Alicia Keys has started lining up dates for her spring arena tour that will back “The Element of Freedom,” her newly released studio set.

The tour is outlined on concert promoters Live Nation and AEG websites. It will kick off in Montreal, Canada on February 28 with nine additional March as well as early April dates to follow. On April 6 Keys will appear in Los Angeles.

Earlier this week the soul/R&B, Grammy award winning singer released her fourth album from the studio called “The Element of Freedom” Keys co-produced the new album along with several famous hit makers. The new album follows “As I Am” her triple platinum set from 2007.

In September the first single “Doesn’t Mean Anything” from the new album was released out to radio. “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart, a second single from “The Element of Freedom,” came out in November. On the new album there is also a Beyonce collaboration entitled “Put It In a Love Song.”

Keys earlier this month sKeys treamed her benefit concert live for World AIDS Day/Keep a Child Alive on YouTube. The concert was held at Nokia Theatre in New York.

Keys co-founded Keep a Child Alive and is also their global ambassador. The non-profit organization provides anti-retrovial treatment as well support and care services for Indian and African children and families who are afflicted with HIV/AIDS. More information on the charity is available at keepachildalive.org.