First off, I just want to take the time out to say how GORGEOUS Alicia Keys is…Natural beauty! Second, Alicia Keys will hit the stage at the 2012 Video Music Awards on September 6, and just a few days shy of her performance she’s released the new single “Girl on Fire” with a feature from Nicki Minaj. Check it out below!

According to MTV, The track, released on Monday (September 3), is the title track to Keys’ upcoming fifth studio album and will arrive in a two-part musical suite: “Girl on Fire (Blue Light)” and the “Girl on Fire (Inferno)” version.