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"Big news from Alicia Keys: she&amp;apos;s going to be a mom!\r\nFollowing much speculation, a rep for the Grammy winner confirms to UsMagazine.com that Keys, 29, and producer beau Swizz Beatz are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married later this year.\r\nA pal tells Us, &amp;quot;They are very happy.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0; It&amp;apos;s the first child for the singer; Beatz, 31, is father to sons Kaseem Jr. and Prince, both from prior relationships.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;[Alicia] is with the man who has inspired so much of her music and her album [The Element of Freedom],&amp;quot; another friend told Us of Beatz back in January.\r\n\r\nAnd Keys&amp;apos; husband-to-be is equally smitten. &amp;quot;What we have is so precious,&amp;quot; Beatz gushed to the New York Daily News last year.\r\n\r\nOf motherhood, Keys recently admitted to Scotland&amp;apos;s The Daily Record, &amp;quot;I absolutely am very interested in starting a family. It is one of the most beautiful experiences to have in this life and I am looking forward to it when it is my time.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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