness", wrote ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name="Sullivan"/> ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote that "Keys's ''Songs in A Minor'' is a testament to her desire (and patience) to create a project that most reflects her sensibilities as a 20-year-old woman and as a musical, cultural, and racial hybrid."<ref name="Neal"/>

[[File:Alicia Keys.jpg|thumb|Keys performing in [[Frankfurt]], Germany, 2002]]
''Songs in A Minor'' debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number one, selling 236,000 in its first week at retail.<ref name="Akin"/><ref name="boom"/> On its second week, word of mouth and exposure from television performances was so significant that record stores requested another 450,000 copies.<ref name="Toure"/> The album went on to sell over 6.2 million copies in the United States and 12 million internationally.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79215/keys-debut-tops-the-billboard-200|title=Keys' Debut Tops The Billboard 200|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=July 5, 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/39906/chart-watch-extra-the-top-20-new-acts-of-the-2000s/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts of the 2000s - Chart Watch |access-date=July 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013084002/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/39906/chart-watch-extra-the-top-20-new-acts-of-the-2000s/ |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> It was certified six times [[music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=alicia%20keys&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |work=RIAA |access-date=March 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807093634/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=alicia%20keys&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=August 7, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/112579-alicia-adds-tour-dates|title=Alicia adds tour dates|date=March 7, 2008|work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> ''Songs in A Minor'' established Keys's popularity both inside and outside of the United States where she became the best-selling new artist and R&B artist of the year.<ref name="boom"/><ref name="Buzzworthy">{{cite web|last=Anitai|first=Tamar|date=November 12, 2007|title=MTV Artist of the Week: Alicia Keys|work=MTV News|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/11/12/mtv-artist-of-the-week-alicia-keys/|access-date=November 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120042/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/11/12/mtv-artist-of-the-week-alicia-keys/|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The album's second single, "[[A Woman's Worth]]", was released in February 2002 and peaked at seven on the Hot 100 and number three on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; becoming her second top ten single on both charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jeckell|first=Barry A.|author2=Mitchell, Gail|date=May 2, 2002|title='Totally Hits 2002' Packs in 20 Top Tracks|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75918/totally-hits-2002-packs-in-20-top-tracks|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Released in June, "[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?#Alicia Keys version|How Come You Don't Call Me]]", Keys's cover of Prince's song, served as the album's third single, peaking at 59 on the Hot 100. The album's fourth single "[[Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)|Girlfriend]]" was released in the United Kingdom where it peaked at 82. The following year, the album was reissued as ''Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor'', which included eight [[remix]]es and seven unplugged versions of the songs from the original.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

''Songs in A Minor'' received six [[Grammy Award]] nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] for "Fallin{{'"}}. At the [[2002 Grammy Awards]], Keys won five awards: [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for "Fallin{{'"}}, [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]].<ref name="Grammy awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/alicia-keys|title=Alicia Keys|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> Keys tied [[Lauryn Hill]]'s record for the most Grammy wins for a female solo artist in a year.<ref name="Oprah"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=899|title=Yes, America, Amy Winehouse Is a Star|date=February 11, 2008|access-date=February 13, 2008 |work=[[BBC America]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080215201949/http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=899| archive-date= February 15, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> That year, Keys wrote and produced the song "Impossible" for [[Christina Aguilera]]'s album ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'' (2002), also providing background vocals and piano.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Stripped |others=Christina Aguilera |year=2016 |type=CD liner notes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8014854/christina-aguilera-stripped-anniversary-influence|title=How Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' Album Is Influencing the Pop Scene 15 Years Later|magazine=Billboard|date=October 29, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> During the early 2000s, Keys also made small cameos in television series ''[[Charmed]]'' and ''[[American Dreams]]''.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/alicia-keys/biography|title=Alicia Keys: Biography|last=Serpick|first=Evan|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125130342/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/alicia-keys/biography|archive-date=January 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2003–2005: ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' and ''Unplugged''===
[[File:Alicia Keys at CES 2004.jpg|thumb|Keys performing at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] in 2004]]
Keys followed up her debut with ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'', which was released in December 2003. The album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040217005888/en/VERIZON-LADIES-TOUR-2004-Starring-BEYONCE-ALICIA|title=Verizon Ladies First Tour 2004 Starring Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott With Special Guest Tamia|date=February 17, 2004|work=[[businesswire]]|publisher=[[CBS Corporation]]|access-date=January 27, 2009}}</ref> It sold 4.4 million copies in the United States and was certified four times [[music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hope|first=Clover|date=February 3, 2006|title=Keys Pleasantly Surprised By Grammy Nominations|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59815/keys-pleasantly-surprised-by-grammy-nominations|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It sold eight million copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2819353.ece|title=The ascent of Alicia Keys|last=Batey|first=Angus|date=November 10, 2007|work=The Times|access-date=January 27, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> becoming the sixth-biggest-selling album by a female artist and the second-biggest-selling album by a female R&B artist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ah-young|first=Chung|date=June 3, 2008|title=R&B Diva Alicia Keys in Town|work=[[The Korea Times]]|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/143_25231.html|access-date=November 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115419/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/143_25231.html| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[You Don't Know My Name]]", peaked at number three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight consecutive weeks, her first Top 10 single in both charts since 2002's "[[A Woman's Worth]]". The album's second single, "[[If I Ain't Got You]]", was released in February 2004 and peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for six weeks. The album's third single, "[[Diary (Alicia Keys song)|Diary]]", peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, being their third consecutive Top 10 single in both charts. The album's fourth and final single, "[[Karma (Alicia Keys song)|Karma]]", which peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, first release to fail to achieve top ten status on both charts. "If I Ain't Got You" became the first single by a female artist to remain on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart for over a year.<ref name="NY Daily News">{{cite news|last=Huguenin |first=Patrick |date=October 11, 2008 |title='Secret Life of Bees' star Alicia Keys' hive of activity |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/secret-life-bees-star-alicia-keys-hive-activity-article-1.304349 |access-date=December 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204050621/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/10/12/2008-10-12_secret_life_of_bees_star_alicia_keys_hiv.html |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/news/singles-chart-remains-in-outkast-s-command-2074215.story|title=Singles Chart Remains in OutKast's Command|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=January 22, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/news/usher-locks-up-singles-chart-again-1000550918.story|title=Usher Locks Up Singles Chart Again|last=Whitmir|first=Margo|date=June 24, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66383/ciara-keeps-goodies-perched-on-top|title=Ciara Keeps 'Goodies' Perched on Top|last=Whitmir|first=Margo|date=September 23, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alicia keys|chart=all}} |title=Karma – Alicia Keys |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802031044/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keys also collaborated with recording artist [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] on the song "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" from his 2004 album, ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions (Special Edition)]]''. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for six weeks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for three weeks, became her first number-one single on the Hot 100 since 2001's "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]". Keys won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]] for "If I Ain't Got You" at the 2004 [[MTV Video Music Awards]]; she performed the song and "[[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)|Higher Ground]]" with [[Lenny Kravitz]] and [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref>{{cite news|date=August 30, 2004|title=MTV Awards 2004: The winners|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3611884.stm|access-date=November 14, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120516/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3611884.stm| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/67645/outkast-jay-z-dominate-tame-mtv-awards.html |title=Outkast, Jay-Z Dominate Tame MTV Awards |last=Buhrmester |first=Jason |date=August 30, 2004 |work=Blender |access-date=February 3, 2009 |author-link=Jason Buhrmester |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010010/http://www.blender.com/guide/67645/outkast-jay-z-dominate-tame-mtv-awards.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref>

While attending the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2004, it was announced that Keys intended to make her film debut in a biopic about biracial piano prodigy [[Philippa Schuyler]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alicia Keys To Play Biracial Piano Prodigy In First Movie|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1487023/alicia-keys-to-play-biracial-piano-prodigy-in-first-movie/|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=May 14, 2004|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> The film was to be co-produced by [[Halle Berry]] and [[Marc Platt (producer)|Marc Platt]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alicia Keys to make movie debut|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/alicia-keys-make-movie-debut-wbna4972664|date=May 13, 2004|website=TODAY|language=en}}</ref> September 25, Alicia Keys headlined the Wall of Hope concert on the Northern Gate Juyongguan section of the Great Wall of China, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Great Wall of China's restoration project that was part of a series of benefit concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=July 17, 2004|title=Newsline|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2004/2004-07-17-Billboard-Page-0007.pdf#search=%22wall%20of%20hope%22|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men Perform At Great Wall Of China|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1491421/alicia-keys-boyz-ii-men-perform-at-great-wall-of-china/|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref>

Later that year, Keys released her novel ''[[Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics]]'', a collection of unreleased poems from her journals and lyrics. The title derived from one of her poems, "Love and Chains" from the line: "I don't mind drinking my tears for water."<ref>{{cite news|date=November 11, 2004|title=The Poetry of Alicia Keys|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/11/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main655152.shtml|access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207032618/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/11/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main655152.shtml| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> She said the title is the foundation of her writing because "everything I have ever written has stemmed from my tears of joy, of pain, of sorrow, of depression, even of question".<ref>{{cite news|date=November 2004 |title=In Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics |work=FindArticles |publisher=CBS Corporation |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_1_60/ai_n6260841/ |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115425/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_1_60/ai_n6260841 |archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> The book sold over US$500,000 and Keys made ''[[The New York Times]]'' bestseller list in 2005.<ref name="Petra" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lafranco|first=Robert|date=February 10, 2005|title=Money Makers |magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/4|access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114355/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6959138/money_makers/4| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, she won a second consecutive award for Best R&B Video at the MTV Video Music Awards for the video "Karma".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barkham|first=Patrick|date=August 30, 2005|title=Green Day takes top honours at MTV awards ceremony|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/30/media.arts|access-date=November 14, 2008|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075306/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/aug/30/media.arts| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> Keys performed "If I Ain't Got You" and then joined [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Quincy Jones]] in a rendition of "[[Georgia on My Mind]]", the [[Hoagy Carmichael]] song made famous by [[Ray Charles]] in 1960 at the [[2005 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/14/raycharles|title=Late Ray Charles tops Grammy Awards|date=February 15, 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 14, 2008|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207075454/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/feb/14/raycharles| archive-date= December 7, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> That evening, she won four Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "If I Ain't Got You", Best R&B Song for "You Don't Know My Name", Best R&B Album for ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'', and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]" for "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" with [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]].<ref>{{cite news|date=February 13, 2005|title=2005 Grammy Award Winners|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/in_depth_showbiz/main673822.shtml|access-date=November 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081016091146/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/14/in_depth_showbiz/main673822.shtml| archive-date= October 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys performed and taped her installment of the ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' series in July 2005 at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/9306-keys-plugs-in-at-no-1/|title=Keys Plugs in at No. 1|last=Jenison|first=David|date=October 19, 2005|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|access-date=December 7, 2006}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During this session, Keys added new arrangements to her original songs and performed a few choice [[cover version|covers]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61696/keys-blends-old-with-new-on-unplugged|title=Keys Blends Old With New On 'Unplugged'|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=August 22, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The session was released on CD and DVD in October 2005. Simply titled ''[[Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)|Unplugged]]'', the album debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 196,000 units sold in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61009/keys-unplugs-for-3rd-straight-no-1-disc|title=Keys 'Unplugs' For 3rd Straight No. 1 Disc|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|date=October 19, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album sold one million copies in the United States, where it was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and two million copies worldwide.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59949/keys-craves-strange-as-hell-collaborations|title=Keys Craves 'Strange As Hell' Collaborations|last=Hope|first=Clover|date=January 24, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The debut of Keys's ''Unplugged'' was the highest for an ''MTV Unplugged'' album since [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s 1994 ''[[MTV Unplugged in New York]]'' and the first ''Unplugged'' by a female artist to debut at number one.<ref name="Buzzworthy"/> The album's first single, "[[Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)|Unbreakable]]", peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=unplugged-r795026/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|title=Unplugged – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles|work=Allmusic|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> It remained at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult R&B Airplay|Hot Adult R&B Airplay]] for 11 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59916/chart-beat|title=Chart Beat|last=Bronson|first=Fred|date=January 26, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131232/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 3, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second and final single, "[[Every Little Bit Hurts]]", was released in January 2006, it failed to enter the U.S. charts.

Keys opened a recording studio in [[Long Island]], New York, called The Oven Studios, which she co-owns with her production and songwriting partner [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss |first=David |date=October 1, 2005 |title=Alicia Keys Opens Recording Studio in New York |work=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |access-date=December 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907022745/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |archive-date=September 7, 2006 }}</ref> The studio was designed by renowned studio architect [[John Storyk]] of WSDG, designer of [[Jimi Hendrix]]' [[Electric Lady Studios]]. Keys and Brothers are the co-founders of KrucialKeys Enterprises, a production and songwriting team who have assisted Keys in creating her albums as well as creating music for other artists.<ref>{{cite web|last=LeRoy|first=Dan|date=December 7, 2005|title=Alicia Collaborator Krucial Goes Solo|publisher=rollingstone.com|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-collaborator-krucial-goes-solo-20051207|access-date=December 7, 2006}}</ref>

===2006–2008: Film debut and ''As I Am''===
[[File:Alicia Keys Sing.jpg|thumb|Keys performing in 2008]]
In 2006, Keys won three [[NAACP Image Awards]], including [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist|Outstanding Female Artist]] and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song|Outstanding Song]] for "Unbreakable".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59578/image-awards-honor-foxx-keys-carey|title=Image Awards Honor Foxx, Keys, Carey|date=February 26, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131232/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 3, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> She also received the Starlight Award by the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alicia Keys – A Legend Grows|work=ASCAP|url=https://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/features/keys.html|access-date=December 9, 2008|archive-date=August 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809130539/http://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/summer/features/keys.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2006, she played the voice of Mommy Martian in the "[[List of The Backyardigans episodes#Mission To Mars|Mission to Mars]]" episode of the children's television series ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', in which she sang an original song, "Almost Everything Is Boinga Here".<ref>{{cite web|date=September 20, 2006|title=For The Record: Quick News On Alicia Keys, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Beyoncé & More|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1541325/20060920/keys_alicia.jhtml|access-date=December 6, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120228/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1541325/20060920/keys_alicia.jhtml| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Keys nearly had a [[mental breakdown]]. Her grandmother had died and her family was heavily dependent on her. She felt she needed to "escape" and went to [[Egypt]] for three weeks. She explained: "That trip was definitely the most crucial thing I've ever done for myself in my life to date. It was a very difficult time that I was dealing with, and it just came to the point where I really needed to—basically, I just needed to run away, honestly. And I needed to get as far away as possible."<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|last=Bream|first=Jon|date=April 25, 2008|title=Alicia Keys: From near-breakdown to breakthrough with 'Yes I Am'|work=[[PopMatters]]|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/alicia-keys-from-near-breakdown-to-breakthrough-with-yes-i-am|access-date=December 16, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122212319/http://popmatters.com/pm/article/alicia-keys-from-near-breakdown-to-breakthrough-with-yes-i-am| archive-date= January 22, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2006 Keys performed live with [[David Bowie]] at a fundraising event in New York. This would be Bowie's last public performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Bowie dead: Watch Starman's final live performance, alongside Alicia Keys |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/david-bowie-dead-live-performance-alicia-keys-changes-starman-video-a6805691.html |work=The Independent}}</ref>

Keys made her film debut in early 2007 in the crime film ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'', co-starring as an assassin named Georgia Sykes opposite [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Andy García]]. Keys received much praise from her co-stars in the film; [[Ryan Reynolds]] called her "so natural" and said she would "blow everybody away." ''Smokin' Aces'' was a moderate hit at the box office, earning $57,103,895 worldwide during its theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 28, 2007 |title=Smokin' Aces Tranforms Alicia Keys from Artist to Assassin |work=[[IGN]] |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/755/755255p1.html |access-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114409/http://movies.ign.com/articles/755/755255p1.html |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Larry|date=January 2, 2007|title=Alicia Keys Kills – Literally – In Film Debut, 'Smokin' Aces'|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1548928/story.jhtml|access-date=January 24, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216164104/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1548928/story.jhtml| archive-date= February 16, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Keys earned further praise for her second film, ''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'', based on the 2002 [[The Nanny Diaries|novel of the same name]], where she co-starred alongside [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]]. ''The Nanny Diaries'' had a hit moderate performance at the box office, earning only $44,638,886 worldwide during its theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Larry|date=April 13, 2006|title=Alicia Keys Works Her Hollywood Mojo, Joins Johansson In 'Nanny Diaries'|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1528672/story.jhtml|access-date=December 10, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120056/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1528672/story.jhtml| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> She also guest starred as herself in the "[[List of Cane (TV Series) Episodes|One Man Is an Island]]" episode of the drama series ''[[Cane (TV series)|Cane]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cane – One Man is an Island|publisher=Yahoo!|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/episode/151729/castcrew|access-date=December 6, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114253/http://tv.yahoo.com/episode/151729/castcrew| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys released her third studio album, ''[[As I Am (Alicia Keys album)|As I Am]]'', in November 2007; it debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 742,000 copies in its first week. It gained Keys her largest first week sales of her career and became her fourth consecutive number one album, tying her with [[Britney Spears]] for the most consecutive number-one debuts on the ''Billboard'' 200 by a female artist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=November 21, 2007|title=Alicia Keys Lands Fourth Consecutive #1 on Billboard Chart With As I Am|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1574872/20071121/keys_alicia.jhtml|access-date=December 7, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081212124034/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1574872/20071121/keys_alicia.jhtml| archive-date= December 12, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 21, 2007|title=Alicia Keys 'As I Am' Bows Big at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i3567e69804be692d4caf2cff3b560fea|access-date=December 7, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216114252/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i3567e69804be692d4caf2cff3b560fea| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> The week became the second-largest sales week of 2007 and the largest sales week for a female solo artist since singer [[Norah Jones]]' album ''[[Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)|Feels like Home]]'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047254/keys-storms-chart-with-mega-selling-as-i-am|title=Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=November 21, 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album has sold three million copies in the United States and has been certified three times [[music recording sales certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Celizic|first=Mike|date=April 27, 2008|title=Alicia Keys kicks off TODAY concert series|work=[[msnbc.com]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24238729/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423014025/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24238729/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Alicia%20Keys&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold and Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=January 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807095932/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Alicia%20Keys&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=August 7, 2013 }}</ref> It has sold five million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/alicia-keys/36357 |title=Alicia Keys to find backing singer via Myspace |work=[[NME]] |date=May 2, 2008 |access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref> Keys received five nominations for ''As I Am'' at the 2008 [[American Music Award]] and ultimately won two.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Dean|date=November 23, 2008|title=R&B star Chris Brown sweeps American Music Awards|work=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AN0H620081124|access-date=December 7, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120032/http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AN0H620081124| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]", peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for five consecutive weeks and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] for ten consecutive weeks, became her first number-one single on the Hot 100 since 2004's "My Boo" and becoming Keys's third and fifth number-one single on each chart, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047965/chart-beat|title=Chart Beat|last=Bonson|first=Fred|date=October 18, 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131232/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 3, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]", was released in late 2007 and peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for seven consecutive weeks. From October 27, 2007, when "No One" reached No. 1, through February 16, 2008, the last week "Like You'll Never See Me Again" was at No. 1, the Keys was on top of the chart for 17 weeks, more consecutive weeks than any other artist on the Hot R&B/Hip/Hop Songs chart.<ref name="As I Am singles">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=as-i-am-r1213242/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|title=As I Am – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles|work=Allmusic|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> The album's third single, "[[Teenage Love Affair]]", which peaked at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="As I Am singles"/> The album's fourth and final single, "[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]", which peaked at number 82 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="As I Am singles"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045719/alicia-keys-mulls-next-album-new-single|title=Alicia Mulls Next Album, New Single|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=April 28, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys @ Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008 01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Keys performing at the 2008 [[Summer Sonic Festival]] in Tokyo, Japan]]
"No One" earned Keys the awards for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] at the [[2008 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 10, 2008|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|access-date=November 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120238/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml| archive-date= December 16, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> Keys opened the ceremony singing [[Frank Sinatra]]'s 1950s song "[[Learnin' the Blues]]" as a "duet" with archival footage of Sinatra in video and "No One" with [[John Mayer]] later in the show.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046566/grammy-performances-meld-classic-contemporary|title=Grammy Performances Meld Classic, Contemporary|last=Donahue|first=Ann|date=February 11, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 1, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090802033618/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= August 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Keys also won Best Female R&B Artist during the show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=June 25, 2008|title=Kanye West, UGK Win Big at BET Awards, But Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne Performances Steal The Show|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589931/20080625/fergie__4_.jhtml|access-date=June 24, 2008}}</ref> She starred in "Fresh Takes", a commercial micro-series created by [[Dove (toiletries)|Dove]] Go Fresh, which premiered during ''[[The Hills (TV series)|The Hills]]'' on MTV from March to April 2008. The premiere celebrated the launch of new Dove Go Fresh.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 24, 2008|title=Video: Alicia Keys and Dove(R) Give Women a Fresh Take on Life in Their Twenties|agency=Reuters|publisher=PR Newswire|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/video-alicia-keys-and-dover-give-women-a-fresh-take-on-life-in-their-twenties-57077347.html|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> She also signed a deal as spokesperson with [[Energy Brands|Glacéau's VitaminWater]] to endorse the product, and was in an [[American Express]] commercial for the "Are you a Cardmember?" campaign.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 6, 2008 |title=OK! Interview: Alicia Keys |work=[[OK!]] |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2008/08/ok-interview-alicia-keys-8283/ |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529095057/http://www.okmagazine.com/2008/08/ok-interview-alicia-keys-8283/ |archive-date=May 29, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="amexp">{{cite press release|date=June 1, 2007|title=Martin Scorsese Directs Andre Agassi, Sheryl Crow, Ellen DeGeneres, Alicia Keys and Shaun White in New American Express(R) Campaign for 'The Members Project'|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/martin-scorsese-directs-andre-agassi-sheryl-crow-ellen-degeneres-alicia-keys-and-shaun-white-in-new-american-expressr-campaign-for-the-members-project-57751207.html|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> Keys, along with [[The White Stripes]]' guitarist and lead vocalist [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]], recorded the [[Another Way to Die|theme song to]] ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', the first duet in Bond soundtrack history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-listen-another-way-to-die-james-bond-theme-jack-white-and-alicia-keys-935406.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923073314/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-listen-another-way-to-die-james-bond-theme-jack-white-and-alicia-keys-935406.html |archive-date=2008-09-23 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=First Listen: Another Way To Die, James Bond Theme, Jack White and Alicia Keys|last=Bray|first=Elisa|date=September 19, 2008|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=January 17, 2009|location=London}}</ref> In 2008, Keys was ranked in at number 80 the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists (80–61)|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-80.shtml|access-date=November 8, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081024015411/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-80.shtml| archive-date= October 24, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred in ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|date=December 26, 2007|title=Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys drawn to "Bees"|work=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2064532120071220|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> Her role earned her a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture at the [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|date=January 7, 2009|title=40th NAACP Image Awards|work=NAACP|url=http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2009-01-07/40th.NIA.Nominees.Release.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129203903/http://www.naacp.org//news/press/2009-01-07/40th.NIA.Nominees.Release.pdf|archive-date=November 29, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=January 9, 2009}}</ref> She also received three nominations at the [[2009 Grammy Awards]] and won [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] for "Superwoman".<ref>{{cite web|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List |work=[[The Recording Academy]] |url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |access-date=November 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011133036/http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archive-date=October 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine, Keys allegedly said "'[[Gangsta rap]]' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other, 'gangsta rap' didn't exist" and went on to say that it was created by "the government". The magazine also claimed she said that [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] were "essentially assassinated, their beefs stoked by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing".<ref name="WeinerUnlocked"/> Keys later wrote a statement clarifying the issues and saying her words were misinterpreted.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/15/alicia-keys-backtracks-on_n_96867.html |title=Alicia Keys Backtracks on Gangsta Rap Conspiracy Claims |date=April 15, 2008 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503093245/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/15/alicia-keys-backtracks-on_n_96867.html |archive-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref> Later that year, Keys was criticized by anti-smoking campaigners after billboard posters for her forthcoming concerts in Indonesia featured a logo for the A Mild cigarette brand sponsored by tobacco firm [[Philip Morris International|Philip Morris]]. She apologized after discovering that the concert was sponsored by the firm and asked for "corrective actions". In response, the company withdrew its sponsorship.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 28, 2008|title=Keys 'sorry' for tobacco adverts|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7529354.stm|access-date=July 28, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080729002838/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7529354.stm| archive-date= July 29, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>

===2009–2011: ''The Element of Freedom'', marriage and motherhood===
[[File:Alicia Keys cropped.jpg|thumb|Keys at the [[American Music Awards of 2009|37th Annual American Music Awards]] red carpet, November 2009]]
[[File:Alicia Keys in South Africa cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Keys in [[South Africa]] for the [[FIFA World Cup]] Kick Off Concert, July 2010]]
In 2009, Keys approached Clive Davis for permission to submit a song for [[Whitney Houston]]'s sixth studio album ''[[I Look to You]]''. She subsequently co-wrote and produced the single "[[Million Dollar Bill]]" with record producer [[Swizz Beatz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/24/preview-whitney-houston-i-look-to-you/|title=Preview: Whitney Houston – 'I Look to You'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> Months later, she was featured on rapper [[Jay-Z]]'s song "[[Empire State of Mind]]" which was the lead single from his eleventh studio album ''[[The Blueprint 3]]''. The song was a commercial and critical success, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her fourth number-one song on that chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266665/jay-z-rules-hot-100-lady-antebellum-jumps-into-top-10|title=Jay-Z Rules Hot 100, Lady Antebellum Jumps into Top 10|last=Pietroluong|first=Silvio|date=November 19, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091218093031/http://www.billboard.com/news| archive-date= December 18, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, it won Grammy Awards for '[[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] and '[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]]' the following year, among a total of five nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473096/grammys-2011-winners-list |title=Grammys 2011 Winners List |magazine=Billboard |date=February 13, 2011 |access-date=June 5, 2011}}</ref>
The following month, the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] honored Keys with the Golden Note Award, an award given to artists "who have achieved extraordinary career milestones".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1268803/stargate-tricky-stewart-the-dream-ascaps-top-songwriters|title=Stargate, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream ASCAP's Top Songwriters|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=June 26, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 7, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408093828/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1268803/stargate-tricky-stewart-the-dream-ascaps-top-songwriters|url-status=dead}}</ref> She collaborated with Spanish recording artist [[Alejandro Sanz]] for "[[Looking for Paradise]]", which topped the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart, this was Keys's first number one on all three charts, which also made her the first African-American of non-Hispanic origin to reach number 1 on the ''Hot Latin Tracks''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alejandro sanz|chart=all}}|title=Looking for Paradise – Alejandro Sanz|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100404152134/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= April 4, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys released her fourth studio album, ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'', in December 2009.<ref name="Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/25/alicia-keys-will-wait-for-freedom/|title=Alicia Keys Will Wait for 'Freedom'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=October 26, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091028040543/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/25/alicia-keys-will-wait-for-freedom/| archive-date= October 28, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 417,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266324/susan-boyle-blocks-alicia-keys-from-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Susan Boyle Blocks Alicia Keys From No. 1 on Billboard 200|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 23, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 23, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091225202503/http://www.billboard.com//| archive-date= December 25, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It was preceded by the release of its lead single "[[Doesn't Mean Anything]]" which peaked at sixty on the Hot 100, and fourteen on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="Rap-Up"/><ref name="BHIS" /> Keys was ranked as the top R&B recording artist of the 2000–2009 decade by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine and ranked at number five as artist of the decade, while "No One" was ranked at number six on the magazine's top songs of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BH5HN20091218|title=Alicia Keys named top R&B artist of decade|last=George|first=Raphael|date=December 18, 2009|work=Reuters|access-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="AOTY">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009|title=Best of the 2000s – Artists of the Decade|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100106023321/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009| archive-date= January 6, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009|title=Best of the 2000s – Hot 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100106023321/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009| archive-date= January 6, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''The Element of Freedom'' became Keys's first album to top the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959459/alicia-keys-scores-first-uk-no-1-album|title=Alicia Keys Scores First U.K. No. 1 Album|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=February 8, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209050728/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= February 9, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart]]", was released in November and peaked at number twenty-seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="BHIS" /> The album's third single "[[Put It in a Love Song]]" featured recording artist [[Beyoncé]]. In February 2010, Keys released the fourth single, "[[Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down]]" peaked at fifty-five on the Hot 100 and seventy-six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="BHIS" /> In May, "[[Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)]]" featuring [[rapper]] [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] was released as the album's fifth single. While only peaking at twenty-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for twelve consecutive weeks. The song became the album's most successful single; Keys eighth number one on the chart;<ref name="BHIS" /> and Key's first number one song in five years. The album's sixth and final single, "[[Wait Til You See My Smile]]", was released in December 2010 in the United Kingdom.

In May 2010, a representative for Keys and Swizz Beatz confirmed that they were engaged and expecting a child together.<ref name="expecting">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10179870|title=Alicia Keys expecting first child|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> Keys and Beatz had a wedding celebration near the [[Mediterranean Sea]] on July 31, 2010.<ref name="marriage"/> On October 14, 2010, Keys gave birth to their first son, in New York City.<ref name="Egypt"/> She recorded a song together with [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]] called "[[Speechless (Alicia Keys song)|Speechless]]", dedicated to her son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_ad55ab7d-a69a-57dc-b3e4-d2b601878078.html|title=New mom Alicia Keys releases song about son featuring Eve|date=December 29, 2010|website=The Times-Picayune {{!}} The New Orleans Advocate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901141406/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_ad55ab7d-a69a-57dc-b3e4-d2b601878078.html|archive-date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2011, ''Songs in A Minor'' was re-released as deluxe and collector's editions in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.<ref name="MTV10th">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661882/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-concert.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Announces 10th Anniversary Edition of Songs in a Minor |first=James|last=Dinh |date=April 13, 2011 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> To support the release, Keys embarked on a four-city promotional tour, titled [[Piano & I: A One Night Only Event With Alicia Keys]], featuring only her piano. Keys is also set to co-produce the Broadway premiere of ''[[Stick Fly]]'', which was opened<ref>{{Cite web|last=League|first=The Broadway|title=Stick Fly – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/stick-fly-490503|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=IBDB|language=en}}</ref> in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666508/alicia-keys-stick-fly-broadway.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Heads To Broadway – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref> At the end of June, a [[wax sculpture|wax figure]] of Keys was unveiled at [[Madame Tussauds]] New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/alicia-keys-debuts-wax-figure-at-madam-tussauds-in-nyc/|title=Alicia Keys Debuts Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds in NYC|work=[[The Boombox]]|date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> On September 26, 2011, was the premiere of ''Project 5'', known as ''Five'', a short film that marks the debut of Keys as a director. It is a documentary of five episodes that tell stories of five women who had breast cancer and how it affected their lives. The production also has co-direction of the actresses [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Demi Moore]] and film director [[Patty Jenkins]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/29/project-five-jennifer-aniston_n_842136.html |title=Project Five': Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore Directing Film For 'Lifetime |work=Huffington Post |date= March 29, 2011|access-date=November 24, 2011 |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin}}</ref> On October 7, 2011, [[Sony Music]]'s [[RCA Music Group]] announced that it would be absorbing Keys' longtime label, J Records, as well as [[Arista Records|Arista]] and [[Jive Records]]. With the shutdown, Keys (and various other artists previously signed to the three labels) released her following music material under [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) |magazine=Billboard |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=November 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044953/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |archive-date=November 8, 2011 }}</ref>

===2012–2015: ''Girl on Fire''===
Keys released her fifth studio album ''[[Girl on Fire (album)|Girl on Fire]]'', her first album through RCA Records on November 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/480288/alicia-keys-reveals-girl-on-fire-album-cover-release-date|title=Alicia Keys Reveals 'Girl on Fire' Album Cover & Release Date|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> Keys has stated that she wants the album to "liberate" and "empower" fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690980/alicia-keys-new-album.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Hopes 'Liberating' New Album Empowers Fans – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |date=August 1, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> [[Girl on Fire (song)|The album's title track]] was released on September 4 as its lead single and peak number eleven on ''Billboard'' hot 100, the single was Keys's first top twenty own single on the chart since 2007 single "Like You'll Never See Me Again", she performed the song for the first time at the [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards]] on September 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/08/23/alicia-keys-reveals-girl-on-fire-cover-release-date/ |title=Alicia Keys Reveals 'Girl on Fire' Cover, Release Date |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690894/2012-video-music-awards-alicia-keys-performance.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys To Perform 'Crazy' New Song at Video Music Awards | MTV Video Music Awards |publisher=Mtv.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> "Girl on Fire" is an uptempo anthem.<ref name="About.com">{{cite web|last=Edward Nero|first=Mark|title=New Music: Alicia Keys – 'Brand New Me'|url=http://randb.about.com/b/2012/11/11/new-music-alicia-keys-brand-new-me.htm|work=[[About.com|About]]|access-date=November 20, 2012|date=November 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119015548/http://randb.about.com/b/2012/11/11/new-music-alicia-keys-brand-new-me.htm|archive-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> "[[Brand New Me (Alicia Keys song)|Brand New Me]]" was released as the album's second single.<ref name="About.com" /> A softer ballad, it was noted as significantly different from the album's lead single.<ref name="About.com" /> Prior, two songs from ''Girl on Fire'' were released as promotion. The first was a song titled "[[New Day (Alicia Keys song)|New Day]]".<ref name="BHIS">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alicia keys|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Chart History: Billboard Legacy|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> The song was later revealed to be the solo version of [[50 Cent]]'s lead single featuring [[Dr. Dre]] and Keys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/aliciakeys/new-day |title=New Day by AliciaKeys on SoundCloud – Create, record and share your sounds for free |publisher=SoundCloud |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/07/29/dr-dre-alicia-keys-join-50-cent-on-new-day/ |title=Dr. Dre And Alicia Keys Join 50 Cent On 'New Day' |publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com |date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610205306/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/07/29/dr-dre-alicia-keys-join-50-cent-on-new-day/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another song, "[[Not Even the King]]" was uploaded to [[VEVO]] as a promotional song. Co-written by Scottish singer-songwriter [[Emeli Sandé]], its lyrics talk about a rich love that couldn't be afforded by "the king".<ref>{{cite web|last=Keys|first=Alicia|title=If you were watching #StandUp2Cancer you'll recognize this video for my new song #NotEvenTheKing. Love this!!!|url=https://www.twitter.com/aliciakeys/status/244459245385420801|publisher=Twitter|access-date=November 21, 2012|date=September 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Rap">{{cite web|title=New Music: Alicia Keys – 'Not Even the King'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/08/new-music-alicia-keys-not-even-the-king/|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=November 21, 2012|date=September 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="DS">{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Collins|title=Alicia Keys debuts new song 'Not Even the King' – listen|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a404948/alicia-keys-debuts-new-song-not-even-the-king-listen.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi UK]]|access-date=November 21, 2012|date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> Overall sales of the album were considerably lower than Keys's previous ones.

In September 2012, Keys collaborated with Reebok for her own sneakers collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a404086/alicia-keys-teams-up-with-reebok-for-sneakers-collection-pictures.html |title=Alicia Keys teams up with Reebok for sneakers collection |website=Digital Spy |date=September 5, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> In October 2012, Keys announced her partnership with [[Bento Box Entertainment]]'s Bento Box Interactive to create an education [[mobile app]]lication titled "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" for [[iOS]] devices about the relationship between a young New York City girl and her wise grandmother. The app featured two of Keys's original songs, "Follow the Moon" and "Unlock Yourself".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-keys-launches-interactive-app-for-kids-20121025 |title=Alicia Keys Launches Interactive App for Kids |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617092848/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alicia-keys-launches-interactive-app-for-kids-20121025 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/24/alicia-keys-launches-new-animated-app/ |title=Alicia Keys Launches New Animated App |work=Rap-Up.com |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys NRJ Music Awards 2013 2.jpg|thumb|Keys at [[NRJ Music Awards]] 2013]]
In January 2013, [[BlackBerry Ltd|BlackBerry]] CEO [[Thorsten Heins]] and Keys officially unveiled the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform in New York City. Heins announced that Keys would be the company's new Global Creative Director.<ref>{{cite web|last=John |first=Christopher |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/30/meet-your-new-blackberry-global-creative-director-alicia-keys/ |title=Meet Your New BlackBerry Global Creative Director: Alicia Keys – Speakeasy – WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=January 30, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, BlackBerry said it will part ways with Keys at the end of that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/01/02/how-alicia-keys-sang-the-story-of-blackberry/|title=How Alicia Keys Sang the Story of BlackBerry|first=Tom|last=Gara}}</ref>

In June 2013, Keys's [[VH1 Storytellers (Alicia Keys album)|VH1 Storytellers]] special was released on CD and DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/06/05/alicia-keys-to-release-vh1-storytellers-cd-and-dvd/|title=Alicia Keys to Release 'VH1 Storytellers' CD and DVD}}</ref> In December 2013, Keys was featured on "[[I Will Pray (Pregherò)]]" released as a single from Italian singer [[Giorgia (singer)|Giorgia]]'s studio album ''[[Senza paura]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://velvetmusic.it/2013/11/29/giorgia-alicia-keys-i-will-pray-secondo-singolo-2013/|title=Giorgia e Alicia Keys, "I will pray" LYRIC VIDEO – Velvet Music Italia|first=Gianfranco|last=Valenti|date=November 29, 2013|access-date=January 15, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511093640/http://velvetmusic.it/2013/11/29/giorgia-alicia-keys-i-will-pray-secondo-singolo-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Keys collaborated with [[Kendrick Lamar]] on the song "[[It's On Again]]" for ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/alicia-keys-it-s-on-again-ft-kendrick-lamar/ |title=Alicia Keys – It's On Again ft. Kendrick Lamar|publisher=Indie Shuffle|access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, it was reported that Keys had changed management from Red Light Management's [[Will Botwin]] to Ron Laffitte and [[Guy Oseary]] at [[Maverick (company)|Maverick]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6165606/alicia-keys-signs-with-guy-oseary-and-ron-laffitte|title=Alicia Keys Signs with Guy Oseary and Ron Laffitte|location=New York|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>

On September 8, 2014, Keys uploaded the music video to a new song called "[[We Are Here (Alicia Keys song)|We Are Here]]" to her Facebook page, accompanied by a lengthy status update describing her motivation and inspiration to write the song.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keys|first1=Alicia|title=Untiteled Facebook entry from September 8, 2014|url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152277333567051&set=vb.6558867050&type=3&permPage=1|website=Alicia Keys Facebook site|publisher=Facebook|access-date=October 5, 2014|date=October 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2014/09/08/alicia-keys-we-are-here-music-video/ |title= Alicia Keys Pleads for World Peace in Heartfelt 'We Are Here' Video |date= September 8, 2014 |publisher=[[Mashable]] |access-date=September 24, 2014}}</ref> It was released digitally the following week. Keys was also working with Pharrell Williams on her sixth studio album, first set for a 2015 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/7052/20140625/alicia-keys-new-album-planned-early-2015-one-singer-working.htm |title= Alicia Keys New Album Planned for Early 2015: 'No One' Singer Working on Conceptual Effort |work=Music Times |date= June 25, 2014 |access-date=September 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://revolt.tv/video/alicia-keys-prepping-amazing-album-with-help-from-pharrell/66FF02C5-131B-4F42-82D1-4B95E9FC0E5D |title=REVOLT – Alicia Keys Prepping 'Amazing' Album With Help From Pharell |access-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803010330/http://revolt.tv/video/alicia-keys-prepping-amazing-album-with-help-from-pharrell/66FF02C5-131B-4F42-82D1-4B95E9FC0E5D |archive-date=August 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', Keys described the sound of the album as "aggressive".<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kennedy, John|title=Interview: Alicia Keys Released Pregnant Nude Photo For Peace, Says New Album Is 'Aggressive'|url=http://www.vibe.com/photo-gallery/interview-alicia-keys-released-pregnant-nude-photo-peace-says-new-album-aggressive |publisher=Vibe|access-date=October 20, 2014|date=October 9, 2014}}</ref> One of the songs on the album is called "Killing Your Mother".<ref name="AKWWDjune202014">Naughton, Julia (June 20, 2014). [https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/alicia-keys-puts-her-mark-on-fragrance-world-7746864/ "Alicia Keys Fronts Givenchy's Newest Fragrance"]. ''WWD''. Retrieved February 6, 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Thompson, Sean|title=Alicia Keys' New Album Slated For Early 2015|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/alicia-keys-new-album-2015|publisher=Vibe|access-date=October 20, 2014|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> In the same interview Keys revealed one of the songs on the album was titled "Killing Your Mother" with ''WWD'', Keys discussed her first beauty campaign with [[Givenchy]] as the face of the new fragrance Dahlia Divin.<ref name="AKWWDjune202014"/> In November 2014, Keys announced that she is releasing a series of children's books.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Hawkins, Ruu|title=Alicia Keys pens children's book|url=http://rollingout.com/books/weds-alicia-keys-pens-childrens-book/|date=November 12, 2014|work=Rolling Out|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> The first book released is entitled ''Blue Moon: From the Journals of MaMa Mae and LeeLee''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=WENN.com|title=Alicia Keys Pens Children's Book|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/58547843/alicia-keys-pens-children-s-book|website=Hollywood.com|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> Keys gave birth to her second child, son Genesis Ali Dean, on December 27, 2014.<ref name="US Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/alicia-keys-gives-birth-welcomes-second-baby-boy-swizz-beatz-20142812 |title=Alicia Keys Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Baby Boy With Swizz Beatz: See His Unique Name! |first=Stephanie |last=Webber |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=December 28, 2014 |access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> In 2015 Keys performed at the [[BET Awards 2015]] with [[The Weeknd]]. Keys played the character Skye Summers in the [[Empire (season 2)|second season]] of ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''. She first appeared in the episode "Sinned Against", which aired November 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/empire-alicia-keys-jamal-skye-kiss-rosie-o-donnell-season-2-episode-9-recap-1201648360/|title='Empire' Showrunner on Unexpected Guest Stars and That Shocking Kiss|magazine=Variety}}</ref>

