Alicia Keys and son Genesis.Photo:Alicia Keys/YouTube
Alicia Keys/YouTube
Alicia Keys’son Genesis has made a new famous friend.In an adorable video posted toher Instagram, the “If I Ain’t Got You” singer, 43, explained that her son Genesis, 9, recently asked her if he could send a message toBillie Eilish, 22, since he wanted to become friends with her.“Genesis…you know that he is really pushy,” Keys says in the video. “Like when he wants something, he really wants it. So then he somehow asks me if I have Billie Eilish’s number. So I’m like, ‘Oh yeah. She’s a friend to me.'““And so he says, ‘I want to talk to her.’ I said, ‘Well, I mean, let me text her and like see how she’s doing.’ He bothers me for three days in a row, ‘Can I please send a video? Can I please send a video?'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Keys says she eventually caved and went on to show the video her son made for Eilish.“Hi, my name is Genesis and I hope we’ll be friends,” Genesis says in the video. “And I really like your music and you know, I’m Alicia Keys’ son so…yeah.“Laughing, Keys repeats, “I’m Alicia Keys’ son, so…” and scrolls up in her texts to show that Eilish even sent a video back.“And she goes, ‘Made my day,’ " Keys says of Eilish’s response.“Genesis. It’s Billie,” the “What Was I Made For” singer says in her response video. “I’m ready to be your friend any day. You tell me when.““My name is Finneas and I’d like to be your friend. I’m Billie Eilish’s brother, so…” Finneas O’Connell says as he chimes in, sitting next to his sister.“Genesis. I would like to be your friend. Alicia is my friend. I love her and I love you and let’s hang out and be friends,” Eilish continues. “I would love that so much.“When her son comes into his mom’s dressing room, Keys shows him Eilish’s response video. Grinning as he watches the video, Genesis says he’s excited after his mom asks him if he liked Eilish’s message.Keys shares her sons Genesis and Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz. She is also stepmom to Beatz’s three children from his previous relationships, Prince Nasir, Kasseem Jr. and Nicole.In February, the singer opened up to PEOPLE about the conversation she had to have withson Genesisaboutletting his parents have some alone time.Married since 2010, the “Empire State of Mind” singer noted that she and the rapper-producer “laugh a lot” together and find ways to embrace one another’s silly — and romantic — sides, even if Genesis doesn’t always let them have their private moments.“I’m like, ‘Genesis, you cannot come in the bed every night. You can’t!’ ‘But why?’ He’s cute, though,” Keys said with a laugh, recalling how she “had to break it down.“She added, “I said, ‘Listen, when Mommy and Daddy are happy, whole family happy. Mommy and Daddy not happy, whole family not happy.'”
Alicia Keys’son Genesis has made a new famous friend.
In an adorable video posted toher Instagram, the “If I Ain’t Got You” singer, 43, explained that her son Genesis, 9, recently asked her if he could send a message toBillie Eilish, 22, since he wanted to become friends with her.
“Genesis…you know that he is really pushy,” Keys says in the video. “Like when he wants something, he really wants it. So then he somehow asks me if I have Billie Eilish’s number. So I’m like, ‘Oh yeah. She’s a friend to me.'”
“And so he says, ‘I want to talk to her.’ I said, ‘Well, I mean, let me text her and like see how she’s doing.’ He bothers me for three days in a row, ‘Can I please send a video? Can I please send a video?'”
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Keys says she eventually caved and went on to show the video her son made for Eilish.
“Hi, my name is Genesis and I hope we’ll be friends,” Genesis says in the video. “And I really like your music and you know, I’m Alicia Keys’ son so…yeah.”
Laughing, Keys repeats, “I’m Alicia Keys’ son, so…” and scrolls up in her texts to show that Eilish even sent a video back.
“And she goes, ‘Made my day,’ " Keys says of Eilish’s response.
“Genesis. It’s Billie,” the “What Was I Made For” singer says in her response video. “I’m ready to be your friend any day. You tell me when.”
“My name is Finneas and I’d like to be your friend. I’m Billie Eilish’s brother, so…” Finneas O’Connell says as he chimes in, sitting next to his sister.
“Genesis. I would like to be your friend. Alicia is my friend. I love her and I love you and let’s hang out and be friends,” Eilish continues. “I would love that so much.”
When her son comes into his mom’s dressing room, Keys shows him Eilish’s response video. Grinning as he watches the video, Genesis says he’s excited after his mom asks him if he liked Eilish’s message.
Keys shares her sons Genesis and Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz. She is also stepmom to Beatz’s three children from his previous relationships, Prince Nasir, Kasseem Jr. and Nicole.
In February, the singer opened up to PEOPLE about the conversation she had to have withson Genesisaboutletting his parents have some alone time.
Married since 2010, the “Empire State of Mind” singer noted that she and the rapper-producer “laugh a lot” together and find ways to embrace one another’s silly — and romantic — sides, even if Genesis doesn’t always let them have their private moments.
“I’m like, ‘Genesis, you cannot come in the bed every night. You can’t!’ ‘But why?’ He’s cute, though,” Keys said with a laugh, recalling how she “had to break it down.”
She added, “I said, ‘Listen, when Mommy and Daddy are happy, whole family happy. Mommy and Daddy not happy, whole family not happy.'”
source: people.com
