Is Alicia Keys Pregnant?
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys is rumored to be pregnant.
The New York-bred singer has been involved in a headline-grabbing relationship with hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz since 2008.
Keys has been criticized for breaking up Beatz' marriage to R&B singer Mashonda, with whom the producer has a 3-year-old son. (Beatz and Mashonda's divorce was just finalized yesterday.)
BV Buzz first heard rumblings of Keys being pregnant when a reputable entertainment executive attempted to secure the 'No One' singer for an event this fall and was told that Keys would not be available because she was pregnant.Additional pregnancy rumors circulated online and were published by several celebrity tabloids, yet both Keys and Beatz have remained quiet.
Now photos of the Clive Davis protégé from her tour stop in Europe have surfaced, and it appears that Keys has a baby bump in the pictures.
The 29-year-old singer is scheduled to be one of the headliners at the 2010 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in July. If Keys is pregnant, she'll need additional camouflaging to hide a baby bump by then.
Many believe that the "home wrecker" allegations have negatively affected Keys' record sales.
Despite five radio singles – among them 'Put it in a Love Song,' featuring Beyonce, and 'Empire State of Mind,' featuring Jay-Z – Keys' latest CD, 'The Element of Freedom,' has only sold 1.2 million copies since its release in December.
Comparatively speaking, her 2001 debut CD 'Songs in A Minor' sold 6.2 million copies; 2003's 'Diary of Alicia Keys' sold 4.4 million copies; and 2007's 'As I Am' sold 3 million copies.
Its suspected that Keys' core fan base, mainly African-America women, have not purchased the CD because it appears she broke up Beatz' marriage.
BV Buzz contacted Keys' publicist, who would not comment on our story.
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