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I really don’t believe this story one bit. Alicia Keys was in London promoting her latest album, “The Element Of Freedom”, when she was said to have thrown a hissy fit of epic proportions.

She was given a ritzy room at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, but it wasn’t up to par, according to sources.

She arrived on Monday, but was anything but pleased at the suite she was placed in. She reportedly walked out of the hotel, leaving the expensive room after saying that it wasn’t big enough.

A source said, “The hotel had been in discussion with Alicia’s team for a week, preparing her suite with her favorite flowers, scents and goodies. The hotel’s Rib Room entrance on Sloane Square had even been closed off at her bodyguard’s request for her arrival. But when they saw the Luxury Suite, Alicia and her people asked for something bigger. They were told there wasn’t anything bigger and that the Luxury Suite was the biggest and best in the hotel. Basically, Alicia took one look and sad she ‘didn’t feel the vibe’. And when she does that, she’s not joking, so the whole entourage piled into her limo and left.”

I’m not feeling the vibe of this nonsense, either. Are you buying it?

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Alicia Keys is about to release her newest album, “The Element Of Freedom” on December 15th, and the singer has revealed that the album is about overcoming depression.

She revealed that she almost gave up on music when her grandmother passed away in 2006, but has channeled all of those emotions into her new album.

She said, “I found more freedom. Before, I thought I could only show the strong side of me. Now there’s a mixture of strong and delicate. A new sound, a new emotion. That’s a lot of who I am right now. In the past, I was locking myself in the studio because I thought it was the only way to create music. This was a more casual way to do it. The tour will take me all over the world for a year and I can’t wait to play these songs.”

She further explained, “With the last album, I was really trying to find myself and I was feeling extremely overworked. I was also starting to understand that I was dealing with certain people in business that were not really for me and they all had their intentions and thoughts. I was snappy, I was nasty, I was mean, losing my grandmother during that time as well. Everything felt like it could all just tumble down at once.”

Wherever her artistic visions take her, I’m sure we are going to love it. She’s an amazing singer and it’s good to hear her overcoming the sadness to rise above all of the negativity.

Alicia Keys has just released the album cover art for her new album, “The Element Of Freedom”. There was an imposter floating around previously, but this is the real deal.

Her fourth studio album is set to hit stores on December 15, 2009. It has been confirmed that this is the official album art, due to Alicia posting it on her Facebook account.

On November 24th, the singer will perform some of the songs from the album on the “Today Show”. Since embedding is disabled, you can view the official video for her first single, “Doesn’t Mean Anything” here on Youtube.

Her album is going to be great, I love her voice. Joining her for the “Today Show” performance are John Mayer, along with Susan Boyle. So you know it’s not something you’d want to miss.