Alicia Keys on Balancing Life as a Mom and a Musician: 'I Was Getting All Backed Up in My Head'

Photo: Alicia Keys/Instagram Alicia Keysis finding her happy medium. The mom of two, who also happens to be a 15x Grammy Award-winning artist, opened up to PEOPLE about balancing motherhood and her music career – while still finding time for herself. “Everything with me is about wellness,” Keys tells PEOPLE exclusively while chatting about herrecent collaboration with Athleta. “That’s what all of this is about, taking the everyday and turning it into a small bit of a ritual so that you can have a moment for yourself.

Alicia Keys Opens 2020 Grammys with Kobe Bryant Tribute: He 'Would Want Us to Keep the Vibrations High'

Hours afterKobe Bryantdied, he was honored with an emotional tribute during the music industry’s biggest night. On Sunday, during the62nd Grammy Awards,Alicia Keystook a moment at the beginning of the ceremony to honor the former NBA star, 41, who died the morning of the awards show, which is held in Los Angeles’ Staples Center — the arena that is home to the Lakers team that Bryant played for. “Here we are together on music’s biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best.

Alicia Keys Opens Up About Honoring Kobe Bryant in 'His House' During the 2020 Grammys

Hosting the2020 Grammy Awardshours after the tragic news ofKobe Bryantand his daughterGianna‘s deaths was no easy feat, butAlicia Keyswas dedicated to doing it right. During a chat withEllen DeGeneresfor Wednesday’s episode of her daytime talk show, the 39-year-old singer recalls the opening of the show changing “minutes before” it was set to begin on Sunday at the Staples Center — the same venue Bryant played at with the Los Angeles Lakers before his retirement from the NBA in 2016.

Alicia Keys Opens Up About Hosting Emotional 2020 Grammys: 'This Was a Really Hard Night'

Kobe Bryant‘s legacy helpedAlicia Keysmake it through an emotionalGrammy Awardsnight. On Sunday, the singer hosted the62nd Grammy Awardsjust hours after Kobe Bryanttragically died, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, in a helicopter crash over Calabasas. Speaking toEntertainment Tonightafter the show, Keys admitted that the hosting task was not easy. “This was a really hard night, and that’s why I think it was a roller coaster,” Keys told the outlet.

Alicia Keys Opens Up About Mental Health and Work-Life Balance: 'I Value Myself Now'

Alicia Keys.Photo: Djeneba Aduayom / Fast CompanyAlicia Keysis all about taking care of her mental health.Ina new cover storyforFast Companymagazine’s summer issue published Monday, the 41-year-old musician and entrepreneur opened up about learning to balance her personal life with her many business ventures, including skincare lineKeys Soulcareand ongoingpartnership with Athleta.“I value myself now, and I think for a lot of years, I didn’t,” Keys told the outlet. “I learned that in order for me to be the most productive, I have to be well.