We put a lot of thought into it and pulled together our 11 absolute favourite live performances of hers from over the years, reaching all the way back to the early 2000s. Scroll through to see all of them — and the few guest appearances from other artists — and then relive that time she nailed her musical impressions on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
First of all, Keys played two pianos at once at the most recent Grammy Awards. TWO! She did an impressive medley that included Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams," Drake's "In My Feelings," Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up," and Lauryn Hill's "Doo-Wop (That Thing)." She also intermixed some Coldplay instrumentals and rounded out the medley with her own "Empire State of Mind."
Keys and Jay Z took the stage together for their song at the 2009 award show. She started out classic, with "Theme From New York, New York" before they both launched into their love song for their hometown.
In Keys's first Grammys, she performed her debut hit "Fallin'" and a remix of "A Woman's Worth." That same night, she took home her first five Grammy Awards, including three for "Fallin.'"
Keys and John Mayer go way back when it comes to their music. For this 2016 performance in Times Square, Mayer joined Keys on stage for her song "If I Ain't Got You," which lost out on the song of the year Grammy to Mayer's "Daughters" years prior. With the addition of his vocals to the song, it becomes even better than we've ever heard.
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Keys's performances just keep getting better year after year, and this rather simple performance of "Girl on Fire" is just so impressive. We also just love watching her stand in heels to play the piano for song after song.
Keys joined Usher onstage in 2004 at the American Music Awards to perform their huge hit "My Boo." It involved a lot of terrible early 2000s fashion but also incredible vocals from both of them.
Hearing "Empire State of Mind" in New York City will always be special. Keys must feel the same, given how impressive her performance was for this episode of Good Morning America.
Maroon 5 helped Keys give "Girl on Fire" a bit of a rock spin on the 2013 Grammys stage. It was a fun twist on her song, with Adam Levine even pitching in on the vocals. Even Beyoncé was spotted jamming in her seat in the audience, so clearly it was a good rendition.
Keys stayed at her piano for this whole performance, and while it started off a bit simply, she added so many beautiful riffs throughout to show off her vocal capabilities. It's not a performance we've ever been able to forget.
It's incredibly difficult to sing the National Anthem, but naturally she nailed it. Fast-forward to four minutes in to see how she added her own little riff at the end, making it one of the best renditions we've ever heard.
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