Alicia Keys Shares The Secret To Her Strong Marriage: 'Speak Your Truth'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys attend a special screening of “The Harder They Fall” at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on October 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz continue to maintain harmony in their marriage after 13 years.
In PEOPLE's latest digital cover, the "Girl on Fire" singer discussed how she and her producer husband, Swizz Beatz, have thrived by prioritizing effective communication in their relationship.
"I spent a lot of relationships not really saying how I actually felt, and they fell apart," Keys, 43, said. "If you can't speak your truth, then you can't be yourself. That's a key! I don't worry about speaking to him, even about the hard things, and I think he feels the same. I know that I can tell him what I really feel."
The couple, married in 2010, are parents to sons Egypt and Genesis, alongside Beatz's children from previous relationships.
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Swizz Beatz, 45, consistently supports his wife, acting as a steadfast pillar in their relationship. Recently, he defended her Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance, describing it as "amazing."
"My husband — every second, it's noise. But that's him, and I love it," Keys said. "He is the best DJ in the universe, and we walk down the street, and it's a party. It's amazing."
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Swizz Beatz, Egypt Daoud Dean and Alicia Keys attend the 10th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 7, 2013 in New York City.
While the pair emphasize the significance of communication in parenting their sons, they also share a tight bond filled with a fun and a lively side to their relationship.
"We have a lot fun. We laugh a lot," she said. "He's really silly, I'm really silly."
Keys and Swizz Beatz have extended their endeavors into the art world with their exhibition "Giants" at the Brooklyn Museum, featuring a diverse collection including pieces from Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gordon Parks, Kehinde Wiley, and others.
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"This collection has been something that's been so personal and such a long time of really loving and creating deep relationships with the artists in our collection," Keys said. "To be able to show it in one place at the Brooklyn Museum in the Great Hall, I can't even tell you... We are going to be bawling, I can't even believe it."
Keys' recent performance at Usher's halftime show adds to her string of successes. Alongside celebrating Keys Soulcare's partnership with Amazon, she anticipates the Broadway opening of her musical, 'Hell's Kitchen,' in April.
"It's something I've been working on for the past 13 years, so to see it come to fruition... It's incredible," she said. "It's amazing."