=== 2016–2018: ''Here'' and ''The Voice'' ===
On March 25, 2016, Keys was announced as a new coach on Season 11 of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/miley-cyrus-joins-voice-as-878473|title=Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys Join 'The Voice' as Coaches for Season 11|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> During ''The Voice'' finale, she came in third place with team member We' McDonald. In May 2016, Keys released "[[In Common]]" and performed the song in the [[opening ceremony]] of [[2016 UEFA Champions League Final]] in [[San Siro]], Milan.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7356835/alicia-keys-single-in-common|title=Alicia Keys Shares Latin-Infused New Single 'In Common': Listen|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> The song topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on October 15.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7534106/alicia-keys-in-common-dance-club-songs|title=Alicia Keys Unlocks First Dance Club Songs No. 1 Since 2004 With 'In Common'|last=Murray|first=Gordon|date=October 6, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> On June 20, 2016, [[World Refugee Day]], Keys released the short film ''Let Me In'', which she executive produced in conjunction with her We Are Here organization. The film is a reimagining of the refugee crisis as taking place in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/06/17/alicia-keys-shares-song-hallelujah-movie-trailer-e9423fc9db|title=Alicia Keys Shares New Song "Hallelujah" & "Let Me In" Movie Trailer|publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702122214/https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/06/17/alicia-keys-shares-song-hallelujah-movie-trailer-e9423fc9db|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/06/alicia-keys-let-me-in-short-film-world-refugee-day/|title=Let Me In: Alicia Keys Releases Powerful Short Film For World Refugee Day|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/alicia-keys-let-me-in-refugee-video/|title=New Alicia Keys video imagines refugee crisis in U.S., Mexico|publisher=[[Global Poverty Project]]|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> In October 2016, she released a single from upcoming album ''[[Here (Alicia Keys album)|Here]]'' called "[[Blended Family (What You Do for Love)]]" featuring [[A$AP Rocky]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2941251/alicia-keys-asap-rocky-blended-family/ |title=Alicia Keys and A$AP Rocky release Blended Family |last=Lakshmin |first=Deepa |date=October 8, 2016 |website=[[MTV.com]] |access-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> On November 1, 2016, Keys unveiled her short film, "The Gospel", to accompany the LP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.complex.com/music/2016/11/alicia-keys-gosple-short-film-here-album|title=Watch Alicia Keys's New Short Film 'The Gospel'|last=Espinosa|first=Joshua|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> Keys's concert special ''[[Here in Times Square]]'' was aired on BET on November 3, and ''Here'' was released on November 4, peaking at number 2 of the ''[[Billboard 200]]'', becoming her seventh top 10 album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7573590/bon-jovi-sixth-no-1-album-billboard-200-charts-this-house-is-not-for-sale|title=Bon Jovi Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 13, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> It peaked at number-one on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, becoming her seventh chart topper.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7580552/alicia-keys-here-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart | title=Alicia Keys Collects Seventh No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref>

In January 2017, she released the track "That's What's Up" that re-imagines the spoken word segment on the [[Kanye West]] song "[[The Life of Pablo|Low Lights]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/alicia-keys-thats-whats-up-low-lights-kanye|title=Listen to Alicia Keys' New Kanye West-Sampling Song|date=January 26, 2017|website=Noisey|access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> Keys returned for [[The Voice (American season 12)|Season 12]] of ''The Voice'' and won the competition with her artist [[Chris Blue]], on May 23, 2017. In May 2017, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Keys announced that she was working on her seventh studio album, therefore she did not return for the thirteenth series of ''The Voice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ratedrnb.com/2017/05/alicia-keys-readies-seventh-album/|title=Alicia Keys Readies Seventh Album|website=ratedrnb.com|date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, she attended [[WE Day]], an event of Canadian [[WE Charity]] organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/we-day-2017-selena-gomez-demi-lovato-alicia-keys/|title=Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Alicia Keys and More to Take the Stage for WE Day Special|last=Sands|first=Nicole|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> On September 17, 2017, Keys performed at [[Rock in Rio]], in a powerful and acclaimed performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/musica/rock-in-rio/com-classicos-e-muito-carisma-alicia-agita-rock-in-rio,3859ae9c24374a7378f91449123e94cae9df5af3.html|title=Com clássicos e muito carisma, Alicia Keys agita Rock in Rio|work=Terra|access-date=September 18, 2017|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vagalume.com.br/news/2017/09/18/alicia-keys-emociona-cidade-do-rock-com-sofisticacao-e-protesto.html|title=Alicia Keys emociona Cidade do Rock com sofisticação e protesto|website=[[Vagalume]]|access-date=September 18, 2017|language=pt}}</ref> On October 18, 2017, NBC announced that Keys would be returning to the series for the show's fourteenth season of ''The Voice'' alongside Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and [[Kelly Clarkson]]. She placed in second place with her team member, [[Britton Buchanan]] with whom Keys released a cover version of [[Avicii]]'s "[[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)#Britton Buchanan and Alicia Keys version|Wake Me Up]]" as a single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Britton Buchanan & Alicia Keys - 'Wake Me Up (The Voice Performance)' American iTunes Chart Performance |url=http://www.itunescharts.net/us/artists/music/britton-buchanan-alicia-keys/songs/wake-me-up-the-voice-performance/ |website=iTunesCharts |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> In December 2017, Keys appeared on [[Eminem]]'s album ''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]]'' on the song "Like Home".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/12/05/ed-sheeran-pink-alicia-keys-join-eminems-revival/108334476/|title=Ed Sheeran, Pink, Alicia Keys join Eminem's 'Revival'|work=[[The Detroit News]]|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> Keys also featured on the song "Morning Light" from [[Justin Timberlake]]'s fifth studio album ''[[Man of the Woods]]'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8097909/justin-timberlakes-man-of-the-woods-album-reviews|title=Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods': What Critics Are Saying|date=February 2, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> and on "[[Us (James Bay song)|Us]]", the third single from [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]]'s second studio album ''[[Electric Light (album)|Electric Light]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-voice-see-alicia-keys-surprise-james-bay-with-us-duet-during-finale-628144/|title='The Voice': See Alicia Keys Surprise James Bay With 'Us' Duet During Finale|first=Ryan|last=Reed|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>

On December 6, 2018, Keys spoke at the 13th Annual [[Billboard Women in Music|''Billboard'' Women in Music]] event spotlighting her new non-profit named "She Is the Music".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/8489064/women-in-music-2018-alicia-keys-she-is-the-music|title=Women in Music 2018: Alicia Keys Speaks on Worldwide Initiative She Is the Music|date=December 6, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> As part of her address, Keys spoke briefly of the organization's efforts in creating an inclusive database of women in music and a partnership with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' to mentor young women interested in the music industry.<ref name="bbDec62018">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/8489064/women-in-music-2018-alicia-keys-she-is-the-music|title=Women in Music 2018: Alicia Keys Speaks on Worldwide Initiative She Is the Music|first=David|last=Rishty|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> She created She is the Music upon learning that the number of women in popular music reached a six-year low in 2017, partnering with [[Jody Gerson]], Sam Kirby and [[Ann Mincieli]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=June 14, 2018|title=Alicia Keys Announces Music Industry Initiative for Female Advancement|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/alicia-keys-announces-she-is-the-song-a-music-industry-initiative-for-female-advancement-1202845709/|access-date=December 26, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alicia Keys Shares the 'Huge Wake-Up Call' That Caused Her to Start She Is the Music Initiative|url=https://people.com/music/alicia-keys-shares-huge-wake-up-call-start-she-is-the-music-initative/|access-date=December 26, 2020|website=People|language=EN}}</ref>

=== 2019–2020: ''Alicia'', authorship ===
On January 15, 2019, Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]]. When Keys hosted the event on February 10, 2019, it became the first time a woman hosted the show in 14 years.<ref name="PeopleJan2020">Flanagan, Hanna (January 27, 2020). [https://people.com/style/grammys-2020-alicia-keys-custom-hair-piece/ "All About the Custom 5-Ft. Long Crystal Hair Piece Alicia Keys Wore at the 2020 Grammy Awards"]. ''People''. Retrieved January 28, 2020.</ref> Keys's performance playing two pianos at the same time was declared one of the best moments of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards by ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' as well as the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' who also noted her fashion.<ref name="ETFeb2019">[https://www.etonline.com/2019-grammys-watch-pre-post-show-live-stream-red-carpets-61st-annual-grammy-awards-today-2019-02-10-live-updates "GRAMMYs 2019: All of the Best Performances, Biggest Winners and Most Memorable Moments"]. ''Entertainment Tonight''. February 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.</ref><ref name="LADNFeb2019">Malicse, Kristine (February 10, 2019). [https://www.dailynews.com/2019/02/10/grammys-2019-7-best-moments-of-the-show-told-in-gifs/ "Grammys 2019: 7 best moments of the show told in GIFs"]. ''Los Angeles Daily News''. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref> Keys dedicated the performance to those who have inspired her, including [[Scott Joplin]] and [[Hazel Scott]].

In May 2019, Keys attended the 2019 [[Met Gala]] themed "Camp: Notes on Fashion" in New York City wearing a light aqua green sequined dress with hood alongside her husband Kasseem "[[Swizz Beatz]]" Dean who wore a dark green suit and black bow tie.<ref name="BGMetGala2019">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2019/05/06/here-what-celebrities-are-wearing-met-gala-tonight/oMjL08o1foQOwfSXltrbzL/story.html "Here's what celebrities wore to the Met Gala"]. ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. May 6, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.</ref><ref name="ArtnetAug132019">Cascone, Sarah (August 13, 2019). [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/swizz-beatz-alicia-keys-art-center-1623472 "Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a 'Global Creative Community'"]. ''[[Artnet News]]''. Retrieved January 30, 2020.</ref> The next month, Keys performed at Pride Live's Stonewall Day Concert on June 28, 2019, wearing a white jumpsuit with the name of her upcoming song "Show Me Love" in multi-colored beads on the back of the jumpsuit.<ref name="THRJune282019">Real, Evan (June 28, 2019). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pride-live-stonewall-day-concert-lady-gaga-alicia-keys-celebrate-lgbtq-progress-1221847 "Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and More Stars Celebrate LGBTQ Progress at Pride Live's Stonewall Day Concert"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. Retrieved January 30, 2020.</ref> Included in the songs she performed was her own song "[[Girl on Fire (song)|Girl on Fire]]", the performance was part of a concert in honor of those who fought for [[LGBT community|gay (LGBT) community]] rights in the [[Stonewall riots|Stonewall Riots]].<ref name="THRJune282019"/> Keys was announced as the buyer of the "Razor House" in the [[La Jolla]] community of [[San Diego]], [[California]] in early September 2019.<ref name="SDUT-Sep62019">Flemming, Jack (September 6, 2019). [https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-09-06/alicia-keys-buys-la-jollas-striking-razor-house "Alicia Keys emerges as buyer of La Jolla's striking Razor House"]. ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref> In an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' on December 5, 2019, Keys's recent move with her husband to the West Coast was briefly discussed.<ref name="BbDec52019">Cirisano, Tatiana (December 5, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545151/alicia-keys-billboard-cover-story-interview-2019 "How Alicia Keys Plans to Make the 2020 Grammys a 'Lovefest' -- And Enact Change From the Inside"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref>

In September 2019, Keys released a new single, "[[Show Me Love (Alicia Keys and Miguel song)|Show Me Love]]" with [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]. The accompanying music video starred actors [[Michael B. Jordan]] and [[Zoe Saldana]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Michelle |title=Alicia Keys and Miguel Share New Song "Show Me Love": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alicia-keys-and-miguel-share-new-song-show-me-love-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=September 17, 2019 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> The song impacted urban radio on September 24, 2019, as the first single from Keys's upcoming seventh studio album. Keys performed the track for the first time during her appearance at the 2019 [[IHeartRadio Music Festival|iHeart Radio Music Festival]] in Las Vegas. The song was a commercial success on US Urban music charts and became Keys's first song to reach the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] since "[[Girl on Fire (song)|Girl on Fire]]" in 2012; peaking at number 90 on November 22, 2019.<ref name="AKChartHistoryHot100SML">[https://www.billboard.com/artist/alicia-keys/chart-history/hsi/ "Chart History: Alicia Keys (Hot 100), Show Me Love"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref> This success extended her record as the artist with the most number one singles on the [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart; reigning for 5 consecutive weeks. The song was atop this chart at the #1 position the weeks of December 14, December 21, and December 28 in 2019 and the weeks of January 4 and 11 in 2020.<ref name="AKAdultRBSML">[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-adult-r-and-b-airplay/2020-01-11 "Adult R&B Songs Chart"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 29, 2020. (Weeks December 14, 2019, to January 11, 2020).</ref> As of the week of January 11, 2020 "Show Me Love" had been on the Adult R&B Songs Chart (any position) for 16 weeks (the chart has 30 positions).<ref name="AKAdultRBSML"/> It also became Keys's 11th song to reach number one on the Adult R&B Songs chart.<ref name="ManilaStandard">[https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/314921/alicia-keys-drops-underdog-.html "Alicia Keys drops 'Underdog'"]. ''Manila Standard''. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.</ref> It was followed by the release of the single "[[Time Machine (Alicia Keys song)|Time Machine]]" in November 2019. The music video for "Time Machine" was released the same month and noted for its retro roller rink setting and vibes.<ref name="iHeartRadioTM">Nattress, Katrina (November 21, 2019). [https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-11-21-alicia-keys-throws-a-retro-roller-rink-party-in-time-machine-video-watch/ "Alicia Keys Throws A Retro Roller Rink Party In 'Time Machine' Video: Watch"]. ''iHeartRadio''. Retrieved January 26, 2020.</ref>

In December 2019 Keys was awarded the American Express Impact Award for her efforts to foster female artist growth and provide them with new opportunities through the non-profit she co-founded the year before and developed in 2019 named ''She Is the Music''.<ref name="BillboardDec132019">Aniftos, Rania (December 13, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8546302/alicia-keys-impact-award-billboard-women-in-music-red-carpet-interview "Alicia Keys Discusses Receiving the Impact Award at Billboard's Women in Music & Possibly Collaborating With Billie Eilish"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 29, 2020.</ref> Keys received the award at the 14th Annual [[Billboard Women in Music|Women in Music ''Billboard'']] event on December 12, 2019.<ref name="BillboardDec132019"/>

On January 26, 2020, Alicia Keys hosted the [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards]] for the second year in a row as announced on November 14, 2019.<ref name="GRAMMY2Host">[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/alicia-keys-return-host-62nd-grammy-awards "Alicia Keys To Return As Host Of The 62nd GRAMMY Awards"]. ''GRAMMY.com''. November 14, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.</ref> In addition to hosting the event, Keys performed multiple times including a tribute with [[Boyz II Men]] to basketball star [[Kobe Bryant]] who died in a helicopter crash earlier that same day.<ref name="RS2020GrammysKeys">Martoccio, Angie (January 26, 2020). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2020-alicia-keys-brittany-howard-underdog-943625/ "Alicia Keys Performs New Song 'Underdog' at 2020 Grammys"]. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved January 27, 2020.</ref> Keys also performed her new song "[[Underdog (Alicia Keys song)|Underdog]]" with [[Brittany Howard]] backing the performance on acoustic guitar.<ref name="RS2020GrammysKeys"/>

Keys's seventh studio album ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'' was originally scheduled to be released on May 15, 2020,<ref name="announce">{{cite web |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/03/09/alicia-keys-moves-album-to-may/ |title=Alicia Keys Moves 'ALICIA' Album to May |work=Rap-Up |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> but then got postponed to September 18, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/03/alicia-keys-postpones-alicia-album-coronavirus-concerns |title=Alicia Keys Postpones 'ALICIA' Album |work=Vibe |date=March 20, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alicia-keys-alicia-release-date-1058938/ |title=Alicia Keys Announces 'Alicia' Album Release Date |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 14, 2020 |access-date=September 14, 2020 |author=Shaffer, Claire}}</ref>

Keys released her memoir ''[[More Myself|More Myself: A Journey]]'' on March 31, 2020. In September 2020, Keys launched her lifestyle brand [[Keys Soulcare]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/style/alicia-keys-to-launch-lifestyle-brand-with-elf-beauty/ |title=Alicia Keys Unveils Lifestyle Beauty Brand, Keys Soulcare, And Reveals the First Product Drop |last=Fray |first=Kaitlyn |date=2022-09-22 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher= |access-date=2023-03-11}}</ref> On October 29, 2020, Alicia released "[[A Beautiful Noise]]" with [[Brandi Carlile]] to encourage Americans to get out and vote.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=October 30, 2020|title=Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile Release New Get-Out-the-Vote Duet 'A Beautiful Noise'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alicia-keys-brandi-carlile-new-song-a-beautiful-noise-1083831/|access-date=December 27, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> Alicia and Brandi performed "[[A Beautiful Noise]]" on ''Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy'' on [[CBS]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 30, 2020|title=Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile Release Get-Out-the-Vote Duet, 'A Beautiful Noise': The Story Behind the Song|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/alicia-keys-brandi-carlile-duet-beautiful-noise-vote-special-single-1234819508/|access-date=December 27, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> "[[A Beautiful Noise]]" was also included on the digital reissue of Keys's seventh studio album ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'' that was released on December 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2020|title=Alicia Keys Reissues 'Alicia' Album With Two New Songs|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/12/alicia-keys-reissues-alicia-album-with-two-new-songs/|access-date=December 27, 2020|website=Rated R&B|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2021–2023: ''Keys'' and ''Santa Baby''===
In May 2021, Keys was freatured on [[DMX]]'s album ''[[Exodus (DMX album)|Exodus]]'' in the song ''Hold Me Down''.<ref name="Condon11Jun21">Condon, Dan (June 11, 2021). [https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/dmx-bono-alicia-keys-new-music-hold-me-down-skyscrapers/13379838 "Bono and Alicia Keys join DMX on his posthumous album"]. ''[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]''. Retrieved July 8, 2021.</ref> To commemorate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'', Keys performed a three-song medley of singles from the album at the [[2021 Billboard Music Awards|2021 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref name="Grein18May21">Grein, Paul (May 18, 2021). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9574157/alicia-keys-perform-2021-billboard-music-awards "Alicia Keys to Mark 20th Anniversary of Debut Album With Billboard Music Awards Performance"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved July 8, 2021.</ref> In June 2021, a 20th anniversary edition of ''Songs in A Minor'' was released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2021-06-09|title=Alicia Keys celebrates 20th anniversary of 'Songs In A Minor' with special re-release|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/6/9/22525915/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-anniversary-edition|access-date=2021-10-27|website=REVOLT|language=en}}</ref>

On September 9, 2021, Keys released the single "[[Lala (Unlocked)]]" featuring US rapper and singer [[Swae Lee]] of the hip hop duo [[Rae Sremmurd]]. The song was performed at the [[2021 MTV Video Music Awards]]. The music video was released on September 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2021-09-23|title=Alicia Keys' 'LaLa' Video Is a Party and Snoop Dogg, Lena Waithe, and More Are Invited|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alicia-keys-lala-video-swae-lee-1231179/|access-date=2021-10-27|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

The single preceded the release of Keys' eighth studio album and follow-up companion to 2020's ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'', entitled ''[[Keys (album)|Keys]]''. First previewed via Alicia's 2021 ''Noted'' YouTube docu-series,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's How To Watch Alicia Keys' Documentary: 'Noted: The Untold Stories'|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-09-27-heres-how-to-watch-alicia-keys-documentary-noted-the-untold-stories/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=iHeart|language=en}}</ref> the album was released on December 10, 2021, as a double album featuring both fully produced and broken down versions of new material.<ref>{{Citation|title=#KEYS. The Album. 2 Sides. 2 Versions. Original 🔒and Unlocked 🔓 Coming Soon.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m1cFDSPhJM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3m1cFDSPhJM| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-10-27}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Keys'' was Alicia's final release under [[RCA Records]]. On April 7, 2022, Keys released "City of Gods (Part II)" through her own label AKW Records. It was written and produced by Keys and is a sequel to the single "[[City of Gods]]" by [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Kanye West]] and Keys.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B09X2MM4Q7/ |title=City of Gods (Part II) by Alicia Keys |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> On July 14, 2022, Keys unveiled that "Come for Me" featuring Khalid and Lucky Daye would be released as the next single, ahead of a re-release of the album titled Keys II during the following month. The music video was released the same day.<ref name="Wonderland Come for Me">{{Cite web |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/07/14/alicia-keys-come-for-me-music-video/ |title=Alicia Keys Unveils the Spellbinding Music Video for "Come for Me" |date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-07 |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714134159/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/07/14/alicia-keys-come-for-me-music-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-07-14/180406/alicia-keys-connects-with-khalid-and-lucky-daye-in-come-for-me-unlocked-visual/ |title=Alicia Keys connects with Khalid and Lucky Daye in "Come for Me" visual |access-date=2022-08-07 |archive-date=2022-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807192612/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-07-14/180406/alicia-keys-connects-with-khalid-and-lucky-daye-in-come-for-me-unlocked-visual/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deltaplexnews.com/alicia-keys-drops-come-for-me-music-video-announces-deluxe-album-keys-ii/ | title=Alicia Keys drops "Come for Me" music video, announces deluxe album, 'Keys II' | date=14 July 2022 }}</ref>

After her contract with [[RCA Records]] ended following the release of ''Keys'', Alicia released her ninth studio album and first Christmas album, ''[[Santa Baby (album)|Santa Baby]]'', on November 4, 2022, exclusively on [[Apple Music]], her first release as an independent artist; it peaked at number 148 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Ebony |date=2022-10-24 |title=Alicia Keys announces first Christmas album "Santa Baby" |url=https://www.ajc.com/life/alicia-keys-announces-first-christmas-album-santa-baby/2YXSPAMW65HATLF2VMIADEWWUQ/|website=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/fi/album/santa-baby/1651348683?i=1651348943 |title=Santa Baby by Alicia Keys |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2022-10-28}}</ref>

==Artistry ==

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[[File:Alicia Keys at the Summer Sonic Festival on piano crop.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Keys playing the piano, supported by three [[backup vocalist]]s]]

From the beginning of her career, Keys has been noted for being a multifaceted talent as a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, arranger, and producer.{{refn|<ref name="Neal"/><ref name="Stevenson"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Alicia Keys – Songs in a Minor|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|first=John|last=Mulvey|date=August 16, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517094335/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21489.html|archive-date=May 17, 2008|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21489.html}}</ref><ref name="MSN"/>}} She achieved acclaim for her unique style and maturity as a classical musician and singer-songwriter. ''[[The Times]]'' wrote that Keys's debut album, ''Songs in A Minor'', "spoke from a soul that seemed way beyond its years", and her follow up, ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'', "confirmed her place in musical history".<ref name="The Times" /> ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' assessed that with her third album, ''As I Am'', Keys continued showing diversity in her music and her "depth as a songwriter, singer and pianist."<ref name="Patrick">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010848/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008188607_keys19.html|title=Six Years After "Minor" Success, Alicia Keys is a Major Star|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|first=Patrick|last=MacDonald|date=September 19, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2018|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008188607_keys19.html|archive-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', in a review of ''Songs in A Minor'', commended Keys's "musical, artistic and thematic maturity" starting out her career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Travis, made manifest R&B;'s Alicia Keys hits all the right ones|work=[[USA Today]]|first=Steve|last=Jones|date=June 12, 2001|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309060742/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408824874.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun%252012,%25202001&author=Edna%2520Gundersen;%2520Brian%2520Mansfield;%2520Steve%2520Jones&pub=USA%2520TODAY&edition=&startpage=&desc=Travis,%2520made%2520manifest%2520R&B%2527s%2520Alicia%2520Keys%2520hits%2520all%2520the%2520right%2520ones|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408824874.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun%252012,%25202001&author=Edna%2520Gundersen;%2520Brian%2520Mansfield;%2520Steve%2520Jones&pub=USA%2520TODAY&edition=&startpage=&desc=Travis,%2520made%2520manifest%2520R&B%2527s%2520Alicia%2520Keys%2520hits%2520all%2520the%2520right%2520ones|archive-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Japan Times]]'' regarded Keys's production of ''Songs in A Minor'' as displaying "the kind of taste and restraint that is rare in current mainstream R&B".<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525113824/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20011003a2.html|title=Alicia Keys: 'Songs in A Minor'|work=[[The Japan Times]]|first=Philip|last=Brasor|date=October 3, 2001|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20011003a2.html|archive-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that her debut "introduced a different kind of pop singer. Not only was she mean on the ivories, but she showed true musicianship, writing and performing her material", and Keys continued developing her artistry with subsequent albums.<ref name="evolution"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' remarked that Keys broke into the music world as a singer "with hip-hop swagger, an old-school soul sound and older school (as in Chopin) piano chops", her appeal "bridging the generation gap".<ref name="100 Best Songs of the 2000s">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/alicia-keys-fallin-20110617|title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 17, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> On [[MSN#MSN.com|MSN]]'s list of "Contemporary R&B, hip hop and rap icons", it was stated that Keys achieved prominence by "drawing from her classical technique as a pianist, enhanced by her ease as a multi-instrumentalist ... and songwriting steeped in her formal studies."<ref name="MSN">{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/gallery/black-music-month-contemporary-randb-hip-hop-and-rap-icons/ss-AAc4wIL#image=40|title=Black Music Month: Contemporary R&B, hip hop and rap icons|publisher=[[MSN#MSN.com|MSN]]|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622060628/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/gallery/black-music-month-contemporary-randb-hip-hop-and-rap-icons/ss-AAc4wIL|archive-date=June 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Keys is also distinguished for being in control of her artistic output and image and having fought for creative independence since getting signed at 15 years old.{{refn|<ref name="Pareles"/><ref name="Neal"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/31495/1/alicia-keys-on-her-musical-emancipation|title=Alicia Keys on her musical emancipation|work=[[Dazed]]|first=Kemi|last=Alemoru|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sharma"/>}} ''[[PopMatters]]'' called Keys an artist who "clearly has a fine sense of her creative talents and has struggled to make sure they are represented in the best way."<ref name="Neal"/> ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that, with her classical training, Keys "reintroduced the idea of a self-reliant (but still pop-friendly) R&B singer-songwriter – a type that stretches back to [[Stevie Wonder]]", crossing generational lines in the process.<ref name="Walters">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/songs-in-a-minor-reissue-20110718|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor (Reissue)|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Barry|last=Walters|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine expressed that Keys emerged as a "singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-producer with genuine urban swagger", and her largely self-produced second album showcased her growing "deftness and explorative verve".<ref>{{cite web|date=February 12, 2003|title=Alicia Keys: Album review |work=Blender|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/51866/diary-alicia-keys.html|access-date=May 18, 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624045733/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/51866/diary-alicia-keys.html |archive-date=June 24, 2009}}</ref> In 2016, [[NPR]] stated that Keys "stood apart from pop trends while forging a remarkable career" and "sustained her focus on artistry".<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFbDCKiJwA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/XQFbDCKiJwA| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Songwriting State Of Mind: The Stories Behind Alicia Keys' Hits|work=[[NPR]]|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[MOBO]] described Keys as an accomplished pianist, singer, songwriter and producer who "has made a consistent and indelible contribution" to the music industry, her "unique approach" making classical music more accessible and "diffusing barriers between traditional and contemporary" while "keeping musical excellence at the core of her art".<ref name="MOBO"/> In 2003, ''The Guardian'' wrote that Keys's largely self-created work is an "indication of how much power she wields", and described her as "an uncompromising artist" who "bears little resemblance" to contemporary stars.<ref name="Akin"/>

Keys has been praised for her expressive vocals and emotive delivery. In a review of ''Songs in A Minor'', [[Jam!]] complimented her "crooning" and "warm" vocals as well as her belting "gospel-style".<ref name="Stevenson">{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205225902/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|title=Songs in A Minor|first=Jane|last=Stevenson|work=[[Jam!]]|date=July 8, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2018|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/Keys_Alicia/AlbumReviews/2001/07/08/771200.html|archive-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' commended her "deep soulful voice and heartfelt delivery" of her songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]|title=Alicia Keys|date=April 30, 2001|page=21}}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine compared her vocal talent to [[Mary J Blige]]'s and acknowledged her "sincerity" as "another plus" to her musical instincts.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|title=Review: Songs in A Minor|date=September 2001|page=110}}</ref> ''PopMatters'' noted her "deep purple vocals" and considered that Keys is "less concerned about technical proficiency" and more interested in "rendering musical moments as authentic and visceral as possible".<ref name="Neal"/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that Keys "sings with devastating allure".<ref name="Guardian 01">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/nov/02/shopping.artsfeatures9|title=Interview: Alicia Keys|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 1, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> Reviewing a live performance, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Keys has a "commanding voice" and the "style and vision to convey the character and detail of the songs", and praised "the range and taste of her musical instincts".<ref name="Hillburn"/> NPR described her voice as "yearning and ready to break, even as it remains in control", considering it one of the elements integral to her music.<ref name="NPR"/> ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that her "dynamic" vocal tone extends "from a soft croon to a raspy, full-throated roar".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-alicia-keys-soulful-healing-new-song-holy-war-w447274|title=Hear Alicia Keys' Soulful, Healing New Song 'Holy War'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> Keys has a three octave [[contralto]] vocal range.<ref name="MOBO">{{cite web|url=http://mobo.com/news-blogs/throwback-single-alicia-keys-fallin|title=Throwback Single: Alicia Keys 'Fallin'|work=[[MOBO]]|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614173024/http://mobo.com/news-blogs/throwback-single-alicia-keys-fallin|archive-date=June 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=f04af0a4-3aa8-477c-b783-903549139ac3 |title=Alicia Keys: She sings, she acts, she smoulders |date=October 15, 2008 |work=[[Canwest News Service]] |access-date=April 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503015841/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=f04af0a4-3aa8-477c-b783-903549139ac3 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Keys at number 185 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=1 January 2023|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/alicia-keys-23-1234642347/|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref>

Keys has cited influences including [[Whitney Houston]], [[John Lennon]], [[Sade (singer)|Sade]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Bob Marley]], [[Carole King]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Donny Hathaway]], [[Curtis Mayfield]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Radiohead]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/alicia-keys-wants-to-collaborate-with-radiohead-together-wed-do-something-amazing-28379/ |title=Alicia Keys wants to collaborate with Radiohead: 'Together we'd do something amazing!'|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> and [[Stevie Wonder]].{{refn|<ref name="Angelo"/><ref name="People2">{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/keys-to-success-vol-56-no-9/ |title=Keys to Success |date=August 27, 2001 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205053222/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20135193%2C00.html|archive-date=February 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/08/seven-who-influenced-alicia-keys-life/|title=Seven who influenced Alicia Keys' life|last=Fiore|first=Raymond|date=August 8, 2006|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3607474/CD-of-the-week-The-Diary-of-Alicia-Keys-by-Alicia-Keys.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3607474/CD-of-the-week-The-Diary-of-Alicia-Keys-by-Alicia-Keys.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=CD of the week: The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys|last=Horan|first=Tom|date=November 29, 2003|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=July 2, 2009|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}} An accomplished classical pianist, Keys incorporates piano into a majority of her songs.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Pareles"/> Keys was described by ''[[New York Daily News]]'' as "one of the most versatile musicians of her generation".<ref name="NY Daily News"/> Keys's music is influenced by vintage soul music rooted in gospel,<ref name="Inner Rebel">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/arts/music/09pare.html|title=A Neo-Soul Star as She Is: Nurturing Her Inner Rebel|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=September 9, 2007|work=The New York Times|pages=1–2|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> while she heavily incorporates classical piano with [[R&B]], [[jazz]], [[blues]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] into her music.{{refn|<ref name="Neal"/><ref name="Patrick"/><ref name="MOBO"/><ref name="People2"/>}} ''The Guardian'' noted that Keys is skilled at fusing the "ruff hip-hop rhythms she absorbed during her New York youth" into her "heartfelt, soulful R&B stylings".<ref name="Guardian 01"/> The [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] stated that Keys broke onto the music scene with "her unmistakable blend of soul, hip-hop, jazz and classical music".<ref name="SHF"/> She began experimenting with other genres, including pop and rock, in her third studio album, ''As I Am'',<ref name="Inner Rebel"/><ref name="Blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am on Blender |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=November 13, 2007 |work=Blender |access-date=February 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502005547/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54849/as-i-am.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1213242|pure_url=yes}}|title=As I Am – Overview|last=Brown|first=Marisa|work=Allmusic|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> transitioning from [[neo soul]] to a 1980s and 1990s R&B sound with her fourth album, ''The Element of Freedom''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/arts/music/14choi.html|title=News CDs from Alicia Keys, Timbaland and Jimmy Buffett – Review|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|date=December 13, 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 14, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130430180721/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/arts/music/14choi.html| archive-date=April 30, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/peep/2009/12/alicia_keys_and_the_freedom_of_1.html|title=Alicia Keys and the Freedom of love|date=December 14, 2009|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=December 14, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117171134/http://blogs.chron.com/peep/2009/12/alicia_keys_and_the_freedom_of_1.html| archive-date= January 17, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, ''[[The Independent]]'' described her musical style as consisting of "crawling blues coupled with a hip-hop backbeat, and soul melodies enhanced with her raw vocals".<ref name="The Independent">{{cite news|date=November 18, 2005|title=Alicia Keys: Soul princess|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alicia-keys-soul-princess-515710.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226173910/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alicia-keys-soul-princess-515710.html |archive-date=2009-02-26 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=December 25, 2008|location=London}}</ref> The ''New York Daily News'' stated that her incorporation of classical piano [[riff]]s contributed to her breakout success.<ref name="NY Daily News"/> ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' magazine stated she "thrives" by touching fans with "piano mastery, words and melodious voice".<ref>{{cite magazine|year=2004|title=Alicia Keys Wraps Up Busy Year With Awards, Hit CD, Tour And Poetry Book?|magazine=Jet|volume=106|issue=24|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F78DAAAAMBAJ&q=alicia+keys+voice&pg=PA58|access-date=December 25, 2008}}</ref> In 2002, ''The New York Times'' wrote that on stage Keys "invariably starts with a little Beethoven" and "moves into rhythm-and-blues that's accessorized with hip-hop scratching, jazz scat-singing and glimmers of gospel."<ref name="Pareles"/> Keys's debut album, ''PopMatters'' wrote, reflects her sensibilities as young woman and as a "musical, cultural, and racial hybrid."<ref name="Neal">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/keysalicia-songs-2495953384.html|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Neal|first=Mark Anthony|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=June 21, 2001|access-date=April 16, 2012}}</ref> NPR stated in 2016 that Keys's overall work consists of notable "diversity to style and form".<ref name="NPR"/> ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' wrote that the diversity of Keys's music is "representative of her own border-breaking background and also emblematic of the variety responsible for the excitement and energy of American culture."<ref name="vision"/>

Keys's lyrical content has included themes of love, heartbreak, female empowerment, hope, her philosophy of life and struggles, inner city life experiences, and social and political commentary.<ref name="Guardian 01"/><ref name="Akin"/><ref name="Petra"/><ref name="Neal"/><ref name="Patrick"/><ref name="vision"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-alicia-keys-20160720-snap-story.html|title=Alicia Keys unveils 'crazy powerful' new album at the Troubadour: 'The best music I've made'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 22, 2016|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> John Pareles of ''The New York Times'' noted that Keys presents herself as a musician first, and lyrically, her songs "plunge into the unsettled domain of female identity in the hip-hop era, determined to work their way through conflicting imperatives", while she plays multiple roles in her songs, expressing loyalty, jealousy, rejection, sadness, desire, fear, uncertainty, and tenacity.<ref name="Pareles"/> Pareles considered in 2007 that Keys did not "offer private details in her songs" and that her musical compositions make up for a lack of lyrical refinement.<ref name="Inner Rebel"/><ref name="Blender"/> Gregory Stephen Tate of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' compared Keys's writing and production to 1970s music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ |title=Extensions of a Woman |last=Tate |first=Gregory Stephen |date=November 20, 2007 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |pages=1–2 |access-date=February 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212154921/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-11-20/music/extensions-of-a-woman/ |archive-date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> NPR described a few foundational elements in Key's music: "heartache or infatuation", a "tenderness and emotion made heavy with wisdom", a "patiently unfurling melody", and her "yearning" voice.<ref name="NPR"/> In 2016, referencing her sixth album, ''Here'', ''Salon'' noted a "hypnotic tension" in Keys's lyrical expression and complimented her "sense of rhythmic timing" and socio-political consciousness.<ref name="vision"/>

==Legacy==
[[File:Alicia Keys @ Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008 01.jpg|thumb|Keys performing at the [[Summer Sonic Festival]] in 2008]]
Keys has been referred to as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music#K|Queen of R&B]]" by various [[media outlets]].{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/alicia-keys-and-the-indigenous-rights-movement-in-canada-honoured-with-top-amnesty-international-award/|title=Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Superwoman Keys earns title of R&B queen|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Superwoman-Keys-earns-title-of-R-B-queen-1285870.php|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|date=September 21, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=On Friday, the queen of R&B, Alicia Keys, took over RodeoHouston.|last=Clark|first=Michael|title=Duff makes rodeo a pop event|page=5|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 7, 2005|issn=1074-7109}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/whatever-happened-to-grammys-best-new-artists/43/|title=Whatever happened to Grammy's Best New Artists?|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/101237-alicia-keys-new-single-28-thousand-days-is-so-inspiring-youll-want-to-take-on-the|title=Alicia Keys' New Single "28 Thousand Days' Is So Inspiring, You'll Want To Take On The World After Hearing These Lyrics — VIDEO|work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|date=July 31, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>}} ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' has listed her in its [[Time 100|list of 100 most influential people]] twice. Journalist [[Christopher John Farley]] wrote: "Her musicianship raises her above her peers. She doesn't have to sample music's past like a DJ scratching his way through a record collection; she has the chops to examine it, take it apart and create something new and personal with what she has found" in 2005.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1972656_1972696_1973219,00.html|title=Alicia Keys by Christopher John Farley |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=April 18, 2005 |access-date=July 8, 2016|last1=Farley |first1=Christopher John }}</ref> In 2017, [[Kerry Washington]] also wrote "''Songs in A Minor'' infused the landscape of [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] with a classical sensibility and unfolded the complexity of being young, gifted, female and black for a new generation. Alicia became an avatar for millions of people, always remaining true to herself" in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736184/alicia-keys/ | title=Alicia Keys| website=[[Time magazine]]|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named ''Songs in A Minor'' as one of the "100 Greatest Albums",<ref>{{cite magazine|title = 100 Best Albums of the 2000s|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/alicia-keys-songs-in-a-minor-20110718|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = July 18, 2011|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref> and its single "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin{{'"}}]] in their "100 greatest songs" of the 2000s decade.<ref>{{cite magazine|title = 100 Best Songs of the 2000s|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/alicia-keys-fallin-20110617|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = June 17, 2011|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref>

[[VH1]] have listed Keys in their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time",<ref name="blog.vh1.com">{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2010-08-25/who-will-come-out-on-top-of-vh1s-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/|title=Who Will Come Out on Top of VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time?|access-date=August 28, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701153718/http://blog.vh1.com/2010-08-25/who-will-come-out-on-top-of-vh1s-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 14th on "[[The Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest Women]]",<ref name="VH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/88/|title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music|author=Graham, Mark|date=February 13, 2012|work=[[VH1]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|access-date=December 31, 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017094147/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/88/}}</ref> 33rd on "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era" lists<ref name="GW">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |title=Ep. 071 │ 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era │ The Greatest |work=[[VH1]] |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=June 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629061423/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> and at number 10 on their 100 Sexiest Artist list.<ref>{{cite web|title = VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists [Complete List]|url = http://www.vh1.com/news/1187/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/|website = [[VH1]]|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref> Considered a music icon,{{refn|<ref name="evolution">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7534274/the-evolution-of-alicia-keys|title=The Evolution of Alicia Keys|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="vision">{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/03/11/the-gospel-of-alicia-keys-in-an-era-dominated-by-phony-vulgarity-she-stands-for-wisdom-authenticity-and-genuine-artistic-vision/|title=The gospel of Alicia Keys: In an era dominated by phony vulgarity, she stands for wisdom, authenticity and genuine artistic vision|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="P&E">{{cite press release|url=https://www.grammy.com/press-releases/international-music-icons-alicia-keys-and-swizz-beatz-be-honored-recording-academy™|title=International Music Icons Alicia Keys And Swizz Beatz To Be Honored By Recording Academy™ Producers & Engineers Wing® On Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artspace.com/magazine/news_events/art_market/swizz_beatz_alicia_keys-51096|title=How Basquiat Inspired Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys to Collect Art|work=[[Artspace (website)|Artspace]]|date=May 2, 2013|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasentinel.net/los-angeles-musician-terrence-cunningham-makes-it-to-the-playoffs-on-nbcs-the-voice.html|title=Los Angeles Musician Terrence Cunningham Makes it to the Playoffs on NBC's The Voice|work=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>}} Keys was placed at number 27 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s "35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time" list in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|title = The 35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time|url = https://www.billboard.com/photos/6737387/best-r-and-b-singers-of-all-time/10|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref> In January 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Keys at number 185 on their list of The 200 Best Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2023-02-10 |date=2023-01-01}}</ref> [[The BET Honors]] honored Keys for her contributions to music with the Entertainment Award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-honors/2013/photos/performers/the-evolution-of-alicia-keys.html |title= The Evolution of Alicia Keys|website=[[The BET Honors]]|access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, [[ASCAP]] honored Keys with its Golden Note Award, presented "to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones."<ref name="ASCAP 09"/><ref name="Golden Note">{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2009/golden_note.aspx|title=ASCAP Golden Note Award|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907234118/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2009/golden_note.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015, [[The Recording Academy]] honored Keys with the Recording Artists' Coalition Award for "her artistry, philanthropy and her passion for creators' rights as a founding member of the Academy's brand-new GRAMMY Creators Alliance".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/alicia-keys-be-honored-2015-grammys-hill-awards|title=Alicia Keys To Be Honored At 2015 GRAMMYs On The Hill Awards|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=March 27, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, she was honored by The Recording Academy's [[The Recording Academy#Producers and Engineers Wing|Producers & Engineers Wing]] for her "outstanding artistic contributions" and accomplishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/alicia-keys-swizz-beatz-receive-2018-producers-engineers-wing-award|title=Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz To Receive 2018 Producers & Engineers Wing Award|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, The [[National Music Publishers Association]] honored Keys with the Songwriter Icon award for her "credits as a music creator" and her "role as an inspirational figure to millions".<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://nmpa.org/press_release/nmpa-to-honor-alicia-keys-with-songwriter-icon-award-at-annual-meeting/|title=NMPA To Honor Alicia Keys With Songwriter Icon Award At Annual Meeting|publisher=National Music Publishers' Association|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref>

