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Seated at a piano for MTV Upfront, an event held at New York City's Beacon Theatre to showcase the network's 2012 summer television lineup, the mother of son Egypt glided her fingers over the ivory keys as she belted out her emotive lyrics. Keys sings of a love that can't be bought even by a royal power.
"I don't care what they bring, they can have everything/ They can't afford what we got, not even a king," she sang.
Watch the R&B chanteuse perform "Not Even a King" below.
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