Alicia Keys [ tickets ] heralds the arrival of her sophomore album with numerous television appearances, a concert webcast and a private show for a limited number of fans.

"The Diary of Alicia Keys"--the follow-up to Keys' multi-platinum debut "Songs in A Minor"--lands in stores on Tuesday (12/2). On the eve of the album's release, Keys is due to give a live performance at New York City's Webster Hall. America Online will air the event live on "AOL Broadband Rocks!," an online program available to AOL subscribers. The show takes place at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Dec. 1.

A limited number of fans who pre-order "The Diary of Alicia Keys" at select New York-area record stores will receive a free ticket to attend the concert in person. (A list of participating record stores appears below.) New York radio station Hot 97 is also giving away tickets to the show. Details are posted at the station's website.

Other promotional activity surrounding the album's release includes Keys' appearances on BET's "Studio to Stage" tonight (11/26); "Good Morning America" on Thanksgiving (11/27) and again on Dec. 2; "Oprah" on Dec. 1; BET's "Blueprint" and MTV's "TRL" on Dec. 2; "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Dec. 4-5; and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Dec. 8.

Keys' official website features the music video for "You Don't Know My Name," the first single from "The Diary of Alicia Keys."

Record stores participating in pre-order ticket giveaway:

Vision Quest
24 New Main Street
Yonkers, NY 10701
914-968-2441

Alwilk
112 Eisenhower Pkwy - Livingston Mall
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-994-3555

Basement Mix
439 Crescent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
718-827-3028

Music Factory - Queens
16201 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-291-3135

Music Factory - Brooklyn
400 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-222-4780

HMV Harlem
308 W. 125th
New York, NY 10027
212-932-9619