''Rolling Stone'' wrote that Keys was "something new" in contemporary popular music, "bridging the generation gap" with "hip-hop swagger, an old-school soul sound and older school (as in [[Chopin]]) piano chops."<ref name="100 Best Songs of the 2000s"/> Key's debut, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated, "introduced a different kind of pop singer. Not only was she mean on the ivories, but she showed true musicianship, writing and performing her material".<ref name="evolution"/> Barry Walters of ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that Keys "reintroduced the idea of a self-reliant (but still pop-friendly) R&B singer-songwriter – a type that stretches back to [[Stevie Wonder]]", crossing generational lines in the process.<ref name="Walters"/> On [[MSN#MSN.com|MSN]]'s list of "Contemporary R&B, hip hop and rap icons", it was stated that Keys "set a high bar" from the outset of her career, "drawing from her classical technique as a pianist, enhanced by her ease as a multi-instrumentalist...and songwriting steeped in her formal studies."<ref name="MSN"/> [[AllMusic]] wrote that her debut "kicked off a wave of ambitious new neo-soul songsters" and "fit neatly into the movement of ambitious yet classicist new female singer/songwriters that ranged from the worldbeat-inflected pop of [[Nelly Furtado]] to the jazzy [[Norah Jones]], whose success may not have been possible if Keys hadn't laid the groundwork".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-diary-of-alicia-keys-mw0000320100|title=The Diary of Alicia Keys|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref>

Keys transcends genres, The Recording Academy also stated, incorporating her "classical background into her music and including gospel, jazz, blues and vintage soul, rock, and pop influences", and she is "one of the most respected musicians of today."<ref name="P&E"/> ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' said that in 2001, Keys "ushered in a marriage between classical and soul music."<ref name="Jet 01"/> [[BBC]]'s Babita Sharma stated in 2016 that Keys has had a significant impact "on the R&B-soul-jazz sound of the last two decades".<ref name="Sharma">{{cite interview|subject=Alicia Keys|interviewer=Babita Sharma |title=Alicia Keys: The 100 Women Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04omyqMvT2A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/04omyqMvT2A| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|date=December 4, 2016|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=June 23, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[MOBO]] described Keys as an accomplished pianist, singer, songwriter and producer who is "responsible for the emergence of vintage R&B imbibed with a post-modernist twist where genres divinely melt" and "has made a consistent and indelible contribution" to the music industry, her "unique approach" making classical music more accessible and "diffusing barriers between traditional and contemporary".<ref name="MOBO"/> ASCAP stated that Keys's "innovative and enduring contributions to rhythm & soul music have earned her an Extraordinary Place in American Popular Music."<ref name="Golden Note"/>

Keys has been credited with inspiring and influencing many artists,<ref name="boom"/><ref name="retro">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/retro-r-b-why-pop-is-getting-jiggy-with-the-1990s-1.3435159|title=Retro R&B: Why pop is getting jiggy with the 1990s|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=March 26, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> including a younger generation of artists like [[Adele]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Adele Opens Up About Her Inspirations, Looks and Stage Fright|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 28, 2011|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=July 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727071315/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rihanna]],<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427203025/http://www.sixshot.com/articles/5228/|url=http://www.sixshot.com/articles/5228/|title=Jay-Z's Latest Def Jam Artist 'Rihanna' Ready To Take Over!|website=Sixshot|date=June 8, 2005|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=April 27, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131012131/http://kidzworld.com/article/5853-rihanna-interview|url=http://kidzworld.com/article/5853-rihanna-interview|archive-date=January 31, 2009|title=Rihanna Interview|website=KidsWorld|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> [[Janelle Monáe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JanelleMonae/status/990634112548388864|first=Janelle|last=Monáe|title=thank YOU sis for being an inspiration @aliciakeys|date=April 29, 2018|via=[[Twitter]]|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> [[H.E.R.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/06/daniel-caesar-her-bet-awards-performance/|title=The "Best Part" Of H.E.R. And Daniel Caesar's 2018 BET Awards Performance Is All Of It|date=June 24, 2018|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> [[Jessie Ware]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/10/jessie-ware-interview|title=Interview: Jessie Ware Discusses Her New Album, "Tough Love," and Why She Wants to Work With Kanye West|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/50702/jessie-ware-on-alicia-keys/|title=Jessie Ware Imitates Alicia Keys's Spoken Word Verse In "You Don't Know My Name"|work=[[VH1]]|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JamesBayMusic/status/999206140784373760|title=So incredible and inspiring to work with @aliciakeys on this version of 'Us'...|first=James|last=Bay|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Ella Mai]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8461270/ella-mai-chartbreaker-bood-up-interview|title=Chartbreaker: Ella Mai Can't Believe How Huge 'Boo'd Up' Has Become: 'I Have No Words'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Wyvern Lingo]],<ref name="retro"/> [[Anuhea Jenkins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/hawaiian-artist-anuhea-traces-island-reggae-influences/story?id=40389940|title=Hawaiian Artist Anuhea Traces Island Reggae Influences|work=[[ABC News]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Jorja Smith]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playboy.com/read/fall-in-love-with-jorja-smith|title=Fall in Love With Jorja Smith, Music's Rising Seductress|work=[[Playboy]]|first=Ariela|last=Kozin|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/6/8/17441920/jorja-smith-lost-and-found-future-superfly-soundtrack-dej-loaf-liberated|title=New Music Fridays: Jorja Smith's Debut and Future's 'Superfly' Soundtrack|work=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Lauren Jauregui]],<ref name="fifth">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/video/bilboard-women-in-music-2015-fifth-harmony-on-their-musical-influences-6805718|title=Bilboard Women in Music 2015: Fifth Harmony on Their Musical Influences|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lauren-jauregui-shares-playlist-of-her-life|title=Lauren Jauregui Shares the Playlist of Her Life|work=[[Teen Vogue]]|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> [[Normani]],<ref name="fifth"/> [[Alessia Cara]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roli.com/stories/la-la-land-grammys|title=La La Land's Seaboard soundtrack sweeps up two Grammy Awards|publisher=[[ROLI]]|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/alessia-cara-know-it-all|title=Know-It-All Alessia Cara is aware of possible detractors|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Ruth-Anne Cunningham]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/meet-ruthanne-the-woman-behind-hits-for-britney-spears-and-niall-horan-who-is-launching-her-own-singing-career__22388/|title=Meet RuthAnne, the woman behind hits for Britney Spears and Niall Horan who is launching her own singing career|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> [[Lianne La Havas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepitchkc.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/blog/20835152/lianne-la-havas-and-leon-bridges-packed-the-uptown-with-soul-last-night|title=Lianne La Havas and Leon Bridges packed the Uptown with soul last night|first=April|last=Fleming|work=[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]|date=September 28, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/12/lianne-la-havas-review|title=Lianne La Havas – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 12, 2013|access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a407489/lianne-la-havas-joins-alicia-keyss-mtv-crashes-manchester-gig/|title=Lianne La Havas joins Alicia Keys's MTV Crashes Manchester gig|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=September 21, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref> [[Heather Russell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/whatson-story/8879238-toronto-songstress-signed-by-simon-cowell-at-10-comes-home/|title=Toronto songstress signed by Simon Cowell at 10 comes home|website=Toronto.com|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926130901/https://www.toronto.com/whatson-story/8879238-toronto-songstress-signed-by-simon-cowell-at-10-comes-home/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15439-darkbloom-ep/|title=d'EonGrimes: Darkbloom EP|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref> and [[Sophie Delila]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/sophie-delila-hooked|title=Sophie Delila – Hooked|work=[[musicOMH]]|date=June 7, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2018|last1=Soghomonian |first1=Talia }}</ref>

==Achievements==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Alicia Keys}}
Keys is one of [[List of best-selling music artists|the world's best-selling music artists]] and is also listed on the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]'s [[list of best-selling music artists in the United States|best-selling]] artists in the United States, selling over 17.8 million albums and 21.9 million digital songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6516951/tidal-backers-twitter-followers | title=Jay Z's Superstar Tidal Backers Have How Many Twitter Followers?| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> She has sold over 30 million albums worldwide,<ref name="The Age">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/the-secret-life-of-keys/2009/02/23/1235237496952.html|title=The secret life of Alicia Keys|last=Sams|first=Christine|date=February 23, 2009|work=[[The Age]]|pages=1–3|access-date=March 8, 2009|location=Melbourne| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225193628/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/the-secret-life-of-keys/2009/02/23/1235237496952.html| archive-date= February 25, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="East Valley Tribune sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/121327 |title=R&B queen Alicia Keys to play Dodge Theatre |last=Orf |first=Chris Hansen |date=July 22, 2008 |work=[[East Valley Tribune]] |access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014112443/http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/121327 |archive-date=October 14, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while her singles "No One" and "Empire State of Mind" are also amongst the [[list of best-selling singles]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title= top 10 digital single tracks 2008 |page= 7 |url= http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009.pdf |publisher= International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |access-date= December 17, 2016 |archive-date= September 24, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033145/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Ask Billboard: Belinda's Back, JT Too, Mariah Carey's Album Sales & More |magazine= Billboard |date= March 31, 2013 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1555095/ask-billboard-belindas-back-jt-too-mariah-careys-album-sales |access-date= April 25, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked Keys as the fifth-most successful artist of the 2000s decade,<ref name="AOTY"/> top R&B artist of the 2000s decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-decade-rb-idUSTRE5BH5HN20091218|title=Alicia Keys named top R&B artist of decade|last=George|first=Raphael|date=December 18, 2009|website=reuters.com|access-date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> and placed her at number 10 in their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years.<ref name="BB">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/950681/the-top-50-rb-hip-hop-artists-of-the-past-25-years | title = Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date = November 18, 2010 | access-date = January 6, 2012}}</ref> Keys was the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001.<ref name="Buzzworthy" /> She has attained 4 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles from 9 top-ten singles.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alicia-keys/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> She has also attained 8 [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] and [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|Airplay]] number-one singles,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alicia-keys/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alicia-keys/chart-history/rbm/|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> and set a ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' on the former in 2008, when she became the first artist to replace herself at number one with "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" and "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-singer-to-replace-themselves-at-no1-on-us-rbhip-hop-songs-chart|title=First singer to replace themselves at No.1 on US R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart|website=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=May 2008 |access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> Keys is one of three female artists included on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's list of the "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters, 2000–2011" for writing songs that topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/471171/top-20-hot-100-songwriters-2000-2011|title=Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters, 2000–2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>

Keys has earned numerous awards including 15 [[Grammy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/alicia-keys|title=Alicia Keys|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> 17 [[NAACP Image Awards]], 9 [[Billboard Music Award]]s and 7 [[BET Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title = Past grammy awards|url = http://www.grammy.com/artist/alicia-keys|website= Grammy.com|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref> Keys received 5 Grammy Awards in 2002, becoming the second female artist to win as many in one night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101267&page=1|title=Keys, U2, 'O Brother' Musicians Win Big at Grammys|work=[[ABC News]]|date=February 28, 2002|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Keys was awarded the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] Hal David Starlight Award, which honors "gifted songwriters who are at an apex in their careers and are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs".<ref name="ASCAP"/><ref name="SHF">{{cite web|url=https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/alicia_keys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704083028/https://www.songhall.org/awards/winner/alicia_keys|title=Alicia Keys|publisher=[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, [[ASCAP]] awarded Keys Songwriter of the Year at its Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.<ref name="ASCAP 09">{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2009/0603_alicia_keys.aspx|title=Alicia Keys To Receive Golden Note Awardat 22Nd Annual Ascap Rhythm & Soul Music Awards|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|date=June 3, 2009|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2007, she was a recipient of [[The Recording Academy]] Honors, which "celebrate outstanding individuals whose work embodies excellence and integrity and who have improved the environment for the creative community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/recording-academy/news/new-york-chapter-honors-set|title=New York Chapter Honors Set|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=December 2, 2014|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]'' ranked her as the thirteenth-most awarded musician of all time.<ref name="Fuse">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/one_hundred_most_award_winning_artists|title=100 Most Award-Winning Artists|publisher=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|access-date=2023-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701110852/http://www.tvtango.com/series/one_hundred_most_award_winning_artists|archive-date=2014-07-01|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020,''[[Pollstar]]'' listed Keys among top female artists of the 21st century in the [[concert|concert industry]]; according to the publication, she sold more than 1.7 million tickets, with an earning exceeding $111.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|author=Allen, Bob|date=2020-03-27|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/ladies-might-box-office-triumph-by-top-female-earners-144117|title=Ladies Might: Box Office Triumph By Top Female Earners|publisher=[[Pollstar]]|access-date=2022-12-26}}</ref>

==Philanthropy and activism==
[[File:Alicia Keys at Education Rally.jpg|thumb|upright|Keys protesting with [[Benjamin Chavis]] in 2002]]
Keys performed [[Donny Hathaway]]'s 1973 song "[[Someday We'll All Be Free]]" at the ''[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]'' televised benefit concert following the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Samuels|first=Allison|date=December 31, 2001|title=Alicia Keys|work=Newsweek|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2001/12/30/alicia-keys.html |access-date=November 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117194926/http://www.newsweek.com/2001/12/30/alicia-keys.html| archive-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Keys protested at the [[New York City Hall]] against proposed budget cuts for students' education in June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/russell-simmons-alicia-keys-and-tigga-during-a-mobilization-news-photo/2289468#russell-simmons-alicia-keys-and-tigga-during-a-mobilization-for-on-picture-id2289468|title=Russell Simmons, Alicia Keys, and Tigga during a 'Mobilization For Education' march on City Hall in New York City to protest Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki's proposed budget cuts for education.| website=[[Gettyimages]]|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> Keys has also donated to Frum tha Ground Up, a non-profit organization that aids children and teenagers with scholarships.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 24, 2005|title=Keys lends support to mentoring group|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-06-24-alicia-keys_x.htm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 22, 2007|title=Frum Tha Ground Up Story Page|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-01-21-alicia-keys_x.htm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref>

Keys is the co-founder and Global Ambassador of [[Keep a Child Alive]], a non-profit organization that provides medicine, orphan care, and social support to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa and India.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 20, 2008|title=Green Family Foundation Sponsors Alicia Keys' Keep a Child Alive College Student Aids Summit|publisher=Green Family Foundation|url=http://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/2008/153-green-family-foundation-sponsors-alicia-keys-keep-a-child-alive-college-student-aids-summit|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/keep-child-alive-raises-over-130-000-during-bet-awards-show-through-mgive-mobile-donation-program-409207/all/|title=Keep a Child Alive Raises Over $130,000 During BET Awards Show Through mGive- Mobile Donation Program|work=NonProfitPRO|date=July 1, 2009|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> She discovered first-hand the extensive impact of the AIDS epidemic on a visit to South Africa, a trip that was the impetus to cofounding Keep a Child Alive. Keys had befriended AIDS activist Leigh Blake, who had reached out to her and helped raise her awareness to the global impact of HIV/AIDS. Keys and Leigh visited South African clinics with HIV-infected mothers and children, where Keys encountered the lack of resources and education on the disease present in the communities.<ref name="People">{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/alicia-keys-opens-up-about-fighting-hivaids-black-ball-fundraiser/|title=Alicia Keys Opens Up About Fighting HIV/AIDS, Black Ball Fundraiser|date=October 30, 2015|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> Keys visited other African countries such as [[Uganda]] and Kenya to promote care for children affected by AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 10, 2006|title=For The Record: Quick News On Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Obie Trice, Notorious B.I.G., Jessica Simpson & More|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528266/20060410/coldplay.jhtml|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227235047/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528266/20060410/coldplay.jhtml| archive-date= December 27, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|date=April 16, 2006|title=Alicia Keys and 'Keep a Child Alive' Visit AHF's Ithembalabantu Clinic, Free AIDS Clinic in Durban, South Africa Run by AIDS Healthcare Foundation|agency=PR Newswire|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=168584|access-date=December 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011101846/https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=168584|archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-04-06-alicia-keys_x.htm|title=Alicia Keys in Kenya for HIV Project|date=April 6, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref> Keys hosted and acted as the musical director of Keep a Child Alive's annual fundraising gala [[The Black Ball]].<ref name="Golden Note"/><ref name="KCA">{{cite web|url=http://keepachildalive.org/black-ball/|title=Black Ball|publisher=Keep a Child Alive|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326021227/http://keepachildalive.org/black-ball/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="success">{{cite web|url=http://newstaging.success.com/article/keep-a-child-alive|title=Keep a Child Alive|work=[[Success (magazine)|Success]]|date=December 4, 2011|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326202548/http://newstaging.success.com/article/keep-a-child-alive|archive-date=March 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Keys and [[Bono]] released a cover version of [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Kate Bush]]'s "[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]" to raise funds for the organization.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 1, 2005 |title=Alicia Keys And Bono Team Up For Charity Track |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] Group|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/12/alicia_keys_bono_dont_give_up_africa/|access-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122631/http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/12/alicia_keys_bono_dont_give_up_africa/ |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 4, 2005|title=Bono and Keys duet on Africa song|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4497232.stm|access-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> Her work in Africa was recorded in the documentary ''Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland'' which was released in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 7, 2008|title=Alicia Keys' Documentary "Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland" Available...|agency=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/spiralfrog/child_alive/prweb838624.htm|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref>

In 2005, Keys performed in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, as part of the worldwide [[Live 8]] concerts to raise awareness of the [[poverty in Africa]] and to pressure the [[G8]] leaders to take action.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wolinsky|first=David|date=June 27, 2005|title=Keys, Peas Join Live 8|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7425214/keys_peas_join_live_8|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114081815/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7425214/keys_peas_join_live_8| archive-date= January 14, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, Keys performed on ''[[ReAct Now: Music & Relief]]'' and ''[[Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast]]'', two benefit programs that raised money for those affected by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=September 2, 2005|title=Kelly, Stones, Kanye Added To Massive Disaster-Relief Special |work=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508922/20050902/clarkson_kelly.jhtml |access-date=December 16, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114033919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508922/20050902/clarkson_kelly.jhtml |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 6, 2005 |title=Celebrity-Studded Benefit Raises Funds for Hurricane Katrina Survivors; Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast |work=FindArticles |publisher=CBS Corporation |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_6/ai_n15896288/ |access-date=February 15, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503042002/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_6/ai_n15896288/ |archive-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys at Live Earth.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Keys performing at the [[Live Earth]] concert in July 2007]]
In July 2007, Keys and [[Keith Urban]] performed [[The Rolling Stones]]' 1969 song "[[Gimme Shelter]]" at [[Giants Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] at the [[Live Earth concert, New York City|American leg]] of the [[Live Earth]] concerts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolan |first=Jon |author2=Lynskey, Dorian |date=July 7, 2007 |title=Live Earth |work=Blender |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/live/54717/hot-in-herre-giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj.html |access-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502010045/http://www.blender.com/guide/live/54717/hot-in-herre-giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 9, 2007 |title=Live Earth New York Rocks Giants Stadium |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Spin Media |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/07/live-earth-new-york-rocks-giants-stadium/ |access-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155101/http://spin.com/articles/live-earth-new-york-rocks-giants-stadium |archive-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> She participated in the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] which took place at the [[Oslo Spektrum]] in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2007, along with other artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert |work=[[Nobel Peace Prize]] |url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/history/index.php |access-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019090824/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/history/index.php |archive-date=October 19, 2008 }}</ref> Keys performed the song "Prelude to a Kiss", retitled "Send Me an Angel", from her 2007 album ''As I Am'' for the ''[[Hope for Haiti Now|Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief]]'' telethon in response to the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630327/20100122/keys_alicia.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Performs 'Prelude to a Kiss' During 'Hope for Haiti Now' |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=January 22, 2010 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208143948/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630327/20100122/keys_alicia.jhtml |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, the [[BET Awards]] honored Keys with the Humanitarian Award.<ref name="AHA">{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/photos-OLD/2009/06/beta09photoshumanitarianawardaliciakeys.html|title=Alicia Keys Humanitarian Award|publisher=[[BET]]|date=September 17, 2009|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref>

In June 2011, Keys spoke alongside [[Annie Lennox]] at the United Nations AIDS conference in New York. She participated in a panel titled "HIV Priorities for Positive Change: In Women's Words", in which she calls on supporting organizations that provide treatment and care for families affected by AIDS.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/alicia-keys-speaks-up-for-womens-empowerment-at-united-nations-aids-conference/|title=Alicia Keys Speaks Up For Womens' Empowerment at United Nations' AIDS Conference|newspaper=Clutch Magazine|access-date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021001227/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/alicia-keys-speaks-up-for-womens-empowerment-at-united-nations-aids-conference/|archive-date=October 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2012, she was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1.html |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky |publisher=Halftheskymovement.org |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref>
In March 2013, Keys teamed up with Greater Than AIDS to launch EMPOWERED, a new public information campaign to reach women in the United States about HIV/AIDS. Appearing in a public service announcement for EMPOWERED, Keys spoke with five women whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2013-03-11/Alicia-Keys-Reveals-EMPOWERED-Campaign-PSA-Video/ |title=News | Alicia Keys Reveals EMPOWERED Campaign, PSA Video |publisher=Singersroom |date=March 11, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> In December 2012, Keys performed alongside many other artists in ''[[12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief]]'' to benefit victims of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.121212concert.org/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214071912/http://www.121212concert.org/about |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2012 |title="12–12–12" The Concert for Sandy Relief |publisher=121212concert.org |access-date=December 14, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:Alicia Keys Woman's March VOA FFB021D6-63E1-47D7-9683-D1E80409DCBE w610 r1 s.jpg|thumb|Keys protesting at the Women's March in January 2017]]

In July 2016, Keys participated in a video on taking action against systemic racism in the United States titled, "23 Ways You Could Be Killed if You are Black in America".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-rihanna-alicia-keys-how-to-get-killed-while-black-20160713 |title=Beyonce, Rihanna, Alicia Keys: How to Get Killed While Black |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=July 13, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> After the [[inauguration of Donald Trump]] as the [[45th President of the United States]] in 2017, Keys protested during the [[2017 Women's March|Women's March on Washington]] and was one of the key speakers.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7662588/watch-alicia-keys-janelle-monae-maxwell-perform-at-womens-march-on-washington |title=Watch Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae & Maxwell Perform at Women's March on Washington |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/01/21/womens-march-alicia-keys-girl-on-fire/|title=Watch Alicia Keys Perform at Washington Women's March |date=January 21, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Keys received and shared the award for the Ambassador of Conscience from [[Amnesty International]] alongside Canadian Indigenous rights activists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3483921/alicia-keys-canada-indigenous-rights-amnesty-international-prize/ |title=Alicia Keys and Canadian indigenous rights activists share Amnesty International prize |publisher=[[Global News]] |date=May 27, 2017 |access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Amnesty 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/alicia-keys-and-the-indigenous-rights-movement-in-canada-honoured-with-top-amnesty-international-award/|title=Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award |publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Keys was honored at ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'s}} Power of Women luncheon for her work with Keep a Child Alive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/alicia-keys-power-of-women-1202751948/|title=Alicia Keys Calls Out Grammy President, 'The Crown' Pay Gap at Variety's Power of Women Luncheon|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/04/13/alicia-keys-calls-out-netflix-crown-pay-gap-queens-gonna-get-their-paper/515689002/|title=Alicia Keys calls out Netflix for 'Crown' pay gap: 'The queens are gonna get their paper'|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz are also avid art collectors. On July 26, 2019, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' reported Keys and Beatz were avidly purchasing works by artist [[Tschabalala Self]] and that they decided to keep two of the pieces they bought and donate one to the [[Brooklyn Museum]].<ref name="BNJuly262019">Kazakina, Katya (July 26, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-26/alicia-keys-swizz-beatz-snap-up-work-from-sought-after-artist "Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Snap Up Work From In-Demand Artist"]. ''[[Bloomberg News]]''. Retrieved January 31, 2020.</ref> Through the Dean Collection, they also collect notable artists such as Henry Taylor, Jordan Casteel, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Arthur Jafa, and Cy Gavin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Durón|first=Maximilíano|date=December 11, 2019|title=Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean and Alicia Keys|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-collectors/top-200-profiles/swizz-beatz-kasseem-dean-alicia-keys/|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=ARTnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Keys and Dean are co-chairs of the Gordon Parks Foundation, which permanently preserves the work of [[Gordon Parks]], the pioneering photographer, filmmaker, musician and activist.<ref name="Bengal">{{cite web|title=Kasseem Dean And Alicia Keys-Dean Are Changing History One Image At A Time |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/kasseem-dean-alicia-keys-dean/ |work=Cultured Magazine |first=Rebecca |last=Bengal |date=June 7, 2018 |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The couple acquired what is now the largest private holding of Gordon Parks's images, part of the Dean Collection, the couple's philanthropic organization and family collection of international contemporary art.<ref name="Bengal"/> In the summer of 2018, Keys and Dean were featured on the cover of ''Cultured Magazine'' where they delved into Gordon Parks's works and The Dean Collection.<ref name="Bengal"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Alicia Keys NRJ Music Awards 2013.jpg|thumb|Keys with Swizz Beatz in 2013]]
For over a decade, Keys was in a low-profile romantic relationship with her long-time good friend and collaborator [[Kerry Brothers Jr.]] until 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1521106/alicia-keys-nearly-spills-secrets-to-jane/|title=Alicia Keys Nearly Spills Secrets To Jane|website=[[MTV News]]|date=January 18, 2006|access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/18249/throwback-couples-at-the-grammys/680114|title=Throwback: Couples at the Grammys|website=[[E!]]|access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/galleries/comeback-love-how-your-favorite-celebs-bounced-back-big-splits#760956|title=Comeback Love: How Your Favorite Celebs Bounced Back From Big Splits|work=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> Keys later dated hip hop artist-producer [[Swizz Beatz]] whom she married on July 31, 2010.<ref name="marriage">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/first-photo-alicia-keys-and-swizz-beatz-seal-marriage-with-a-kiss/|title=First Photo: Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Seal Marriage with a Kiss|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=August 1, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessonline.com/articles/swizz-beatz-marrying-alicia-keys-was-a-blessing-89072/|title=Swizz Beatz: Marrying Alicia Keys Was A 'Blessing'|work=[[Access (U.S. TV series)|Access]]|date=August 22, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> They have two sons together.<ref name="Egypt">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/953545/congratulations-alicia-keys-swizz-beatz-on-baby-boy|title=Congratulations Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz On Baby Boy!|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 15, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/alicia-keys-gives-birth-welcomes-second-baby-boy-swizz-beatz-20142812/|title=Alicia Keys Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Baby Boy With Swizz Beatz: See His Unique Name!|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=December 28, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Alicia Keys discography|List of songs written by Alicia Keys}}

* ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'' (2003)
* ''[[As I Am]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Girl on Fire (album)|Girl on Fire]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Here (Alicia Keys album)|Here]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Keys (album)|Keys]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Santa Baby (album)|Santa Baby]]'' (2022)

==Filmography==
{{Main|Alicia Keys videography#Filmography}}
'''Films starred'''
* ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' (2008)

==Concert tours==
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'''Headlining tours'''
* [[Songs in A Minor Tour]] (2002)
* [[Diary Tour]] (2005)
* [[As I Am Tour]] (2008)
* [[Freedom Tour]] (2010)
* [[Set the World on Fire Tour]] (2013)
* [[Alicia + Keys World Tour]] (2022–2023)
* [[Keys to the Summer Tour]] (2023)

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'''Co-headlining tours'''
* [[The Verizon Ladies First Tour]] (2004)

'''Concerts'''
* [[Piano & I: A One Night Only Event with Alicia Keys]] (2011)
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==Bibliography==
'''Books'''
* {{Cite book|last=Keys|first=Alicia|title=[[Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics]]|year=2004|publisher=[[G. P. Putnam's Sons]]|isbn=0-425-20560-6}}
* {{Cite book|last=Keys|first=Alicia|title=Unplugged|year=2006|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|isbn=1-4234-0822-5}}
* {{Cite book|last=Keys|first=Alicia|title=How Can I Keep from Singing?: Transforming the Lives of African Children and Families Affected by AIDS|year=2007|publisher=Umbrage|isbn=978-1-884167-60-7}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Keys|first1=Alicia|last2=Walton|first2=Jessica|title=Blue Moon: From the Journals of MaMa Mae and LeeLee|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]|year=2014|isbn=9781613777893}}
*{{Cite book|last1=Keys|first1=Alicia|title=[[More Myself|More Myself: A Journey]]|publisher=[[Flatiron Books]]|year=2020|isbn=9781250153296}}
*{{Cite book|last1=Keys|first1=Alicia|last2=Weiner|first2=Andrew|title=Girl on Fire|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2022|isbn=9780063029569}}

'''Published articles'''
*Keys, Alicia (2008): ''AIDS Not Killing Hope in Africa''. [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Keys, Alicia |title=AIDS Not Killing Hope in Africa |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612011341/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html |archive-date=2008-06-12 |date=2008-06-10 |url-status=live|accessdate=2023-03-16}}</ref>
*Keys, Alicia (2015): ''Don't Fail the Children in Africa''. [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Fail the Children in Africa |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/10/opinions/alicia-keys-hiv-aids/index.html |author1=Keys, Alicia|website=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110154114/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/10/opinions/alicia-keys-hiv-aids/index.html |archive-date=2015-11-10 |date=2015-11-10|url-status=live|accessdate=2023-03-16}}</ref>
*Keys, Alicia (2016): ''Time to Uncover''. ''[[Lenny Letter]]''.<ref name="lnyltr">{{cite web |author1=Keys, Alicia |title=Time to Uncover |url=https://www.lennyletter.com/style/a410/alicia-keys-time-to-uncover/ |website=[[Lenny Letter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602040041/https://www.lennyletter.com/style/a410/alicia-keys-time-to-uncover/ |archive-date=2016-06-02 |date=2016-05-31 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2023-03-16}}</ref>

'''Other contributions'''
*Keys, Alicia (2014): Introduction. in ''Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music'' by [[Angelique Kidjo]] and Rachel Wenrick. [[HarperCollins|Harper Design]]. {{ISBN|978-0062071798}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music – January 7, 2014 |date= January 7, 2014|isbn=978-0062071798 |last1=Kidjo |first1=Angelique |last2=Wenrick |first2=Rachel |publisher= HarperCollins}}</ref>
*Keys, Alicia (2018): Foreword. in ''Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family'' by Mashonda Tifrere. [[TarcherPerigee]]. {{ISBN|978-0143132578}}.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family |isbn=978-0143132578 |last1=Tifrere |first1=Mashonda |date=October 2, 2018 |publisher=Penguin }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of songs written by Alicia Keys]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Today's Superstars: Alicia Keys|first=Geoffrey M.|last=Horn|publisher=[[Gareth Stevens]]|year=2005|isbn=9780836842333|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/aliciakeys00horn}}
* {{cite book|title=Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium|first1=Stacy|last1=Deanne|first2=Kelly|last2=Kenyatta|first3=Natasha|last3=Lowery|editor-first=Kwynn|editor-last=Sanders|publisher=Amber Books Publishing|year=2005|isbn=9780974977966|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/aliciakeysashant0000stac}}
* {{cite book|title=Biography Today Annual Cumulation 2007: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5rmMrYWkaQC|editor-first=Cherie D.|editor-last=Abbey|isbn=9780780809741|publisher=[[Omnigraphics]]|year=2007}}
* {{cite book|title=Alicia Keys (Transcending Race in America: Biographies of Biracial Achievers)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EHKZBgAAQBAJ|first=Russell|last=Roberts|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|year=2015|isbn=9781422290996}}

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Barbara Park

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{{Short description|American author (1947–2013)}}
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'''Barbara Lynne Park''' (formerly '''Tidswell'''; April 21, 1947 – November 15, 2013) was an American author of [[children's books]].

==Life and career==
Barbara Park was the daughter of a [[merchant]] and a [[secretary]], Doris and Brooke Tidswell. She and her older brother<ref>[http://juniebjones.com/author "Random House | Junie B. Jones Official Website]</ref> grew up in [[Mount Holly, New Jersey]].<ref>Blais, Jacqueline. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2004-06-30-junieb_x.htm "Junie B. always has the bestest time"], ''[[USA Today]]'', June 30, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2007. "In a parallel universe in 1950s, Park was a talkative schoolgirl in Mount Holly, N.J."</ref> Park graduated from [[Rancocas Valley Regional High School]] in 1965.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224044832/http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/author/author_qaarchive.html Junie B. Jones: About Barbara Park], [[Random House]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 4, 2007. Accessed July 18, 2019. "[Q:] Where did you go to high school? [A:] I went to Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) in Mt. Holly, NJ. I loved that high school, I tell you!"</ref> From 1965 to 1967, she attended [[Rider College]], finishing her [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1969 at the [[University of Alabama]].

She married Richard A. Park in 1969. She lived in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] for almost 30 years and had two sons, Steven and David. The couple had two grandsons.<ref>[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/23194/barbara-park/ "Barbara Park | Penguin Random House Official Website.]</ref>

She was the author of the popular ''[[Junie B. Jones]]'' children's books. The series was aimed at young readers and included around 30 different titles. The series has sold over 55 million copies in North America alone.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|title = Barbara Park, Author of Junie B. Jones Series, Dies at 66|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/arts/barbara-park-author-of-junie-b-jones-series-dies-at-66.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2013-11-18|access-date = 2015-09-30|issn = 0362-4331|first = Margalit|last = Fox}}</ref> She also wrote many middle-grade novels, such as ''The Kid in the Red Jacket.''

Park won seven Children's Choice Awards and four Parents' Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-11-18 |title=Children's author, Barbara Park, dies of cancer |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-barbarapark-idUSBRE9AH0YK20131118 |access-date=2023-06-02}}</ref>

==Death==
Park died on November 15, 2013, at her home in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], at the age of 66, from [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Publishers Weekly|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/60045-junie-b-jones-creator-barbara-park-dies-at-66.html |title=Junie B. Jones Creator Barbara Park Dies at 66 |date=November 17, 2003 |via=publishersweekly.com |last=Maughan |first=Shannon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/arts/barbara-park-author-of-junie-b-jones-series-dies-at-66.html|title=Barbara Park, Author of Junie B. Jones Series, Dies at 66 |first=Margalit|last=Fox|newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

== Works ==
{{Main article|Bibliography of Barbara Park}}

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* {{LCAuth|n81019188|Barbara Park|57|}} 1981–2013

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Judy Blume

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{{Short description|American writer of children, young adult and adult works (born 1938)}}
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'''Judith Blume''' ([[née]] '''Sussman'''; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of [[chapter books|children's]], [[young adult fiction|young adult]], and adult fiction.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Judy Blume (1938–) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327423779 |encyclopedia=The Literary Encyclopedia |first=Leah |last=Phillips |access-date=February 5, 2019 }}</ref> Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume {{!}} American author|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Judy-Blume|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Among her best-known works are ''[[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.]]'' (1970), ''[[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]]'' (1972), ''[[Deenie]]'' (1973), and ''[[Blubber (novel)|Blubber]]'' (1974). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature.<ref name=holmes>{{cite magazine|last=Holmes|first=Anna|title=Judy Blume's Magnificent Girls|url=http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/judy-blumes-magnificent-girls|magazine=The New Yorker|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> She was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |title=Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 }}</ref>

Blume was born and raised in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[New York University]] in 1961.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/judy-blume-biography-facts-books-banned-books.html#lesson|access-date=2020-12-10|website=study.com |title=Judy Blume: Biography, Facts, Books & Banned Books}}</ref> As an attempt to entertain herself in her role as a homemaker, Blume began writing stories.<ref name=":18">"Judy Blume (1938–)." ''[https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/vipwomens/judy_blume_1938/0 The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History]'', Deborah G. Felder, Visible Ink Press, 1st edition, 2020. Accessed 10 December 2020.</ref> Blume was one of the first young adult authors to write novels focused on such controversial topics as [[masturbation]], [[menstruation]], [[teen sex]], [[birth control]], and [[death]].<ref name=hclib>{{cite web|title=Pen Pals with Judy Blume in conversation with Nancy Pearl|url=http://www.supporthclib.org/event/pen-pals-with-judy-blume-in-conversation-with-nancy-pearl/|publisher=Friends of the Hennepin County Library|year=2015|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-date=May 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504232033/http://www.supporthclib.org/event/pen-pals-with-judy-blume-in-conversation-with-nancy-pearl/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=edwards>{{cite web|title=1996 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/margaretaedwards/maeprevious/1996awardwinner|publisher=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association|year=1996|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> Her novels have sold over 82 million copies and have been translated into 32 languages.<ref name="pryor">{{cite web|last=Pryor|first=Megan|url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/judy-blume-biography-facts-books-banned-books.html#lesson|title=Judy Blume: Biography, Facts, Books & Banned Books|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>

Blume has won many awards for her writing, including the [[American Library Association]] (ALA)'s [[Margaret A. Edwards Award]] in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature.<ref name="flood">{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Judy Blume: 'I thought, this is America: we don't ban books. But then we did'|date=July 11, 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/11/judy-blume-interview-forever-writer-children-young-adults|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> She was recognized as a [[Library of Congress Living Legend]] and awarded the 2004 [[National Book Foundation]] medal for distinguished contribution to American letters.<ref name=edwards/><ref name=flood/>

Blume's novels are popular and widely admired.<ref name=":6">''Judy Blume: Banned often, but Widely Beloved.'' NPR, Washington, D.C., 2011. {{ProQuest|906292501}}</ref> They are praised for teaching children and young adults about their bodies.<ref name=":6" /> However, the mature topics in Blume's books have generated criticism and controversy.<ref name=":6" /> The ALA has named Blume as one of the most frequently challenged authors of the 21st century.<ref name="ala">{{cite web|title=Most frequently challenged authors of the 21st century|date=March 26, 2013 |url=http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/challengedauthors|publisher=American Library Association|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> There have been several adaptations of Blume's novels,<ref name=":7">''Judy Blume Hits the Big Screen with 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation.'' NPR, Washington, D.C., 2013. {{ProQuest|1365727965}}</ref> including ''[[Tiger Eyes (film)|Tiger Eyes]]'', released in 2012 with [[Willa Holland]] starring as Davey,<ref name=":7" /> and ''[[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (film)|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.]]'', released in 2023. A large collection of her papers are held at the [[Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library]] at [[Yale University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collection: Judy Blume papers {{!}} Archives at Yale |url=https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/11190 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=archives.yale.edu}}</ref>

==Biography==

=== Early life ===
Blume was born Judith Sussman on February 12, 1938, and raised in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], [[New Jersey]], the daughter of homemaker Esther Sussman (née Rosenfeld) and dentist Rudolph Sussman.<ref name=":17" /> She has a brother, David, who is five years older.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/blume-judy|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Jewish Women's Archive|language=en}}</ref> Her family is [[American Jews|Jewish]].<ref name="JWA">Gottlieb, Amy. [http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/blume-judy "JUDY BLUME b. 1938"]. ''Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia''. Jewish Women's Archive (jwa.org). Retrieved December 10, 2010.</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Judy Blume |url=https://www.maxraskin.com/interviews/judy-blume |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Interviews with Max Raskin |language=en-US}}</ref> Blume witnessed hardships and death throughout her childhood.<ref name=":19" /> When she was in third grade, Blume's older brother had a kidney infection that led Blume, her brother, and her mother to temporarily move to Miami Beach to help him recover for two years. Blume's father stayed behind to continue working.<ref name=":19" /> Additionally, in 1951 and 1952, there were three airplane crashes in her hometown of Elizabeth. In the crashes, 118 people died, and Blume's father, who was a dentist, helped to identify the unrecognizable remains. Blume says she "buried" these memories until she began writing her 2015 novel ''[[In the Unlikely Event (novel)|In the Unlikely Event]]'', the plot of which revolves around the crashes.<ref>Brown, Helen. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/11628475/In-the-Unlikely-Event-by-Judy-Blume-review-a-slice-of-life.html "In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume, review: 'a slice of life'"], ''The Guardian'', June 2, 2015.</ref> Throughout her childhood, Blume participated in many creative activities such as dance and piano.<ref name=":20" /> Blume describes her love of reading as a trait passed on by her parents.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=":5" /> She has recalled spending much of her childhood creating stories in her head.<ref name=":18" /> Despite the love of stories, as a child Blume did not dream of being a writer.<ref name=":21" />

