One person's superstar is another person's "Oh, she's still around?" After noticing her for the first time, as was the case with most listeners, on Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys has largely fallen off my radar. Sure, I remember the Keys shout-out in that Bob Dylan song. And I think she's actually the MVP of "Empire State of Mind." (Also, right, the two-piano trick on the Grammys was fun.) But her subsequent albums escaped my notice, even though she kept going multi-platinum. Obviously, others were paying attention and enjoying what they were hearing. So with A.L.I.C.I.A. on the way, I promise to put her back on my radar. And who doesn't love a good funked-up rollerskating jam?
