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Timeline
Alicia Keys burst into the
music scene in 2001 with her blend of soul and hip-hop (with jazz and
classical thrown in) and a style and finesse on the piano not heard in
years. Alicia grew up in New York and began work on what would become
her debut LP at the age of 14. Her talent was evident early with study
at the Professional Performance Arts School in Manhattan. Alicia
finished high school by the age of 16, and she attended Columbia
University before deciding to make music her focus. She signed with
Arista Records in 1998 and followed Clive Davis to his new label - J
Records. Alicia could first be heard on the soundtrack for Men In Black
with "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)" and Shaft with "Rock Wit
U".
 
 June
+ Alicia released her debut LP, Songs In A Minor.
July
+ Songs In A Minor debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 LP chart
selling over 235,000 copies in its first week of release, and staying at
#1 for 3 weeks.
+ Songs In A Minor topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 6
weeks and the Internet Album Sales chart for a week.
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "Fallin'."
+ Songs In A Minor was certified platinum.
+ Alicia topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 7 weeks
with "Fallin'."
August
2001
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Hot
100 Airplay chart for 6 weeks, and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &
Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "Fallin'."
+ Alicia was nominated for 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best
R&B/Soul Single: Solo ("Fallin'") and Best R&B/Soul or
Rap New Artist: Solo.
September
2001
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 with "Fallin'."
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 7 weeks with "Fallin'."
+ Songs In A Minor was certified 3x platinum.
+ Alicia won a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and brought the
house down with her performance at the ceremony. Her video for "Fallin'"
was also nominated for the MTV2 Award.
+ Alicia was nominated for 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards including Best
R&B/Soul/Rap New Artist and Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo ("Fallin'").
+ "Fallin'" topped the charts in Holland.
+ Alicia performed "Someday We'll All Be Free" for a landmark
fundraiser (America: A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the major networks
to raise money for families of the victims of recent terrorist attacks.
+ Alicia performed on the season premier of Saturday Night Live.
+ Alicia could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single
"What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11
charities).
October
2001
+ Alicia hit #1 with "Fallin'."
+ Alicia appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
November
2001
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "A Woman's Worth."
+ Alicia can be heard on the soundtrack for Ali with "Fight."
+ Songs In A Minor was certified 4x platinum.
December
2001
+ Alicia won a My VH1 Award for Welcome To The Big Time.
+ Alicia kicked off her first national tour of the U.S. starting in
Connecticut.
+ Alicia topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Artist - Female.
 January
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 with "A Woman's Worth."
+ Alicia won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite New Artist and Favorite
Soul/R&B New Artist, and was nominated for Favorite Female Pop/Rock
Artist, Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album,
and Internet Artist of the Year.
February
+ Alicia won 5 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best Female R&B
Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song ("Fallin'"), Best
R&B Album (Songs In A Minor), and Best New Artist, and was nominated
for Record of the Year. Alicia also performed at the ceremony.
March
+ Songs In A Minor was certified 5x platinum.
+ Alicia won 2 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling New Artist and
World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist.
+ Alicia won 2 Soul Train Awards for Female R&B/Soul Album (Songs In A
Minor) and R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.
April
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "How Come You Don't Call Me."
June
+ Alicia won a BET Award for Best New Artist.
July
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 helping out Eve with "Gangsta Lovin'."
August
Alicia won 4 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for Album of the Year (Songs
In A Minor), Top Female Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Albums Artist.
+ Alicia won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Album,
Solo (Songs In A Minor).
+ Alicia's video for "A Woman's Worth" was nominated for 2 MTV
Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video and Best Cinematography (John
Perez).
+ Alicia won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Album (Songs In A Minor) and
Choice Singer Songwriter.
September
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 helping out Eve with "Gangsta Lovin'."
+ The video for "Gangsta Lovin'" topped the MTV Top 20
countdown.
+ Alicia ranked # 99 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.
October
+ Alicia hit #1 with Eve with "Gangsta Lovin'."
November
+ Alicia won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Act.
December
+ Alicia was heard on the Drumline soundtrack with "Butterflyz"
(KrucialKeys Remix).
June
+ VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Fallin'" at
# 37.
+ Alicia will be releasing new material by the end of the year.
July
+ Alicia will be releasing new material in December. She talked
with MTV about the LP: "It's a very conceptual album goin' on. It's
really personal. It's kind of a journey inside, into my mind, into
everything that's going on in the world and how that affects us as
people."
