Alicia Keys

This was a banner year for Alicia Keys. The 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter embarked on a new tour performing new songs alongside her classic hits. She and producer Swizz Beatz celebrated 13 years of marriage. She had success with her skincare line, Keys Soulcare. Finally, “Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by her teenage years, recently opened off-Broadway. ”Hell’s Kitchen” depicts a few months in the life of a 17-year-old named Ali. “It’s really so much more about relationships and identity and trying to find who you are," Keys explained to The New York Times. "Which, I think, is a continuous theme in all of our lives: Who are we? Who do we want to be? Who are we becoming?” The play features many of Keys classic songs reimagined for the stage. More and more, Keys reminds us that not only do we know her name...we will never forget it.