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New Alicia Keys album to debut exclusively on Spotify
12x Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, is releasing her highly anticipated fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, later this month. We’re excited to announce that starting Monday, December 7th, Spotify users will be able to stream the album in full, a week before the release.
For a taste of what to expect from the album, check out the great new single, Doesn’t Mean Anything.
Alicia has also put together a playlist of her Top 10 favourite songs and a second playlist with her full collection of songs.
Along with the pre-release we have some great ticket giveaways for Spotify Premium users in each of our launch countries.
- In the UK we have three pairs of tickets to the exclusive launch party on 9th December in London at secret location.
- In France we have two tickets for a concert in May or June of 2010.
- In Spain we have two tickets for a showcase in January.
- In both Sweden & Norway we have two tickets for gig in London at O2 arena May 26, 2010. Flights and hotel will be paid for courtesy of Sony.
- In Finland we have two tickets to a concert performance in Finland or Europe in 2010. Flights and hotel will be paid for by Sony if the concert is outside of Finland.
To win tickets, leave a comment here on the blog with the country you’re in and a explanation why we should pick you to see Alicia live and we’ll choose winners next week. And remember, you need to have a premium subscription in order to win - sign up here and you can enter the competition.
French summary: Le quatrième album d’Alicia Keys, The Element of Freedom, sortira le 11 décembre, mais vous pourrez l’écouter en intégralité sur Spotify cinq jours avant sa sortie - à partir du lundi 7 décembre !
Alicia a également créé une liste de lecture avec quelques uns de ses titres préférés et une autre avec toute sa discographie.
Ce n’est pas tout ! Nous avons quelques places de concert à faire gagner aux utilisateurs Spotify Premium. En ce qui concerne la France, deux places sont à gagner pour le prochain concert d’Alicia Keys prévu en mai ou juin 2010. Pour gagner, laissez-nous un commentaire ici même sur le blog nous disant pourquoi vous devriez être choisi et nous désignerons le ou la gagnant(e) la semaine prochaine. N’oubliez pas que vous devez être membre Premium pour gagner – abonnez-vous à Spotify Premium et participez au concours.
Update: All the winners of the concert tickets have been picked and notified, congrats Otto. ;)
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I would really like this as a great birthdaypresent to my wife. So pick me! I am in Norway
I have never been to a big live concert in my life :( Go to London and experience that would be a dream come true. I'm from Sweden by the way. :)
I'm a huge fan of Alicia Keys and would really enjoy going to London and see the show. (From Sweden)
I am in Spain This could be the best xmas present for my girl! I could do a count down first with the Santa Claus present (the full album), then the spanish "reyes magos" and after that, (she'll thing I got no more presents for her but)... babooohm! Alicia' showcase! It could be amazing! We will be so happy if you choose us! there's no better way to start a new year!
Sweden here! Would be amazing to experience such a talented singer as Alicia live. In addition to the fantastic voice of hers, her looks = mouth-watering :D
I would be happy to take my wife to concert! We love Alicia´s music and now that our oldest daughter is 2,5yr it also means that were havent been an night out for 2.5yr!! It´s about time... :) and thanks for great mobile app also. hanz0 from Finland.
French fan of Alicia Keys here ! It would be a great present for my sister, she really likes her too but couldn't go to her previous concert in Paris. Now's the chance for both of us to go and cheer for her ! Can't wait monday to listen to the new album :D Thanks Spotify for supporting such a great artist !
Sweden here. It would be very cool to see a girl who really is on the rise again.
hey I'm from Spain... and this showcase would be the best way to celebrate that my girlfriend and I going to start a new life in Spain after complicated six months... we'll hope can enjoy with such a great artist! congratulations for your music platform!
I need a proper vacation! Got my own small firm as a photographer and havent been on a vacation the past three year! Would be awesome to kick of my capital trips with London and Alicia! /Magnus, Göteborg Sweden.
It would be a great present for my girlfriend because: 1. She's finished here master thesis, 2. She got a job!, 3. She's getting married =) It would be a great gift for me because: 1. My birthday is in March 2. I have 5 exams in 8 days (including on on Saturday) 3. I'm (almost) finished with my Master in Law 4. I'm getting married! =) As a couple: 1. We both love Alicia Keys (and London!) 2. We're getting married =) Anyway, thanks for premium, you've really changed my way of listening to music! Iphone version was the way to go! Now all my music is in sync. (From Norway)
Because: it -Does Mean Everything- to me. j //Finland
Would love to go see Alicia! L in Sweden
On the Mac - check On Windows -check On the N97 - check In Plex - check On the N900 - eehh I am waiting for the N900-software and would appreciate the delay of the release of the software between my N97 and my N900. A compensation for that could definitely be 2 tickets for me and my girlfriend.
It would be great to win tickets, sence i signed up for premium because of this! I live in Norway, and the second ticket i would give to my sister, just for beeing such a good bestfriend + a hughe fan of alicia Keys
I'm from spain and I want to go with my girlfriend to see Alicia Keys in concert. We both like Alicia's Music and I'm now listening to the top 10 favourites songs of Alicia Keys, that will be followed by the new single and the playlist with her full collection songs. I'll buy the new single and I'll try to get it signed from Alicia Keys and dedicated to Spotify! Thanks in advance from a black music lover!!
UK - I've been a long time fan of Alicia Keys, her soulful mix of R&B with softer piano melodies really lift my day :-) Seeing her live would make my year!!
I´ve always wanted to see London in springtime. Would be great to be able to travel with my girlfriend sponsored by a program that has defined our relationship and framed it with music from the start. Two norwegians.
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Ohh, Sweden
I have never been to a concert in my life. I love love love Alicia Keys music and would be so grateful to see her live. Just moved back to Sweden after living in the USA for 20 years. Would really appreciate this experience.