Blume graduated from the all-girls' [[Battin High School]] in 1956, then enrolled in [[Boston University]].<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume|url=https://www.biography.com/writer/judy-blume|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Biography|date=September 23, 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> A few weeks into the first semester, she was diagnosed with [[mononucleosis]] and took a brief leave from school.<ref name="blumeabout" /> In 1959, Blume's father died.<ref name=":19" /> Later that same year, on August 15, 1959, she married lawyer John M. Blume, whom she had met while a student at New York University.<ref name="pryor" /> She graduated from [[New York University]] in 1961 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in Education.<ref name="pryor" /><ref name="blumeabout">{{cite web|last1=Blume|first1=Judy|title=Judy's Official Bio|url=http://www.judyblume.com/about.php|website=Judy Blume on the Web|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref>

=== Adult life ===
After college, Blume gave birth to daughter Randy Lee Blume in 1961 and became a homemaker.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tracy|first=Kathleen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FhM0s7SzecoC&q=John+Blume|title=Judy Blume: A Biography|publisher=Greenwood|year=2007|isbn=978-0313342721|location=New York City|page=152}}</ref> In 1963, her son Lawrence Andrew Blume was born. Blume began writing when her children began nursery school.<ref name=":19" /> John M. Blume and Judy Blume were divorced in 1975. (John M. Blume later died on September 20, 2020.) Shortly after her separation, she met Thomas A. Kitchens, a physicist. The couple married in 1976, a decision Blume has since called "a mistake."<ref name=":5" /> The couple moved to [[Los Alamos, New Mexico]] for two years for Kitchens' work.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flaste |first=Richard |date=1976-09-29 |title=Viewing Childhood As it Is |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/29/archives/viewing-childhood-as-it-is.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They divorced in 1978.<ref name="green">{{cite magazine |last=Green |first=Michelle |date=March 19, 1984 |title=After Two Divorces, Judy Blume Blossoms as An Unmarried Woman—and Hits the Best-Seller List Again |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20087381,00.html |magazine=People |access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref>

A few years later, a mutual friend introduced her to George Cooper, a former law professor turned non-fiction writer. Blume and Cooper were married in 1987.<ref>Richards, Linda L. (2008). [http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/blume.html "Judy Blume: On censorship, life, and staying in the spotlight for 25 years"]. ''January Magazine''. Retrieved December 10, 2010.</ref> Cooper has one daughter from a previous marriage, Amanda, to whom Blume is very close.<ref name=":10" />

In August 2012, Blume announced that she was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] after undergoing a routine [[ultrasound imaging|ultrasound]] before leaving for a five-week trip to Italy.<ref name=":22">{{cite web|last=Kindelan|first=Katie|date=September 5, 2012|title=Judy Blume Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis|url=http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/judy-blume-shares-breast-cancer-diagnosis-184521283--abc-news-celebrities.html|access-date=September 6, 2012|publisher=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> Six weeks after her diagnosis, Blume underwent a [[mastectomy]] and breast reconstruction.<ref name=":22" /> Blume was cancer-free following this surgery and able to recover.<ref>"Judy Blume 'Stronger' After Cancer Surgery." ''The Windsor Star'', September 7, 2012.</ref>

Randy Blume became a therapist with a sub-specialty in helping writers complete their works.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Today|first=Psychology|title=Randy Blume, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Cambridge, MA, 02138|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/100847|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Psychology Today|language=en-US}}</ref> She has one child, Elliot Kephart, who is credited with encouraging his grandmother, Judy Blume, to write the most recent "Fudge" books.<ref name="blumedouble">{{cite web|title=Double Fudge|url=http://judyblume.com/books/fudge/double.php|website=Judy Blume on the Web|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> Lawrence Blume is now a movie director, producer, and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lawrence Blume|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089756/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=IMDb}}</ref> As of 2021, Cooper and Blume resided in [[Key West]].<ref name="lessons in love">{{cite news|last=Whitworth|first=Melissa|date=February 8, 2008|title=Judy Blume's lessons in love|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670951/Judy-Blumes-lessons-in-love.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670951/Judy-Blumes-lessons-in-love.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=May 12, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Author Judy Blume: "There Is Hope" After Husband's Diagnosis|url=https://www.pancan.org/stories/author-judy-blume-there-is-hope-after-husbands-diagnosis/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Pancreatic Cancer Action Network|language=en}}</ref>

===Career===
A lifelong avid reader, Blume first began writing through New York University courses when her children were attending preschool.<ref name=":20" /><ref name=blumeauthor>{{cite news|title=How I Became an Author|url=http://judyblume.com/about/author/author.php|website=Judy Blume on the Web|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>Goldblatt, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/nyregion/blumes-day.html "Blume's Day"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 2004. Accessed October 1, 2015. "It wasn't until after Ms. Blume had gotten her bachelor's degree in education from New York University in 1961, was married and raising her son, Larry, and her daughter, Randy, and living in Plainfield and later Scotch Plains, that she started to commit her stories and characters to paper, cramming writing sessions in while the children were at preschool and at play."</ref> Following two years of publisher rejections, Blume published her first book, ''[[The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo]]'', in 1969.<ref name=":11" /><ref>Singh, Aditi. "The Legendary Author Judy Blume." ''Home News Tribune'', May 27, 2009. {{ProQuest|438149868}}</ref> A year later, Blume published her second book, ''[[Iggie's House]]'' (1970), which was originally written as a story in ''Trailblazer'' magazine but then rewritten by Blume into a book.<ref name=":11" /> The decade that followed proved to be her most prolific, with 13 more books being published.<ref name=":19" /> Her third book was ''[[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.]]'' (1970), which was a breakthrough best-seller and a trailblazing novel in young adult literature<ref name=":18" /> and established Blume as a leading voice in young adult literature.<ref name=":20" /> Some of Blume's other novels during the decade include ''[[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]]'' (1972), ''[[Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great]]'' (1972), and ''[[Blubber (novel)|Blubber]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|title=Paperback - The Best-Selling Children's Book of All-Time|publisher=Infoplease.com |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0203050.html|access-date=May 15, 2009}} Through 2000. Reprinted from ''Publishers Weekly'', copyright 2002.</ref>

In 1975, Blume published the now frequently banned novel ''[[Forever... (novel)|Forever]]'', which was groundbreaking in young adult literature as the first novel to display teen sex as normal.<ref>Cart, Michael. "Young Adult Literature." Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, edited by Bernice E. Cullinan, and Diane Goetz Person, Continuum, 1st edition, 2005. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/kidlit/young_adult_literature/0. Accessed 13 Nov. 2020.</ref> Blume explained that she was inspired to write this novel when her daughter, 13 years old at the time, said she wanted to read a book where the characters have sex but do not die afterward.<ref>Coburn, Randy S. "A Best-Selling but Much-Censored Author / from Sex to Scoliosis, Judy Blume's Frank Topics are both Favored and Feared: [FINAL Edition]." ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (pre-1997 Fulltext), August 12, 1985, p. 15. {{ProQuest|301915454}}</ref> These novels tackled complex subjects such as family conflict, bullying, body image, and sexuality.<ref name=":18" /> Blume has expressed that she writes about these subjects, particularly sexuality, because it is what she believes children need to know about and was what she wondered about as a child.<ref name=":18" />

After publishing novels for young children and teens, Blume tackled another genre—adult reality and death.<ref name=":23" /> Her novels ''[[Wifey (novel)|Wifey]]'' (1978) and ''[[Smart Women]]'' (1983) reached the top of [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name=":23" /> ''Wifey'' became a bestseller with over 4 million copies sold.<ref name=":23" /> Blume's third adult novel, ''[[Summer Sisters]]'' (1998), was widely praised and sold more than three million copies.<ref>Lopez, Kathryn Jean (September 30, 2000). [http://www.nationalreview.com/weekend/books/books-lopez093000.shtml "Early Blumers: In defense of censorship"]. ''[[National Review Online]] Weekend''. ''[[National Review]]''.</ref> Despite its popularity, ''Summer Sisters'' (1998) faced a lot of criticism for its sexual content and inclusion of homosexual themes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume {{!}} Biography, Books and Facts|url=https://www.famousauthors.org/judy-blume|access-date=2020-12-10|website=www.famousauthors.org}}</ref> Several of Blume's books appear on the list of top all-time bestselling children's books.<ref name=":23">{{cite web|title=Biography of Judy Blume|url=http://incredible-people.com/biographies/judy-blume/|website=Incredible People: Biographies of Famous People|publisher=incredible-people.com|access-date=March 11, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150311175456/http://incredible-people.com/biographies/judy-blume/|archive-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> As of 2020, her books have sold over 82 million copies and they have been translated into 32 languages.<ref name=":21" /> Although Blume has not published a novel since 2015 (''In the Unlikely Event''), she continues to write.<ref name=":6" /> In October 2017, Yale University acquired Blume's archive, which included some unpublished early work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/about/news/judy-blume-archive-strengthens-beinecke-young-adult-collections|title=Judy Blume Archive Strengthens Beinecke Young Adult Collections {{!}} Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library|website=beinecke.library.yale.edu|date=October 7, 2017 |language=en|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>

As well as writing, Blume has been an activist against the banning of books in the United States.<ref name=":19" /> In the 1980s, when her books started facing censorship and controversy, she began reaching out to other writers, as well as teachers and librarians, to join the fight against censorship.<ref name=":13" /> This led Blume to join the [[National Coalition Against Censorship]] which aims to protect the freedom to read.<ref name="pryor" /> As of 2020, Blume is still a board member for the National Coalition Against Censorship.<ref name=":21" /> She is also the founder and trustee of The Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation.<ref name="pryor" /> Blume serves on the board for other organizations such as, the [[Authors Guild]]; the [[Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators]]; the [[Key West Literary Seminar]]; and the National Coalition Against Censorship."<ref name=pryor/><ref name=blumeabout/> In 2018, Blume and her husband opened a non-profit book store called Books & Books located in Key West.<ref name=":21" />

== Reception ==
Blume's novels have been read by millions and have flourished throughout generations.<ref name=":14">''Judy Blume: Banned often, but Widely Beloved.'' NPR, Washington, D.C., 2011 {{ProQuest|906292501}}.</ref> The element in her work readers are said to love most is Blume's openness and honesty regarding issues like divorce, sexuality, puberty, and bullying.<ref name=":14" /> Her first-person narrative writing has gained positive appraisal for its relatability and its ability to discuss difficult subjects without judgment or harshness.<ref name=":17"/> Following the publishing of ''Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret'' (1970), Blume received many letters from young girls telling her how much they loved the book and identified with Margaret.<ref name=":17"/> Female novelists have praised Blume for her “taboo-trampling” literature that left readers feeling like they learned something about their bodies from reading her books.<ref name=":15">Allan, Susan. "The Blume Generation; are You there Judy Blume? it's Me, a Middle- Aged Woman: [Final Edition]." ''The Ottawa Citizen'', September 8, 2007, p. K6. {{ProQuest|241103532}}</ref> For example, ''Deenie'' (1973) explained masturbation and ''Forever'' (1975) taught young women about losing their virginity.<ref name=":15" /> Blume's children's books have also been praised for their delicate way of portraying the hardships that kids can face at a young age.<ref name=":16">Oppenheimer, Mark. "Why Judy Blume Endures." ''New York Times Book Review'', Nov 16, 1997, pp. 44. {{ProQuest|217278239}}</ref> ''It’s Not the End of the World'' (1972) helped many kids understand divorce and the Fudge book series explored the various aspects of loving siblings despite the rivalry.<ref name=":16" />

Blume's novels have received much criticism and controversy.<ref name=":14" /> Parents, librarians, book critics, and political groups have wanted her books to be banned.<ref name=":9">Gay, Andrews D.. “Judy Blume; children's author in A grown-up controversy.” The Christian Science Monitor, Dec 10, 1981. {{ProQuest|1038934293}}</ref> When her first books were published in the 1970s, Blume has recalled facing little censorship. Since 1980, Blume's novels have been a central topic of controversy in young adult literature.<ref name=":10">Blume, Judy, and Linda Richards. "January Interview: Judy Blume." Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Jeffrey W. Hunter, vol. 325, Gale, 2012. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1100109219/LitRC?u=wash43584&sid=LitRC&xid=311dcdb7 . Accessed 16 Nov. 2020. Originally published in January Magazine, 1998.</ref> Critics of Blume's novels say that she places too much emphasis on the physical and sexual sides of growing up, ignoring the development of morals and emotional maturity.<ref name=":9" /> Five of Blume's books were included in the [[American Library Association]] (ALA) list of the top 100 most banned books of the 1990s, with ''Forever'' (1975) in seventh place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=100 most frequently challenged books: 1990-1999|url=https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade1999|access-date=2022-09-19|date=2013-03-26|website=American Library Association|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Forever'' is censored for its inclusion of teen sex and birth control.<ref name=":11">“Judy Blume.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Judy-Blume</ref> Blume recalls that the principal of her children's elementary school would not put ''Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret'' in the library because the story involves menstruation.<ref name=":10" /> Conservative and religious groups continuously attempt to ban ''Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret'' for the novel's portrayal of a young girl going through puberty claiming that it violates certain religious views.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":9" /> Blume's children's novels have also been criticized for these reasons, especially ''Blubber'' (1974), which many believed sent the message to readers that kids could do wrong and not face punishment.<ref name=":9" />

== Awards and honors ==
Judy Blume has won more than 90 literary awards, including three lifetime achievement awards in the United States.<ref name="edwards" /> In 1994, she received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]}}</ref> The ALA [[Margaret A. Edwards Award]] recognizes one author who has made significant contributions to young adult literature.<ref name="flood" /> Blume won the annual award in 1996 and the ALA considered her book [[Forever... (novel)|''Forever,'']] published in 1975, was groundbreaking for its honest portrayal of high school seniors in love for the first time.<ref name="edwards" /> In April 2000, the [[Library of Congress]] named her to its ''[[Library of Congress Living Legend|Living Legends]]'' in the Writers and Artists category for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Ooge|first1=Craig|title=News From the Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2000/00-059.html|access-date=March 11, 2015|website=Library of Congress|publisher=USA.gov}}</ref> Blume received an honorary doctor of arts degree from [[Mount Holyoke College]] and was the main speaker at their annual commencement ceremony in 2003.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Honorary degree recipients {{!}} LITS|url=https://lits.mtholyoke.edu/archives-special-collections/asc-research/asc-research-guides/honorary-degree-recipients|access-date=2020-12-10|website=lits.mtholyoke.edu}}</ref> In 2004 she received the annual [[Distinguished Contribution to American Letters]] Medal of the [[National Book Foundation]] for her enrichment of American literary heritage.<ref>[http://www.nationalbook.org/amerletters.html "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved March 12, 2013.</ref><ref>Wyatt, Edward (September 15, 2004). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E6DB1130F936A2575AC0A9629C8B63 "Literary Prize for Judy Blume, Confidante to Teenagers"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> In 2009, the [[National Coalition Against Censorship|National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)]] honored Blume for her lifelong commitment to free speech and her courage to battle censorship in literature.<ref name=":13" /> Blume also received the 2017 [[E.B. White]] Award from the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]] for lifetime achievement in children's literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awards – American Academy of Arts and Letters|url=https://artsandletters.org/awards/|access-date=2020-12-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume on the Web: Judy's Bio|url=http://judyblume.com/about.php|access-date=2020-12-10|website=judyblume.com}}</ref> In 2020, Blume was named an Honoree for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community by the [[Authors Guild|Authors Guild Foundation]].<ref name=":13" />

== Personal Beliefs ==
Blume describes herself as a "liberal Democrat," and on political controversies surrounding the [[transgender]] community and the [[transgender rights movement]], she has said she is not a "[[TERF]]."<ref name=":5" />

Blume is Jewish and she once wrote a [[haggadah]] for her children.<ref name=":5" />

==Media adaptations==
The first media adaptation of Blume's novels was the production of a [[Forever (1978 film)|TV film]] based on Blume's novel ''Forever'' that premiered on CBS in 1978.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&id=GALE%7CH1100109219&v=2.1&it=r&sid=LitRC&asid=311dcdb7 | title=- BookmarkAuthorizationFailure }}</ref> ''Forever'' is the story of two teenagers in high school, Katherine Danziger and Michael Wagner, who fall in love for the first time.<ref name=":1" /> The film starred [[Stephanie Zimbalist]] as Katherine Danziger and [[Dean Butler (actor)|Dean Butler]] as Michael Wagner.<ref name=":1" /> A decade later, in 1988, Blume and her son wrote and executive produced a small film adaptation of ''Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great''.<ref name=":1" /> The film was later shown on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1995, a Fudge TV series was produced based on Blume's novel ''Fudge-a-Mania.''<ref name=":1" /> The show ran from 1995 to 1997 with the first season aired on ABC and the second on [[CBS]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Fudge|date=1995-01-07|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111971/|type=Comedy, Family|others=Jake Richardson, Eve Plumb, Forrest Witt, Nassira Nicola|publisher=Kevin Slattery Productions, MCA Television Entertainment (MTE), Amblin Entertainment|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref> The series starred [[Jake Richardson]] as [[Peter Warren Hatcher]], the storyteller, and [[Luke Tarsitano]] as [[Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher]].<ref name=":2" />

In 2012, Blume's 1981 novel ''[[Tiger Eyes]]'' was adapted into [[Tiger Eyes (film)|a film version]].<ref name=":12">Duke, Charles R. "Judy Blume's ''Tiger Eyes'': A Perspective on Fear and Death." ''Children's Literature Review'', edited by Jelena Krstovic, vol. 176, Gale, 2013. ''Gale Literature Resource Center'', https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420110000/LitRC?u=wash43584&sid=LitRC&xid=8cb2efd7 . Accessed 10 Dec. 2020. Originally published in ''Censored Books II: Critical Viewpoints, 1985-2000'', edited by Nicholas J. Karolides, The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002, pp. 414-418.</ref> This was the first of Blume's novels to be turned into a theatrical feature film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/exclusive-judy-blume-adapting-tiger-31335/|title=Exclusive: Judy Blume Adapting 'Tiger Eyes' for Big Screen|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> ''Tiger Eyes'' is the story of a teenage girl, Davey, who struggles to cope with the sudden death of her father, Adam Wexler.<ref>Swann, Christopher. "Judy Blume: Overview." ''Contemporary Popular Writers'', edited by Dave Mote, St. James Press, 1997. ''Gale Literature Resource Center'', https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420000881/LitRC?u=wash43584&sid=LitRC&xid=7e48cc3d . Accessed 10 Dec. 2020.</ref> The screenplay was co-written by Blume and her son, Lawrence Blume, who was also the director.<ref name=":4" /> ''Tiger Eyes'' stars [[Willa Holland]] as Davey and [[Amy Jo Johnson]] as Gwen Wexler.<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/24/judy-blume-tiger-eyes-movie/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Sara |last=Vilkomerson |date=February 24, 2012 |title=Judy Blume's 'Tiger Eyes' movie}}</ref>

Blume is the subject of the 2018 song "Judy Blume" by [[Amanda Palmer]]. Thematically, the song explains to the listener Blume's role in Palmer's adolescent life.<ref name=":3" /> The song explains Blume's books as influential in Palmer's understanding of intimate and female-centered subjects such as [[puberty]], [[menstruation]], and the [[male gaze]], and universal subjects like [[molestation]], [[eating disorders]], [[poverty]], [[grief]], and parental [[divorce]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=AMANDA PALMER - JUDY BLUME|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k02Waw4WXk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_k02Waw4WXk| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-14|website=YouTube|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Martinelli|first=Marissa|date=2018-02-12|title=Amanda Palmer Explains the Story Behind Her New Video Celebrating Judy Blume's 80th Birthday|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/an-interview-with-amanda-palmer-about-her-judy-blume-video.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref>

She is the subject of the documentary film ''[[Judy Blume Forever]]'', which premiered at the [[2023 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title='Judy Blume Forever' Directors On The Author's Legacy, Relevance & Banned Books In America – Sundance Q&A |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/judy-blume-documentary-sundance-directors-interview-amazon-1235237452/ |access-date=7 February 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=23 January 2023}}</ref>

''[[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (film)|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.]]'' was released as a feature film in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=See Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret First Look |url=https://people.com/movies/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-first-look-photos/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>

==Works==
{{Main|Judy Blume bibliography }}

=== Children’s books ===
* ''[[The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Iggie's House]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Pain and the Great One]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Blubber (novel)|Blubber]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Freckle Juice]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Superfudge]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Fudge-a-Mania]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Double Fudge]]'' (2002)
* ''Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One'' (2007)
* ''Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One'' (2008)
* ''Going, Going, Gone! With the Pain and the Great One'' (2008)
* ''Friend or Fiend? With the Pain and the Great One'' (2008)<ref name=":0"/>

=== Young adult books ===
* ''[[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.|Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret]].'' (1970)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2023-04-17 |title=Judy Blume Clarifies Comments About Being "Behind" J.K. Rowling: "Taken Out of Context" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/judy-blume-response-j-k-rowling-comments-1235376309/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''[[Then Again, Maybe I Won't|Then Again, Maybe I Won’t]]'' (1971)
* ''[[It's Not the End of the World]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Deenie]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Forever... (novel)|Forever...]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Tiger Eyes]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Just as Long as We're Together (novel)|Just as Long as We're Together]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Here's to You, Rachel Robinson]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Places I Never Meant to Be]]'' (1999)<ref name=":0"/>

=== Adult books ===
* ''[[Wifey (novel)|Wifey]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Smart Women]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Summer Sisters]]'' (1998)
* ''[[In the Unlikely Event (novel)|In the Unlikely Event]]'' (2015)<ref name=":0"/>

=== Collaborative short stories ===
* ''It’s Fine to Be Nine'' (2000)
* ''It’s Heaven to Be Seven'' (2000)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-25|title=Judy Blume|url=https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/judy-blume/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Book Series in Order}}</ref>

=== Non-fiction books ===
* ''[[The Judy Blume Diary]]'' (1981)
* ''Letter to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You'' (1986)
* ''The Judy Blume Memory Book'' (1988)<ref name=":0" />

==Other awards==
Blume's other awards include:<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Judy Blume on the Web: Reference Desk|url=http://www.judyblume.com/reference/morejudy/awards.php|access-date=2020-12-10|website=www.judyblume.com}}</ref>
* 1970: Outstanding Book of the Year from ''[[The New York Times]]'' for ''Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret''
* 1974: Outstanding Book of the Year from ''The New York Times'' for ''Blubber''
* 1981: Children’ Choice Award from the International Reading Association and Children's’ Book Council for ''Superfudge''
* 1983: Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award
* 1984: Carl Sandberg Freedom to Read Award, from the [[Chicago Public Library]]
* 1986: Civil Liberties Award from the Atlanta Civil Liberties Union
* 1988: South Australian Youth Media Award for Best Author
* 2005: ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine All-Time 100 Novels List for ''Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret''
* 2009: University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for lifelong contributions to children's literature
* 2010: Inducted into [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]]
* 2010: Inducted into Harvard Lampoon
* 2011: Smithsonian Associates: The McGovern Award
* 2013: ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'': Young Adult Literary Prize
* 2013: New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Legacy Award
* 2013: The NAIBA Legacy Award
* 2013: Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) Award
* 2013: National Coalition of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Intellectual Freedom Award
* 2015: Catholic Library Association: Regina Award
* 2018: Carl Sandburg Literary Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Blume, Judy (1999). ''Authors and Artists for Young Adults'' (Gale Research), 26: 7–17. Summarizes and extends 1990 article, with more emphasis on Blume's impact and censorship issues. By R. Garcia-Johnson.
* Blume, Judy (1990). ''Authors and Artists for Young Adults'' (Gale Research), 3: 25–36. Incorporates extensive passages from published interviews with Blume.
* Lee, Betsy. ''Judy Blume's Story'', Dillon Pr., 1981. {{ISBN|0875182097}}.

==External links==
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* {{LCAuth|n80007880|Judy Blume|73|}}
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* [https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/challengedauthors Most frequently challenged authors of the 21st century] at [[American Library Association]] ''Banned & Challenged Books''
* [https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022coll38:314#?c=&m=&s=&cv= Interview with Maryann Weidt], author of ''Presenting Judy Blume'' (1993) – ''NORTHERN LIGHTS Minnesota Author Interview'' TV Series #259
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee-SI_1aXm8 Speak Freely Amongst Yourselves: Censorship and Its Affect on the Arts]'' (1993) at YouTube – television special with Blume as one panel member

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Laurie London

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{{Short description|English singer (born 1944)}}{{distinguish|Lauren London}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}'''Laurie London''' (born 19 January 1944) is an English singer, who achieved fame as a boy singer of the 1950s, for both his gospel and novelty songs [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] in both [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]]. He is best known for his hit single of the [[spiritual (music)|spiritual]] song "[[He's Got the Whole World in His Hands]]".

==Life and career==
London was born in [[Bethnal Green]], [[East London]]. At the age of thirteen, whilst a pupil at The Davenant Foundation Grammar School in Whitechapel Road, he made an up-tempo version of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" with the [[Geoff Love|Geoff Love Orchestra]] for [[Parlophone Records]] (45-R4359) which was picked up by its co-owned American sister label [[Capitol Records]] (F3891). In April 1958, it reached number 1 on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" [[record chart|chart]] and remained there for four weeks, but it was to be his only [[hit record]]. It was the most successful record by a British male in the 1950s in the United States, topping the charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.music.us/biography/artist/536/laurie_london.html |title=Laurie London Biography - Music Artist Band Biographies - Artists Bands Bio - FREE MP3 Downloads |publisher=Music.us |accessdate=2012-04-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222062014/http://www.music.us/biography/artist/536/laurie_london.html |archivedate=22 February 2012 }}</ref> It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in 1958.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| pages= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/103 103–4]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/103
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According to one online source,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boysoloist.com/artist.asp?VID=1012 |title=BCSD - Laurie London |publisher=Boysoloist.com |accessdate=2015-08-17}}</ref> "he worked at the [[Abbey Road Studios]], [[London]] with such renowned [[record producer]]s as [[Norman Newell]] and [[George Martin]]" and "special songs were written for him, tailored to the [[German people|German]] taste in [[popular music]], and he recorded them in [[Cologne]] and [[Munich]] with producer, Nils Nobach." He Ju in the 1959 Deutsches Schlager-Festival (German Hit-Festival) singing "Bum Ladda Bum Bum".

London is mentioned along with his hit song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" in the [[Colin MacInnes]] novel, ''[[Absolute Beginners (novel)|Absolute Beginners]]''.

London has a credit<ref>{{IMDb title|0054584|...und du, mein Schatz, bleibst hier}}</ref> as "singer" in the 1961 German [[film|movie]] ''{{Ill|… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier|de}}'' and he also appeared in the 1958 Danish film ''Soldaterkammerater'', where he performed "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".

He originally retired from singing at the age of nineteen. Later cover versions of the [[Cliff Richard]] hit "Lucky Lips" (1963), and "The Bells of St. Mary" ([[CBS]], 1966) went unnoticed.

==Recordings==
* "[[He's Got the Whole World in His Hands]]"
* "Bum-Ladda-Bum-Bum (Boom-Ladda-Boom-Boom)"
* "Auf wiederseh'n Marlen"
* "Banjo Boy"
* "[[Basin Street Blues]]"
* "Bells of St. Mary's"
* "Boomerang"
* "Casey Jones"
* "Cradle Rock"
* "[[Darktown Strutters' Ball]]"
* "Darling Sue"
* "Down by the Riverside"
* "God's Little Acre"
* "[[The Gospel Train|Gospel Train]]"
* "Handed Down"
* "Hear Them Bells"
* "Hey, Hey - es wird Musik gemacht"
* "Hopalong Cassidy"
* "I'll Make You Forget Him"
* "I'm Afraid"
* "I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord"
* "I Gotta Robe"
* "Ich bin nicht arm, ich bin nicht reich (I'm Not Poor, I'm Not Rich)"
* "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strand Bikini"
* "[[Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho]]"
* "[[Lucky Lips]]"
* "Mamatschi"
* "Mandolino Pling Plang Plong"
* "My Mother"
* "Nix Fraulein, nix Mademoiselle"
* "Old Time Religion"
* "Pick a Bale of Cotton"
* "Pretty Eyed Baby"
* "Roll on Spring"
* "Sad Songs"
* "Schenk mir einen Traum"
* "Schöne weisse Rose"
* "Schritt für Schritt"
* "(She Sells) Sea Shells"
* "Three O'Clock"
* "Today's Teardrops"
* "[[Up Above My Head]]"
* "Wild und heiss"

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jerryosborne.com/2-9-98.htm "Ask Mr Music - Jerry Osborne (1998)"]
*[https://images.google.com/images?q=Laurie+London Images.google.com]

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Diana Ross

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|3|26}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
| website = {{URL|dianaross.com}}
| years_active = 1959–present<ref name="Muse">{{cite book |first1=François |last1=Allard |first2=Richard|last2=Lecocq|title=Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track |year=2018|chapter=Diana Ross: Godmother and Muse|publisher=[[Octopus Books]] |isbn=9781788401234 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qJfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT378|access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801014854/https://books.google.com/books?id=4qJfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT378 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross|Full list]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
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* {{marriage|[[Arne Næss Jr.]]|1986|2000|end=div}}
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| children = 5, including [[Rhonda Ross Kendrick|Rhonda]], [[Tracee Ellis Ross|Tracee]] and [[Evan Ross|Evan]]
| relatives = [[Barbara Ross-Lee]] (sister)
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'''Diana Ross''' (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group [[The Supremes]], who became [[Motown#Major divisions|Motown]]'s most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups]] of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/pop-shop/girl-group-week/5901266/top-10-girl-groups-of-all-time |title=Top 10 Girl Groups of All Time: page 1 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910215735/http://www.billboard.com/articles/pop-shop/girl-group-week/5901266/top-10-girl-groups-of-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref> with a total of twelve number-one hit singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100]], including "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", "[[Baby Love]]", "[[Come See About Me]]", "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]", and "[[Love Child (song)|Love Child]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6070107/top-40-girl-group-songs-of-all-time?page=0%2C1|title=Top 40 Girl Group Songs Of All Time|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223053621/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6070107/top-40-girl-group-songs-of-all-time?page=0,1|archive-date=February 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a successful solo music career with the release of her [[Diana Ross (1970 album)|eponymous debut solo album]] and its singles, "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" – her first solo U.S. number-one hit – and "[[Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)]]". Her second solo album, ''[[Everything Is Everything (Diana Ross album)|Everything Is Everything]]'' (1970), spawned her first UK number-one single "[[I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross song)|I'm Still Waiting]]". Ross continued her successful solo career by mounting elaborate record-setting worldwide concert tours, starring in highly watched primetime TV specials, and releasing hit albums, such as ''[[Touch Me in the Morning (album)|Touch Me in the Morning]]'' (1973), ''[[Mahogany (soundtrack)|Mahogany]]'' (1975), ''[[Diana Ross (1976 album)|Diana Ross]]'' (1976), and ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]'' (1980), as well as their number-one hit singles – "[[Touch Me in the Morning (song)|Touch Me in the Morning]]", "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]", "[[Love Hangover]]", and "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]", respectively. "[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]", a 1981 duet with [[Lionel Richie]], made her the female solo act with the most number-one songs in the United States at the time. Her commercial success continued throughout the '80s and '90s with global hits, including "[[I'm Coming Out]]", "[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]", "[[All of You (Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross song)|All of You]]", "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]", "[[If We Hold on Together]]" and "[[When You Tell Me That You Love Me]]".

Ross has also achieved mainstream success and recognition as an actor. Her first role was her [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]-winning and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated portrayal of [[Billie Holiday]] in the film ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' (1972), becoming the first African-American actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for a debut film performance; she also recorded its [[Lady Sings the Blues (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], which became her only solo album to reach number one on the [[Billboard 200|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200]] chart. She also starred in two other feature films, ''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]'' (1975) and ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'' (1978), and later appeared in the television films ''[[Out of Darkness (film)|Out of Darkness]]'' (1994), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and ''[[Double Platinum (film)|Double Platinum]]'' (1999).

Ross was named the "Female Entertainer of the Century" by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in 1976. Since her solo career began in 1970, Ross has released 25 studio albums, numerous singles, and compilations that have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/diana-ross-to-play-the-joint-in-april/article_ee63406b-de1e-566c-acaf-995fb8ae8ac9.html|title=Diana Ross to play The Joint in April|work=Tulsaworld.com|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810065452/https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/diana-ross-to-play-the-joint-in-april/article_ee63406b-de1e-566c-acaf-995fb8ae8ac9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She is the only female artist to have had number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist, as the other half of a duet, as a member of a trio, and as an ensemble member. In 2021, ''Billboard'' ranked her the 30th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-artists|title=Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/gha/|title=Diana Ross-Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> Her hits as a Supreme and a solo artist combined put Ross among the Top 5 artists on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart from 1955 to 2018.<ref name="Top Pop Singles">{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2018|year=2019 |isbn=978-0-89820-233-5|publisher=Record Research}}</ref> She had a top 10 UK hit in every one of the last five decades, and sang lead on a top 75 hit single at least once every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, a period of 33 consecutive years and a record for any performer. In 1988, Ross was inducted to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of The Supremes, and is one of the rare performers to have two stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. She was the recipient of a [[Special Tony Award]] in 1977, the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 2007, the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2012 and 2023 (becoming the first woman to win the award twice, the latter as a member of The Supremes), and the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2016.

==Early life==
[[File:Frederick Douglass HomestowerDetroit.jpg|thumb|right|175px|The building that was part of the [[Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects]] in Detroit, where Ross spent her teenage years]]
Diana Ross was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], on March 26, 1944.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicbyday.com/diana-ross-was-born-on-march-26-1944/425/ |title=Diana Ross Was Born on March 26, 1944 | Music Trivia |website=Musicbyday.com |access-date=April 10, 2012 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504214737/http://www.musicbyday.com/diana-ross-was-born-on-march-26-1944/425/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Whitburn, Joel, ''The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits'', p. 207.</ref> She was the second of six children born to Ernestine (née Moten; January 27, 1916{{spaced ndash}}October 9, 1984) and Fred Ross Sr. (July 4, 1920{{spaced ndash}}November 21, 2007). Her mother named her Diane, but the birth certificate was mistakenly filled out with the name Diana. Her family and Detroit friends called her Diane all her life.<ref>{{cite book |title=I'm Gonna Make You Love Me: The Story of Diana Ross |last=Haskins |first=James |date=1982 |publisher=Dell |page=12 |isbn=9780440941729}}</ref> Ross grew up with two sisters ([[Barbara Ross-Lee|Barbara]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2019|title=It's Clear That Diana Ross's Family Has "Endless Love" For Each Other|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/feed/5736553/its-clear-that-diana-rosss-family-has-endless-love-for-each-other/|access-date=February 20, 2021|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909235715/https://www.oklahoman.com/article/feed/5736553/its-clear-that-diana-rosss-family-has-endless-love-for-each-other|url-status=live}}</ref> and Rita) and three brothers: [[Arthur Ross (musician)|Arthur]]; Fred Jr.; and Wilbert, also known as Chico. Ross was raised [[Baptist]].<ref name="Secrets1993" />

Ross and her family originally resided at 635 Belmont St., in the [[North End, Detroit|North End]] section of Detroit, near [[Highland Park, Michigan]], where her neighbor was [[Smokey Robinson]]. When Ross was seven, her mother contracted [[tuberculosis]], causing her to become seriously ill. Ross's parents sent their children to live with Ernestine's parents, the Reverend (pastor of Bessemer Baptist Church) and Mrs. William Moton in [[Bessemer, Alabama]]. After her mother recovered, she and her siblings returned to Detroit.

On her 14th birthday, in 1958, her family relocated to the working-class [[Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects]], settling at St. Antoine Street. Ross attended [[Cass Technical High School]],<ref>{{cite web|title=1962 Cass Technical Yearbook|url=http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Cass-Technical-High-School/398?page=38|website=classmates.com|access-date=July 28, 2014|archive-date=August 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810054844/http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Cass-Technical-High-School/398?page=38|url-status=live}}</ref> a four-year college and preparatory [[magnet school]], in [[downtown Detroit]], and, aspiring to become a fashion designer, she took classes in clothing design, millinery, pattern making, and tailoring. In the evenings and on weekends she also took modeling and cosmetology classes (Ross has written that Robinson loaned her the funds required to attend these), and participated in several of the school's extracurricular activities, including its swim team. In 1960, [[Hudson's]] downtown Detroit store hired Ross as its first African American [[Busser|bus girl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hudson's |url=https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/hudsons |website=Encyclopedia of Detroit |publisher=[[Detroit Historical Society]] |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> For extra income, she also provided hairdressing services to her neighbors. Ross graduated from Cass Tech in January 1962.

==Career==
===1959–1970: The Supremes===
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[[File:1966 The Supremes.JPG|thumb|right|Ross (far right) performing with [[the Supremes]], as lead singer in 1966]]

When she was fifteen, Ross joined the Primettes, the sister group to a male vocal group called the Primes, after she had been brought to the attention of music manager Milton Jenkins by Primes member [[Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)|Paul Williams]]. Among the other members of the Primettes were [[Florence Ballard]] (the first group member hired by Jenkins), [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]], and [[Betty McGlown]], Williams' then-girlfriend. After the Primettes won a talent competition in 1960 in [[Windsor, Ontario]], A&R executive and songwriter, [[Robert Bateman (songwriter)|Robert Bateman]] invited them to audition for Motown Records.

Later, following the success of her live performances at [[sock hop]]s and similar events, Ross approached William "Smokey" Robinson, her former neighbor (rumored to also have been her childhood boyfriend) about auditioning for Motown; he insisted that the group audition for him first. Robinson then agreed to bring the Primettes to Motown, on condition that they allow him and his group, the Miracles, to hire the Primettes' guitarist, [[Marv Tarplin]] (who had been discovered by Ross) for an upcoming tour. Tarplin ended up playing in Robinson's band(s) for the next 30-plus years. In her autobiography, ''Secrets of a Sparrow'', Ross wrote that she felt that this had been was "a fair trade".

The Primettes later auditioned for [[Motown]], before various Motown executives. In [[Berry Gordy]]'s autobiography, ''To Be Loved'', Gordy recalled that he had been heading to a business meeting when he happened to hear Ross singing "[[There Goes My Baby (The Drifters song)|There Goes My Baby]]", and that Ross's voice "stopped me in my tracks". He approached the group and asked them to perform it again, but, after learning how young they were, Gordy advised them to finish high school before trying to get signed by Motown.<ref name="pc26">{{Pop Chronicles |26 |4}}</ref>

Undeterred, the group began coming to Motown's [[Hitsville U.S.A.]] headquarters every day, offering to provide extra help for Motown's recordings, often including hand claps and background vocals. That year, the group recorded two tracks for [[Lu Pine Records]], with Ross singing lead on one of them. During the group's early years, Ross served as its hairstylist, make-up artist, seamstress, and costume designer. In late 1960, having replaced McGlown with [[Barbara Martin (singer)|Barbara Martin]], the Primettes were allowed to record their own songs at Hitsville's studio, many written by "Smokey" Robinson, who, by then, was vice president of Motown ("[[Your Heart Belongs to Me]]" and "[[A Breathtaking Guy]]"). Gordy, too, composed songs for the trio, including "[[Buttered Popcorn]]" (featuring Ballard on lead) and "[[Let Me Go the Right Way]]". While these songs were regional hits, they were not nationwide successes.

In January 1961, Gordy agreed to sign the group on the condition they change their name. Songwriter and Motown secretary [[Janie Bradford]] approached Florence Ballard, the only group member at the studio at the time, to pick out a new name for the group. Ballard chose "Supremes", reportedly, because it was the only name on the list that did not end with "ette". Upon hearing the new name, the other members weren't impressed, with Ross telling Ballard she feared the group would be mistaken for a male vocal group (a male vocal group was, indeed, named the Supremes). Gordy signed the group under their new name on January 15, 1961.

A year later, Barbara Martin left the group, reducing the quartet to a trio. In late 1963, the group had their first hit with "[[When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes]]", peaking at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart. At the end of the year, Gordy assigned Ross the role of the group's lead singer.

[[File:The Supremes 1967.JPG|thumb|Ross with [[the Supremes]] in 1967]]
In June 1964, while on tour with [[Dick Clark]]'s Cavalcade of Stars, the group scored their first number-one hit with "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", paving the way for unprecedented success: between August 1964 and May 1967, Ross, Wilson, and Ballard sang on ten [[Billboard Hot 100|number-one hit singles]], all of which also made the UK Top 40.<ref name="pc26" /> The group had also become a hit with audiences both domestically and abroad, going on to become Motown's most successful vocal act throughout the sixties.

Ross began to dominate interviews with the media, answering questions aimed at Ballard or Wilson. She pushed for more pay than her colleagues. In 1965, she began using the name Diana from the mistake on her birth certificate, surprising Ballard and Wilson who had only known her as Diane.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Mary |author-link=Mary Wilson (singer) |date=1999 |title=Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |pages=169–170 |isbn=9780815410003}}</ref> Following significant issues with comportment, weight, and alcoholism, Florence Ballard was fired from the Supremes by Gordy in July 1967, hiring [[Cindy Birdsong]] from [[Labelle|Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles]] as Ballard's replacement. Gordy renamed the group ''Diana Ross & the Supremes'', making it easier to charge a larger performance fee for a solo star and a backing group, as it did for other renamed Motown groups. Gordy initially considered having Ross leave the Supremes for a solo career in 1966, eventually changing his mind because he felt the group's success was still too significant for Ross to pursue solo obligations. Ross remained with the Supremes until early 1970.

