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Alicia is the seventh studio album byAlicia Keys(pictured) and released on September 18, 2020.Alicia's mostly low-tempo and melodically subtle music reconciles her experimental direction withbass drum–drivenR&B and piano-basedballadry. The songs explore identity as a multifaceted concept,sociopolitical concerns, and forms of love within multiple frameworks. Keys described the album as therapeutic and reflective of greaterintrospection in herself. After asurprise announcement of its impending release in September,Alicia debuted at number four on theBillboard 200 in its first week and became Keys's eighth top-10 record in the US, while charting in the top 10 in several other countries. It received critical praise for Keys's nuanced vocal performances and the music's broad appeal, while her thematic messages were considered balanced, healing, and timely against the backdrop of unfolding world events. The album won theGrammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album in 2022. (Full article...)
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_Freycinet.jpg) | Thelittle pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) is a species of waterbird in thecormorant family, Phalacrocoracidae. It is a common bird found around the coasts, islands, estuaries and inland waters of Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Timor-Leste and Indonesia, and around the islands of the south-western Pacific and thesubantarctic. Measuring 56 to 58 centimetres (22 to 23 inches) in length with a short bill, it is usually black above and white below with a yellow bill and small crest, although a mostly black, white-throated form predominates in New Zealand. This little pied cormorant was photographed inFreycinet National Park in Tasmania, Australia. Photograph credit:Charles J. Sharp Recently featured: |
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