Yahoo! Music, Dec 6, 2001 5:00 pm PST
(12/6/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys's Cinderella ride to superstardom doesn't appear to be coming to an end anytime soon. The singer's debut set, Songs In A Minor, was recently certified quadruple-platinum for sales of 4 million copies. Keys also landed two awards on Tuesday night (December 4) at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards, taking home honors for new female artist and new R&B/hip-hop artist.
Keys hopes to maintain her winning ways at the American Music Awards in January. The singer has been nominated in five AMA categories, including pop/rock favorite female artist and favorite new artist, as well as soul/R&B favorite female artist, favorite new artist, and favorite album for Songs In A Minor.
Keys's success has been fueled by her lead single, "Fallin'," and the follow-up, "A Woman's Worth." The talented singer-songwriter shared the essence of "A Woman's Worth."
"Basically just about cherishing your woman and cherishing your partner, you know what I'm sayin', 'cause a real woman will cherish her man and a real man will cherish his woman," she said. "So that's basically what that's about, but it's ill."
-- Yves Erwin Salomon, New York
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