2. Alicia Keys
• Birth Name: Alicia Augello Cook
• Occupations: Actress, Singer-Songwriter
• Genres: R&B, Pop and Soul
• Labels: Artista, Columbia J, RCA
• As I Am Album debuted number one on the
Billboard 200
3. Analysis of Music Video
If I Ain’t Got You
• Keys said that the idea of the song was inspired by
Aaliyah’s death: “The song idea came together right
after Aaliyah passed away. It was such a sad time and
no one wanted to believe it. It just made everything
crystal clear to me- what matters, and what doesn’t.”
• Song was recorded, written and produced by Alicia
Keys.
• Released in February 2004
• Keys won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this
song at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
4. “Life’s a bore
So full of the superficial.”
“Hand me the world on a
silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares
for me…”
• Narrative improved by visuals
• Serves to a young demographic
• Contradicts the emphasis of superficiality
• Individualises her as an artist
5. • Visuals edited to the bass
• Emphasis on musical arrangement
• Importance of Keys and Piano
6. • Glamourised by musical talent
• Centralisation
• Projected as being unaffected by fame
• Ideology of empowerment, avoidance of objectification
8. Single Cover
• The single cover depicts Keys similarly to the
subject of Man Ray’s 1924 painting Le Violon
d’Ingres.
• The idea of the cover being bare shows the
portrayal of physical things taking over a
persons life.
