Alicia Keys Releases "In Common," Her First Single in Four Years

Alicia Keys makes a comeback with the premiere of her first song in four years titled, “In Common.” The single is the first off her sixth studio album out later this summer.
 

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The track is written by Keys, Tayla Parks, Billy Waslsh and Illangelo, who also serves as the song’s producer.

“We all have our issues, our challenges,” Keys said in a statement obtained by EW. “We are all kind of messed up and that’s all right. In fact, that’s what helps us understand each other. To me, that is what’s so beautiful.”

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Keys is to perform her new single live for the first time May 7th on ‘Saturday Night Live.’

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