Alicia Keys had added on some additional shows in major markets to her upcoming US area tour backing “The Element of Freedom,” her fourth studio album that was just released.

The run of North America starts in Montreal on February 28 and then winds its way over the East Coast and then heads west. Thirteen concerts at last check have been added to Keys’ itinerary. The outing currently extends into April. Tickets for select dates are on sale. Additional show on-sale information will be available soon.

There is also a European leg in the planning stages that will start in late April.

Last week the soul/R&B singer dropped her new album, “The Element of freedom. Keys was a co-producer along with a whole host of famous hit makers. The set follows “As I Am,” Keys’ triple platinum album.

“Doesn’t Mean Anything,” was the first “The Element of Freedom” single released in September to radio. “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” a second single, was released in November. In addition the new album features a Keys-Beyonce collaboration “Put It In a Love Song.”

Keys earlier in the month streamed her benefit concert on her YouTube channel for Worlds Aids Day/Keep a Child Alive held at Nokia Theatre in New York.

Keys is the global ambassador and co-founder of Keep a Child Alive, which is a non-profit organization that provide anti-retroviral treatment, as well as life-saving support and care services for families and children in India and Africa who have been impacted with HIV/AIDs. More information regarding the charity can be found at keepachildalive.org, their website.

Keys, winner of 12 Grammy awards, is scheduled to be a musical guest on January 9 on the NBC show, “Saturday Night Live.”

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.

No official announcement of a tour has been made yet, however over the past week several new dates for Alicia Keys have trickled in.

The singing sensation who last month wrapped up her arena tour of North America will hit the road in September again. She will be visiting theaters this time around. So far eight shows have been scheduled by Keys in the US along with one Vancouver date.

Keys is continuing to support “As I Am,” her third studio set. It was released in November and went on to become the biggest debut of any R&B female artist in SoundScan history. During the first week of its release the album sold over 742,000 units. It also set atop Billboard’s 200 for multiple non-consecutive weeks. Since then the album has earned triple platinum status as well as spawning hit singles “No One,” winner of two Grammy Awards, “Teenage Love Affair,” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again.” The video for “Superwoman,” Keys’ new single, streams from her website.

The recent Keys tour for “As I Am” also served as a text message donation drive. It helped to raise over $40,000 for Keys’ organization Keep A Child Alive. The non-profit provides millions of AIDS suffers in Africa with anti-viral drugs. At each of her concerts Keys took a few minutes to show film clips from her “Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland” to help encourage her fans to make donations.

In other news from Keys, the singer will be joining Jack White, a fellow multiple Grammy Award winner, to record Quantum of Solace’s theme song, the 22nd adventure in the James Bond series. The song’s tile is “Another Way to Die” and will become the first duet in history for the Bond soundtracks. The new movie is scheduled to be released into theaters in November. The release date for the soundtrack is October 28.

In October Keys will also be appearing opposite Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Dakota Fanning in “The Secret Life of Bees,” a film adaptation of the best selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd.