Alicia Keys Eyes Motherhood

Alicia Keys is looking forward to starting a family - but only when she's fulfilled her ambition to create a Broadway musical.

The R&B singer has been romantically linked to rap producer Swizz Beatz since September 2008, after the breakdown of his marriage to singer Mashonda. The pair reportedly got engaged in January (10), and now Keys has spoken of her desire to settle down and have children after she has expanded her acting career.

She says, "I absolutely am very interested in starting a family. It's one of the most beautiful experiences to have in this life and I am looking forward to it when it is my time. I have a lot of things I still want to do.

"As far as retirement goes, I just wanted to have the ability, if I choose, to be able to do so. But I feel that I am just getting started. I love acting and producing, and I am developing some ideas for TV and film, and also for Broadway. I am excited about that. I really want to create a new musical. I think it's time."