{{quote box|quoted=1|quote=As the lead voice of the Supremes, she was really only the soul—or perhaps ''[[élan vital]]''—of a machine, ready to plug into whatever arrangement, lyric, or show dress Berry Gordy and the Motown organization provided. She sang of the pain of love without appearing to suffer, but, that doesn't mean that the catch-phrases—'[[You Keep Me Hangin' On|You keep me hanging on]],' '[[Where Did Our Love Go|Where did our love go?]]' '[[Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart|Love is like an itching in my heart, and I can't scratch it]]'—were softened or somehow corrupted. Instead, they were transcended with the vivacity that is Diana Ross' great gift. No matter how she is stylized, no matter what phony truism she mouths, this woman always lets you know she is alive.|source=— [[Robert Christgau]], 1973<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=February 25, 1973|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd730225.php|title=Diana Ross and THE Supreme|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323214657/https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/nd730225.php|url-status=live}}</ref>|width=29%|align=right|style=padding:8px;}}

The group appeared as a trio of singing nuns in a 1968 episode of the popular [[NBC]] TV series ''[[Tarzan (1966 TV series)|Tarzan]]''. Between their early 1968 single "[[Forever Came Today]]" and their final single with Ross, "[[Someday We'll Be Together]]", Ross would be the only Supremes member to be featured on many of their recordings, often accompanied by [[Session musician|session singer]]s [[the Andantes]] or, as in the case of "Someday We'll Be Together", Julia and Maxine Waters and Johnny Bristol.<ref>Benjaminson, Peter. ''The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard''. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, November 2007. 75–79. {{ISBN|1-55652-705-5}}</ref> Still, Wilson and Birdsong continued to sing on recordings.

Gordy drove Ross relentlessly throughout this period and Ross, due to anxiety arising from Gordy's demands of her, began suffering from [[anorexia nervosa]], according to her autobiography, ''Secrets of a Sparrow''. During a 1967 performance in Boston, Massachusetts, Ross collapsed onstage and had to be hospitalized for exhaustion.

In 1968, Ross began to perform as a solo artist on television specials, including the Supremes' own specials such as ''[[TCB (TV program)|TCB]]'' and ''[[G.I.T. on Broadway]]'', ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'', and a [[Bob Hope]] special, among others. In mid-1969, Gordy decided that Ross would depart the group by the end of that year, and Ross began recording her initial solo work that July. One of the first plans for Ross to establish her own solo career was to publicly introduce a new Motown recording act.

Though she herself did not claim their discovery, Motown's publicity department credited Ross with having discovered [[the Jackson 5]]. Ross would introduce the group during several public events, including ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]''.<ref name="Jackson5">{{cite book|last=George|first=Nelson|title=Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound|year=2007|publisher=University of Illinois Press|location=Urbana and Chicago|isbn=978-0-252-07498-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159 159–60, 183–88]|url=https://archive.org/details/wheredidourloveg0000geor/page/159}}</ref> In November, Ross confirmed a split from the Supremes in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Ross's presumed first solo recording, "Someday We'll Be Together", was eventually released as a Supremes recording and became the group's final number-one hit on the Hot 100. It was also the final number-one ''Billboard'' Hot 100 single of the 1960s. Ross made her final appearance with the Supremes at the [[New Frontier Hotel and Casino|Frontier Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] on January 14, 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|author=|title=Diana Ross and the Supremes perform their final concert|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diana-ross-and-the-supremes-perform-their-final-concert|access-date=February 20, 2021|website=HISTORY|language=en|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227012538/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diana-ross-and-the-supremes-perform-their-final-concert|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1970–1980: Solo career and films===
[[File:Diana Ross Roosevelt Grier Danny Thomas Make Room for Granddaddy 1971.JPG|thumb|Ross as a guest star with football player and actor [[Rosey Grier]], on the [[Danny Thomas]] television program ''[[Make Room for Granddaddy]]'' in 1971]]
In May 1970, Ross released her eponymous [[Diana Ross (1970 album)|debut solo album]], which included her [[List of signature songs|signature songs]], "[[Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)]]" and "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]", the latter becoming Ross's first [[Billboard Hot 100|number-one solo single]]. Follow-up albums, ''[[Everything Is Everything (Diana Ross album)|Everything Is Everything]]'' (1970) and ''[[Surrender (Diana Ross album)|Surrender]]'' (1971) came out shortly afterwards. In 1971, the ballad "[[I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross song)|I'm Still Waiting]]" became her first number-one single in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]. Later in 1971, Ross starred in her first solo [[television special]], ''Diana!'', which included [[the Jackson 5]].

In 1971, Diana Ross began working on her first film, ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' (1972), which was a loosely based biography on singer [[Billie Holiday]]. Despite some criticism of her for taking the role, once the film opened in October 1972, Ross won critical acclaim for her performance in the film. Jazz critic [[Leonard Feather]], a friend of Holiday's, praised Ross for "expertly capturing the essence of Lady Day". Ross's role in the film won her [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for Best Actress. The [[Lady Sings the Blues (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to ''Lady Sings the Blues'' became just as successful, reaching No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], staying there for two weeks, and selling two million units. In November 1972, Ross sung the song "When We Grow Up" for the children's album, ''[[Free to Be... You and Me]]''.

In 1973, Ross had her second number-one hit in the U.S. with the ballad "[[Touch Me in the Morning (song)|Touch Me in the Morning]]". Later in the year, Motown issued ''[[Diana & Marvin]]'', a duet album with fellow Motown artist [[Marvin Gaye]]. The album became an international hit. Touring throughout 1973, Ross became the first entertainer in Japan's history to receive an invitation to the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] for a private audience with the [[Empress Kōjun|Empress Nagako]], wife of Emperor [[Hirohito]].

In April 1974, Ross became the first African-American woman to co-host the [[46th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], with [[John Huston]], [[Burt Reynolds]], and [[David Niven]].

[[File:AnthonyPerkinsDianaRossMahoganyTrailer.jpg|thumb|left|Actor [[Anthony Perkins]] photographing Ross in the film trailer for ''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]'' (1975)]]
After the release of a modestly successful album, ''[[Last Time I Saw Him]]'' (1973), Ross's second film, ''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]'', was released in 1975. The film reunited her with [[Billy Dee Williams]], her co-star in ''Lady Sings the Blues'' and featured costumes designed by Ross herself. The story of an aspiring fashion designer who becomes a runway model and the toast of the industry, ''Mahogany'' was a troubled production from its inception. The film's original director, [[Tony Richardson]], was fired during production, and Berry Gordy assumed the director's chair himself.<ref name="Posner, Gerald p. 286">Posner, Gerald. ''Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power'', p. 286.</ref>

Gordy and Ross clashed during filming, with Ross leaving the production before shooting was completed, forcing Gordy to use secretary Edna Anderson as a body double for Ross. While a box-office success, the film was not well received by the critics: ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's review of the film chastised Gordy for "squandering one of America's most natural resources: Diana Ross".<ref name="Posner, Gerald p. 286"/>
Nonetheless, Ross had her third number-one hit in the U.S. with "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]".

A year later, in 1976, Ross released her fourth solo number-one hit, "[[Love Hangover]]", a sensual, dramatic mid-tempo song that bursts into an uptempo disco tune.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-05 |title=The Number Ones: Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2057118/the-number-ones-diana-ross-love-hangover/columns/the-number-ones/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, Ross launched her "An Evening with Diana Ross" tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eder |first=Shirley |date=January 30, 1977 |title=Diana Comes Home With an Armful of Kids And a Box-Office Smash |pages=8–F |work=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> The tour's success led to a two-week stint at [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]'s [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] and a 90-minute, [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]]-nominated television special of the same name,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eder |first=Shirley |date=January 27, 1977 |title=Diana Ross Special Set |pages=4B |work=The Macon Telegraph}}</ref> featuring special make-up effects by [[Stan Winston]], for a scene in which Ross portrayed legendary cabaret artist [[Josephine Baker]] and blues singers [[Bessie Smith]] and [[Ethel Waters]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpJnC2Yblg|title=An Evening With Diana Ross (1977 - TV Special) [Full Show]|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=July 24, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613034541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpJnC2Yblg|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Special Tony Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvamSHzyJQE|title=Diana Ross - Receiving Special Tony Award - 31th Annual Tony Awards 1977|last=Nandy Ross|date=June 20, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214031401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvamSHzyJQE|url-status=live}}</ref>

The albums ''[[Baby It's Me]]'' (1977) and ''[[Ross (1978 album)|Ross]]'' (1978) sold modestly.

In 1977, Motown had acquired the film rights to the Broadway play ''[[The Wiz]]'', an African-American reinterpretation of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. The film initially was to include the stage actors who had performed on the play, but producer [[Rob Cohen]] could not garner the interest of any major Hollywood film studios. It was not until Ross convinced Cohen to cast her (instead of [[Stephanie Mills]], who portrayed Dorothy on Broadway) as Dorothy that [[Universal Pictures]] agreed to finance the production.

This casting decision led to a change in the film's script, in which Dorothy went from a schoolgirl to a schoolteacher. The role of the Scarecrow, also performed by someone else onstage, was eventually given to Ross's former Motown labelmate, [[Michael Jackson]]. Ross and Jackson had a modest dance hit with their recording for the film of "[[Ease on Down the Road]]". Their second duet, actually as part of the ensemble of ''The Wiz'', "Brand New Day", found some success overseas.

The [[The Wiz (film)|film adaptation of ''The Wiz'']] had been a $24 million production, but upon its October 1978 release, it earned only $21,049,053 at the box office.<ref name="sharp">{{cite book |last=Sharp |first=Kathleen |title=Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood: Edie and Lew Wasserman and Their Entertainment Empire |publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/mrmrshollywooded00shar/page/357 357–58] |isbn=0-7867-1220-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrmrshollywooded00shar/page/357}}</ref><ref name="harpole" /><ref name="dreamgirl">{{cite book |last=Adrahtas |first=Thomas |title=A Lifetime to Get Here: Diana Ross: The American Dreamgirl |publisher=AuthorHouse |year=2006 |pages=163–67 |isbn=1-4259-7140-7}}</ref> Though pre-release television broadcast rights had been sold to [[CBS]] for over $10 million, the film produced a net loss of $10.4 million for Motown and Universal.<ref name="harpole">{{cite book |last=Harpole |first=Charles |title=History of the American Cinema |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica0000unse_x8l5/page/64 64, 65, 219, 220, 290] | isbn=0-684-80463-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica0000unse_x8l5/page/64}}</ref><ref name="dreamgirl" /> At the time, it was the most expensive film musical ever made.<ref name="skow">{{cite magazine |last=Skow |first=John |title=Nowhere Over the Rainbow |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 30, 1978 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912236,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205190138/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912236,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2007}}</ref> The film's failure ended Ross's short career on the big screen and contributed to the Hollywood studios' reluctance to produce the all-black film projects which had become popular during the [[blaxploitation]] era of the early to mid-1970s for several years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moon |first1=Spencer |first2=George |last2=Hill |title=Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1997 |isbn=0-313-29830-0 |no-pp=true |page=xii |url=https://archive.org/details/reelblacktalksou00moon}}</ref><ref name="benshoff">{{cite book |last1=Benshoff |first1=Harry M. |first2=Sean |last2=Griffin |title=America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=0-631-22583-8 |page=88}}</ref><ref name="George">{{cite book |last=George |first=Nelson |title=Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=1985 |page=193}}</ref>

In 1979, Ross released ''[[The Boss (Diana Ross album)|The Boss]]'', continuing her popularity with dance audiences, as [[The Boss (Diana Ross song)|the title song]] became a number-one dance single. On July 16, 1979, Ross guest-hosted an episode of Johnny Carson's ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', featuring [[Lynda Carter]], [[George Carlin]], and [[Muhammad Ali]] as guests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy_bRxK7mNM|title=Diana Ross guest host of the Tonight Show - July 16, 1979 (Full Episode)|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=August 14, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy_bRxK7mNM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Ross hosted the [[HBO]] special, ''Standing Room Only'', filmed at [[Caesars Palace]]'s Circus Maximus Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, during her "Tour '79" concert tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XICDjK_I5_k|title=Diana Ross - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Caesar's Palace, 1979 Opening (Part 1 of 17)|last=TheReturnOfStephan1|date=June 13, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=September 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904064540/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XICDjK_I5_k&feature=related|url-status=live}}</ref> This concert special is noted for its opening, during which Ross literally makes her entrance through a movie screen. In November of that year, Ross performed ''The Boss'' album's title track as a featured artist during the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavCUPbL7ME|title=The Boss (Macy's Parade)|last=Scott Pangburn|date=December 22, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122124329/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavCUPbL7ME|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1980, Ross released her most successful album to date, ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]''. Composed by [[Chic (band)|Chic]]'s guitarist [[Nile Rodgers]] and bassist [[Bernard Edwards]], the album included the hits "[[I'm Coming Out]]" and "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]", the latter becoming her fifth chart-topping single in the U.S.

Ross scored a Top 10 hit in late 1980 with the theme song to the film ''[[It's My Turn (film)|It's My Turn]]''. Continuing her connections with Hollywood, Ross recorded the duet ballad "[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]", with [[Lionel Richie]]. The song would become her sixth and final single to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

===1981–1987: Leaving Motown and RCA years===
[[File:Diana Ross (1981).jpg|thumb|Ross in 1981]]

Ross began negotiations to leave Motown at the end of 1980. After over 20 years with the label, Ross received US$250,000 as severance. [[RCA Records]] offered Ross a $20 million, seven-year recording contract, which gave her complete production control of her albums. Before signing onto the label, Ross allegedly asked Berry Gordy if he could match RCA's offer. Gordy stated that doing so was "impossible". Ross then signed with RCA on May 20, 1981. At the time, Ross's was music history's most expensive recording deal.

In October 1981, Ross released her first RCA album, ''[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]''. The album sold over a million copies and featured hit singles such as her remake of the [[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|classic hit of the same name]] and "[[Mirror Mirror (Diana Ross song)|Mirror Mirror]]". Shortly thereafter, Ross established her production company, named Anaid Productions ("Diana" spelled backwards), and also began investing in real estate and touring extensively in the United States and abroad.

Before the release of ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'', Ross hosted her first TV special in four years, ''Diana''. Directed by [[Steve Binder]], the concert portions of the special were filmed at [[Inglewood, California]]'s 17,500-seat [[Kia Forum|The Forum]] indoor stadium and featured performances by [[Michael Jackson]], [[Muhammad Ali]], ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' actor [[Larry Hagman]], music impresario [[Quincy Jones]] and members of the [[Joffrey Ballet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/02/arts/tv-an-hour-of-diana-ross.html|title=TV: AN HOUR OF DIANA ROSS|date=March 2, 1981|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084944/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/02/arts/tv-an-hour-of-diana-ross.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMFw-sMH0h4|title=Diana Ross – Diana TV Special 1981 (Full Show)|last=Nandy Ross|date=November 4, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911002210/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMFw-sMH0h4&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early 1982, Ross sang "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at [[Super Bowl XVI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAki6VTx1Y|title=The Star Spangled Banner|last=Scott Pangburn|date=December 23, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907102118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAki6VTx1Y|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared on the musical variety show ''[[Soul Train]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyKsTXWSSY|title=Diana Ross Full Episode Soul Train 1982 Interview with Don Cornelius|last=fred fishers|date=April 23, 2017|via=YouTube|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317043705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyKsTXWSSY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The episode, devoted completely to her, featured Ross performing several songs from ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love''.

On May 6, 1982, Ross was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hwof.com/star/recording/diana-ross/462|title=Diana Ross :: The Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Hwof.com|access-date=March 3, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164805/http://www.hwof.com/star/recording/diana-ross/462|url-status=live}}</ref> She followed up the success of ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' with ''[[Silk Electric]]'', which featured the Michael Jackson-written and -produced "[[Muscles (song)|Muscles]]", resulting in another Top 10 Grammy nominated success for Ross. The album eventually went gold on the strength of that song. In 1983, Ross ventured further out of her earlier soul-based sound for a more [[pop rock]]-oriented sound following the release of the ''[[Ross (1983 album)|Ross]]'' album. Though the album featured the Top 40 hit single, "[[Pieces of Ice]]", the ''Ross'' album did not generate any more hits or achieve gold status.

[[File:DianaRossPlayground NYC.jpg|thumb|The [[Diana Ross Playground]]]]
On July 21, 1983, Ross performed a free concert on [[Central Park]]'s [[Great Lawn and Turtle Pond|Great Lawn]], aired live worldwide by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Proceeds of the concert would be donated to build a playground in the singer's name. Midway through the beginning of the show, a torrential downpour began. Ross tried to continue performing, but the severe weather forced the show to be stopped after 45 minutes. Ross urged the large crowd to exit the venue safely, promising to perform the next day.

The next day's concert suffered no rain, but the memorabilia that was supposed to be sold to raise money for the playground had already been destroyed by the storm. When journalists discovered the exorbitant costs of the two concerts, Ross faced criticism from Mayor [[Ed Koch]] and the Parks Department commissioner. During a subsequent mayoral press conference, Ross handed Koch a check for US$250,000 for the project.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbEDAAAAMBAJ&q=diana+ross+ed+koch+250%2C000&pg=PA46|magazine=Jet|title=Diana Ross Comes Up With $250,000 For NYC Playground|date=February 6, 1984|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909235714/https://books.google.com/books?id=BbEDAAAAMBAJ&q=diana+ross+ed+koch+250%2C000&pg=PA46|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Diana Ross Playground]] was built three years later.<ref>Anderson, Susan Heller and Deirdre Carmody (September 12, 1986). [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/12/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-start-at-ross-playground.html "New York Day by Day; Start at Ross Playground"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192311/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/12/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-start-at-ross-playground.html |date=July 21, 2018 }}. ''The New York Times''.</ref>

In 1984, Ross released ''[[Swept Away (Diana Ross album)|Swept Away]]''. The album featured "[[All of You (Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross song)|All of You]]", a duet with friend [[Julio Iglesias]]. The single was featured on both Ross's album and Iglesias's ''[[1100 Bel Air Place]]'', his first English-language album. It became an international hit, as did the [[Lionel Richie]]-penned ballad "[[Missing You (Diana Ross song)|Missing You]]", composed as a tribute to [[Marvin Gaye]], who [[Killing of Marvin Gaye|had been killed earlier that year]]. ''[[Swept Away (Diana Ross album)|Swept Away]]'' garnered gold record sales status.

Her 1985 album ''[[Eaten Alive (album)|Eaten Alive]]'', produced by [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]], garnered a number one single overseas and a Top 20 spot on the album charts. The song "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]" reached number one in the U.K., Australia, South Africa, Israel and Ireland, and [[Eaten Alive (song)|the title track]], a collaboration with Michael Jackson and Gibb, also performed well. Both songs had strong music videos that propelled the tracks to success. The "Eaten Alive" video was patterned after the 1970s horror film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'', while the one for "[[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)|Chain Reaction]]" saluted the 1960s ''[[American Bandstand]]''-style TV shows. The video for "Experience", the third single from the album, reignited the "Eaten Alive" romantic storyline with Ross and actor [[Joseph Gian]].

Earlier in 1985, Ross appeared as part of USA for Africa's "[[We Are the World]]" charity single, which sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Ross's 1987 follow-up to ''Eaten Alive'', ''[[Red Hot Rhythm & Blues]]'' found less success; it reached No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] chart and No. 12 in Sweden. However, the album's accompanying television special was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won two: Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program ([[Ray Aghayan]] and [[Ret Turner]]) and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Miniseries or a Special (Greg Brunton).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9byLni-1xY|title=Diana Ross "Red Hot Rhythm & Blues" – 1.7|last=dianarossbroadcast|date=September 5, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195442/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9byLni-1xY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 27, 1986, Ross hosted the [[American Music Awards of 1986|13th annual]] ''[[American Music Awards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyWBCh1H7g|title=Diana Ross – Eaten Alive (Live) 13th Annual AMA's 1986|last=Nandy Ross|date=July 11, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918080033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyWBCh1H7g|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross returned the next year to host the [[American Music Awards of 1987|14th annual telecast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjwf7gaGvo|title=Diana Ross Touch By Touch at 14th Annual AMA's 1987|last=Nandy Ross|date=May 10, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014324/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjwf7gaGvo&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1988–1999: Return to Motown===
In 1988, Ross chose to not renew her RCA contract and had been in talks with her former mentor Berry Gordy to return to Motown. When she learned of Gordy's plans to sell Motown, Ross tried advising him against the decision, though he ended up selling it to [[MCA Records]] in June of that year. Following the sale of the company, Ross was asked to return to the Motown label with the condition that she have shares in the company as a part-owner; Ross accepted the offer.

That same year, Ross was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Supremes alongside her former singing partners Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. She also recorded the theme song to animated adventure drama film ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' (1988). "[[If We Hold on Together]]" became an international hit, reaching number one in Japan.

Ross's next album, 1989's ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'', was not a commercial success, despite the title track reaching the top three of the ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/bsi/|title=Diana Ross Workin' Overtime Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054253/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/368022|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Albums chart, and achieved top 25 placings in Japan and the UK, attaining a silver certification in the latter country. Subsequent releases, such as ''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' (1991), ''[[Take Me Higher]]'' (1995), and ''[[Every Day Is a New Day]]'' (1999) produced similar results, achieving more international than domestic success.

In 1991, Ross became one of the few American artists to have headlined the annual [[Royal Variety Performance]], performing a selection of her UK hits before [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xZwzXEz2o|title=Diana Ross Live at The Royal Variety Performance [1991] (Full Concert)|last=Diana Ross Fan Club|date=May 25, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126114359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xZwzXEz2o&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> This marked her second appearance at the Royal Variety Performance, the first being in 1968 with the Supremes.

''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' sparked an international comeback of sorts when the album went [[double platinum]] in the UK.<ref>BPI 1991-UK, ''[[Music Week]]''.</ref> led by the near chart-topping No. 2 UK hit single "[[When You Tell Me That You Love Me]]". The single's duet version with Irish [[boy band]], [[Westlife]], also hit No. 2 in the UK in 2005. The album performed well across Europe and into Japan as ''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' achieved Gold record status in the nation. The album produced an astounding 9 singles across international territories, including another Top 10 hit, "One Shining Moment".

In 1993, Ross returned to acting with a dramatic role in the television film, ''[[Out of Darkness (film)|Out of Darkness]]''. Ross won acclaim for her role in the TV movie and earned her third [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nomination, although she did not win.

In 1994, ''[[One Woman: The Ultimate Collection]]'', a career retrospective compilation, became a number one hit in the UK, selling quadruple platinum, and selling well across Europe and in the English-speaking world. The retrospective was EMI's alternative to Motown's box set ''[[Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs]]''.

Ross performed during the opening ceremony of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Chicago]], and during the pre-match entertainment of the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]] final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]. The World Cup ceremony had her take a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] that was staged for her to score, and the goalposts were intended to fall down from the power of her shot. She infamously missed the penalty instead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloomfield|first=Craig|title=Grace Jones and FIFA, Diana Ross at USA 94 and six of the best unlikely entertainers at sport|url=http://talksport.com/magazine/features/2011-06-02/grace-jones-and-fifa-diana-ross-usa-94-and-six-best-unlikely-entertainers-sport|work=talksport.com|publisher=talkSPORT|access-date=January 4, 2014|date=June 2, 2011|archive-date=January 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104214348/http://talksport.com/magazine/features/2011-06-02/grace-jones-and-fifa-diana-ross-usa-94-and-six-best-unlikely-entertainers-sport|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 28, 1996, Ross performed at the [[Super Bowl XXX halftime show]], held at the [[Sun Devil Stadium]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCEY7kXDvCQ|title=Diana Ross - Half Time Show at Super Bowl XXX 1996|last=Nandy Ross|date=July 11, 2015|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208053441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCEY7kXDvCQ|url-status=live}}</ref> Earlier that month, Ross's Tokyo concert, ''Diana Ross: Live in Japan'', filmed live at the city's Nippon Budokan Stadium, was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1434r-V48w|title=Diana Ross Live in Tokyo, Japan 1996 (Full Concert)|last=Nandy Ross|date=October 4, 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409232421/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1434r-V48w|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 1996, Ross received the [[World Music Awards]]' Lifelong Contribution to the Music Industry Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tw8LdKTT2I|title=Diana Ross – (Live) 1996 World Music Awards|last=Nandy Ross|date=June 22, 2015|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310110620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tw8LdKTT2I&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 29, [[EMI]] released the compilation album, ''Voice of Love'', featuring the singles "In the Ones You Love", "You Are Not Alone" and "I Hear (The Voice of Love)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7q8T29K6RI|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310110620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7q8T29K6RI&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 8, 1997, EMI released the Japanese edition of Ross's album, ''A Gift of Love'', featuring the single, "Promise Me You'll Try".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKdCH6ukpw|title=Diana Ross – Promise me You'll Try HQ BEST|last=Junior Lara|date=November 3, 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310082136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKdCH6ukpw&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, she performed with operatic tenors [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]] again at the Superconcert of the Century concert, held in [[Taipei]], Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCfLfN1lRQ|title=Diana Ross, Placido Domingo & Jose Carreras Super Concert Taipei, Taiwan 1997|last=Nandy Ross|date=November 9, 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195443/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCfLfN1lRQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> She later inducted [[the Jackson 5]] into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7acND-upYM|title=The Jacksons & Diana Ross on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Pt 1|last=mjsoul1982|date=June 5, 2012|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520093336/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7acND-upYM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 19, 1998, Ross hosted the Motown 40 telecast on ABC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIacHMHetC8|title=Motown 40: The Music Is Forever 1|last=fred fishers|date=November 7, 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319063959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIacHMHetC8&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Ross was named the most successful female singer in the history of the United Kingdom charts, based upon a tally of her career hits. [[Madonna]] would soon succeed Ross as the most successful female artist in the UK. Later that year, Ross presented at the [[1999 MTV Video Music Awards]] in September of the year and shocked the audience by touching rapper [[Lil' Kim]]'s exposed breast and pasty-covered nipple, amazed at the young rapper's brashness.<ref name=EW2002>[https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345909__339339_4,00.html "Diana Ross and Lil' Kim's wild VMA moment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924163848/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345909__339339_4,00.html |date=September 24, 2013 }}, Lisa Costantini, August 21, 2002, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved March 26, 2007.</ref>

In 1999, she and [[Brandy Norwood]] co-starred in the television movie, ''[[Double Platinum (film)|Double Platinum]]'', which was aired prior to the release of Ross's album, ''[[Every Day Is a New Day]]''. From that album, Ross scored a Top 10 hit in the UK in November that year with "[[Not Over You Yet]]".

===2000–2003: Supremes reunion===
{{Main|Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever|Return to Love Tour}}

Ross reunited with [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] first in 1976 to attend the funeral service of [[Florence Ballard]], who had died in February of that year. In March 1983, Ross agreed to reunite with Wilson and [[Cindy Birdsong]] for the television special ''[[Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever]]''. The Supremes did not rehearse their performance for that evening, due to time constraints. A scheduled medley of hits was cancelled.

Instead of following producer [[Suzanne de Passe]]'s instructions to recreate their choreography from their final [[The Ed Sullivan Show|Ed Sullivan Show]] appearance, Wilson (according to her autobiography) planned with Birdsong to take a step forward every time Ross did the same, then began to sing lead on the group's final number-one hit song, "[[Someday We'll Be Together]]", on which Wilson did not perform.

Later, Wilson introduced Berry Gordy from the stage (unaware that the program's script called for Ross to introduce Gordy), at which point Ross subtly pushed down Wilson's hand-held microphone, stating, "It's been taken care of." Ross then re-introduced Gordy.<ref>Wilson, Mary, ''Dreamgirl, My Life as a Supreme''; Taraborrelli, Randy, ''Call Her Miss Ross: The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross''; George, Nelson ''Where Did Our Love Go?, The Rise & Fall of Motown''.</ref><ref>Posner, Gerald. ''Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power,'' pp. 308–09, and Taraborrelli, Randy, ''The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross''.</ref> These moments were excised from the final edit of the taped special, but still made their way into the news media; ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine reported that "Ross [did] some elbowing to get Wilson out of the spotlight."<ref>Wilson, Mary. ''Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme'', pp. 1–5. Taken from Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1986, 1990, 2000). ''[[Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme|Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme]]''. New York: Cooper Square Publishers. {{ISBN|0-8154-1000-X}}.</ref>

In 1999, Ross and mega-tour promoter SFX Entertainment (which later became [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]]) began negotiations regarding a Diana Ross tour which would include a Supremes segment. During negotiations with Ross, the promoters considered the creation of a Supremes tour, instead. Ross agreed. As the tour's co-producer, Ross invited all living former Supremes to participate. Neither [[Jean Terrell]] nor late 1970s member [[Susaye Greene]] chose to participate. 70s Supremes [[Lynda Laurence]] and [[Scherrie Payne]] were then touring as [[Former Ladies of the Supremes]].

Ross contacted Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, who then began negotiations with SFX. Negotiations with Wilson and Birdsong (who allowed Wilson to negotiate on her behalf) failed when Wilson refused SFX's and Ross's offer of $4 million for 30 performances. Following the passage of SFX's final deadline for Wilson to accept their offer, Payne and Laurence, already negotiating with SFX, signed on to perform with Ross on the tour.

Laurence and Payne would later say that they got along well with Ross. The newly formed group performed together on ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' and ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', as well as [[VH1]]'s ''[[VH1 Divas#VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross|VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross]]''. The [[Return to Love Tour]] launched in June 2000, to a capacity audience in Philadelphia. The tour's final performance was at [[New York City]]'s [[Madison Square Garden]]. The tour was cancelled by SFX shortly thereafter, due to mediocre ticket sales, despite glowing reviews from media as varied as ''Billboard'' magazine, the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and ''[[The Village Voice]]'' newspapers.

On December 5, 2000, Ross received a Heroes Award from the [[The Recording Academy|National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]] (NARAS). The Heroes Award is the highest distinction bestowed by the New York Chapter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/a9acdea950eeba2c67346626bb3dcd94/DIANA-ROSS-AND-BB-KING-RECEIVE-HEROES-AWARDS/|title=DIANA ROSS AND B.B. KING RECEIVE HEROES AWARDS|website=UPI|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181027/https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/a9acdea950eeba2c67346626bb3dcd94/DIANA-ROSS-AND-BB-KING-RECEIVE-HEROES-AWARDS/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Diana Ross's first public post-RTL appearance was at a fundraiser for former president [[Bill Clinton]]. In January 2001, ''[[Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross]]'' was released in the United Kingdom, becoming Ross's 17th gold album in that country. In June, Ross presented costume designer [[Bob Mackie]] with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Fashion Awards.

Two days before the [[September 11 attacks]], Ross performed "[[God Bless America]]" at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] before the tournament's women's final, between [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]]. Immediately following the attacks, Ross performed the song again at [[Shea Stadium]], before the [[New York Mets]] first game, after driving cross-country to be with her children (in the wake of the attacks, flying in the U.S. was temporarily restricted.).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxA6QkcBfwk|title=Diana Ross performs "God Bless America" at Shea|last=MLB|date=September 11, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195453/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxA6QkcBfwk&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross teamed with legendary singers [[Patti LaBelle]] and [[Eartha Kitt]], among others, for a Nile Rodgers-produced recording of [[Sister Sledge]]'s classic disco hit, "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]", recorded to benefit the families of 9/11 victims.

In May 2002, Ross and all five of her children appeared on [[Barbara Walters]]' [[Mother's Day]] television special. Shortly thereafter, Ross admitted herself into the 30-day substance abuse program at the Promises Institute in [[Malibu, California]], after friends and family began to notice a burgeoning [[Alcoholism|alcohol problem]]. Ross left the program three weeks later and began to fulfill previously scheduled concert dates, beginning with a performance before a 60,000-strong crowd at London's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], for [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]' [[The Prince's Trust|Prince's Trust]] charity.

U.S. ticket sales for the new tour were brisk, from coast to coast. Venues, such as [[Long Island]]'s [[Theatre at Westbury|Westbury Music Fair]], California's [[Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts]] and Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, attempted to add extra shows, due to public demand. Sold-out performances in [[Boston]] and [[Ontario]], Canada, followed. In August, shortly after the tour began, however, Ross re-entered the Promises Institute's substance abuse rehabilitation program. That December, during her stay at Arizona's Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Ross was pulled over by Tucson police for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. She failed a [[breathalizer]] test and was arrested for a [[Driving under the influence|DUI]]. Ross was later sentenced to 48 hours in jail, which she served near her home in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].

In January 2003, Ross was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by Nile Rodgers' [[We Are Family Foundation]]. Shortly thereafter, Ross was feted as an honored guest at the National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters Awards. Later that year, Ross was the guest performer at that year's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]'s [[Anna Wintour Costume Center|Costume Institute]]'s annual gala, in an ensemble custom-designed by fashion designer [[Tom Ford]], followed by an appearance as the surprise celebrity model for American couturier Dennis Basso's runway show.

In February 2003, the Supremes were honored by the [[Rhythm and Blues Foundation]] with its Pioneer Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhythmblues.org/awards.php?year=2003 |title=Pioneer Awards |access-date=5 June 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302124355/http://www.rhythmblues.org/awards.php?year=2003 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 }}</ref>

===2004–2019: Later career===
[[File:Diana Ross is applauded by her fellow Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|right|Ross is applauded by her fellow [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] honorees as she is recognized for her career achievements by President [[George W. Bush]] in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]] Sunday, December 2, 2007, during the Kennedy Center Gala Reception. From left to right: singer-songwriter [[Brian Wilson]]; filmmaker [[Martin Scorsese]]; Ross; comedian, actor and author [[Steve Martin]], and pianist [[Leon Fleisher]].]]

In May 2004, Ross and daughter [[Tracee Ellis Ross]] appeared on the cover of ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' magazine, in celebration of its 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/112308584428086150|title=Miss Diana Ross|website=Pinterest|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802194847/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/112308584428086150/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 8, 2004, Ross was the featured performer for [[Stevie Wonder]]'s [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]]' Century Award tribute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92yyqXmx3M|title=Diana Ross - Stevie Wonder Tribute|last=BronzeVenus|date=July 23, 2007|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511082310/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j92yyqXmx3M|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 14, 2005, Ross performed at the ''[[Tsunami Aid|Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope]]'' TV concert to help raise money for the [[tsunami]] victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zii4u8Yzs|title=Diana Ross - Tsunami Aid Concert of Hope [2005]|last=Ilona D|date=August 2, 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820193006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zii4u8Yzs&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 20, 2005, Ross launched her M.A.C. Icon makeup collection, as part of the beauty corporation's Icon Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhFwaWboYE|title=Diana Ross Mac's 2005 Beauty Icon [ Paris 2005 ]|last=dianarossitalianfan|date=September 2, 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130091654/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhFwaWboYE&app=desktop|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Ross participated in [[Rod Stewart]]'s ''[[Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV]]'' recording a duet version of the Gershwin standard, "[[I've Got a Crush on You]]". The song was released as promotion for the album and later reached No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] chart, marking her first ''Billboard'' chart entry since 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/asi/|title=Diana Ross I've Got A Crush on You Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054212/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/adult-contemporary/song/487766|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross was featured in another hit duet, this time with [[Westlife]], on a cover of Ross's 1991 hit "[[When You Tell Me That You Love Me]]", repeating the original recording's chart success, garnering a No. 2 [[UK Singles Chart]] hit (No. 1 in Ireland).

Also in 2005, Ross was featured as an honored guest at [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s Legends Ball Weekend, a three-day celebration honoring 25 African-American women in art, entertainment and civil rights. On May 22, 2006, a year after the celebration, a one-hour program about the weekend aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], including celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes moments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/the-legends-ball/all|title=The Legends Ball|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181012/http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/the-legends-ball/all|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 22, 2006, Ross's televised Central Park concerts, entitled "For One & for All", were named [[TV Land Award]]s' Viewer's Choice for Television's Greatest Music Moment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqP_0uYBPFQ|title=Diana Ross - Medley|last=Bennediict|date=January 6, 2010|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825054114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqP_0uYBPFQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2006, [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] released Ross's shelved 1972 ''[[Blue (Diana Ross album)|Blue]]'' album. It peaked at No. 2 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Top Jazz Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/jls/|title=Diana Ross Blue Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518094350/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/jazz-albums/song/501878|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2006, Ross released her first studio album in seven years with ''[[I Love You (Diana Ross album)|I Love You]]''. It would be released on [[EMI Records|EMI]]/[[Manhattan Records]] in the United States in January 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56459/new-diana-ross-album-to-get-us-release|title=New Diana Ross Album To Get U.S. Release|date=December 13, 2006|author=Cohen, Jonathan|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819205759/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56459/new-diana-ross-album-to-get-us-release|url-status=live}}</ref> [[EMI|EMI Inside]] later reported the album had sold more than 622,000 copies worldwide. "I Love You" peaked at No. 32 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 200 albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/tlp/|title=Diana Ross I Love You Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518094318/https://www.billboard.com/music/diana-ross/chart-history/billboard-200/song/520678|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 16 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top R&B Albums chart. Ross later ventured on a [[I Love You Tour|world tour]] to promote ''I Love You''. In 2007, Ross was honored with the [[BET Awards]]' Lifetime Achievement Award and, later, as one of the honorees at the [[Kennedy Center Honors]].

[[File:DianaRoss 027.jpg|thumb|Ross in concert in [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands, 2007]]
On August 28, 2008, Ross performed at the opening of the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament, as part of a tribute to [[Billie Jean King]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-news-photo/97330843#/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-king-picture-id97330843|title=Diana Ross sings at US Open Tennis tribute to Billie Jean Ki|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180543/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-news-photo/97330843#/diana-ross-sings-at-us-open-tennis-tribute-to-billie-jean-king-picture-id97330843|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CabXQsZsics|title=Diana Ross - US Open 2006 - Part 1|last=Bennediict|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308153747/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CabXQsZsics&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross headlined the 2008 [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in [[Oslo]], Norway.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1302460/diana-ross-to-headline-nobel-peace-prize-concert|title=Diana Ross To Headline Nobel Peace Prize Concert|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054226/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1302460/diana-ross-to-headline-nobel-peace-prize-concert|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPJ2W3Puqo|title=Diana Ross - Instrumental Intro & I'm Coming Out (live at the Nobel peace prize concert)|last=Dellerss|date=December 12, 2008|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017155920/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPJ2W3Puqo|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2009, Ross was the featured performer at the annual ''Symphonica in Rosso'' concert series, held at the [[GelreDome]] Stadium in [[Arnhem]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVK-4tET4M| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310082136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVK-4tET4M&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=March 10, 2020|title=DIANA ROSS - LIVE 2009 Symphonica in Rosso|last=greattime007|date=October 17, 2009|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 2010, Ross embarked on her first headlining tour in three years titled the ''[[More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour]]''. Dedicated to the memory of her late friend [[Michael Jackson]], the concert tour garnered positive reviews, nationwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/arts/music/21ross.html|title=Diana Ross at Radio City, From Motown to Disco and Beyond|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=May 20, 2010|website=The New York Times|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181433/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/arts/music/21ross.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Ross was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/190-diana-ross|title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - DIANA ROSS|first=Gary|last=Johnson|website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005152154/http://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/190-diana-ross|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2012, Ross received her first [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]], for [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement]], and announced the nominees for the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/diana-ross|title=Diana Ross|date=March 17, 2014|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207112047/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/diana-ross|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, a DVD of her Central Park concert performances, ''For One & For All'', was released and featured commentary from [[Steve Binder]], who directed the special. A month later, on December 9, she performed as the marquee and headlining performer at the [[White House]]-hosted ''[[Christmas in Washington]]'' concert, where she performed before former President [[Barack Obama]]. The event was later broadcast as an annual special on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]].

In 2013, Ross completed a tour in South America and a tour in the United States. On July 3, 2014, Ross was awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Award for "her extraordinary contribution to contemporary jazz vocals", at the [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]]. On November 20, 2014, Ross presented the Dick Clark Award for Excellence to [[Taylor Swift]] at the [[American Music Awards]].

In 2015, Ross appeared in the video for the song "How to Live Alone" performed by her son [[Evan Ross]]. On April 1, 2015, Ross began the first of nine performances as a part of her mini-residency, ''[[The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade]]'' at [[The Venetian Las Vegas|The Venetian]] in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jan/26/confirmed-diana-ross-returns-las-vegas-start-new-m/ |title=Confirmed! Diana Ross returns to Las Vegas with start of mini-residency |work=Las Vegas Sun News |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716023141/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jan/26/confirmed-diana-ross-returns-las-vegas-start-new-m/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Weatherfordlas |first=Mike |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/reel/diana-ross-doing-nine-show-stretch-venetian |title=Diana Ross doing nine-show stretch at Venetian |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 26, 2015 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716000522/http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/reel/diana-ross-doing-nine-show-stretch-venetian |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 27, 2015, [[Motown]]/[[Universal Records (1995−2005)|Universal]] released the album ''[[Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz]]'', recorded in 1978. The album features Ross's versions of songs from the film version of the musical ''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]'', in which she starred along with Michael Jackson, [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Ted Ross]], [[Richard Pryor]] and [[Lena Horne]].

