Alicia Keys took on the role of maestro at the 2011 BET Awards that took place Sunday night, June 26, standing on top of a piano during her performance, leading an orchestra to play the backing sounds to a new song she debuted.

Though the track's title wasn't revealed, the lyrics were there! Keys sang through her new song with a lyric video playing behind her. "No sunshine when you're gone, peaceful sleep I have none/ How can I make it better, I'm under so much pressure,"  she belted out.

Watch Alicia Keys' performance with Rick Ross & Bruno Mars on the BET Awards stage:

You may also watch rapper Trey Songz' live performance on the BET Awards stage : Love Faces, Unusual and Motivation Ft. Kelly Rowland :

Even if pop diva Beyonce Knowles wasn't present at the ceremony, you may check out her performance of her latest singles Best Thing I Never Had and End Of Time previosly recorded at Glastonbury. Following an introduction from Ne-Yo, Bey started off with her 4 track Best Thing I Never Had.