Britney Spears and JC Chasez’s boy band were on their third albums, and Usher was gaining momentum for 8701, about to crush pop music off rock-hard abs alone. Songs in A Minor arrived amid the birth of iTunes and the sensual empowerment of Destiny’s Child. 1 album and Rolling Stone had crowned her “The Next Queen of Soul.” By March 2002, she’d gone five-times platinum and won five Grammys, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for her No.
Keys left Columbia in early 1999 to sign with Clive Davis at Arista Records and later his new label, J Records, where she could pilot her own vision. The label was, of course, laughably wrong. Columbia execs told her it sounded like one long demo. Keys found the recording process crushing and chose instead to partner with producer Kerry “Krucial” Brothers to create a dexterous blend of classical music and soul that merged young-adult melodrama with Beethoven. The label had already brought in big-name producers to strip away the retro-soul sound that separated artists like Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Maxwell, Jill Scott, and Keys from the stream of sex-driven R&B in the late-’90s.
Some exclusions apply, please visit our Help Centrefor more details.“They wanted me, the tomboy from Hell’s Kitchen, to become the next teen pop idol,” Keys wrote in her memoir. We’re happy to accept returns for unwanted items, provided that they are returned within 14 days of receipt unopened, unused, and in perfect condition. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. If your order contains items that are out of stock, we’ll ship the in-stock items as soon as we can and will dispatch the out-of-stock items as soon as we’ve received more stock in the warehouse. We don’t always ship everything together so check your dispatch email for more details - we’ll send you a dispatch email per parcel. We will email you as soon as each item is ready to be dispatched so you know when to expect them, but you can also check the status of your order in your account. Will you tell me when my order is on its way? All delivery options and any charges that are applicable will be shown at the checkout. Selected items are only available for delivery using Click & Collect to an hmv or FOPP store of your choice. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS ALBUM COVER FREE
Free delivery is available for most items when the order exceeds £20, but any exceptions will be clearly highlighted.In this instance, we'll send weekly updates to keep you aware.
Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Where an item is 'Back in stock soon', we'll aim to receive more stock within a week and will dispatch any orders once the shipment has arrived. 
We will aim to dispatch pre-orders so that you receive them on the release date. Orders sent via the Express Delivery service will be dispatched the same day if ordered by 2pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). Orders sent via Royal Mail 48® are usually received within two to five working days, including Saturdays. If the items are in stock, we’ll aim to dispatch them within 24 hours of your order being placed.
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