You should pick me because... it would be a great birthday present for my flatmate, who is a big fan. I am in the United Kingdom. Thanks.
I've just listened to her older stuff. Never listened to her before. Would like to hera and see her more.
I've just lost my job and am pretty much broke! Could need some cheering up! /Rik from Sweden
I am from London and would love the launch party tickets as me & my wife both love Alicia Keys. :D Either way, keep up the great work with the exclusives!
Also, the new single link doesn't appear to be available in the UK? :(
UK Its simple, Alicia 2me is an inspirational 2me. Her positive drive 4life and making changes drives me 2be a better person which helps me develop a proactive homeless service where I work. I believe everyone should do as much as they can with in the environment they live within, The fact Alicia Using her fame to save lives is immense. Would be a honor 2be in her company! Thanks ; ) I have been a fan since 18th may 2001 the day i heard falling for the 1st time ; )
Would love to go and see such an amazing artist live in London - and to attend an exclusive launch party just makes it all the better! UK subscriber, here!
Pour avoir une chance de "frissoner" en live aux notes de son piano, un soir d'été, alors oui...je suis fier de m'être abonné à Spotify Premium France !
MUSIC IS A VERY IMPORTATNT PART OF MY LIFE,I AM NEVER SAD OR DEPRESSED COS I HAVE MUSIC,ALICIA`S MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING,HER MUSIC LIFTS ME UP AND PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE,THE PASSION SHE PUTS INTO HER MUSIC IS SIMPLY AWESOME,BESIDES THAT HER PERSON MOTIVATES ME ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE WORK SHE IS DOING ALL OVER THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,IT WOULD BE NICE TO ACTUALLY WATCH HER PLAY LIVE,IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE. MOBY FROM NORWAY
I'd just quite like the tickets. -JPTics in the UK
btw when i can i purchase albums? only single songs now? O_o i wanna donate to a few artist i feel deserve it :)
Hey Spotify. I'd love to win. I love AK, and in these times of recession I know for a fact I won't be able to afford to see her on her tour. I live in London, so am pretty close anyway. Music is my life, funnily enough I was listening to AK when I linked here via your Twitter :) Even if I don't win, I can't wait for Monday! Thank you guys so much for Spotify, I couldn't live without it. :) K
I'm spanish premiummm, i need this two tickets to attrend with my internship employee, she deserves it!! Works hard for me!!
Finland here!! I love Alicia and never seen here live!! This has been the most horrible year in my whole life because of family issues etc. so I really think I deserve something fun for a change. Karma, baby!!
I would like to win those Alicia Keys tickets so I can give them to my sister which is a huge fan of Alicia Keys. She has been to other concerts before and she actually told me recently when she was listening to Alicia Keys' newest single that she wished she could go on another concert with her. This would be a great opportunity for me to do something good to my sister. I'm Glenn from Norway.
YES I HAVE SOME ONE SPACIAL TO SHAVE GREAT MUSIC WHIT , WILL BE GOOD TO WIN. BASTIAN .;
From the UK, I hope you choose me because Falling was one of the songs that changed my life.
I'm in the UK and I think I should go see Alicia Keys because no matter how many late nights of karaoke and how many days attempting to play chopsticks on the piano, there is just no way I can come close to matching her amazing talents. Perhaps through a miracle of osmosis I would absorb some of her abilities and then become a winner on X Factor. If this fails, I will at least have a nice story to tell the family over Christmas dinner.
I am fron the UK and it would be the coolest thing ever to go to her launch party. It would be stupidly amazing! Please consider me as I would be completely over the moon if I won. Take care spotify
Hello Spotify, Sony and Alicia Keys! I'm pregnant with me and my boyfriends first child and is due in the end of march 2010. I would love to give me and my boyfriend this experience as a little get-away-and-celebrate-our-little-family-gift (I've allready asked my mom and she'll be happy to join us to london and look after the baby during the concert, no worries). So please, please, give these alicia keys-loving parents-to-be a well earned break from the caos of being new parents. (I might ad that it's my birthday in may as well ;-) ) Lots of love from Hanna & Jonas from Sweden!
imagine yourself standing in front of the girl that you are secretly in love with and offering her a ticket to her favourite artist! We could have the greates experience ever, if you pick me i promise to confront my fears of doing a mess of myself in front of her! (i'm from sweden btw)
"As I Am (Intro)" from Sweden, "Wait Til You See My Smile" if I win the tickets. "That's How Strong My Love Is" for Alicia. Letting me miss out on this is "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)". If I don't win it really "Doesn't Mean Anything", but you "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart". Looking forward to knowing "How It Feels to Fly".
My girlfriend loves your material so it would be perfect to propose to her during your concert.... Keep it going... and looking forward to hear your new release By the way i'm a swede in norway
I'm a norwegian fan of who loves Alicia Keys! She gives me hope when I'm down. Her music strenghtens me when I have doubts, and overall it is inspiring. She is inspiring, and she inspire me to be a better person. I would love to vitness her greatness in person. She is a Superwoman, yes she is.
Alicia Keys has helped me throu a lot of thigs. Im listning to Alicia when things i though and when things is good. I can see myself in Alicia. Im from Norway
Good to know Alicia Keys has a new album. Looking forward listening to it. I hope I'll get the tickets :o) I'm from France.
I'm in Norway, and would really want tickets for the London show!
I would like to win because I really like Alicia Keys, and... because I've been a good girl this year! ;-) Best wishes, Camilla from Norway
Me and my wife haven't been away from our kids for 7 yeras, so this would be that moment we been waiting for. Lives in Sweden.. Tnx =)