Alicia Keys (in Giorgio Armani) shows off a little arm candy, her younger half-brother Cole, at the Alicia ‘Keep a Child Alive’ Black Ball held in St. John’s Smith Square on Thursday in London. (Alicia and Cole share the same father, but have different mothers.)

It’s rumored that the 28-year-old powerhouse singer is the top contender to sing the title song for the next 007 movie, Quantum of Solace.

A source tells E!, “I believe Alicia is the winner.”

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Alicia Keys hosts the premiere of We Are Together at the Director’s Guild of America in NYC on Thursday.

The critically acclaimed film is a documentary which chronicles the lives of the Agape orphans in South Africa. The children featured in the film use music to overcome hardship.

Alicia said at the premiere, “I’ve always loved kids. Kids are so important. It’s important to nurture and spend time with them and listen to them. “I’m not ready to be a mom. But [adoption] is something that is important to consider. That’s what I really admire about Angelina [Jolie]. I think it’s beautiful the way she embraces children of the world.”

Alicia, 28, said she would like to create a family of different cultures, like Angelina: “We are all one. We’re not as separate as we oftentimes think. So I possibly would, when I’m more in the motherhood stage of my life.”

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Alicia Keys performs onstage during the HOT 97 Summer Jam presented at Giants Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Alicia’s fall album release, As I Am, spent four weeks atop Billboard’s album chart and became the fourth-bestselling record of 2007.

“Every time is a learning process. Honestly, I mean, I bet you can ask the Rolling Stones and they would say every time is a learning process. You definitely get more confident and more clear as time goes on. For me, at least, I always try something different and that’s just part of who I am and what I like to do, not only musically but as a performer as well, Alicia told the Free Press.”

“I’ve grown a whole lot musically, definitely, because I’ve just started to discover for me what feels good in regards to creating the … kind of tapestry that is the music and found different ways to express that and make it very complete. I think this is definitely the most complete album that I’ve done yet and I definitely know there will be even better ones coming.”

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Sweet songbird Alicia Keys graces the July 2008 cover of Seventeen magazine, on newsstands June 3rd. The singer-songwriter opened up to the mag about her major mistakes, lost loves and how she’s finally following her heart.

On her current friendships: “I don’t have a ton of friends. That’s too much work. So most of my friends are girls I’ve known for years. I mean we were 4 years old together, or we met each other in high school, or junior high school, so I’ve known them for a long time. Most of them are great people and don’t even look at me like ‘Alicia Keys’ – they are my great, wonderful sisters.”

On what she’s learned about love and dating: “I wouldn’t deal with a guy who didn’t know how to make me feel really loved. If you’re not totally head-over-heels adoring and loving me at every moment, I’m not even into you. I need that. I think we deserve people who really, really love us. Like whether you’re a thousand miles away or right there, you need to make the person feel special, and you have to feel special too.”

On being a perfectionist: “Yes, I definitely am. But I’m realizing it’s okay for things to not be perfect. Like even with relationships – I think we get into them, and we have these ideas of how it’s supposed to be. And when it starts not to feel right, we think we can make it right. But when it’s not right, I have to say, Something’s wrong and I have to figure out what it is so I can feel happier.”

Alicia learned to play the piano at six, got her first acting gig on The Cosby Show at five, and has won 75 awards since her first album dropped. For more info on Alicia, visit Seventeen.com.

Alicia Keys and Lexus honor students at Frederick A. Douglass High School under a “Keys to Innovation” environmental initiative for their environmental achievements on Thursday in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ms. Keys, 27, revealed to Rolling Stone that she’s interested in collaborating with The White Stripes. ”I just think we could do something really interesting that mixes rock and soul together, the blues and emotion, and it could be really touching,” Alicia said. She also expressed interest in working with Linkin Park, Coldplay and Queens of the Stone Age.

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In an interview with Blender magazine, Alicia Keys made comments about ‘gangsta rap’ which she now says were misrepresented.

Alicia, 27, was quoted as saying, “Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didn’t exist.”

Alicia now says, “My comments about `gangsta rap’ were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music,” issued in a statement by J Records. “The point that I was trying to make was that the term was oversloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive.

Additionally, regarding the AK-47 reference, AK-47 is a nickname given to me by some of my friends in jest, as an acronym for Alicia Keys and a metaphor for wowing people with my music and performances, “killing ‘em dead” on stage. The reference was in no way meant to have a literal, political or negative connotation.

Alicia Keys heats up the red carpet in Armani at the 2008 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Also pictured: Alicia (red dress) attending Madonna’s benefit gala during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Salon at Bryant Park on Wednesday in New York City. Ms. Keys (white dress) also attended the legendary Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Alicia Keys (in Naeem Khan) is magical in magenta at the 2008 BET Honors at the Warner Theater on Saturday night in Washington, DC.

The 27-year-old nine-time Grammy Award winner took home the Entertainment Award for her achievements and contributions of as a leader in the entertainment industry. Congrats, Alicia!

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