3. Alicia Keys
As alluring as she was in her beautiful young piano prodigy days, we’re liking the new grown ‘n’ sexy version of Alicia Keys even better. Whether she busting out of cages on her latest tour or belting out New York’s praises for Jay-Z, Keys has become the classiest, flashiest and, yes, hottest face of contemporary R&B. And with her husband, hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz, she’s also one-half of urban music’s second coolest power couple. (After one Mr. Shawn Carter and one Ms. Beyoncé Knowles.)


