In Alicia Keys’ new emotional single, she is singing about police violence. The title is “Perfect Way to Die”.
What We Know:
- The Grammy winner said that she felt compelled to write and sing a song as a way to speak out against racial injustices.
- “I have felt called by music like I have never felt before,” she captioned an Instagram post about the ballad. “I have been following its lead. It has led me to the song ‘A Perfect Way to Die.’ The song title is so powerful and heartbreaking because WE are heartbroken by so many who have died unjustly.”
- She continued stating: “Of course, there is NO perfect way to die. That phrase doesn’t even make sense. Just like it doesn’t make sense that there are so many innocent lives that should not have been taken from us due to the destructive culture of police violence.”
- Keys said she initially wrote “Perfect Way To Die” with the deaths of Michael Brown and Sandra Bland in mind. She appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Monday to debut the song and discuss her campaign with artist Rapsody and activist and founder of Until Freedom Tamika Mallory to bring attention to the case of Breonna Taylor.
Tonight, Keys faced John Legend for a VERZUZ battle on Instagram Live.
