Alicia Keys Returns With “In Common”

Two weeks ago, Alicia Keys made an announcement on social media. "I've been dying to share some news with you for a while," she said. "It's finally real: I have new music to share with you."

A taste of the new tunes arrived last night in the form of "In Common," a single that reflects contemporary pop's current obsession with light, streamlined rhythms—revisit recent singles from Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Drake. If you could love somebody like me, you must be messed up, Keys sings. But the beat underneath these heavy lyrics remains inviting. Listen above, and catch the singer this week on SNL.