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It's about a theme and an concept that is very close to my coronary heart that I've all the time wanted to do that's a little bloodier and grislier, I feel, than something that we've carried out before; it's straight horror this yr. That yr, ASCAP awarded Keys Songwriter of the Year at its Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. 17 NAACP Image Awards, 9 Billboard Music Awards and 7 Bet Awards. It debuted at quantity 4 on the Billboard 200 in its first week and turned Keys' eighth prime-10 file within the US and received the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Billboard wrote that her debut "introduced a distinct form of pop singer. Not solely was she imply on the ivories, however she confirmed true musicianship, writing and performing her material", and Keys continued creating her artistry with subsequent albums. AllMusic wrote that her debut "kicked off a wave of formidable new neo-soul songsters" and "match neatly into the movement of bold yet classicist new feminine singer/songwriters that ranged from the worldbeat-inflected pop of Nelly Furtado to the jazzy Norah Jones, whose success could not have been doable if Keys hadn't laid the groundwork". Rolling Stone wrote that, with her classical training, Keys "reintroduced the concept of a self-reliant (but nonetheless pop-friendly) R&B singer-songwriter - a sort that stretches back to Stevie Wonder", crossing generational strains in the process. |
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