On September 8 , 2014 , Keys uploaded the music video to a new song called " We Are Here " to her Facebook page , accompanied by a lengthy status update describing her motivation and inspiration to write the song . It was released digitally the following week . Keys was also working with Pharrell Williams on her sixth studio album , first set for a 2015 release . In an interview with '' Vibe '' , Keys described the sound of the album as " aggressive " . One of the songs on the album is called " Killing Your Mother " . Keys also played the piano on a Diplo-produced song " Living for Love " which featured on Madonna 's thirteenth studio album '' Rebel Heart '' ( 2015 ) . In November 2014 , Keys announced that she is releasing a series of children 's books . The first book released is entitled '' Blue Moon : From the Journals of MaMa Mae and LeeLee '' . Keys gave birth to her second child , son Genesis Ali Dean , on December 27 , 2014 . In 2015 Keys performed at the BET Awards 2015 with The Weeknd . In September 2015 , Swizz Beatz stated that Keys ' sixth studio album will be released in 2016 . Keys played the character Skye Summers in the second season of '' Empire '' . She first appeared in the episode " Sinned Against " , which aired November 25 , 2015
BET Awards 2015
BET Awards 2015
Alicia Keys