In February 2016, Ross resumed her [[In the Name of Love Tour]], which began in 2013. On November 22, 2016, Ross was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by [[Barack Obama|President Obama]].<ref name="Time_MoF">{{cite web |url=http://time.com/4580807/president-obama-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ |title=President Obama Awards 21 Presidential Medals of Freedom |newspaper=Time |date=November 22, 2016 |first=Maya |last=Rhodan |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420145005/http://time.com/4580807/president-obama-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2016, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine named her the 50th most successful dance club artist of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|title=Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003540/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 30, 2017, Ross headlined the [[Essence Music Festival|Essence Festival]] in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her daughter Rhonda Ross-Kendrick performing as the opening act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/festival/2017-essence-festival/essence-fest-diana-ross-exclusive|title=ESSENCE Fest Exclusive: Diana Ross Talks Legacy, Proudest Moments & What She's Looking Forward To About Performing In NOLA|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235127/https://www.essence.com/festival/2017-essence-festival/essence-fest-diana-ross-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZNVCeaA1c|title=Diana Ross Essence Festival 2017|last=freshfittedz|date=June 30, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZNVCeaA1c&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 19, 2017, Ross received the [[American Music Awards]] [[American Music Award for Achievement|Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theamas.com/2017/11/diana-ross-was-a-legend-at-the-amas/|title=Diana Ross Reminded Us All Why She's a Legend at the AMAs|website=theamas.com|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181141/https://www.theamas.com/2017/11/diana-ross-was-a-legend-at-the-amas/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross performed several of her hits, ending with "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]", during which she brought all of her grandchildren onstage. Her eldest grandson, eight-year-old Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick, son of Rhonda Ross-Kendrick and husband, Rodney, performed an impromptu dance behind Ross, which gained attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diana-ross-grandson-amas_us_5a128868e4b045cf43724ab0|title=Diana Ross' Grandson Stole The Show During Her AMA Performance|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro|date=November 20, 2017|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210194517/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diana-ross-grandson-amas_us_5a128868e4b045cf43724ab0|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross was then joined onstage by all of her children, their spouses, first ex-husband Robert Ellis, Smokey Robinson (who brought Ross to Motown) and Motown founder, Berry Gordy.

In December 2017, Ross appeared on the [[HSN|Home Shopping Network]] to promote her first fragrance, Diamond Diana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsn.com/products/diamond-diana-diana-ross-34-fl-oz-eau-de-parfum/8520364|title=Diamond Diana Diana Ross 3.4 fl. oz. Eau de Parfum - 8520364 - HSN|website=HSN|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002246/https://www.hsn.com/products/diamond-diana-diana-ross-34-fl-oz-eau-de-parfum/8520364|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The fragrance sold out within hours. Ross made several hour-long appearances on the network, and also released a tie-in CD retrospective collection of her music titled ''Diamond Diana''. ''Diamond Diana'' peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' R&B Albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-01-27|title=R&B Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331145228/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2018-01-27|url-status=live}}</ref> and No. 5 on its Top Album Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2018-01-27|title=Top Album Sales : Page 1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310045735/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2018-01-27|url-status=live}}</ref> The CD's first single release, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017", remixed by [[Eric Kupper]], reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-01-20|title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328011725/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-01-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 8, 2018, Ross began a new mini-residency at [[Wynn Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/Entertainment/DianaRoss|title=Las Vegas Shows - Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Resort|website=Wynnlasvegas.com|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209135633/http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/Entertainment/DianaRoss|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 4, 2018, Ross scored another No. 1 hit on Billboard's Top Dance Chart with "I'm Coming Out/Upside Down 2018".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-08-04|title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart|website=Billboard.com|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731062048/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2018-08-04|url-status=live}}</ref> She performed a song from a to-be-released compilation Christmas album at the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] on November 22, 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8482725/diana-ross-john-legend-bad-bunny-kane-brown-ella-mai-macys-thanksgiving-parade|title=Diana Ross, John Legend, Bad Bunny, Kane Brown & Ella Mai Set For Macy's Thanksgiving Parade|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101174743/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8482725/diana-ross-john-legend-bad-bunny-kane-brown-ella-mai-macys-thanksgiving-parade|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2018, Ross consolidated her status as a dance diva by ranking No. 3 in the Billboard ''[[Dance Club Songs]]'' Artists year-end chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-club-artists|title=2018 Billboard Year-End Charts: Dance Club Songs Artists|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218043423/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-club-artists|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 10, 2019, [[The Recording Academy]] honored Ross at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/diana-ross-set-perform-2019-grammy-awards|title=Diana Ross Is Set To Perform At The 2019 GRAMMYs|date=January 30, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111051201/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/diana-ross-set-perform-2019-grammy-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross performed "The Best Years of My Life" and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". In 2019, her song "The Boss" was remixed by [[Eric Kupper]] as "The Boss 2019", and reached No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s Top Dance Chart on April 13.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2019-04-13|title=DANCE CLUB SONGS|access-date=May 24, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417055058/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2019-04-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 10, 2019, it was announced that Ross would play the Sunday legends slot on the Pyramid Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] for the festival's 50th anniversary; however, the festival was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Then on November 10, 2021, Ross confirmed that she would play the legends slot at the 2022 festival.

===2020–present: ''Thank You'' and Glastonbury===
In May 2020, Ross released ''[[Supertonic: Mixes]]'', a collection of nine of her greatest hits remixed by [[Eric Kupper]] and featuring her four back-to-back No.1 hits on ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2017", "I'm Coming Out/Upside Down 2018", "The Boss 2019", and "Love Hangover 2020". In July 2020, "Supertonic: Mixes" was also released on CD and crystal-clear vinyl LP.

Ross released her twenty-fifth studio album ''[[Thank You (Diana Ross album)|Thank You]]'' in November 2021. It was written and recorded during the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 pandemic lockdown]] and contains her first original material since 1999's ''Every Day Is a New Day''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/17/diana-ross-thank-you-new-album|title=Diana Ross announces first new album in 15 years|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617040409/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/17/diana-ross-thank-you-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:DRossLongleat010722 (16 of 43) (52189231200).jpg|thumb|right|Ross performing live at [[Longleat]] in [[Wiltshire]], England, 2022]]
In May 2022, she released the single "[[Turn Up the Sunshine]]", a collaboration with [[psychedelic pop]] band [[Tame Impala]]. The track is the lead single from the [[Jack Antonoff]]-produced [[Minions: The Rise of Gru (soundtrack)|original soundtrack album]] of the film ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''. With the exception of this track, the album primarily features new spins on classic 1970s hits by artists such as [[Brittany Howard]], [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]], [[H.E.R.]], and many others.

On June 4, 2022, Ross appeared as the finale act at the [[Platinum Party at the Palace]] in celebration of the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61491629|title=Platinum Jubilee concert: Diana Ross and Queen to perform for the Queen|work=BBC News |date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/queen-adam-lambert-duran-duran-diana-ross-platinum-jubilee-concert-1363229/|title=See Queen + Adam Lambert, Duran Duran, Diana Ross Perform at Platinum Jubilee Concert|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=5 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> On June 10, Ross kicked off the UK leg of her ''Thank You Tour'' at [[Cardiff Castle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/diana-ross-cardiff-2022-list-24184933|title=Diana Ross in Cardiff 2022: List of banned items from the Cardiff Castle gig|website=walesonline.co.uk|last=Colderick|first=Stephanie|date=9 June 2022|access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> On June 26, Ross appeared live on the Pyramid Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2022|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61945821|title=Diana Ross brings Motown glamour to Glastonbury|website=BBC News|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=26 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/diana-ross-review-glastonbury-b2109999.html|title=Diana Ross review, Glastonbury 2022: Seventies throwbacks from a beloved pop icon|website=The Independent|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|date=27 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/26/diana-ross-glastonbury-2022-review-sunday-legends-disco-motown|title=Diana Ross at Glastonbury review – disco diva detonates explosion of joy|website=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=26 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>

On November 15, 2022, Ross received a 2023 Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for ''Thank You''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |publisher=Grammy.com |access-date=February 2, 2023}}</ref>

On June 9, 2023, Ross is kicking off the US leg of ''The Music Legacy Tour'' which celebrates her greatest #1 hits. In May, 2023, it was announced that Ross will perform at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] on October 14 and 15, 2023.

==Personal life==
===Relationships and family===
Ross has been married twice and has five children.

Ross became romantically involved with Motown CEO [[Berry Gordy]] in 1965. The relationship lasted several years, resulting in the birth of Ross's eldest child, [[Rhonda Ross Kendrick|Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein]], in August 1971. Two months into her pregnancy with Rhonda, in January 1971, Ross married music executive [[Robert Ellis Silberstein]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1232238/listen-15-songs-showcasing-diana-ross-as-she-celebrates-her-70th/ |title=LISTEN: 15 songs showcasing Diana Ross as she celebrates her 70th |publisher=Globalnews.ca |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715205253/http://globalnews.ca/news/1232238/listen-15-songs-showcasing-diana-ross-as-she-celebrates-her-70th/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who raised Rhonda as his own daughter, despite knowing her true paternity. Ross told Rhonda that Gordy was her biological father when Rhonda was 13 years old. Beforehand, Rhonda referred to Gordy as "Uncle B.B."

Ross has two daughters with Silberstein, [[Tracee Ellis Ross|Tracee Joy Silberstein (Tracee Ellis Ross)]] and Chudney Lane Silberstein, born in 1972 and 1975, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20066087,00.html|title=Mr. & Mrs. Diana Ross?|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=January 26, 1976|work=People|first=Robert|last=Windeler|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903121403/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20066087,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross and Silberstein divorced in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20072719,00.html|title=Showbiz Wiz|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=January 15, 1979|work=People|first=Kristin|last=McMurran|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903121401/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20072719,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Smokey Robinson]] said in an interview that he and Ross had an affair lasting approximately one year while Robinson was married to his first wife, Claudette. According to Robinson, Ross ended the affair as Robinson admitted to still being in love with Claudette, a friend of Ross's. When asked about Robinson's story, Ross's representative had no comment.<ref>https://www.today.com/popculture/news/smokey-robinson-affair-diana-ross-rcna82043</ref><ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/smokey-robinson-diana-ross-affair-1235317468/</ref>

Ross dated [[Gene Simmons]], bassist and co-lead singer for the band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], from 1980 to 1983.<ref name="SimmonsMirror">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/gene-simmons-i-horny-14-year-old-5801685 |title=Gene Simmons: 'I was a horny 14-year-old boy in the body of a man' |newspaper=Irish Mirror|date=June 1, 2015|first=Emma|last=Jones|access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045649/http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/gene-simmons-i-horny-14-year-old-5801685|url-status=live}}</ref> They began dating after [[Cher]], who had remained friends with Simmons following their break-up, suggested he ask Ross to help him choose her Christmas present. Simmons, in his autobiography, contends that he was not dating Cher when he met Ross. Ross ended her relationship with Simmons when he gave Ross the erroneous impression that he had resumed his relationship with Cher. Simmons' story differed in 2015 when he revealed that he fell in love with Ross while dating Cher, which ended Ross and Cher's friendship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/gene-simmons-fell-for-diana-ross-while-dating-cher/2015/06/01/78e33fc8-081b-11e5-951e-8e15090d64ae_story.html|title=Gene Simmons fell for Diana Ross while dating Cher|date=June 1, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194345/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/gene-simmons-fell-for-diana-ross-while-dating-cher/2015/06/01/78e33fc8-081b-11e5-951e-8e15090d64ae_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ross met her second husband, Norwegian shipping magnate [[Arne Næss Jr.]], in 1985, and married him the following year. She became stepmother to his three elder children; Katinka, Christoffer, and folk singer [[Leona Naess]]. They have two sons together: Ross Arne (born in 1987){{citation needed|date=September 2014}} and [[Evan Ross|Evan Olav]] (born in 1988). Ross and Næss divorced in 2000, after press reports revealed that Næss had fathered a child with another woman in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-11-16/features/0411160071_1_diana-ross-mix-of-older-fans-jail-time|title=A 'suburban mom': Diana Ross at 60|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=November 16, 2004|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Allison|last=Stewart|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903122756/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-11-16/features/0411160071_1_diana-ross-mix-of-older-fans-jail-time|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross considers Næss the love of her life.<ref name="Oprah25-93">{{Cite episode |title=Supreme Icon Diana Ross, Her 5 Children and Show-Stopping Performance |series=The Oprah Winfrey Show |date=February 25, 2011 |season=25 |number=93}}</ref> Næss fell to his death in a South African mountain climbing accident in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3395831.stm|title=Ross' ex-husband fell to his death|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=January 14, 2004|work=BBC|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129134810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3395831.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross remains close with her three ex-stepchildren.

Ross has seven grandchildren: grandson Raif-Henok (born in 2009 to her daughter Rhonda); grandsons Leif (born on June 5, 2016) and Indigo (born 2017), born to her son Ross Næss;<ref>[https://bibliogram.pussthecat.org/p/BGX7UkWRHhS Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222193108/https://bibliogram.pussthecat.org/p/BGX7UkWRHhS |date=December 22, 2021 }}: {{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BGX7UkWRHhS/|title=Instagram post by @kimberly_ryan • Jun 8, 2016 at 12:45 am UTC|website=Instagram|access-date=July 18, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909235755/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|url-status=live}}</ref> granddaughters Callaway Lane (born in 2012) and Everlee (born October 2019) born to Ross's daughter Chudney;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a29430157/diana-ross-kids/|title=Diana Ross has Five Children and Says She "Has So Much to Be Proud of"|access-date=December 7, 2019|date=October 16, 2019|work=Oprah Magazine|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208025400/https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a29430157/diana-ross-kids/|url-status=live}}</ref> granddaughter Jagger Snow (born in 2015), and grandson Ziggy (born in 2020) to her son Evan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pic-meet-diana-ross-just-born-granddaughter-callaway-lane-2012229m|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140901181058/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pic-meet-diana-ross-just-born-granddaughter-callaway-lane-2012229m|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2014|title=Meet Diana Ross' Just-Born Granddaughter Callaway Lane!|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=September 22, 2012|work=Us Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/07/31/ashlee-simpson-welcomes-daughter-jagger-snow-evan-ross/|title=Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson Welcome Daughter Jagger Snow|access-date=August 1, 2015|date=July 31, 2015|work=People|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190003/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/07/31/ashlee-simpson-welcomes-daughter-jagger-snow-evan-ross/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Religious views===
Diana Ross was raised in the [[Baptists|Baptist]] church. According to her 1993 autobiography, ''Secrets of a Sparrow'',<ref name="Secrets1993">{{cite book |title=Secrets of a Sparrow |isbn=0679428569 }}</ref> her initial performances were in the Bessemer Baptist Church of [[Bessemer, Alabama]], led by her maternal grandfather, Pastor William Moten, who (with his wife) raised her and her siblings there during their mother's bouts with [[tuberculosis]].

===2002 arrest===
Diana Ross was arrested for [[Driving under the influence|DUI]] on December 30, 2002, in [[Tucson, Arizona]], while undergoing substance abuse treatment at a local rehabilitation facility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Todd|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627727,00.html|title=Diana Ross Gets Jail Time for DUI – Diana Ross|work=People|access-date=December 27, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210029/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627727,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She later served a two-day sentence near her Connecticut estate.<ref name="Eonline2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/46840/diana-ross-does-time|title=Diana Ross Does Time|newspaper=Eonline.com|date=February 13, 2004|first=Lia|last=Haberman|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420051732/http://www.eonline.com/news/46840/diana-ross-does-time |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:Diana Hollywood Star.jpg|thumb|In 1982, Diana Ross received her first star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Apart from this star, Ross also received a second for her work with the Supremes. ]]
Ross has influenced many artists including [[Michael Jackson]], [[Beyoncé]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shmoop.com/if-i-were-a-boy/influences.html|title=Beyoncé Influences |publisher=Shmoop.com|access-date=July 15, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716045727/http://www.shmoop.com/if-i-were-a-boy/influences.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madonna]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Madonna - Diana Ross as her inspiration growing up.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg5vgv51udw|language=en|access-date=September 25, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420090810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg5vgv51udw&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jade Thirlwall]], [[Questlove]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/08/entertainment/la-et-diana-ross-20120208/2 |title=Commentary: Where's the love for the supreme Diana Ross? |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928045841/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/08/entertainment/la-et-diana-ross-20120208/2|archive-date=September 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ledisi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/08/entertainment/la-et-diana-ross-20120208|title = Commentary: Where's the love for the supreme Diana Ross?|website =Los Angeles Times|date = February 8, 2012|access-date = April 17, 2020|archive-date = June 8, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160608133725/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/08/entertainment/la-et-diana-ross-20120208|url-status = live}}</ref> and [[the Ting Tings]].<ref name="The Ting Tings">{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Walden|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/2284030-155/concert-preview-ting-tings-feeling-a|title=Concert preview: Ting Tings feeling a bit less 'Super Critical' now|date=March 26, 2015|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|access-date=February 23, 2016|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314031309/http://www.sltrib.com/home/2284030-155/concert-preview-ting-tings-feeling-a|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several of Ross's songs have been covered and [[Sampling (music)|sampled]]. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" has been featured in the film ''[[Chicken Little (2005 film)|Chicken Little]]''. The song has also been covered live and on albums by [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Amy Winehouse]]. [[Janet Jackson]] sampled "Love Hangover" on her 1997 song "My Need" (featured on the album ''[[The Velvet Rope]]''), having already sampled "Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together" by Ross & the Supremes on her 1993 tracks "[[You Want This]]" and "[[If (Janet Jackson song)|If]]" (both released as singles from the [[Janet (album)|Janet]] album). "Love Hangover" was also sampled in [[Monica (singer)|Monica]]'s 1998 number 1 "[[The First Night]]" as well as being sampled by [[Will Smith]], [[Master P]] (who also sampled "Missing You"), [[Heavy D]] and [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]], "[[It's Your Move (song)|It's Your Move]]" was sampled in 2011 by [[Vektroid]] for her song "Lisa Frank 420 / Modern Computing", which appeared in her ninth album ''[[Floral Shoppe]]'' under her one-time alias [[Macintosh Plus]]. "[[It's My House]]" was sampled by [[Lady Gaga]] for her song "Replay" which appeared on the 2020 album ''[[Chromatica]]''.

Various works have been inspired by Ross's career and life. The character of Deena Jones in both the play and film versions of ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' was inspired by Ross.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldies.about.com/b/2005/11/17/american-idols-jennifer-hudson-as-the-supremes-florence-ballard.htm|title=American Idol's Jennifer Hudson as the Supremes' Florence Ballard?|first=Robert |last=Fontenot|publisher=Oldies.about.com|date=September 10, 2007|access-date=December 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227101900/http://oldies.about.com/b/2005/11/17/american-idols-jennifer-hudson-as-the-supremes-florence-ballard.htm|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

''[[Motown: The Musical]]'' is a Broadway musical that launched on April 14, 2013. It is the story of Berry Gordy's creation of Motown Records and his romance with Diana Ross. She was portrayed by [[Valisia LeKae]] in 2013 and [[Lucy St. Louis]] in 2016. Ross was also portrayed by Candice Marie Woods (from 2017 to 2019) and Deri'Andra Tucker (2021) in the stage play ''[[Ain't Too Proud]]''. There have been many other portrayals of Ross in films, television and other media including [[Holly Robinson Peete]] in ''[[The Jacksons: An American Dream]]'' (1992) and [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child]] on ''[[American Soul]]'' (2019).

As a member of the Supremes, her songs "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "You Can't Hurry Love" are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.<ref>"[http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs-qs/ The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll (by artist)]". ''Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'', 2007. Retrieved on April 27, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514042642/http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs-qs/ |date=May 14, 2007 }}</ref> They were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1988, received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1994, and entered into the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]] in 1998. In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed the group at number 96 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316103016/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/ The Immortals: The First Fifty]". ''Rolling Stone'', Issue 946, March 24, 2004. Retrieved on July 4, 2004.</ref>

As lead singer of the Supremes and as a solo artist, Ross has earned 18 number-one singles (12 as lead singer of the Supremes and 6 as a solo artist). Ross is the only female artist to have number one singles as a solo artist; as the other half of a duet (Lionel Richie); as a member of a trio (the Supremes); and, as an ensemble member ("We Are the World" by USA for Africa). Ross was featured on [[the Notorious B.I.G.]]'s 1997 number-one hit "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]" since her voice from her 1980 hit "[[I'm Coming Out]]" was sampled for the song.

''Billboard'' magazine named Ross the "female entertainer of the century" in 1976. Ross is also one of the few recording artists to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—one as a solo artist and the other as a member of the Supremes. After her 1983 concert in Central Park, [[Diana Ross Playground]] was named in her honor with a groundbreaking opening ceremony in 1986.

Berry Gordy asked Ross to introduce The Jackson Five to the public. Eventually, public misunderstandings resulted in Ross erroneously being given credit for the discovery of [[the Jackson 5]]. Gordy decided that the misunderstanding was "good for business", so her "discovery" became a part of Motown's marketing and promotions plan for the Jackson 5. Consequently, their debut album was titled ''[[Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5]]''. Motown producer [[Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers|Bobby Taylor]] claims to have discovered the Jacksons, though, singer [[Gladys Knight]] also makes the claim.<ref>{{cite book|title=Diana Ross: A Biography| first=J. Randy|last= Taraborrelli|isbn=978-0-8065-2849-6|publisher=Citadel|date=May 1, 2007|page=209}}</ref> Even so, Ross embraced the role and became a good friend of Michael Jackson, serving as a mother figure to him.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dead Celebrities, Living Icons: Tragedy and Fame in the Age of the Multimedia Superstar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6TitThCzkkC&pg=PA191 |page=191 |last=Ebert |first=John David |publisher=Praeger – ABC-CLIO |date=2010 |isbn=9780313377648 |access-date=February 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801014554/https://books.google.com/books?id=g6TitThCzkkC&pg=PA191 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 24, 1985, [[Kaufman Astoria Studios]] held a dedication ceremony in [[Astoria, Queens]] to honor Ross by naming Studio 4 at the studios after her. The ''Diana Ross Building'' served as an acknowledgement of Ross's contribution in bringing the studio back to the forefront after being faced with possible demolition, through her involvement in ''The Wiz''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diana Ross jokes with Cheri (l.) and George Kaufman after ce|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-ross-jokes-with-cheri-and-george-kaufman-after-news-photo/97330801|website=gettyimages.com}}</ref>

In 2006, Ross was one of 25 African-American women saluted at [[Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball]], a three-day celebration, honoring their contributions to art, entertainment, and civil rights.

Diana Ross was named one of the [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Five Mighty Pop Divas of the Sixties]] along with [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Martha Reeves]], and [[Dionne Warwick]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dusty Springfield on The Ed Sullivan Show |url=https://www.edsullivan.com/dusty-springfield-on-ed-sullivan/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=EdSullivan.com}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Ross at number 87 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1 January 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/diana-ross-5-1234643067/|access-date=22 June 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross}}

On November 16, 2016, Ross was announced as one of the 21 recipients of the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the nation's highest civilian honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/16/502347068/these-are-the-21-people-receiving-the-nations-highest-civilian-honor|title=These Are The 21 People Receiving The Nation's Highest Civilian Honor|date=November 16, 2016|website=Npr.org|access-date=November 16, 2016|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116224356/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/16/502347068/these-are-the-21-people-receiving-the-nations-highest-civilian-honor|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Supremes co-founders Ross and the late Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard received the Grammys’ Lifetime Achievement Award, with Ross becoming the first woman to win the award twice (she earned a solo honor in 2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Supremes Get Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honor as the Late Mary Wilson's Friends and Family Celebrate|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/supremes-lifetime-achievement-recording-academy-mary-wilson-1235511550/amp/|website=variety.com|date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Diana Ross discography|The Supremes discography}}
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'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Diana Ross (1970 album)|Diana Ross]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Everything Is Everything (Diana Ross album)|Everything Is Everything]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Surrender (Diana Ross album)|Surrender]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Touch Me in the Morning (album)|Touch Me in the Morning]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Diana & Marvin]]'' (with [[Marvin Gaye]]) (1973)
* ''[[Last Time I Saw Him]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Diana Ross (1976 album)|Diana Ross]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Baby It's Me]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Ross (1978 album)|Ross]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Boss (Diana Ross album)|The Boss]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Silk Electric]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Ross (1983 album)|Ross]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Swept Away (Diana Ross album)|Swept Away]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Eaten Alive (album)|Eaten Alive]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Red Hot Rhythm & Blues]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'' (1989)
* ''[[The Force Behind the Power]]'' (1991)
* ''[[A Very Special Season]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Take Me Higher]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Every Day Is a New Day]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Blue (Diana Ross album)|Blue]]'' (2006)
* ''[[I Love You (Diana Ross album)|I Love You]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Thank You (Diana Ross album)|Thank You]]'' (2021)
{{div col end}}

==Filmography==
[[File:Diana Ross (2105872881).jpg|thumb|right|420x312px|Diana Ross at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1990]]

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|-
|1972
|''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]''
|[[Billie Holiday]]
|Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Actress]] Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] '''Won'''—[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress]] '''Won'''—[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture]]
|-
|1975
|''[[Mahogany (film)|Mahogany]]''
|Tracy Chambers
|
|-
|1978
|''[[The Wiz (film)|The Wiz]]''
|[[Dorothy Gale]]
|Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|1994
|''[[Out of Darkness (film)|Out of Darkness]]''
|Paulie Cooper
|Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
|1999
|''[[Double Platinum (film)|Double Platinum]]''
|Olivia King
|
|}

==Television==
* ''[[T.A.M.I. Show]]'' (with the Supremes) (1964)
* ''[[Ready, Steady, Go!]]'' (with the Supremes) (1965)
* ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' (with the Supremes) (1965)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (with the Supremes) (1967)
* ''[[Tarzan (1966 TV series)|Tarzan]]'' (with the Supremes) (1968)
* ''[[TCB (TV program)|TCB]]'' (with the Supremes and [[the Temptations]]) (1968)
* ''The Bing Crosby Special: Makin' Movies'' (with the Supremes) (1968)
* ''The Dinah Shore Special: Like Hep'' (with [[Dinah Shore]] and [[Lucille Ball]]) (1969)
* ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' (with the Supremes) (1969)
* ''[[G.I.T. on Broadway]]'' (with the Supremes and [[the Temptations]]) (1969)
* ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Diana!]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Jackson 5ive (TV series)|The Jackson 5ive]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Make Room for Granddaddy]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1973)
* ''Diana Ross at the Royal Albert Hall'' (BBC Show of the Week) (1973)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1975)
* ''[[48th Academy Awards]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Rock Music Awards]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1977)
* ''[[An Evening with Diana Ross|Here I Am: An Evening with Diana Ross]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Barbara Walters Special]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (1980)
* ''Bob Hope's All Star Comedy Birthday Party'' (1980)
* ''[[Standing Room Only (TV series)|Standing Room Only]]'' ([[HBO]]) (1980)
* ''Diana!'' ([[CBS]] TV Special) (1981)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1981)
* ''[[54th Academy Awards]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Super Bowl XVI]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Soul Train]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Diana Ross Live in Central Park|Diana Ross: Live in Central Park/For One and For All]]'' ([[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]) (1983)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon]]'' (1984)
* ''We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song'' (1985)
* ''Motown Returns to the Apollo'' (1985)
* ''An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'' (1986)
* ''[[American Music Awards of 1986]]'' (1986)
* ''[[American Music Awards of 1987]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Red Hot Rhythm & Blues|Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Barbara Walters Special]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Workin' Overtime|Diana Ross: Workin' Overtime]] HBO: World Stage'' (1989)
* ''[[62nd Academy Awards]]'' (1990)
* ''[[The Larry King Show]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]'' (1991)
* ''Muhammed Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration'' (1992)
* ''[[Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues|Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Christmas in Vienna (album)|Christmas in Vienna]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' (1993)
* ''[[First inauguration of Bill Clinton]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Charlie Rose Show]]'' (1993)
* ''BET Walk of Fame'' (1993)
* ''Always is Forever: 30th Anniversary'' (1993)
* ''[[Victoires de la musique]]'' (1994)
* ''[[1994 FIFA World Cup]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Soul Train Music Awards]]'' (1995)
* ''[[1995 Rugby World Cup]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Video Soul]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (1995)
* ''The Greatest Music Party In The World'' (1995)
* ''[[World Music Awards]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Super Bowl XXX halftime show]]'' ([[NBC]]) (1996)
* ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' (1996)
* ''Super Concert of the Century'' (1997)
* ''Motown 40: The Music is Forever'' (1998)
* ''[[Tonight at the London Palladium]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' (1999)
* ''[[An Audience with...|An Audience with Diana Ross]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' (2000)
* ''[[VH1 Divas#VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross|VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross]]'' (2000)
* ''[[NAACP Image Awards]]'' (2000)
* ''[[2001 US Open (tennis)|2001 US Open]]'' (2001)
* ''[[MLB]]'': Pre-Game Ceremony at Shea Stadium ([[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]) (2001)
* ''[[Barbara Walters Special]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Billboard Music Awards]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Tsunami Aid]]'' (2005)
* ''[[2006 US Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' (2006)
* ''[[TV Land Awards]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' (2006)
* ''[[American Idol]]'' (2007)
* ''[[BET Awards|BET Awards 2007]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Kennedy Center Honors]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show|The Oprah Winfrey Show: Farewell and Salute]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Christmas in Washington]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' (2014)
* ''[[HSN]]'' (2017)
* ''[[American Music Awards]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' (2018)
* ''[[NBC's New Year's Eve]]'' (2018)
* ''[[61st Annual Grammy Awards]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Platinum Party at the Palace]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Glastonbury Festival]]'' (2022)

==Stage==
* ''[[An Evening with Diana Ross]]'' (1976)

==Tours==
'''Headlining'''
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*The Diana Ross Show {{small|(1970–75)}}
*An Evening with Diana Ross {{small|(1975–77)}}
*The Boss Tour {{small|(1978-1979)}}
*Diana Ross Tour {{small|(1980-1982)}}
*Ross Tour {{small|(1983)}}
*Swept Away Tour {{small|(1984)}}
*Eaten Alive Tour {{small|(1985–86)}}
*Red Hot Rhythm & Blues Tour {{small|(1987-88)}} {{small|(cancelled)}}
*Workin' Overtime World Tour {{small|(1989-90)}}
*Force Behind The Power Tour {{small|(1991–92)}}
*Forever Diana: 30th Anniversary Tour {{small|(1993–95)}}
*Take Me Higher Tour {{small|(1995–96)}}
*Voice of Love Tour {{small|(1997–98)}}
*[[Always is Forever Tour]] {{small|(1999)}}
*Live Love Tour {{small|(2003)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/diana-ross-announces-two-irish-dates-2698117|title=Diana Ross announces two Irish dates|author=|date=December 5, 2003|website=[[Hot Press]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209071201/https://www.hotpress.com/music/diana-ross-announces-two-irish-dates-2698117|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*This is It Tour {{small|(2004)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7890525.diana-ross-this-is-it-sheffield-hallam-fm-arena/ |title=Diana Ross, This Is It, Sheffield Hallam FM Arena|author=|date=March 17, 2004|website=[[The Press (York)|The Press]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209070232/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7890525.diana-ross-this-is-it-sheffield-hallam-fm-arena/|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*[[I Love You Tour]] {{small|(2006–08)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6362207.stm|title=Diana Ross in UK for spring tour |author=|date=February 14, 2007|website=[[BBC News Online]] |publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104090100/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6362207.stm |archive-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref>
*[[More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour]] {{small|(2010–11)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/diana-ross-at-hard-rock-live-february-23-6386156|title=Diana Ross at Hard Rock Live February 23|last1=Castillo|first1=Arielle|date=February 23, 2012|website=[[Miami New Times]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209063914/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/diana-ross-at-hard-rock-live-february-23-6386156|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*[[In the Name of Love Tour]] {{small|(2013–17)}}<ref>{{cite press release|author=|title=Diana Ross Returns to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace - Friday, September 19 |url=https://www.aegpresents.com/press/12196/diana-ross-returns-to-the-colosseum-at-caesars-palace-friday-september|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|publisher=ARG Presents|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209055733/https://www.aegpresents.com/press/12196/diana-ross-returns-to-the-colosseum-at-caesars-palace-friday-september|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*Brand New Day Tour {{small|(2019)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kdvr.com/2019/02/12/motown-legend-diana-ross-to-perform-at-red-rocks-in-july/|title=Motown legend Diana Ross to perform at Red Rocks in July |author=|date=February 12, 2019 |website=[[KDVR]] |publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209062926/https://kdvr.com/2019/02/12/motown-legend-diana-ross-to-perform-at-red-rocks-in-july/ |archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*Music Box Tour {{small|(2019)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/still-supreme-diana-ross-offers-the-hits-and-shows-who/article_5c9e57c3-a388-5491-ab56-7ed45817ca47.html |title=Still Supreme: Diana Ross offers the hits and shows who's the Boss at Fox Theatre show|last1=Johnson|first1=Kevin C.|website=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=July 26, 2019 |publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209060936/https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/still-supreme-diana-ross-offers-the-hits-and-shows-who/article_5c9e57c3-a388-5491-ab56-7ed45817ca47.html|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*Thank You Tour {{small|(previously named "Top of The World Tour")}} {{small|(2022)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/231700/9|title=Diana Ross Announces Thank You UK Tour For Summer 2022 |last1=Stickler|first1=Jon |date=May 20, 2021|website=[[NME]] |publisher=[[Stereoboard]] |access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195621/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/231700/9 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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*The Music Legacy Tour {{small|(2023)}}

'''Co-headlining tours'''
*Superconcert of the Century {{small|(with [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]]) (1996-97; 1999)}}
*[[Return to Love Tour]] {{small|(with former members of [[the Supremes]]) (2000)}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/07/08/love-is-gone-diana-rosss-troubled-tour/e79bc8b6-e485-4f3b-bba4-7b3b6c763442/|title='Love' Is Gone: Diana Ross's Troubled Tour|last1=Segal |first1=David|date=July 8, 2000|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209063528/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/07/08/love-is-gone-diana-rosss-troubled-tour/e79bc8b6-e485-4f3b-bba4-7b3b6c763442/|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

'''Residency shows'''
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*[[The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade|Some Memories Never Fade]] {{small|(2015, 2017)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurweb.com/2015/02/02/diana-ross-set-to-do-a-mini-residency-in-las-vegas/ |title=DIANA ROSS SET TO DO A MINI-RESIDENCY IN LAS VEGAS |last1=Dalton|first1=Deron|date=February 2, 2015|website=Electronic Urban Report|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209062322/https://eurweb.com/2015/02/02/diana-ross-set-to-do-a-mini-residency-in-las-vegas/|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*All the Best {{small|(2016)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2016/12/diana-ross-reigns-supreme-with-the-nso/|title=Diana Ross reigns supreme with the NSO|last1=Fonseca|first1=Julio |date=December 5, 2016|website=[[Metro Weekly]] |access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206183920/http://www.metroweekly.com/2016/12/diana-ross-reigns-supreme-with-the-nso/|archive-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref>
*Endless Memories {{small|(2017–18)}}<ref>Sources for the 2017-18 New York City/Las Vegas residency show:
*{{cite web|url=http://www.manhattanexpressnews.nyc/empress-pop-sings-city-center/|title=Empress of Pop Sings City Center|last1=Noh|first1=David|date=April 20, 2017|website=Manhattan Express|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122144655/http://www.manhattanexpressnews.nyc/empress-pop-sings-city-center/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/15/diana-ross-encore-theater-show-review/ |title=Diana Ross gets comfortable but stays glamorous at Encore Theater|last1=Radke|first1=Brock |date=February 15, 2018|website=Las Vegas Sun|publisher=Greenspun Media Group |access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812083317/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/15/diana-ross-encore-theater-show-review/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/dining-and-entertainment/diana-ross-performing-limited-engagement-at-wynn-las-vegas|title=Diana Ross performing limited engagement at Wynn Las Vegas |author=|date=June 5, 2017|website=[[KTNV-TV]] |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]] |access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812114711/https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/dining-and-entertainment/diana-ross-performing-limited-engagement-at-wynn-las-vegas|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Music and Love {{small|(2018)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/fall-preview-2018-5-upcoming-concerts-we-bloom-for/09/2018/|title=Fall Preview 2018: 5 Upcoming Concerts We Bloom For |last1=Dawson|first1=Lamar|date=September 21, 2018|website=NewNowNext|publisher=[[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|Viacom Media Networks]] |access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209061642/http://www.newnownext.com/fall-preview-2018-5-upcoming-concerts-we-bloom-for/09/2018/|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*Diamond Diana {{small|(2019)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/diana-ross-to-perform-diamond-diana-shows-at-wynn-las-vegas/article/542546|title=Diana Ross to perform 'Diamond Diana' shows at Wynn Las Vegas |last1=Papadatos|first1=Markos|date=February 5, 2019|website=Digital Journal|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209055226/http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/diana-ross-to-perform-diamond-diana-shows-at-wynn-las-vegas/article/542546|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
*An Extraordinary Evening {{small|(2020)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitlasvegas.com/event/diana-ross%3A-an-extraordinary-evening/38133/|title=Diana Ross: An Extraordinary Evening|author=|date=February 2020|website=The Official Website of Las Vegas|publisher=Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200209060451/https://www.visitlasvegas.com/event/diana-ross:-an-extraordinary-evening/38133/|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last= Ross|first= Diana|title= Secrets of a Sparrow|date= October 1993|publisher= [[Random House]] |isbn= 0-679-42874-7|url= https://archive.org/details/secretsofsparrow00ross}}
* {{cite book|last= Ross|first= Diana|title=When You Dream|date=March 1995}}
* {{cite book|last= Ross|first= Diana|editor=Shelnutt, Rosanne|title=Diana Ross: Going Back |date=December 2002|publisher=Universe|location=New York|isbn= 0-7893-0797-9}} (A [[scrapbooking|scrapbook]]-style collection of photographs)

==See also==
{{Portal|Music}}
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one singles]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one dance club songs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* {{allMusic|artist/diana-ross-mn0000594665}}
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* {{HWOF|Diana-Ross}}
* {{IMDb name|0005384}}
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B. B. King

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{{short description|American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| image = B.B. King 07.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = King in a 1980s publicity photo
| birth_name = Riley B. King
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|9|16}}
| birth_place = [[Itta Bena, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|5|14|1925|9|16}}
| death_place = [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electric blues]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/bb-king-defined-the-electric-blues-on-his-own-terms-1925-2015|title=B.B. King Defined the Electric Blues on His Own Terms|author=Scapelliti, Christopher|date=May 15, 2015|work=[[Guitar World]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>|{{nowrap|[[rhythm and blues]]<ref name="blues bridge">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-bb-king-appreciation-20150516-column.html|title=Appreciation: B.B. King built a bridge to the blues for the world|author=Roberts, Rabdall|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>}}|{{nowrap|[[rock and roll]]<ref name="blues bridge" />|[[blues rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Ulrich |last = Adelt |title= Blues Music in the Sixties: A Story in Black and White |url= https://archive.org/details/bluesmusicsixtie00adel |url-access= limited |year= 2010 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/bluesmusicsixtie00adel/page/n34 24] and 26 |publisher= [[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-8135-4750-3}}</ref>}}|[[soul music|soul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/05/15/406969376/b-b-king-and-the-majesty-of-the-blues|title=B.B. King And The Majesty Of The Blues|author=Neal, Mark Anthony|date=May 16, 2015|publisher=NPR|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>|[[gospel music|gospel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/gospel-and-the-blues|title=Gospel and the Blues|website=msbluestrail.org}}</ref>
|occupation = {{hlist|Singer|guitarist|songwriter|record producer}}
}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|record producer}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}}
| years_active = 1942–2014
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[RPM Records (United States)|RPM]]
* [[Crown Records|Crown]]
* [[Kent Records|Kent]]
* [[ABC Records|ABC]]
* [[BluesWay Records|BluesWay]]
* [[MCA Records|MCA]]
* [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{url|bbking.com}}
}}
'''Riley B. King''' (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as '''B.{{nbsp}}B. King''', was an American [[blues]] guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of [[guitar solo|soloing]] based on fluid [[string bending]], shimmering [[vibrato]], and [[staccato]] [[Guitar picking|picking]] that influenced many later blues [[electric guitar]] players.<ref>Komara, Edward M. ''Encyclopedia of the Blues'', Routledge, 2006, p. 385.</ref><ref name="Dahl"/> [[AllMusic]] recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".<ref name="Dahl"/>

King was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987 and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|nickname]] "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with [[Albert King]] and [[Freddie King]], none of whom are related).<ref name="hal">{{cite web | url=http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=393017| title=Three Kings of Blues| last=Trovato| first=Steve| publisher=[[Hal Leonard]]| access-date=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="gibson">{{cite web | url=http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/3-kings-of-the-blues-1029-2012.aspx| title=3 Kings of the Blues| last=Leonard| first=Michael| publisher=[[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]]| access-date=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="cbs">{{cite web | url=http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/2011/04/25/happy-birthday-to-the-velvet-bulldozer-albert-king/| title=Happy Birthday to 'The Velvet Bulldozer' Albert King| date=April 25, 2011|work=[[WCBS FM]]| publisher=[[CBS]]| access-date=March 12, 2013}}</ref> King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s.<ref name="halloffame" /> In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-blues-guitarist-bb-king-dies-20150514-story.html| work=Los Angeles Times| title=Blues Guitarist B.B. King Dies at 89| date=May 14, 2015| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

King was born on a cotton [[plantation]] of [[Berclair, Mississippi|Berclair]], near the city of [[Itta Bena, Mississippi]], and later worked at a [[cotton gin]] in [[Indianola, Mississippi|Indianola]], Mississippi. He was attracted to music and taught himself to play guitar and began his career in [[juke joint]]s and local radio. He later lived in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and Chicago; then, as his fame grew, he toured the world extensively. King died at 89 in [[Las Vegas]] in 2015.

