Alicia Keys on her ‘sister’ Beyoncé, ‘mind-blowing’ son and what’s ‘terrifying’ about making music

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winning five gramophones for her instant-classic debut, 2001’s “Songs in A Minor,” when she was just 21.The Recording Academy kept on falling for Keys, who went on to earn 10 more of its prestigious prizes.

But the now-41-year-old star — who will headline two hometown shows at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday and Friday — has one very special Grammy that she didn’t technically win: She picked it up when John Mayer shared his Song of the Year trophy with her after his “Daughters” beat out her “If I Ain’t Got You” in 2005.“When he was onstage, [he said that] he just felt like I deserved that for ‘If I Ain’t Got You,’ ” Keys — who has also hosted the Grammys twice in her career — told The Post. “And backstage, he took off the top of the Grammy and wrote ‘Alicia Keys’ on it, and he kept the bottom with his name on it . . .

That was a beautiful moment.”As Keys brings her COVID-delayed Alicia + Keys World Tour to Radio City, the singer-songwriter is also dropping “Keys II” — a deluxe edition of “Keys,” her double album released last December — on Friday. “Keys II” features new joints with R&B artists Lucky Daye (“Stay”) and Brent Faiyaz (“Trillions”).

They join previous “Keys” collaborations with Brandi Carlile (“Paper Flowers”), Pusha T (“Plentiful”) and Lil Wayne (“Nat King Cole”).In her already-legendary career, with solo-dolo hits such as “Fallin’ ” and “No One,” Keys has collaborated with everyone from Usher and Drake to Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston to Jack White and, yes, Mayer — the two memorably paired up on 2007’s “Lesson Learned” post their Grammy-bonding moment.