Top 99 Women of 2011 Part 2

Contrary to popular belief, Alicia Keys did not die in 2010. Instead, coverage of her ”death” -- including a photograph of her in a casket -- was simply part of a misguided attempt by the R&B songstress to raise $1 million for her Keep A Child Alive charity. The publicity stunt saw Keys and a handful of other celebrities (including Lady Gaga, Usher and Justin Timberlake) stage their own "digital deaths," in which they abstained from Twitter, Facebook and all other forms of social media until the million dollars was raised. What they did not expect was how little their online presence actually meant to their fans -- so little that, it became clear, followers would rather eat out at lunch than pay to see what Alicia Keys and her cohorts wear to the gym. The campaign was a misstep for an artist who is usually so on-point. Keys' fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, failed to earn the usual awards darling any Grammy nods, but nonetheless, it still debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 400,000 copies in its first week alone. Keys has a pending Grammy nomination for Record of the Year -- which would be her twelfth Grammy -- and has a pending nomination this year for the BRIT Awards’ Best International Solo Female Artist. With a fairytale wedding to uber-producer Swizz Beatz capping off a stellar year, Keys should really reconsider any future deaths. Clearly, homegirl's got a lot to live for. 

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