October
+ Alicia appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone along side Eve and Missy
Elliott.
November
+ Alicia appeared on the NBC TV series American Dreams.
+ Alicia released The Diary Of Alicia Keys. She talked with MTV about the
LP: "It's a very conceptual album goin' on. It's really personal.
It's kind of a journey inside, into my mind, into everything that's going
on in the world and how that affects us as people." Rolling Stone
called the LP: "...a stunner, a blend of hip-hop with warmth and
feeling as well as instant soul classics."
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "You Don't Know My Name."
+ Alicia topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart with The Diary Of Alicia Keys - selling over 618,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
chart and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "You Don't
Know My Name."
January
+ "The Diary Of Alicia Keys" was certified 2x platinum.
February
+ Alicia performed at the Grammy Awards as part of a tribute to Luther
Vandross.
March
+ Alicia won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist.
+ Alicia will be touring for a month with Beyoncé Knowles and Missy
Elliott in March.
+ Alicia won a Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Single, Female
("You Don't Know My Name"), and also co-hosted the ceremony.
April
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "If I Ain't Got You."
May
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "If I Ain't Got You."
+ The Diary Of Alicia Keys was certified 3x platinum.
July
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 with "If I Ain't Got You."
August
+ The video for "If I Ain't Got You" won a MTV Video Music Award
for Best R&B Video, and was also nominated for Best Female Video and
Best Art Direction. Alicia also performed at the ceremony held in Miami.
September
+ Alicia won a World Music Award for Best R&B Female Artist.
+ Alicia was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite
Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.
+ Alicia will be releasing a new version of The Diary Of Alicia Keys by
the end of the year that will include a remix of "If I Ain't Got
You" featuring Usher.
+ Alicia performed at the Great Wall of China.
October
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 with "My Boo" with Usher.
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
chart, Rhythmic Airplay chart, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &
Tracks chart with Usher with "My Boo."
+ Alicia won a Source Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year.
November
+ Alicia hit #1 for 2 weeks with "My Boo" with Usher.
+ Alicia topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart with the
remixes of "Diary."
+ Alicia won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album. She also
performed at the ceremony.
+ Alicia won a MTV Europe Award for Best R&B Act.
December
+ Alicia hit the Top 40 with "Karma."
January
+ Alicia won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer.
+ Alicia was nominated for 8 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and
Best R&B Album (The Diary Of Alicia Keys), Song of the Year (awarded
to the songwriter) and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("If I
Ain't Got You"), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
("My Boo" with Usher and "Diary" with Tony Toni Tone),
and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("My Boo" with
Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Manuel Seal and Adonis Shropshire and "You
Don't Know My Name" with Harold Lilly and Kanye West). She will
perform "If I Ain't Got You' at the ceremony.
+ The single "My Boo" was certified platinum.
February
+ Alicia won 4 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
("If I Ain't Got You"), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group ("My Boo" with Usher), and Best R&B Song ("You
Don't Know My Name" with Harold Lilly and Kanye West), and Best
R&B Album (The Diary Of Alicia Keys).
+ Alicia won 3 Soul Train Music Awards including Best R&B/Soul Single,
Female ("If I Ain't Got You"), Best R&B Soul Album, Female
(The Diary Of Alicia Keys), and Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or
Duo (My Boo" with Usher).
March
+ Alicia hit the Top 10 with "Karma"
+ Alicia won two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Song and Outstanding
Music Video ("If I Ain't Got You")
+ The Diary Of Alicia Keys was certified 4x platinum.
+ The single "If I Ain't Got You" was certified platinum.
July
+ On July 2nd, Alicia performed in Philadelphia as part of the worldwide
Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action
by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.
August
+ The video for "Karma" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best
R&B Video and "My Boo" was also nominated in the category.
+ Alicia performed on ReAct Now: Music & Relief - a benefit program
shown on music video channels to raise money for those affected by
Hurricane Katrina.
+ Alicia could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius And Friends with the
duet "America The Beautiful."
+ Alicia could be heard on the compilation LP So Amazing... An All-Star
Tribute To Luther Vandross with "If This World Were Mine."
September
+ Alicia performed on Shelter From The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast
- a benefit program shown on all the major networks simultaneously to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
October
+ Alicia released Unplugged.
+ Alicia topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart with Unplugged - selling over 196,000 copies its first week of
release in the US.
November
+ Alicia won a MTV Europe Awards for Best R&B Artist.
Source: Rock On The Net
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