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== Early life ==
Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925,<ref name="Encyclopedia of the Blues">{{cite encyclopedia | last1=Herzhaft| first1=Gérard|title=B.B. King| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the Blues|year=1997| publisher=University of Arkansas Press| location=Fayetteville, Ark.| isbn=1610751396| pages=108–110| edition=2nd| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOKZKESWys0C&pg=PA108| others=Translated by Brigitte Debord}}</ref> on a cotton [[plantation]] of [[Berclair, Mississippi|Berclair]] named Bear Creek in [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]],<ref name="hmdb">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173997|title=B.B. King Birthplace |publisher=HMdb.org |access-date=October 10, 2022 }}</ref> near the city of [[Itta Bena, Mississippi]],<ref name="Dahl">{{cite web |last=Dahl |first=Bill |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/biography |title=B.B. King |website=AllMusic |access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="jazz"/> the son of [[Sharecropping|sharecroppers]] Albert and Nora Ella King.<ref name="jazz"/> When King was four years old, his mother left his father for another man, so he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Elnora Farr, in [[Kilmichael, Mississippi|Kilmichael]], Mississippi,<ref name="jazz"/> then in [[Lexington, Mississippi|Lexington]].<ref name="hmdb" /> As a teen, he moved to [[Indianola, Mississippi|Indianola]], which he referred to as his hometown and he later worked at a [[cotton gin]].<ref name = "Danchin">Sebastian Danchin, ''Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B.B. King'', University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 1, {{ISBN|1-57806-017-6}}.</ref> King served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during [[World War II]] but was released after being ruled as "essential to the war economy" based on his experience as a tractor driver.<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.B. King - Lower Mississippi Delta Region (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/locations/lowermsdeltaregion/b-b-king.htm|access-date=2023-10-14|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Ward|date=2020-02-05|title=BB King was booted out of the Army for being a tractor driver|url=https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/bb-king-was-booted-out-of-the-army-for-being-a-tractor-driver/|access-date=2023-10-14|website=We Are The Mighty|language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/us/b-b-king-fast-facts/index.html B.B. King Fast Facts] [[CNN]]. Retrieved February 22, 2023.</ref>

While young, King sang in the [[Gospel music|gospel]] choir at Elkhorn Baptist Church in [[Kilmichael, Mississippi|Kilmichael]]. King was attracted to the [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] [[Church of God in Christ]] because of its music. The local minister performed with a [[Sears]] Roebuck Silvertone guitar during services and taught King his first three chords.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/15/how-the-church-gave-b-b-king-the-blues/ |title=How the church gave B.B. King the blues |last1=Silliman |first1=Daniel |date=May 15, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> King's first guitar was bought for him by Flake Cartledge, his employer in Kilmichael, for 15 dollars. Cartledge withheld money from King's salary for the next two months until the debt was repaid.<ref>{{cite web|title= B.B. King Biography and Interview |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://www.achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/#interview}}</ref><ref name="jazz"/>

In November 1941, ''[[King Biscuit Time]]'' first aired, broadcasting on [[KFFA (AM)|KFFA]] in [[Helena, Arkansas]]. It was a radio show featuring the Mississippi Delta blues. King listened to it while on break at a plantation. A self-taught guitarist, he then wanted to become a radio musician.<ref name="Defining">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/arts/music/b-b-king-blues-singer-dies-at-89.html| title=B.B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89 | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=May 15, 2015 | access-date=May 15, 2015 | author=Weiner, Tim}}</ref>

In 1943, King left Kilmichael to work as a tractor driver and play guitar with the Famous St. John's Gospel Singers of [[Inverness, Mississippi|Inverness]], Mississippi, performing at area churches and on [[WGRM (AM)|WGRM]] in [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]].<ref name="nvlp3">{{cite web | publisher=National Visionary Leadership Project |title=B.B. King: National Visionary |url=http://www.visionaryproject.org/kingbb/ |access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name="ppg070125">{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |title=Historical marker placed on Mississippi Blues Trail |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07025/756420-37.stm |date=January 25, 2007 |access-date=June 3, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604045947/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07025/756420-37.stm| archive-date= June 4, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
[[File:Poster of B.B. King and Bill Harvey (saxophonist) and Orchestra, featuring photos of B.B. King holding his guitar and Evelyn Young playing saxaphone. - 8049g557h files 92a57ed3-1d17-4a52-bda9-53dd48145101.jpg|thumb|Poster of B.{{nbsp}}B. King and Bill Harvey and Orchestra with a photo of King holding his guitar and Evelyn Young playing saxophone]]
In 1946, King followed [[Bukka White]] to [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. White took him in for the next ten months.<ref name="jazz"/> King returned shortly afterwards to Mississippi, where he decided to prepare himself better for the next visit. Two years later, he returned to [[West Memphis, Arkansas]] in 1948. He performed on [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]]'s radio program on [[KWAM|KWEM]] in West Memphis, where he began to develop an audience. King's appearances led to steady engagements at the Sixteenth Avenue Grill in West Memphis and later to a ten-minute spot on the Memphis radio station [[WDIA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kwemradio.com/BBking.html| publisher=KWEM Radio| title=B.B. King – KWEM 1948| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> The radio spot became so popular that it was expanded and became the ''Sepia Swing Club''.<ref>''Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture''. Edited by Jessie Carney Smith. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California. 2011. {{ISBN|978-0-313-35796-1}}, pp. 805–806.</ref>

He worked at WDIA as a singer and disc jockey, where he was given the nickname "[[Beale Street]] Blues Boy", later shortened to "Blues Boy", and finally to "B.{{nbsp}}B."<ref>Note: "B.{{nbsp}}B." is normally written with periods.</ref><ref>''History of Rock & Roll''. By Thomas E. Larson. Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa. 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-7872-9969-9}}, p. 25.</ref><ref name=pc4/> It was there that he first met [[T-Bone Walker]]. King said, "Once I'd heard him for the first time, I knew I'd have to have [an electric guitar] myself. 'Had' to have one, short of stealing!"<ref>Dance, Helen Oakley; and B.B. King. ''Stormy Monday'', p. 164.</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1949–2005 ===
[[File:B.B._King_Hamburg_1971.jpg|thumb|upright|King on stage in Hamburg 1971]]
[[File:BBKingNY.jpg|thumb|upright|King playing his favorite guitar, [[Lucille (guitar)|Lucille]], in the 1980s]]

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, King was a part of the blues scene on [[Beale Street]]. "Beale Street was where it all started for me," King said. He performed with [[Bobby Bland]], [[Johnny Ace]], and [[Earl Forest]] in a group known as [[the Beale Streeters]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-16-va-39316-story.html|title=King of the Hill : Up at CityWalk, blues and Delta cuisine spice up B.B. King's new Memphis-style club|last=Wharton|first=David|date=September 16, 1994|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

According to King and Joe Bihari, [[Ike Turner]] introduced King to the [[Bihari brothers]] while he was a talent scout at [[Modern Records]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland|url=https://archive.org/details/soulmanbobbyblue00farl|url-access=limited|last=Farley|first=Charles|publisher=University Press of Mississippi.|year=2011|isbn=978-1604739190|page=[https://archive.org/details/soulmanbobbyblue00farl/page/n41 31]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The B.B. King Reader: 6 Decades of Commentary|last=Kostelanetz|first=Richard|publisher=Hal Leonard|year=2005|isbn=0-634-09927-2|editor1-last=Kostelanetz|editor1-first=Richard|edition=2nd|location=Milwaukee, WI|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bbkingreader6dec00kost/page/4 4, 7]|editor2-last=Reiswig|editor2-first=Jesse|url=https://archive.org/details/bbkingreader6dec00kost/page/4}}</ref> In 1949, King began recording songs under contract with Los Angeles-based [[RPM Records (United States)|RPM Records]], a subsidiary of Modern. Many of King's early recordings were produced by [[Sam Phillips]], who later founded [[Sun Records]]. Before his RPM contract, King had debuted on [[Bullet Records]] by issuing the single "Miss Martha King" (1949), which did not chart well. "My very first recordings [in 1949] were[sic] for a company out of Nashville called Bullet, the Bullet Record Transcription company," King recalled. "I had horns that very first session. I had [[Phineas Newborn]] on piano; his father played drums, and his brother, [[Calvin Newborn|Calvin]], played guitar with me. I had [[Tuff Green]] on bass, [[Ben Branch]] on tenor sax, his brother, Thomas, on trumpet, and a lady trombone player. The Newborn family were the house band at the famous Plantation Inn in West Memphis."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_37/bb_talk.html| title=''Blues Access'' Interview| access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>

King assembled his band, the B.B. King Review, under the leadership of Millard Lee. The band initially consisted of Calvin Owens and Kenneth Sands (trumpet), Lawrence Burdin (alto saxophone), [[George Coleman]] (tenor saxophone),<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1078 |title=George Coleman: This Gentleman can PLAY |magazine=All About Jazz |access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref> [[Floyd Newman]] (baritone saxophone), Millard Lee (piano), [[George Joyner]] (bass) and Earl Forest and Ted Curry (drums). [[Onzie Horne]] was a trained musician enlisted as an arranger to assist King with his compositions. By his admission, King could not play chords well and always relied on [[improvisation]].<ref>''U2 Rattle and Hum'' DVD, 1988.</ref>

King's recording contract was followed by tours across the United States, with performances in major theaters in cities such as [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Detroit]], and [[St. Louis]], as well as numerous gigs in small clubs and [[juke joint]]s of the southern United States. During one show in [[Twist, Arkansas]], a brawl broke out between two men and caused a fire. He evacuated with the rest of the crowd but returned to retrieve his guitar. He said he later discovered that the two men were fighting over a woman named Lucille. He named the guitar [[Lucille (guitar)|Lucille]] as a reminder not to fight over women or run into any more burning buildings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/prairie/lucille.html |title=B.B. King: Lucille Speaks |last1=Kerekes |first1=Jim |last2=O'Neill |first2=Dennis |date=January 3, 1997 |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116041531/http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/prairie/lucille.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Twist AR BB king Marker 1.jpg|thumb|upright|The story of a guitar named [[Lucille (guitar)|Lucille]] ]]

Following his first ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Rhythm and Blues charted]] number one, "[[3 O'Clock Blues]]" (February 1952),<ref name="sawyer">{{cite web|url=http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=bbking&pageid=icb.page319115|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710183752/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=bbking&pageid=icb.page319115|work=[[President and Fellows of Harvard College]]|title=B.B's Life {{!}} The Life of Riley|first=Charles|last=Sawyer|archive-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> King became one of the most important names in [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] music in the 1950s, amassing an impressive list of hits<ref name=pc4>{{Pop Chronicles|4|4}}</ref> including "[[You Know I Love You (B.B. King song)|You Know I Love You]]", "Woke Up This Morning", "Please Love Me", "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer", "Whole Lotta Love", "You Upset Me Baby", "[[Every Day I Have the Blues]]", "Sneakin' Around", "Ten Long Years", "Bad Luck", "[[Sweet Little Angel]]", "On My Word of Honor", and "Please Accept My Love". This led to a significant increase in his weekly earnings, from about $85 to $2,500,<ref>Kostelanetz 1997, p. 146.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lime |first=Harry |date=May 27, 2019 |title=B.B. King : King of the Blues! |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzWfDwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Lulu.com]] |page=5 |isbn=9780244487645}}</ref> with appearances at major venues such as the [[Howard Theater]] in Washington and the [[Apollo Theater|Apollo]] in New York, as well as touring the "[[Chitlin' Circuit]]". 1956 became a record-breaking year, with 342 concerts booked and three recording sessions.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbking.com/bio/| publisher=BBKing.com| access-date=May 15, 2015| title=B.B. King Biography| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828034010/http://www.bbking.com/bio/| archive-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year he founded his own record label, Blues Boys Kingdom, with headquarters at Beale Street in Memphis. There, among other projects, he was a producer for artists such as Millard Lee and Levi Seabury.<ref name = "Danchin"/> In 1962, King signed to [[ABC-Paramount Records]], which was later absorbed into [[MCA Records]] (which itself was later absorbed into [[Geffen Records]]). In November 1964, King recorded the ''[[Live at the Regal]]'' album at the [[Regal Theater, South Side (Chicago)|Regal Theater]].<ref name="sawyer"/> King later said that ''Regal Live'' "is considered by some the best recording I've ever had ... that particular day in Chicago everything came together."<ref name=Kot>{{cite news | first=Greg| last=Kot| work=[[Chicago Tribune]]| title=King of the Blues| pages = 1, 5| date = May 16, 2015}}</ref>

From the late 1960s, new manager Sid Seidenberg pushed King into a different type of venue as blues-rock performers like [[Eric Clapton]] (once a member of [[the Yardbirds]], as well as [[Cream (band)|Cream]]) and Paul Butterfield were popularizing an appreciation of blues music among white audiences.<ref>{{cite news | last=McArdle |first=Terence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/bb-king-mississippi-master-of-the-blues-dies-at-89/2015/05/15/36e7529a-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html |title=B.B. King, Mississippi-born master of the blues, dies at 89 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date= May 15, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> King gained further visibility among rock audiences as an opening act on [[the Rolling Stones]]' [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969|1969 American Tour]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/b-b-king-dead-89-article-1.2223075| work=Daily News|location=New York| title=B.B. King Dead at 89: Blues guitarist whose sound defined music for generations passes away in sleep| first=Larry| last=McShane| date=May 15, 2015| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> He won a 1970 [[Grammy Award]] for his version of the song "[[The Thrill Is Gone]]",<ref>Rees, Dafydd & Crampton, Luke (1991). ''Rock Movers & Shakers'', ABC-CLIO, p. 287. {{ISBN|0-87436-661-5}}.</ref> which was a hit on both the Pop and R&B [[record chart|charts]]. It also gained the number 183 spot in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's ''[[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sunrecords.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-lists-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time| agency=Sun Records| title=Rolling Stone Magazine Lists 500 Greatest Songs of All Time| date=July 15, 2010| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

King was inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]] in 1980, the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1987, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.<ref name="halloffame">{{cite web | url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king/bio/| publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame| title=B.B. King Biography| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/blues-icon-bb-king-dead-age-89/story?id=30884850| agency=ABC News| title=Blues Icon B.B. King Dead at Age 89| last=Rothman| first=Michael| date=May 15, 2015| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> In 2004, he was awarded the international [[Polar Music Prize]], given to artists "in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music."<ref name="Polar Music Prize">{{cite web | url=http://www.polarmusicprize.org/laureates/b-b-king/ |title=B.B. King: Laureate of the Polar Music Prize 2004 |work=[[Polar Music Prize]] |access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

From the 1980s to his death in 2015, he maintained a highly visible and active career, appearing on numerous television shows and sometimes performing 300 nights a year. In 1988, King reached a new generation of fans with the single "[[When Love Comes to Town]]", a collaborative effort between King and the Irish band [[U2]] on their ''[[Rattle and Hum]]'' album.<ref name="sawyer"/> In December 1997, he performed in the Vatican's fifth annual Christmas concert and presented his trademark guitar "Lucille" to [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.itnsource.com/jp/shotlist/RTV/1997/12/18/712180027/?s=*| agency=ITN Source| title=B.B. King Gives His Prized Electric Guitar 'Lucille' to Pope John Paul II During a Private Audience| date=December 18, 1997| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430832/bb-kings-lucille-to-the-pope-after-vatican-concert/| title=BB. King's 'Lucille' to the Pope After Vatican Concert| publisher=MTV News|date=December 19, 1997| access-date=March 6, 2018| language=en}}</ref> In 1998, King appeared in ''[[Blues Brothers 2000|The Blues Brothers 2000]]'', playing the part of the lead singer of the Louisiana Gator Boys, along with [[Eric Clapton]], [[Dr. John]], [[Koko Taylor]] and [[Bo Diddley]]. In 2000, he and Clapton teamed up again to record ''[[Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)|Riding With the King]]'', which won a [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/05/15/king-of-the-blues-blues-legend-bb-king-dead-at-age-89.html| agency=KUSI News |title='King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89 |first=Ken |last=Ritter |date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=May 15, 2015 }}</ref>

Discussing where he took the Blues, from "dirt floor, smoke in the air" joints to grand concert halls, King said the Blues belonged everywhere beautiful music belonged. He successfully worked both sides of the commercial divide, with sophisticated recordings and "raw, raucous" live performances.<ref name=Kot/>

=== 2006–2014 ===
In 2006, King went on a "farewell" world tour, although he remained active afterward.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5343853/BB-King-interview-the-last-of-the-great-bluesmen.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519193112/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5343853/BB-King-interview-the-last-of-the-great-bluesmen.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 19, 2009| title=BB King Interview: The Last of the Great Bluesmen| first=Mick| last=Brown| date=May 18, 2009| access-date=May 15, 2015| location=London| work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> The tour was partly supported by Northern Irish guitarist, [[Gary Moore]], with whom King had previously toured and recorded. It started in the United Kingdom and continued with performances at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] and in Zürich at the Blues at Sunset. During his show in Montreux at the Stravinski Hall, he jammed with [[Joe Sample]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[David Sanborn]], [[Gladys Knight]], Leela James, Andre Beeka, Earl Thomas, [[Stanley Clarke]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], [[Barbara Hendricks]] and [[George Duke]].<ref name="farewells">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/bb-king-farewells-montreux/2006/07/05/1151778979176.html| title=B.B. King Farewells Montreux| date=July 5, 2006| access-date=May 15, 2015| work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

[[File:BB King onstage (Toronto, 2007).jpg|thumb|right|King at [[Roy Thomson Hall]], Toronto, in May 2007]]

In June 2006, King was present at a memorial of his first radio broadcast at the Three Deuces Building in [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]], Mississippi, where an official marker of the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] was erected. The same month, a groundbreaking was held for a new museum, dedicated to King,<ref name="King museum">{{cite web| url= http://www.bbkingmuseum.org/| title= B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center| publisher= Bbkingmuseum.org| access-date= February 17, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206121028/http://www.bbkingmuseum.org/| archive-date= February 6, 2010| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref> in [[Indianola, Mississippi|Indianola]], Mississippi.<ref name="Ross">[http://www.americanheritage.com/content/b-b-gets-his-own-museum John F. Ross] "B.B. Gets His Own Museum," ''American Heritage'', Winter 2009.</ref> The [[B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center]] opened on September 13, 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/bb-king-museum-to-open-in-september.html|work=Paste Magazine| title=B.B. King Museum to open this Saturday| first=Ashley| last=Melzer| date=September 11, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In late October 2006, King recorded a concert album and video entitled ''B.B. King: Live'' at his B.B. King Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. The video of the four-night production featured his regular B.B. King Blues Band and captured his show as he performed it nightly around the world. Released in 2008, they documented his first live performances in over a decade.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/15/bb-king-live-in-your-own-home| agency=IGN| title=B.B. King Live In Your Own Home| date=January 15, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 2007, King played at Eric Clapton's second [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-tour/28/07/2007| publisher=Where's Eric!| title=28 July 2007 – Crossroads Guitar Festival| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> and contributed the songs "Goin' Home", to ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' (with [[Ivan Neville|Ivan Neville's DumpstaPhunk]])<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/music/22fats.html| work=The New York Times| title=Stars Join Forces to Salute (and Support) a Rock Legend| date=September 22, 2007| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Nate| last=Chinen}}</ref> and "One Shoe Blues" to [[Sandra Boynton]]'s children's album ''Blue Moo'', accompanied by a pair of sock puppets in a music video for the song.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kaleidoscopepictures.com/portfolio/b-b-king-one-shoe-blues/| publisher=Kaleidoscope Pictures| title=B.B. King – One Shoe Blues| date=March 3, 2015| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2008, King played at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], where he was given a [[key to the city]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2008-06-14-3195550683_x.htm| work=USA Today| title=B.B. King Given Key to the City at Bonnaroo| date=June 14, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Jake| last=Coyle}}</ref> Also in 2008, he was inducted into the [[Hollywood Bowl|Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/opening-night-bowl/2008-06-20| publisher=Hollywood Bowl| access-date=May 15, 2015| title=Opening Night at the Bowl| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101609/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/opening-night-bowl/2008-06-20| archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Barack Obama singing in the East Room.jpg|left|thumb|[[President Obama]] and King singing "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]" on February 21, 2012]]

King performed at the [[Mawazine]] festival in [[Rabat, Morocco]] on May 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbking.com/events/ |title=Official Site |publisher=B.B. King |access-date=December 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102000142/http://www.bbking.com/events/ |archive-date=January 2, 2012 }}</ref> In June 2010, King performed at the Crossroads Guitar Festival with [[Robert Cray]], [[Jimmie Vaughan]], and [[Eric Clapton]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Reporting_From_Eric_Claptons_Crossroads_Guitar_Festival_2010| work=Premier Guitar| title=Reporting From Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010| date=June 27, 2010| first=Rebecca| last=Dirks| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> He also contributed to [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s album ''[[Memphis Blues (album)|Memphis Blues]]'', which was released on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/23/the-reverb-interview-cyndi-lauper/21441/| agency=Hey Reverb| title=The Reverb Interview: Cyndi Lauper| first=Ricardo| last=Baca| date=September 23, 2010| access-date=May 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084559/http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/23/the-reverb-interview-cyndi-lauper/21441/| archive-date=May 18, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, King played at the [[Glastonbury Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/24/bb-king-glastonbury-2011-review| work=The Guardian| title=B.B. King at Glastonbury 2011 – review| first=Dafydd|last=Goff| date=June 24, 2011| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> and in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, where he recorded a concert video.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-2011-mw0002308469| website=AllMusic| title=Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011|first=Steve |last=Leggett| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked King at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time|100 greatest guitarists of all time]].<ref name="roll_100G">{{cite magazine | title = 100 Greatest Guitarists| magazine = Rolling Stone| date =November 23, 2011| access-date =May 15, 2015| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/b-b-king-20111122}}</ref>

On February 21, 2012, King was among the performers of "In Performance at the [[White House]]: Red, White and Blues," during which President [[Barack Obama]] sang part of "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]".<ref name="barack">{{cite web | title = President Obama Sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' |last= Compton | first =Matt |date =February 22, 2012 |access-date =May 15, 2015| via = [[NARA|National Archives]] | publisher = [[White House]] | url = https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/02/22/president-obama-sings-sweet-home-chicago }}</ref> King recorded for the debut album of rapper and producer [[Big K.R.I.T.]], who also hails from Mississippi.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kelley| first=Frannie| title=First Listen: Big K.R.I.T., 'Live From The Underground'| website=NPR.org| url=https://www.npr.org/2012/05/27/153604174/first-listen-big-k-r-i-t-live-from-the-underground|publisher=NPR|date=May 27, 2012| access-date=May 28, 2012}}</ref> On July 5, 2012, King performed a concert at the [[Byblos International Festival]] in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.demotix.com/news/1417133/byblos-festival-featured-bb-king-among-others-2012#media-1417127| agency=Demotix| title=Byblos Festival featured B.B. King among others in 2012| date=August 1, 2012| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Elia| last=Mssawir| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703133629/http://www.demotix.com/news/1417133/byblos-festival-featured-bb-king-among-others-2012#media-1417127| archive-date=July 3, 2015}}</ref>

On May 26, 2013, King appeared at the [[New Orleans Jazz Festival]].<ref name="nola">{{cite web | url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2013/04/bb_king_lived_up_to_his_legend.html| title=B.B. King lived up to his legend at New Orleans Jazz Fest| website=NOLA.com|first=Chris |last=Waddington| date=April 29, 2013| access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref>

On October 3, 2014, after completing his live performance at the House of Blues in Chicago, a doctor diagnosed King with dehydration and exhaustion, and the eight remaining shows of his ongoing tour had to be canceled. King did not reschedule the shows, and the House of Blues show would be the last before his death in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/04/b-b-king-cancels-remaining-8-shows/ |title=B.B. King Cancels Remaining 8 shows |date=October 4, 2014 |website=bbking.com |access-date=May 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507064711/http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/04/b-b-king-cancels-remaining-8-shows/ |archive-date=May 7, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="bbking.com tour-update 2014-10-08">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/08/tour-update/ |title=Tour Update |date=October 8, 2014 |website=bbking.com |access-date=May 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430052505/http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/08/tour-update/ |archive-date=April 30, 2015 }}</ref>

== Equipment ==
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| quote = When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing [[Lucille (guitar)|Lucille]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wiux.org/blog/2014/11/19/a-little-bit-of-lefty-love/| publisher=WIUX| title=A Little Bit of Lefty Love| last=McMahon|first= Brian| date=November 19, 2014| access-date=May 14, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080115/http://wiux.org/blog/2014/11/19/a-little-bit-of-lefty-love/| archive-date=2015-05-18| url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

King used equipment characteristic of the different periods he played in. He played guitars made by various manufacturers early in his career. He played a [[Fender Esquire]] on most of his recordings with [[RPM Records (United States)|RPM Records]].<ref>Burrows, Terry, ''The Complete Book of the Guitar'', p. 111. Carlton Books Limited, 1998, {{ISBN|1-85868-529-X}}.</ref> Later, he was best known for playing variants of the [[Gibson ES-355]].

In the September edition 1995 of ''[[Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar]]'' magazine, early photos show him playing a [[Gibson ES-5]] through a [[Fender tweed]] amp. In reference to the photo, King stated,
"Yes; the old Fender amplifiers were the best that were ever made, in my opinion. They had a good sound and they were durable; guys would throw them in the truck and they'd hold up. They had tubes, and they'd get real hot, but they just had a sound that is hard to put into words. The Fender Twin was great, but I have an old Lab Series amp that isn't being made anymore. I fell in love with it, because its sound is right between the old Fender amps that we used to have and the Fender Twin. It's what I'm using tonight."<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.vintageguitar.com/20969/bbking/ |first=Willie G.|last=Moseley|title=Remembering B.B. King|work=Vintage Guitar|date=September 1995}}</ref>
[[File:B.B. King in 2009.jpg|right|thumb|King at the 2009 [[North Sea Jazz Festival]]]]
He later moved on from the larger Gibson hollow-bodied instruments, which were prone to feedback when played at high volumes, to various semi-hollow models, beginning first with the ES-335 and then a deluxe version called the ES-355, which employed a stereo option.<ref name="auto"/> In 1980, [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] launched the B.B. King Lucille model, an ES-355 with stereo options, a varitone selector, and fine tuners (neither of which were actually used by King) and, at King's direct request, no f-holes to further reduce feedback. In 2005, Gibson made a special run of 80 Gibson Lucilles, referred to as the "80th Birthday Lucille", the first prototype of which was given as a birthday gift to King, and which he used thereafter.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guitarcenterblog.com/?p=746 |title=One Customer's Pawnshop Treasure |publisher=Guitarcenterblog.com |date=December 3, 2009 |access-date=May 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618045219/http://www.guitarcenterblog.com/?p=746 |archive-date=June 18, 2010 }}</ref>

King used a Lab Series L5 2×12" combo amplifier and used this amplifier for a long time. It was made by Norlin Industries for Gibson in the 1970s and 1980s. Other popular L5 users are [[Allan Holdsworth]] and [[Ty Tabor]] of [[King's X]]. The L5 has an onboard compressor, parametric equalization, and four inputs. King also used a Fender Twin Reverb.<ref name=guitargear>{{cite web | author=Category: Who Plays What |url=http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/232-bb-kings-guitar-gear-rig-and-equipment |title=B.B. King's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment |publisher=Uberproaudio.com |access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>

He used his signature model strings "Gibson SEG-BBS B.B. King Signature Electric Guitar Strings" with gauges: 10–13–17p–32w–45w–54w and D'Andrea 351 MD SHL CX (medium 0.71mm, tortoiseshell, celluloid) picks.<ref name=guitargear />

== B.B. King's Blues Club ==
[[File:BBKINGSignBealeStreet.JPG|thumb|Sign outside B.B. King's Blues Club on [[Beale Street]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] ]]

In 1991, [[Beale Street]] developer [[John A. Elkington|John Elkington]] recruited King to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] to open the original B.B. King's Blues Club, and in 1994, a second club was launched at [[Universal Citywalk]] in Los Angeles. A third club in New York City's [[Times Square]] opened in June 2000 but closed on April 29, 2018. Management is currently in the process of finding a new location in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbkingblues.com/|title=B.B. King Blues Club & Grill|website=B.B. King Blues Club & Grill|access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> Two more clubs opened, at [[Foxwoods Casino]] in Connecticut in January 2002,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbking.com/bio/ |title=The Official Website |publisher=Bbking.com |date=September 16, 1925 |access-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828034010/http://www.bbking.com/bio/ |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in Nashville in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4555293-1.html |title=Bb King: King's Clubs: 'good Memories, Good Times' |website=Allbusiness.com |access-date=February 17, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100107042210/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4555293-1.html| archive-date= January 7, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Another club opened in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2007-11-30/entertainment/abbott30_1_king-blues-memphis-and-nashville-blues-club|work=Orlando Sentinel| title=The Man Himself Opens New B.B. King's Blues Club| date=November 30, 2007| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Jim| last=Abbott}}</ref> A club in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] opened in the fall of 2009<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbkingclubs.com/index.php?page=wpbhome |title=West Palm Beach |website=Bbkingclubs.com |access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref> and an additional one, based in the [[Mirage Hotel]], [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], opened in the winter of 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/events/2009/sep/09/7150/ | title=Job Fair at B.B. King's Blues Club |website=Lasvegassun.com |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref>
Another opened in the [[New Orleans]] [[French Quarter]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment/2016/03/singing_the_blues_for_bb_king.html |title=B.B. and me: Remembering King of Blues though the years |last=Grunfeld |first=David |date=March 10, 2016 |website=nola.com|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>

== Television and other appearances ==
King made guest appearances in numerous popular television shows including: ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'',<ref name="SesameWorkshopNewsletter">{{Cite news | access-date=June 8, 2007 |url=http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/newsletter_article.php?contentId=108003&type=sesame |title=Sesame Street Beat Newsletter Archive |author=[[Sesame Workshop]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180403/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/newsletter_article.php?contentId=108003&type=sesame |archive-date = September 30, 2007}}</ref> ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' and ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''.

From the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, King appeared in multiple advertisements for [[McDonald's]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N-72atWyYg | title=BB King Mcdonald's Commercial 1987 | via=YouTube }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=xNI5U0oa5ug | title=McDonalds Australia commercial 1995 featuring Nathan Cavaleri & BB King | via=YouTube }}</ref> In the early 2000s he also appeared in a campaign for [[Burger King]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=9P-DFZ3HOPQ | title=B.B. King | Burger King Eggwich Commercial | via=YouTube }}</ref>

In 2000, the children's show ''[[Between the Lions]]'' featured a singing character named "B.B. the King of Beasts", modeled on the real King.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://enquirer.com/columns/kiese/2000/04/02/jki_pbs_encourages_kids.html| work=Enquirer| title=PBS Encourages Kids to Read Between the Lions| date=April 2, 2000| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=John| last=Kiesewetter}}</ref>

''B.B. King: The Life of Riley'', a feature documentary about King narrated by [[Morgan Freeman]] and directed by [[Jon Brewer]], was released on October 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbking.com/news/ |title=Official Site |website=Bbking.com |access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref>

King's performance at the 1969 [[Harlem Cultural Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greenpleasantland.com|title=This Green and Pleasant Land|author=Greene, Bryan|publisher=Poverty and Race Research Action Council|date=June 2017}}</ref> appears in the 2021 music documentary ''[[Summer of Soul]]''.

== Personal life ==
[[File:Publicity photo of B.B. King. - j9602118s files 7f3e5875-55ee-4389-8eb0-53e6b59f1df3 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Early publicity photo of King]]
King was married twice, to Martha Lee Denton, November 1946 to 1952, and to Sue Carol Hall, 1958 to 1966. The failure of both marriages has been attributed to the heavy demands made by King's 250 performances a year.<ref name="jazz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/people/bb-king|title=B.B. King (Blues Musician)|website=OnThisDay.com|access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> It is reported that he fathered 15 children with several women.<ref name="jazz">{{cite web | url=http://www.jazzandbluesmasters.com/bbking.htm |title=BB King: American Blues Musician, b. 1925 |first=Quincy|last= Troupe |publisher=Jazzandbluesmasters.com |date=June 4, 1958 |access-date=February 17, 2010| quote=...was born on a cotton plantation, in Itta Bene [sic], Mississippi, just outside the delta town of Indianola.}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia of the Blues"/> After his death, three more have come forward, claiming King as their father as well.<ref name="HR">Johnson, S. Battle Over B.B. King's Fortune. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', June 3, 2016 (No. 17), pp. 61–63.</ref> Though neither of his marriages produced children, and biographer Charles Sawyer wrote that doctors found his sperm count too low to conceive children,<ref>Sawyer, C. ''The Arrival of B.B. King: The Authorized Biography''. Doubleday (1984), p. 221. {{ISBN|0385159293}}</ref> King never disputed paternity of any of the 15 who claimed it, and by all accounts was generous in bankrolling college tuitions and establishing trust funds.<ref name="HR"/> In May 2016, the 11 surviving children initiated legal proceedings against King's appointed trustee over his estimated $30 million to $40 million estate. Several of them also went public with the allegation that King's business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, had fatally poisoned him. Autopsy results showed no evidence of poisoning. A defamation suit filed by Johnson against the accusing family members (including his own sister, Karen Williams) is pending. Other children have filed lawsuits targeting King's music estate, which remains in dispute.<ref name="HR"/>

King was an FAA-certified private pilot and learned to fly in 1963 at what was then [[Lansing Municipal Airport|Chicago Hammond Airport]] in [[Lansing, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mnblues.com/review/bbking-intv-rw4-00.html |title=Interview with B.B. King |access-date=March 14, 2010 |last=West |first=Rebecca |date=April 20, 2000 |work=Blues on Stage }}</ref><ref>"You and Me with B.B. King." SIRIUS Channel 74. May 12, 2009.</ref> He frequently flew to gigs, but in 1995 his insurance company and manager asked him to fly only with another certified pilot. As a result, he stopped flying around the age of 70.<ref name='Reuters/Billboard 2007-06-29'> {{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2930832820070630 |title=On the road again, B.B. King preps new album |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=June 29, 2007 |work=Reuters }}</ref>

King's favorite singer was [[Frank Sinatra]]. In his autobiography, he spoke about how he was a "Sinatra nut" and how he went to bed every night listening to Sinatra's classic album ''[[In the Wee Small Hours]]''. During the 1960s, Sinatra had arranged for King to play at the main clubs in Las Vegas. He credited Sinatra for opening doors to black entertainers who were not given the chance to play in "white-dominated" venues.<ref>{{cite book |last1=King |first1=B.B. |last2=Ritz |first2=David |author-link2=David Ritz |title=Blues All Around Me |year=2011 |publisher=[[It Books]] |page=266 |isbn=978-0062061034}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy and notable campaigns ===
In September 1970, King recorded [[Live in Cook County Jail]], during a time in which [[Attica Prison riot|issues of race]]<ref name="Back" /> and class in the prison system were prominent in politics. King also co-founded the Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Rehabilitation and Recreation, tying in his support for prisoners and interest in prison reform.<ref name="Back">Back, Les. 2015. "How Blue Can You Get? B.B. King, Planetary Humanism and the Blues Behind Bars." ''Theory, Culture & Society'' 32 (7): 274.</ref> In addition to prison reform, King also wanted to use prison performances as a way to preserve music and songs in a similar way that [[Alan Lomax]] did.<ref>{{Cite journal | last=Adelt| first=U.| title=Black, White, and Blue: Racial Politics in B.B. King's Music from the 1960s| journal=Journal of Popular Culture| volume=2}}</ref>

In 2002, King signed on as an official supporter of [[Little Kids Rock]], a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underprivileged public schools throughout the United States. He sat on the organization's honorary board of directors.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.littlekidsrock.org/honorary-board-of-directors/| publisher=Little Kids Rock| title=Honorary Board of Directors| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

Diagnosed with [[Type 2 diabetes|diabetes]] in 1990,<ref>{{Cite news | title=King of the Blues BB King has Now Been At the Top of the Blues Game for More than 50 years| last=Doughty| first=R.|year=2002| via=Diabetes Forecast}}</ref> King was a high-profile spokesman in the fight against the disease.<ref name="farewells"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mjsbigblog.com/crystal-bowersox-and-bb-king-in-new-diabetes-commercial.htm| agency=MJSBIGBLOG| title=Crystal Bowersox and BB King In New Diabetes Campaign| first=MJ| last=Santilli| date=March 15, 2011| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> He appeared in several television commercials for [[OneTouch Ultra]], a blood glucose monitoring device, beginning in the early 2000s. ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Crystal Bowersox]], who was diagnosed with diabetes at age six, would co-star with King in later commercials.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.diabeteshealth.com/how-b-b-king-avoids-the-diabetes-blues/| title=How B.B. King Avoids the Diabetes Blues | date=November 1, 2005| newspaper=Diabetes Health| language=en-US| access-date=October 20, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809162402/https://www.diabeteshealth.com/how-b-b-king-avoids-the-diabetes-blues/| archive-date=August 9, 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.diabeteshealth.com/crystal-bowersox-striving-to-live-without-limitations/|title=Crystal Bowersox: Striving to Live Without Limitations | date=January 17, 2013| newspaper=Diabetes Health| language=en-US| access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>

=== Death and funeral ===
The last eight shows of King's 2014 tour were canceled because of health problems caused by complications from high blood pressure and diabetes.<ref name="bbking.com tour-update 2014-10-08"/><ref name="OfficialCOD"/><ref name="cnn._B.B.">{{cite news | title = B.B. King "in home hospice care" | first = Ralph | last = Ellis | publisher = CNN | date = May 2, 2015 | access-date = May 15, 2015 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/us/bb-king-in-home-hospice-care/}}</ref> On May 14, 2015, at the age of 89,<ref name="Defining"/> he died in his sleep from [[vascular dementia]] caused by a series of small strokes as a consequence of his [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://time.com/3881679/bb-king-stroke/| magazine=Time| title=B.B. King Died From Mini Strokes, Coroner Says| first=Mandy| last=Oaklander| date=May 16, 2015| access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> Two of his daughters alleged that King was deliberately poisoned by two associates trying to induce [[diabetic shock]];<ref name=Poison>{{cite news | last1=Payne| first1=Ed| first2=Kyung| last2=Lah|first3=Dave|last3=Alsup| title=B.B. King was poisoned, two of his daughters claim| url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/entertainment/bb-king-death-allegation/|publisher=CNN|date=May 27, 2015| access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> an autopsy showed no evidence of such.<ref name="OfficialCOD">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/b-b-king-coroners-report-no-evidence-of-poisoning-20150714| title=B.B. King Coroner's Report: No Evidence of Poisoning| magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=July 14, 2015| access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bb-king-not-poisoned-coroner_55a44c29e4b0ecec71bcdd41?| title=Coroner: No Evidence B.B. King Was Poisoned Before Death| date=July 13, 2015| access-date=July 14, 2015| website=HuffPost}}</ref>

King's body was flown to Memphis on May 27, 2015. A funeral procession went down [[Beale Street]], with a brass band marching in front of the hearse while playing "[[When the Saints Go Marching In]]". Thousands lined the streets to pay their last respects. His body was then driven down [[U.S. Route 61|Route 61]] to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi.<ref>{{cite magazine | first=Charlotte | last=Alter |url=http://time.com/3902436/bb-king-funeral/ |title=B.B. King Buried in Indianola, Mississippi |magazine=Time |date= May 30, 2015| access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> He was [[Lying in repose|laid in repose]] at the [[B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center]], in Indianola, for people to view his open casket.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.sky.com/story/1492063/music-and-tears-at-bb-king-memphis-procession |title=Music And Tears At BB King Memphis Procession |publisher=Sky News |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name=news5>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29171363/beale-street-says-goodbye-to-bb-king |title=Beale Street says goodbye to B.B. King |location= Memphis, Tennessee |publisher=WMC Action News 5 |date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> The funeral took place at the Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Indianola, on May 30.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press in Indianola, Mississippi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/30/bb-king-funeral-mississippi |title=BB King's funeral draws hundreds as Obama says country 'has lost a legend' | US news |work=The Guardian |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/hundreds-gather-to-farewell-bb-king-20150531-ghdbs3.html |title=Hundreds gather to farewell BB King |newspaper=The Age |date=May 31, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2015 |location=Melbourne}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.centredaily.com/2015/05/30/4771962/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-bb.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/2015.07.15-053911/http://www.centredaily.com/2015/05/30/4771962/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-bb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |title=Community news from The Centre Daily Times in State College, PA |publisher=centredaily.com |access-date=May 31, 2015 }}</ref> He was buried at the [[B.B. King Museum]].<ref name=news5/>

