She's got a chart topping album with Girl On Fire...and now the January 2013 cover of ESSENCE magazine.  Check out Alicia Keys' red hot look inside...

Looking fresh faced and fiery, Alicia Keys rocked a red peplum strapless to pop on the new cover.

In the issue, Alicia revealed, “It’s okay if I can’t do every single thing. I finally understand that it doesn’t make me a lesser artist or human being…”

Alicia also talks to the mag about spiritual makeovers—and how she learned to say 'No' in order to create a more balanced approach to her world.

The wife & mommy—who lives in SoHo with her husband, producer Swizz Beatz, and their 2-year-old son, Egypt—dished on being unprepared for Hurricane Sandy.  And after scrounging through the cupboards, scrambling to find something to eat that didn’t require cooking, she shares: “…After the third or fourth tuna fish sandwich, and after we learned we’d be without power for a week, I called my mother, who lives Uptown. She was okay and hadn’t lost any power, so we ended up going to her house. We were pretty lucky...”

Ha.  The January issue hits stands on December 7th.