Alicia Keys is rumored to have gotten an extra special gift for her 29th birthday, an engagement ring from her boyf Swizz Beatz. The only thing that keeps this from being 100% happy news is that Swizz is in the process of divorcing his wife. Has to make you wonder how these two got together if he was still married, huh?

Right now there are tons of blogs out calling Alicia a “homewrecker”, a term that I never really like because it implies that a woman is capable of “wrecking” someone’s family. At the same time, I hate cheaters and scandalous, no-good behavior, and the reports don’t make Alicia and her man sound so great:

Rumors have been swirling for months now that Keys and Beats began a relationship while he was still with his now-estranged wife, singer Mashonda.

The legendary producer, who has worked with Beyonce, Keys, Jay Z, Eminem and a slew of others, said he didn’t want his current relationship with Keys to play any factor in his divorce.

While he previously denied any romantic ties to Keys, Beats reportedly admitted to the News that he is in love with her.

Meanwhile, Mashonda is reportedly in developing a court case against her soon-to-be-ex husband for slashing his child support payments for their 2-year-old son Kasseem Jr.

It’s kind of shocking to think of sweet Alicia Keys hooking up with a man who’s stiffing his soon-to-be-ex-wife on child support for their baby. This isn’t exactly Tiger Woods-style drama, but it’s always a bummer to read stories like this.

It’s called “Another Way to Die.” It was written and produced by Jack White, and performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, after studio execs realized that Amy Winehouse was, essentially, unemployable.

It’s … um … weird. And by “weird” I mean it still probably would have been better if Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse had done it, even if Amy had smoked, like, a mattress full of crack beforehand. In fact, I kind of feel cracked out just listening to it. It’s unsettling. It makes me want to twitch and rearrange furniture and then scratch at my face a lot.

Listen here.

A cigarette brand has withdrawn their promotional activities at an Alicia Keys concert in Indonesia, after the singer protested their involvement.

A Mild cigarettes, which are made by Philip Morris International, were sponsors of her show in Jakarta. When Alicia learned of this, she requested that the company withdraw their sponsorship.

“I am an unyielding advocate for the well-being of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking,” she said.

The company obliged, saying “Whether tobacco sponsorship of music events leads to youth smoking is a matter of serious debate. Having considered the facts in this specific instance, we have decided to withdraw all branding associated with this concert.”

And speaking of smoking — I have had a lot of false starts and stops, but I’m currently going on day five smoke-free! It’s the farthest I’ve gotten with non-smoking in awhile, so I’m hopeful. Plus, my mom is coming to visit on Friday, and there’s no way I’m going to start smoking again with her here (she’ll kill me much faster than the tar ever would), so I figure I’ll get at least a week and a half under my belt by the time she leaves. And that’s a LONG time without a cigarette when you’re basically a lifelong smoker like me. Keep your fingers crossed! (Oh, and I have to give a shout-out to my grandfather, who has relentlessly been shipping me packages with quit-smoking materials, like twice a week since he called me to announce himself as my “quitting buddy,” even though he’s never smoked in his life. I love you, Grandpa!!!)

It’s kind of a cute vid.

“It sounds like you’re a stripper.”

Alicia Keys’ mother, when she heard her daughter’s first choice for a stage name: Alicia Wild.

The singer was born Alicia Augello-Cook.

Alicia gets her dance on at the Heineken Red Star Soul show in New York.

I just cracked up at these pics. I like the one where it looks like she’s peeing.

Alicia Keys looks real happy to be being touched all over by Giorgio Armani at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks gifting suite in London.