== Discography ==
{{Main|B.B. King discography}}

=== Studio albums ===
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* ''[[Singin' the Blues]]'' (1957)<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=June 10, 1957|title=Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Rhythm & Blues|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-06-10.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=32}}</ref>
* ''[[The Blues (B.B. King album)|The Blues]]'' (1958)
* ''B.B. King Wails'' (1959)
* ''King of the Blues'' (1960)
* ''[[Sings Spirituals]]'' (1960)
* ''The Great B.B. King'' (1960)
* ''[[My Kind of Blues (B.B. King album)|My Kind of Blues]]'' (1961)
* ''Blues for Me'' (1961)
* ''Blues in My Heart'' (1962)
* ''Easy Listening Blues'' (1962)
* ''B.B. King'' (1963)
* ''Mr. Blues'' (1963)
* ''Confessin' the Blues'' (1966)
* ''[[Blues on Top of Blues]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Lucille (album)|Lucille]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Live & Well (B.B. King album)|Live & Well]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Completely Well]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Indianola Mississippi Seeds]]'' (1970)
* ''[[B.B. King in London]]'' (1971)
* ''[[L.A. Midnight]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Guess Who (B.B. King album)|Guess Who]]'' (1972)
* ''[[To Know You Is to Love You (album)|To Know You Is to Love You]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Lucille Talks Back]]'' (1975)
* ''[[King Size (B.B. King album)|King Size]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Midnight Believer]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Take It Home (B.B. King album)|Take It Home]]'' (1979)
* ''[[There Must Be a Better World Somewhere]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Love Me Tender (B.B. King album)|Love Me Tender]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Blues 'N' Jazz]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Six Silver Strings]]'' (1985)
* ''King of the Blues: 1989'' (1988)
* ''[[There Is Always One More Time]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Blues Summit]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Lucille & Friends]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Deuces Wild (B.B. King album)|Deuces Wild]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Blues on the Bayou]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Let the Good Times Roll (album)|Let the Good Times Roll]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Makin' Love Is Good for You]]'' (2000)
* [[Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)|''Riding with the King'']] (2000, with Eric Clapton)
* ''[[A Christmas Celebration of Hope]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Reflections (B.B. King album)|Reflections]]'' (2003)
* ''[[B.B. King & Friends: 80]]'' (2005)
* ''[[One Kind Favor]]'' (2008)
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== Accolades ==
=== Awards and nominations ===
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy was awarded, for music released in the previous year.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=4| [[Grammy Awards]]
|-
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|1970
| [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]]
| "[[The Thrill Is Gone]]"
|{{Won}}
|-
|1981
| [[Best R&B Instrumental Performance]]
| "When I'm Wrong"
|{{nom}}
|-
|1982
| [[Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording]]
| "[[There Must Be a Better World Somewhere]]"
|{{won}}
|-
|1983
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]
| "Street Life"
|{{nom}}
|-
|1984
| rowspan=3| [[Best Traditional Blues Recording]]
| ''Blues 'n Jazz''
|{{won}}
|-
|1986
| ''My Guitar Sings the Blues''
|{{won}}
|-
|1991
| ''[[Live at San Quentin (B.B. King album)|Live at San Quentin]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1991
| [[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals]]
| "Waiting on the Light to Change"
|{{nom}}
|-
|1992
| rowspan=2| [[Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''[[Live at the Apollo (B. B. King album)|Live at the Apollo]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1994
| ''[[Blues Summit]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1995
| [[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals]]
| "Patches"
|{{nom}}
|-
|1997
| [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]]
| "SRV Shuffle"
|{{won}}
|-
|1999
| [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Contemporary Blues Album]]
| ''[[Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)|Deuces Wild]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2000
| [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards#Blues|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''[[Blues on the Bayou]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2001
| [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards#Blues|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''[[Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)|Riding with the King]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2001
| [[Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]
| "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (My Baby)"
|{{won}}
|-
|2003
| [[45th Annual Grammy Awards#Blues|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''A Christmas Celebration of Hope''
|{{won}}
|-
|2003
| [[Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]
| "Auld Lang Syne"
|{{won}}
|-
|2005
| [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]]
| "Sinner's Prayer" (with [[Ray Charles]])
|{{nom}}
|-
|2006
| [[48th Annual Grammy Awards#Blues|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''[[B. B. King & Friends: 80]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2009
| [[51st Annual Grammy Awards#Blues|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
| ''[[One Kind Favor]]''
|{{won}}
|}

'''Other awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|1995
| [[Country Music Association]]
| Album of the Year
| ''[[Rhythm, Country and Blues]]'' ("Patches" with [[George Jones]])
|{{nom}}
|-
|2002
| [[NAACP Image Awards]]
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special|Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special]]
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
|{{nom}}
|}
[[File:B.B. King Presidential Medal of Freedom.jpg|thumb|right|upright|King receiving the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from [[George W. Bush]], December 2006]]

=== Additional honors ===
* Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from [[Tougaloo College]] (1973)<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 29, 1973|title=B.B. King to Receive Honorary Doctorate|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/73/RW-1973-09-29.pdf|journal=Record World|pages=37}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctor of Music by [[Yale University]] (1977)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://secretary.yale.edu/programs-services/honorary-degrees/since-1702?field_degrees_value=All&field_year_value=1977&keys | title=Honorary Degrees Since 1702: 1977 | publisher=[[Yale University]] | access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>
* Inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]] (1980)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king/timeline/ | title= B.B. King [Timeline] | publisher= The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | access-date= April 6, 2015| quote=1980: B.B. King is inducted into the first class of the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate of Music from [[Berklee College of Music]] (1985)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-11|title=Music legends receive honorary degrees at Berklee|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/music-legends-king-nelson-and-lennox-receive-honorary-degrees/8181742|access-date=2023-10-14|publisher=WCVB|language=en}}</ref>
* Inducted into the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] (1987)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king| title=B.B. King| access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] (1987)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Lifetime_Awards/ |title=Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winners |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |date=February 8, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206071832/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Lifetime_Awards/ |archive-date=February 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[National Medal of Arts]] (1990)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |title=List of National Medal of Arts Recipients |publisher=Nea.gov |access-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302211928/http://www.nea.gov/honors/Medals/medalists_year.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[National Heritage Fellowship]] from the [[National Endowment for the Arts|NEA]] (1991)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1991|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1991 |website=arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927122211/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1991 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:BB King pick.jpg|thumb|Commemorative guitar [[plectrum|pick]] honoring "B.B. King Day" in Portland, Maine]]
* The [[Kennedy Center Honors]] – given to recognize "the lifelong accomplishments and extraordinary talents of our nation's most prestigious artists" (1995)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3696&source_type=A |title=Kennedy Center Records |publisher=Kennedy-center.org |date=September 16, 1925 |access-date=February 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805183322/http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3696&source_type=A |archive-date=August 5, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award]] for "The Thrill is Gone" – given to recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance" (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY%5FAwards/Winners/ |title=Grammy Database |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |date=February 8, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213175336/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/ |archive-date=February 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[Library of Congress]] awarded him the [[Library of Congress Living Legend|Living Legend Medal]] for his lifetime of contributions to America's diverse cultural heritage (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0005/livleg.html |title=Living Legends: Americans Honored for Creative Contributions |author= |date=May 2000 |website=Library of Congress Information Bulletin |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
* The [[Royal Swedish Academy of Music]] awarded him the [[Polar Music Prize]] for his "significant contributions to the blues" (2004)<ref name="Polar Music Prize"/>
* The Golden Plate Award of the [[American Academy of Achievement]] (2004)<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://www.achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#the-arts }}</ref>
* The [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] awarded by President [[George W. Bush]] on December 15 (2006)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_Recipients.htm |title=List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients |publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=February 17, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100222215156/https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_Recipients.htm| archive-date= February 22, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* An [[Doctorate|honorary doctorate]] in music by [[Brown University]] (2007)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-142.html | title=Brown University to Confer Nine Honorary Degrees May 27 |publisher=Brown.edu |date=April 25, 2007|access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref>
* The [[Freedom of the City|keys to the city]] of [[Portland, Maine]] (2008)<ref>[http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=188662&ac=PHnws "King of Portland"] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920180132/http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=188662&ac=PHnws |date=September 20, 2009 }} – ''[[Portland Press Herald]]'', May 19, 2008</ref>
* A [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] marker was added for King to commemorate his birthplace (2008)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/CustomContentRetrieve.aspx?ID=1083611| title=B.B. King Birthplace| last=Mississippi Blues Commission| publisher=msbluestrail.org| access-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref>
* ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named King No. 3 on its list of the 10 best electric guitarists (2009)<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Tyrangiel| first= Josh| url = http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1916544,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090815221408/http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1916544,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 15, 2009 | title=The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date= August 14, 2009| access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>
* King was awarded the MMP Music Award and inducted into the MMP Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Music Project (2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themississippimusicproject.org/mmpmusicawardees.html |title=MMP Music Award & Hall of Fame |author= |year=2020 |website=Mississippi Music Project |access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
* A [[Google Doodle]] celebrated what would have been King's 94th birthday (2019)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/16/us/bb-king-google-doodle-trnd/index.html |title=Google celebrates birthday of the 'King of the Blues' with an animated video Doodle |first=Douglas |last=Wood |publisher=CNN|date=September 16, 2019|access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref>
* A King Homecoming Festival is held in [[Indianola, Mississippi]] during the first week in June every year<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianolams.org/blues.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/2013.04.15-020024/http://www.indianolams.org/blues.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |title='The Blues Heritage' Indianola, Mississippi Chamber of Commerce |website=Indianolams.org |access-date=February 17, 2010 }}</ref>
* ''Rolling Stone'' named King the 8th greatest guitarist of all time in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author= |date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Blues|Mississippi|United States}}
* [[African Americans in Mississippi]]
* [[B.B. King's Bluesville]]
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of nicknames of blues musicians]]

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=De Visé |first=Daniel |date=2021 |title=King of the Blues: the Rise and Reign of B.B. King |edition=First |location=New York |publisher=Atlantic Monthly Press |isbn=9780802158055 |oclc=1261767849}}
* {{cite book |last=Sawyer |first=Charles |date=2022 |title=B.B. King: From Indianola to Icon |edition=First |location=Atglen, PA |publisher=Schiffer Books |isbn=9780764363856}}

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* {{IMDb name|0454475}}
* [https://guitar.com/king-of-the-blues-a-conversation-with-b-b-king/ B.B. King interview on Guitar.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093241/https://guitar.com/king-of-the-blues-a-conversation-with-b-b-king/ |date=July 4, 2018 }}
* [http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-529-2j6833p160 "Blues Legend B.B. King" episode from ''In Black America'' series], distributed by the [[American Archive of Public Broadcasting]]
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Jelly Roll Morton

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{{short description|American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Jelly Roll Morton
| image = Jelly Roll Morton (c. 1927).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Morton {{circa}} 1927
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
| birth_date = c. {{birth date|1890|09|20}}<ref>[http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/bapcert.jpg Other dates of birth attributed to Morton include October 20, 1890] and [http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/draftcards1.html September 13, 1884, the latter of which Morton gave on his WWI draft registration, making him six years older than he is believed to have actually been.]</ref>
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|07|10|1890|09|20}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| genre = Jazz, ragtime
| occupation = Musician, composer, arranger
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 1904–1941
| label = [[Victor Talking Machine Company|Victor]], [[Gennett Records|Gennett]]
| associated_acts = [[Red Hot Peppers]], [[New Orleans Rhythm Kings]]
}}

'''Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe''' ({{ne}} '''Lemott''',<ref>[http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/bapcert.jpg Biography], doctorjazz.co.uk. Accessed July 18, 2023.</ref> later '''Morton'''; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as '''Jelly Roll Morton''', was an American [[ragtime]] and [[jazz]] pianist, bandleader, and composer of [[Louisiana Creole people|Louisiana Creole]] descent.<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |title=Jelly Roll Morton |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jelly-roll-morton-mn0000317290/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated.<ref name="giddins">{{cite book |last1=Giddins |first1=Gary |last2=DeVeaux |first2=Scott |title=Jazz |date=2009 |publisher=W.W. Norton |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-393-06861-0}}</ref> His composition "[[Jelly Roll Blues]]", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. He also claimed to have invented the genre.

Morton also wrote "[[King Porter Stomp]]", "[[Wolverine Blues (song)|Wolverine Blues]]", "[[Black Bottom Stomp]]", and "I Thought I Heard [[Buddy Bolden]] Say", the last being a tribute to [[Music of New Orleans|New Orleans musicians]] from the turn of the 20th century.

Morton's claim to have invented jazz in 1902 was criticized.<ref name="Yanow" /> Music critic [[Scott Yanow]] wrote, "Jelly Roll Morton did himself a lot of harm posthumously by exaggerating his worth...Morton's accomplishments as an early innovator are so vast that he did not really need to stretch the truth."<ref name="Yanow" /> [[Gunther Schuller]] says of Morton's "hyperbolic assertions" that there is "no proof to the contrary" and that Morton's "considerable accomplishments in themselves provide reasonable substantiation.”<ref name="Schuller">{{cite book |last=Schuller |first=Gunther |author-link=Gunther Schuller |title=The History of Jazz |others=Volume 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofjazz0000schu |url-access=registration |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |year=1986 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofjazz0000schu/page/136 136] |isbn=0-19-504043-0}}</ref>

==Biography==
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=== Early life ===
[[File:Jelly Roll Morton - Tiger Rag.ogg|thumb|Jelly Roll Morton - Tiger Rag]]
[[File:Jelly Roll Blues 1915.jpg|upright|thumb|Morton claimed to have written "Jelly Roll Blues" in 1905.]]
Morton was born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (or Lemott), into the [[Creoles of color|Creole]] community<ref>John Szwed, "Doctor Jazz", booklet in ''Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings'', Rounder (2005), p. 3.</ref> in the [[Faubourg Marigny]] neighborhood of [[New Orleans]] around 1890; he claimed to have been born in 1884 on his WWI draft registration card in 1918. Both parents traced their Creole ancestry four generations to the 18th century.<ref>Detailed information, complete with charts, and drawing on the research of Lawrence Gushee, is available from Peter Hanley's [http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/genealogy.html ''Jelly Roll Morton: An Essay in Genealogy'' (2002)]</ref> Morton's birth date and year of birth are uncertain, given that no birth certificate was ever issued for him. The law requiring birth certificates for citizens was not enforced until 1914.<ref>Hanley, ''Jelly Roll Morton: An Essay in Genealogy''. His baptismal certificate lists his date of birth as October 20, 1890, but Hanley prefers September 20, 1890. John Szwed, on the other hand, prefers 1895. See "Doctor Jazz" in ''Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings'' (Rounder Records, 2005), p. 4.</ref> His parents were Martin-Edouard Joseph Lamothe, also known as Edward Joseph Lamothe, a bricklayer and occasional trombonist,<ref>{{cite book |title=Musical Gumbo - The Music of New Orleans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ed2TF84G-t8C&dq=Jelly+Roll+Morton+trombone+father&pg=PA34 |publisher=[[W.W. Norton]] |year=1993 | isbn=9780393034684 |access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> and Louise Hermance Monette, a domestic worker. His parents were never legally married and his father left his mother when Morton was around three years old. After his mother married William Mouton in 1894, Ferdinand adopted his stepfather's surname, anglicizing it to Morton, adapting "Ferd" as an unofficial forename. Ferd had two sisters, one of whom, Eugénie, married Ignace Colas, in 1913.<ref>[http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/igamede.html Ignace Colas Biodata], doctorjazz.co.uk. Accessed July 18, 2023.</ref>

=== Career ===
[[File:MortonBricktopRowCropMortonFace.jpg|thumb|left|Morton in 1918]]
At the age of fourteen, Morton began as a piano player in a brothel.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakley |first=Giles |title=The Devil's Music |url=https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0 |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |date=1997 |page=[https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0/page/102 102] |isbn=978-0-306-80743-5}}</ref> He often sang smutty lyrics and used the nickname "Jelly Roll", which was African-American slang for female genitalia.<ref name="stewart">Stewart, Rex (1991). ''Boy Meets Horn''. Claire P. Gordon, ed. University of Michigan Press. Cited in {{cite book |title=Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians |first=Floyd |last=Levin |publisher=University of California Press |date=2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/classicjazzperso00levi |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/classicjazzperso00levi/page/109 109]–110 |isbn=9780520213609 |access-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Major |first=Clarence |page=[https://archive.org/details/jubatojive00clar/page/256 256] |date=1994 |title=Juba to Jive: The Dictionary of African-American Slang |url=https://archive.org/details/jubatojive00clar |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9780140513066}}</ref> While working there, he was living with his churchgoing great-grandmother. He convinced her that he worked as a night watchman in a barrel factory. After Morton's grandmother found out he was playing jazz in a brothel, she disowned him for disgracing the Lamothe name.<ref name="cultureshock">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/beyond/jazz.html |title=The Devil's Music: 1920s Jazz |publisher=PBS |date=February 2, 2000 |access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> "When my grandmother found out that I was playing jazz in one of the sporting houses in the District, she told me that I had disgraced the family and forbade me to live at the house...She told me that devil music would surely bring about my downfall...."<ref name="cultureshock" /> The cornetist [[Rex Stewart]] recalled that Morton had chosen "the [[Pen name|nom de plume]] 'Morton' to protect his family from disgrace if he was identified as a whorehouse 'professor'."<ref name="stewart" />

Around 1904, Morton started touring in the US South, working in [[minstrel shows]] such as [[Will Benbow]]'s Chocolate Drops,<ref>[http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/page10a.html "Jelly Roll Morton: On the Road, 1905–1917"]. DoctorJazz.co.uk. Retrieved March 8, 2017.</ref> gambling, and composing. His songs "[[Jelly Roll Blues]]", "New Orleans Blues", "Frog-I-More Rag", "Animule Dance", and "[[King Porter Stomp]]" were composed during this period. Stride pianists [[James P. Johnson]] and [[Willie "The Lion" Smith]] saw him perform in Chicago in 1910 and [[New York City]] in 1911.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reich |first1=Howard |last2=Gaines |first2=William |title=Jelly's Blues: the Life, Music and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reic |url-access=registration |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=Cambridge, MA |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reic/page/39 39–41] |isbn=0-306-81350-5 }}</ref>

In 1912–14, Morton toured with his girlfriend Rosa Brown as a [[vaudeville]] act before living in Chicago for three years. By 1914, he was putting his compositions on paper. In 1915 "Jelly Roll Blues" was one of the first jazz compositions to be published. Jelly Roll Morton was employed by Shook around 1916. Ben Shook Jr was associated with a Jubilee club led by Mabel Lewis, a contralto singer and former member of the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers. In 1917 he went to California with bandleader [[William Manuel Johnson]] and Johnson's sister Anita Gonzalez. Morton's tango "The Crave" was popular in Hollywood.<ref name="reich">{{cite book |last1=Reich |first1=Howard |last2=Gaines |first2=William |title=Jelly's blues : the life, music, and redemption of Jelly Roll Morton |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |via=archive.org |publisher=Da Capo |access-date=27 April 2020 |date=2003|isbn=9780306812095}}</ref> He was invited to perform at the Hotel Patricia nightclub in [[Vancouver]], Canada. Author Mark Miller described his arrival as "an extended period of itinerancy as a pianist, vaudeville performer, gambler, hustler, and, as legend would have it, pimp".<ref>{{cite news |title=Jelly Rolled into Vancouver |url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/programs/2010/03/jelly-rolled-into-vancouver.html |publisher=CBC Radio 2 |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> Morton returned to Chicago in 1923 to claim authorship of "The Wolverines", which had become popular as "[[Wolverine Blues (song)|Wolverine Blues]]". He released the first of his commercial recordings, first as piano rolls, then on record, both as a piano soloist and with jazz bands.<ref>{{cite book |author=Reich and Gaines |title=Jelly's Blues |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |url-access=registration |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich/page/70 70–98] |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306812095}}</ref>

In 1926, Morton signed a contract with the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]], giving him the opportunity to bring a well-rehearsed band to play his arrangements in the Victor recording studios in Chicago. These recordings by Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers included [[Kid Ory]], [[Omer Simeon]], [[George Mitchell (jazz musician)|George Mitchell]], [[Johnny St. Cyr]], [[Barney Bigard]], [[Johnny Dodds]], [[Baby Dodds]], and [[Andrew Hilaire]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Reich and Gaines |title=Jelly's Blues |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |url-access=registration |date=2003|pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich/page/114 114–127]|publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306812095}}</ref>

After Morton moved to New York City, he continued to record for Victor.<ref>{{cite book |author=Reich and Gaines |title=Jelly's Blues|url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |url-access=registration |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich/page/132 132–135] |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306812095}}</ref> Although he had trouble finding musicians who wanted to play his style of jazz, he recorded with [[Omer Simeon]], [[George Baquet]], [[Albert Nicholas]], [[Barney Bigard]], [[Russell Procope]], [[Lorenzo Tio]] and [[Artie Shaw]], the trumpeters [[Ward Pinkett]], [[Bubber Miley]], [[Johnny Dunn]] and [[Henry "Red" Allen]], [[Sidney Bechet]], [[Paul Barnes (musician)|Paul Barnes]], [[Bud Freeman]], [[Pops Foster]], [[Paul Barbarin]], [[Cozy Cole]], and [[Zutty Singleton]]. His New York sessions failed to produce a hit.<ref>{{cite book |author=Reich and Gaines |title=Jelly's Blues |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |url-access=registration |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich/page/132 132–144] |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306812095}}</ref>

Due in part to the Great Depression, RCA Victor did not renew Morton's recording contract for 1931. He continued playing in New York but struggled financially. He briefly had a radio show in 1934, then toured in a burlesque band. In 1935, his 30-year-old composition "[[King Porter Stomp]]", arranged by [[Fletcher Henderson]], became [[Benny Goodman]]'s first hit and a swing standard, but Morton received no royalties from the recordings.<ref>{{cite book |author=Reich and Gaines |title=Jelly's Blues |url=https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich |url-access=registration |date=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jellysblueslifem00reich/page/144 144–146] |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306812095}}</ref>

==== Music Box interviews ====
In 1935, Morton moved to Washington, D.C., to become the manager and piano player at a bar called, at various times, the Music Box, Blue Moon Inn, and Jungle Inn, at 1211 U Street NW in [[Shaw, Washington, D.C.|Shaw]], an [[African-American neighborhood]]. Morton was master of ceremonies, bouncer, and bartender. The club owner allowed her friends free admission and drinks, which prevented Morton from making the business a success.<ref name="Jazz" /> During Morton's brief residency at the Music Box, the folklorist [[Alan Lomax]] heard him play. In May 1938, Lomax invited Morton to record music and interviews for the [[Library of Congress]]. The sessions were intended to be a short interview with musical examples for researchers at the Library of Congress, but the sessions expanded to over eight hours, with Morton talking and playing piano. Lomax conducted longer interviews, taking notes but not recording.<ref name="Congress">{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-040.html |title=Library of Congress Recordings of Jelly Roll Morton Win at Grammys |date=January 14, 2006 |access-date=2009-12-27 |publisher=Library of Congress. Loc.gov}}</ref> Lomax was interested in Morton's days in [[Storyville, New Orleans|Storyville]], New Orleans, and the ribald songs of the time. Although reluctant to record these, Morton obliged Lomax. Because of the suggestive nature of the songs, some of the Library of Congress recordings were not released until 2005.<ref name="Congress" />

In these interviews, Morton claimed to have been born in 1885. Morton scholars, such as Lawrence Gushee, say that Morton was aware that if he had been born in 1890, he would have been too young to claim to be the inventor of jazz. However, Morton may not have known his actual birthdate, and there remains the possibility that he was telling the truth. He said [[Buddy Bolden]] played [[ragtime]] but not jazz, a view not accepted by some of Bolden's contemporaries in New Orleans. The contradictions may stem from different definitions of "ragtime" and "jazz".

==== Stabbing, later life, and death ====
In 1938, Morton was stabbed by a friend of the Music Box's owner and suffered wounds to the head and chest. A nearby [[racial segregation|whites-only]] hospital refused to treat him, as the city had racially segregated facilities. He was transported to a black hospital farther away. When he was in the hospital, doctors left ice on his wounds for several hours before attending to the injury. His recovery from his wounds was incomplete, and thereafter he was often ill and became short of breath easily. After this incident, his wife Mabel demanded they leave Washington.<ref name="Jazz">{{cite web |url=http://www.gwu.edu/~jazz/performersp.html |title=U Street Jazz – Performers – Prominent Jazz Musicians: Their Histories in Washington, D.C |publisher=Gwu.edu |access-date=2015-10-05}}</ref>

Worsening asthma sent him to a hospital in New York for three months. He continued to suffer from respiratory problems when he travelled to [[Los Angeles]] with the intent to restart his career. He died on July 10, 1941, after an eleven-day stay in [[Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center|Los Angeles County General Hospital]]. He was generally believed to be 50 years old. According to the jazz historian David Gelly in 2000, Morton's arrogance and "bumptious" persona alienated so many musicians that few of them attended his funeral.<ref name="Gelly">{{cite book|last1=Gelly|first1=David|title=Icons of Jazz|date=2000|publisher=Thunder Bay|isbn=1-57145-268-0|location=San Diego, California}}</ref>

An article about the funeral appeared in the August 1, 1941, issue of ''[[DownBeat]]'' and reported that his pallbearers were Kid Ory, [[Mutt Carey]], [[Freddie Washington (pianist)|Fred Washington]], and [[Ed Garland]]. [[Duke Ellington]] and [[Jimmie Lunceford]] were absent, though both were appearing in Los Angeles at the time. [[Mercer Ellington]], Duke Ellington's son did attend the funeral. The article was reproduced in ''[[Mister Jelly Roll]]'', a 1950 biography of Morton by Alan Lomax.

== Personal life ==
Morton married Mabel Bertrand, a showgirl, in November 1928 in [[Gary, Indiana]].

He was a "very devout [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]", according to Anita Gonzales, his longtime companion. His gravesite features a large [[rosary]] rather than any music imagery.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gioia|first=Ted|date=April 2017|title=Duke Ellington's Faith|url=https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/04/duke-ellingtons-faith#:~:text=The%20other,clearly%20demarcated.|access-date=2020-12-02|website=First Things|language=en}}</ref>

==Form and compositions==
Morton's piano style was formed from early secondary ragtime and "shout", which also evolved separately into the New York school of [[Stride (music)|stride piano]]. Morton's playing was also close to [[boogie-woogie|barrelhouse]], which produced [[boogie-woogie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jelly Roll Morton |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/jelly-roll-morton |access-date=2016-10-08 |publisher=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

Morton often played the melody of a tune with his right thumb, while sounding a harmony above these notes with the fingers of the right hand. This could add a rustic or "out-of-tune" sound due to the playing of a [[Diminished fifth|diminished 5th]] above the melody. This technique may still be recognized as belonging to New Orleans. Morton also [[Walking bass|walked]] in [[major sixth|major]] and [[minor sixth]]s in the bass, instead of tenths or octaves. He played basic swing rhythms with both the left and the right hand.

Several of Morton's compositions were musical tributes to himself, including "Winin' Boy", "The Jelly Roll Blues" (subtitled "The Original Jelly-Roll"); and "Mr. Jelly Lord". In the [[big-band]] era, his "King Porter Stomp", which Morton had written decades earlier, was a big hit for [[Fletcher Henderson]] and [[Benny Goodman]]; it became a standard covered by most other swing bands of that time. Morton claimed to have written some tunes that were copyrighted by others, including "[[I'm Alabama Bound|Alabama Bound]]"<ref>{{cite book |author=Giles Oakley |url=https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0/page/61 |title=The Devil's Music |date=1997 |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |isbn=978-0-306-80743-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0/page/61 61]}}</ref> and "[[Tiger Rag]]". "Sweet Peter", which Morton recorded in 1926, appears to be the source of the melody of the hit song "[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]]", which was credited to Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.

His musical influence continues in the work of [[Dick Hyman]]<ref name="CarrFairweather2004">{{cite book |last1=Carr |first1=Ian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&pg=RA2-PR41 |title=The Rough Guide to Jazz |last2=Fairweather |first2=Digby |last3=Priestley |first3=Brian |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-84353-256-9 |pages=2– |access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> and [[Reginald Robinson]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kinzer |first=Stephen |date=November 28, 2000 |title=The Man Who Made Jazz Hot; 60 Years After His Death, Jelly Roll Morton Gets Respect |newspaper=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/28/arts/man-who-made-jazz-hot-60-years-after-his-death-jelly-roll-morton-gets-respect.html |access-date=2017-01-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In 2013, Katy Martin published an article arguing that [[Alan Lomax]]'s book of interviews put Morton in a negative light.<ref name="Martin3">{{cite journal|last1=Martin|first1=Katy|date=February 2013|title=The Preoccupations of Mr. Lomax, Inventor of the "Inventor of Jazz"|journal=Popular Music and Society|volume=36|issue=1|pages=30–39|doi=10.1080/03007766.2011.613225|s2cid=191490584}}</ref> Martin disagreed that Morton was an egotist.<blockquote>In being called a supreme egotist, Jelly Roll was often a victim of loose and lurid reporting. If we read the words that he himself wrote, however, we learn that he almost had an [[inferiority complex]] and said that he created his own style of jazz piano because 'All my fellow musicians were much faster in manipulations, I thought than I, and I did not feel as though I was in their class.' So he used a slower tempo to permit flexibility through the use of more notes, a pinch of Spanish to give a number of right seasoning, the avoidance of playing triple forte continuously, and many other points.<ref>Quoted in John Szwed, ''Dr. Jazz''. Book accompanying the box set ''Jelly Roll Morton: [[The Complete Library of Congress Recordings]] by Alan Lomax'', Rounder 11661-188-BK01 (2005)</ref></blockquote>

=== Awards and honors ===
* The Music Box interviews were released posthumously as boxed set and won two Grammy Awards.<ref name="Congress" />
**During the same year, Morton was honored with the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].
*Morton was posthumously nominated in 1992 for the [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] for the musical depicting his life, ''[[Jelly's Last Jam]]''.
*Morton was inducted in the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and was elected as a charter member of the [[Gennett Records]] Walk of Fame.
* He was inducted into the [[Louisiana Music Hall of Fame]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.louisianamusichalloffame.org |title=Louisiana Music Hall of Fame |publisher=LouisianaMusicHallOfFame.org|access-date=2015-10-05}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''1923/24'' ([[Milestone Records|Milestone]], 1923–24)
* ''Red Hot Peppers Session: Birth of the Hot, The Classic Red Hot Peppers Sessions'' ([[Bluebird Records|RCA Bluebird]], 1926–27)
* ''The Pearls'' (RCA Bluebird, 1926–1939)
* ''Jazz King of New Orleans'' (RCA Bluebird, 1926–30)
* ''Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings, Vols. 1–8'' (8-CD Box Set) ([[Rounder Records|Rounder]], 2005)

==Representation in other media==
* ''Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn: An Imaginary Memoir'' (1984), by the ethnomusicologist and folklorist [[Samuel Charters]], embellishing Morton's early stories about his life.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn: An Imaginary Memoir |last=Charters |first=Samuel Barclay |author-link=Samuel Charters |publisher=Marion Boyars |year=1984 |isbn=0-7145-2805-6}}</ref>
* In the chorus of "[[And It Stoned Me]]," the opening track of his seminal 1970 album ''[[Moondance]],'' Irish singer-songwriter [[Van Morrison]] sings "And it stoned me to my soul, stoned me just like Jelly Roll, and it stoned me." The reference is thought to be to the childhood memory of listening to his father's Morton recordings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Song Review 'And it stoned Me'|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/and-it-stoned-me-mt0047966627|website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2018-03-26 }}</ref>
* [[Clarence Williams III]] portrays Jelly Roll Morton in ''[[The Legend of 1900]]''.
*''[[Jelly's Last Jam]]'' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[George C. Wolfe]], lyrics by [[Susan Birkenhead]], and music by '''''Jelly Roll Morton''''' and [[Luther Henderson]].
* In season 1, episode 3 of [[Interview with the Vampire (TV series)|AMC's Interview with the Vampire]], at around 1917 in [[Storyville, New Orleans|Storyville]], Morton (portrayed by Kyle Roussel) is the featured entertainment for the fictional brothel called the Fair Play Saloon, that later becomes the Azalea Hall, owned by the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac. Several decades later in 2022, Louis claims in his interview with Daniel Molloy, that it was Lestat's improvisation of Morton's music that contributes to the recording of [[Wolverine Blues (song)|Wolverine Blues]].

==See also==
* [[List of ragtime composers]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
* [[James Dapogny|Dapogny, James]]. ''Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: The Collected Piano Music''. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982.
* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/beyond/jazz.html The Devil's Music: 1920s Jazz]. PBS.
* [[Ralph Ellison|Ellison, Ralph]]. ''[[Invisible Man]]''. p. 486.
* "Ferdinand J. 'Jelly Roll' Morton". ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (1988), pp. 586–587.
* "Jelly". [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']], March 11, 1940.
* Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Kenneth. ''Jazz, a History of America's Music''. Random House.

==Further reading==
* Dapogny, James (1982). ''Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton: The Collected Piano Music''. Smithsonian Institution Press.
* Gushee, Lawrence (2010). ''Pioneers of Jazz : The Story of the Creole Band''. Oxford University Press.
* Lomax, Alan (1950, 1973, 2001). ''Mister Jelly Roll''. University of California Press. {{ISBN|0-520-22530-9}}.
* Martin, Katy (2013). "The Preoccupations of Mr. Lomax, Inventor of the 'Inventor of Jazz.'" ''Popular Music and Society'' 36.1 (February 2013), pp. 30–39. DOI: 10.1080/03007766.2011.613225.
* Pareles, Jon (1989). "New Orleans Sauce for Jelly Roll Morton: 'He Was the First Great Composer and Jazz Master', Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton." ''New York Times'', 1989, sec. Arts.
* Pastras, Phil (2001). ''Dead Man Blues: Jelly Roll Morton Way Out West''. University of California Press.
* Reich, Howard; Gaines, William (2004). ''Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton''. Da Capo Press. {{ISBN|0-306-81350-5}}.
* [[Bill Russell (American music)|Russell, William]] (1999). ''Oh Mister Jelly! A Jelly Roll Morton Scrapbook'', Copenhagen: Jazz Media ApS.
* {{citation | last1 = Stone | first1 = Jonathan | title = Listening to the Lomax Archive | date = 2021 | publisher = University of Michigan Press | chapter=Inventing Jazz: Jelly Roll Morton and the Sonic Rhetorics of Hot Musical Performance | pages=115–158 | doi = 10.3998/mpub.9871097 | jstor = 10.3998/mpub.9871097 | isbn = 9780472902446 | s2cid = 234248416 | url = https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/72702 | chapter-url = https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.9871097.8}}
* Szwed, John. "Doctor Jazz" (2005). Liner notes to ''Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax''. Rounder Boxed Set. 80-page illustrated monograph. This book-length essay is also available without illustrations at [http://jazzstudiesonline.org/ Jazz Studies Online]: [http://jazzstudiesonline.org/files/jso/resources/pdf/DoctorJazz.pdf John Szwed, ''Doctor Jazz: Jelly Roll Morton''].
* Wright, Laurie (1980). ''Mr. Jelly Lord''. Storyville Publications.
*Schafer, William J (2008). “The Original Jelly Roll Blues”. Flame Tree Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84451-394-9. This biography offers clear contemplation of Morton and his music according to the book preface by Howard Mandel.

==External links==
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* [http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/index.html Ferd 'Jelly Roll' Morton]
* [http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/genealogy.html Genealogy of Jelly Roll Morton]
* [http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/draftcards1.html#fjmdc Ferd Joseph Morton WWI Draft Registration Card and essay]
* [https://syncopatedtimes.com/jelly-roll-morton-1890-1941/ Jelly Roll Morton at the Red Hot Jazz Archive]; biography with audio files of many of Morton's historic recordings
* [http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/jelly-roll/index.html ''Mister Jelly Roll''], complete 1950 book by Alan Lomax; chronicles the early days of jazz and one of its main developers
*[http://hnoc.minisisinc.com/thnoc/catalog/3/533 William Russell Jazz Collection] at [https://www.hnoc.org/ The Historic New Orleans Collection]
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* {{Find a Grave|2691}}
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101896 Jelly Roll Morton recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].
* [https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/27/resources/4708 Howard Fischer correspondence and other material regarding Harrison Smith's copyright claims of Jelly Roll Morton songs, 1949-1969] at [https://library.harvard.edu/collections/isham-memorial-library Isham Memorial Library, Harvard University]

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Denise Di Novi

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'''Denise Di Novi''' is an American film producer and director.

==Early life==
Denise Di Novi is one of the most prominent women producers in Hollywood, producing dozens of films for most of the Hollywood studios. Her most popular include Heathers, [[Edward Scissorhands]], [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Nightmare Before Christmas]], [[Crazy, Stupid, Love|Crazy Stupid Love]] and Practical Magic, as well as [[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]] starring Winona Ryder and more recently Soarse Ronin, She is the daughter of jazz musician [[Gene DiNovi]],<ref>{{cite news|last= Schneller|first=Johanna|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-player/article989194/|title=The Player|work=The Globe & Mail|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref> when Di Novi was three years old her family moved to Los Angeles from New York, where her father had been a prominent Bebop jazz musician in many of the Big Bands, as well as serving as Musical Conductor for Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Anne Margaret and Dinah Shore. In the 70's, the family moved to [[Toronto]], Canada. Her mother Patricia McNeil Di Novi, who was a dancer in New York City on Broadway.

==Career==
Di Novi studied communications at [[Simmons College (Massachusetts)|Simmons College]] in [[Massachusetts]], and received a degree in [[journalism]]. After working as a copy editor at the ''[[National Observer (USA)|National Observer]]'' and staff writer for [[Canada AM]], she became a reporter for Toronto's [[Citytv]], but left to take a job as a unit publicist for ''[[Final Assignment]]''. She became a principal in the Montreal-based production company Filmplan International, acting in various production capacities on nine major studio releases, including ''[[Scanners|films with David Cronenberg.]]'' In 1983, Filmplan relocated to Los Angeles and merged with Arnold Kopelson's Film Packages.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Di Novi joined [[New World Pictures]] as Executive Vice President of production. She later shifted into an overall deal as an independent producer, producing ''[[Heathers]]'' (1988) starring [[Winona Ryder]]. Di Novi then headed [[Tim Burton Productions]] and was responsible for producing several films. She set up her own production company, Di Novi Pictures, in 1993, at [[Columbia Pictures]]. She then entered into a producing deal with [[Warner Brothers Pictures]].

Di Novi has produced over 40 films. These include six from her partnership with [[Tim Burton]], ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993), ''[[Cabin Boy]]'' (1994), ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (also 1994) and ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996). She produced four films based on books by [[Nicholas Sparks]], ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]'' (1999), ''[[A Walk to Remember]]'' (2002), ''[[Nights in Rodanthe]]'' (2008) and ''[[The Lucky One (film)|The Lucky One]]'' (2012).

For four years, Di Novi was executive producer of ''[[The District]]'', a [[CBS]] primetime series created by [[Terry George]]. Di Novi made her directorial debut on the thriller ''[[Unforgettable (2017 film)|Unforgettable]]'' (2017), for Warner Bros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/denise-dinovi-directing-thriller-unforgettable-1201525172/|title=Producer Denise Di Novi to Direct Thriller 'Unforgettable'|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=June 22, 2015}}</ref>

Most recently Di Novi completed a series for FX , The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss to air in 2024.

==Filmography==
She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983 || ''[[Going Berserk]]'' || Associate producer
|-
| ''[[For Those I Loved]]'' || Associate producer
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Heathers]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990 || ''[[Meet the Applegates]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Batman Returns]]'' ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1994 || ''[[Cabin Boy]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Little Women (1994 film)|Little Women]]'' ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998 || ''[[Almost Heroes]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Practical Magic]]'' ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001 || ''[[Happy Campers (film)|Happy Campers]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Original Sin (2001 film)|Original Sin]]'' ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[A Walk to Remember]]'' ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[What a Girl Wants (film)|What a Girl Wants]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004 || ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'' ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Lucky You (film)|Lucky You]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008 || ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Nights in Rodanthe]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010 || ''[[Ramona and Beezus]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Life as We Know It (film)|Life as We Know It]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 2011 || ''[[Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Crazy, Stupid, Love]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Lucky One (film)|The Lucky One]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014 || ''[[If I Stay (film)|If I Stay]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[You're Not You]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Best of Me (2014 film)|The Best of Me]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || ''[[Focus (2015 film)|Focus]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Danny Collins (film)|Danny Collins]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Unforgettable (2017 film)|Unforgettable]]'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' ||
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Sky Is Everywhere (film)|The Sky Is Everywhere]]'' ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{TableTBA}}|| ''[[The Selection#Adaptations|The Selection]]''||
|}

;As director

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Unforgettable (2017 film)|Unforgettable]]''
|}

;Miscellaneous crew

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
|rowspan=2| 1980 || ''[[The Lucky Star (1980 film)|The Lucky Star]]'' || Unit publicist
|-
| ''[[Final Assignment]]'' || Unit publicist
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983 || ''[[Videodrome]]'' || Creative consultant
|-
| ''[[Of Unknown Origin]]'' || Assistant to director
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Fraternity Vacation]]'' || Production executive
|}

;Script and continuity department

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Gas (1981 film)|Gas]]'' || Script coordinator
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Visiting Hours (film)|Visiting Hours]]'' || Script coordinator
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Live Nude Girls]]'' || Special thanks
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' || Special thanks
|}

===Television===

;As executive producer

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2000 || ''The '70s'' || Television film
|-
| 2002 || ''Jo'' || Television film
|-
|rowspan=3| 2003 || ''[[Eloise at the Plaza]]'' || Television film
|-
| ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'' || Television film
|-
| ''[[Hotel (American TV series)#Remake|Hotel]]'' || Television pilot
|-
| 2000−2004 || ''[[The District]]'' || Television series
|-
| 2004 || ''Sudbury'' || Television film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Beaches (2017 film)|Beaches]]'' || Television film
|-
| 2021 || ''Ways & Means'' || Television pilot
|-
| rowspan="2"| TBA || Untitled [[Sarah Cooper]]/[[Cindy Chupack]] project || Television pilot
|-
| ''Teachable'' || Television pilot
|}

;As director

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
|-
|rowspan=3| 2018 || ''[[Sneaky Pete]]''
|-
| ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''
|-
| ''[[Ray Donovan]]''
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
| 2015 || ''The Veronica Exclusive'' || Dedicated to
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|224145}}
* [http://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/denise_dinovi.htm Profile of Di Novi], Lukeford.net
* [http://www.filmbug.com/db/344163 Profile of Di Novi], Filmbug.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111129045924/http://www.movieline.com/1994/06/killing-them-softly.php#more ''Movieline'' 1994 profile article]

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