Alicia Keys pregnant; to marry Swizz Beatz
LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2010 (AFP) – Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is engaged to be married and expecting a baby with music producer partner Swizz Beatz, People magazine reported on its website Friday.
The 29-year-old Grammy winner and her partner are to tie the knot at a private ceremony later this year, a friend of the couple was quoted by People as saying.
Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, 31, has produced music for Keys, and several artistes including Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez.
The wedding will be Keys’s first marriage.
Keys is one of the most successful artistes of her generation, selling more than 30 million albums worldwide since her breakout 2001 debut, Songs in A Minor.
In recent years she has also branched into acting, starring in the movies Smokin’ Aces and The Secret Life of Bees.
