Of her five albums on the Billboard 200 No. 1 to her Tony-winning new one Hell's Kitchen musical, Alicia Keys is a true “Superwoman”. Now, 'Girl on Fire' wants to add to those superpowers with a new documentary titled Uncharted. The feature film is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ on October 22.
Uncharted promises an unflinching look at the lack of access and opportunity the music business provides for young black and brown women. Featuring several bright young songwriters – including rising Chicago R&B star Jean Deaux – Uncharted examines the respective journeys of young women as they try to break through the industry with the next big hit.
“Everything that was done in this film was done by women in all capacities,” says Keys Bulletin board. “You get a real sense of the journey of these artists and the songwriting process that is so special.”
Executive produced by Keys and directed by Emmy and Peabody Award winner Beth Aala, Uncharted takes fans behind the scenes of Keys' She Is The Music songwriting camp. Launched in 2018, She Is The Music is an initiative founded by Keys, Grammy-winning engineer Ann Mincieli, Universal Music Publishing Group president and CEO Jody Gerson and UTA partner and global head of music Sam Kirby Yoh . The campaign seeks to increase the number of women working in the global music industry, from songwriters to lighting directors.
Uncharted made its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film festival. Additional executive producers include Minicieli, Gerson, Kirby Yoh, Katie Couric, Dr. Stacy Smith, Brenda Robinson, Abby Rodriguez, Regina K. Scully, Geralyn White Dreyfous and Abby Greensfelder's Everywoman Studios for MTV Entertainment Studios.
globally, Uncharted will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on October 23. The documentary will also premiere exclusively on the service in Japan on November 15.
In addition to her top five on the Billboard 200, Alicia Keys has also scored four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits. State of Mind' (with Jay-Z, five weeks). Her latest studio album No Break, 2021 Keyspeaked at No. 41 on the Billboard 200, spawning the Top 10 adult R&B hit “Best of Me” (No. 8). Recently, Keys was named an Honorable Mention of Billboard ranking of the 25 biggest pop stars of the 21st century.
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