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Christina Lee | November 11, 2013 5:00 am
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Amerie ‘More Than Love’ Video Debuts

Idolator Staff | December 24, 2009 10:51 am
Idolator Staff | December 24, 2009 10:51 am

Amerie Gets Trounced In The Charts

Robbie Daw | November 10, 2009 11:59 am
Robbie Daw | November 10, 2009 11:59 am

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Maybe there really is no accounting for taste. Despite the healthy heaping of critical accolades for Amerie’s fourth album In Love & War—not to mention Idolator’s own five very legit reasons you should pick the record up (there’s still time!)—the sales figures don’t lie. More »



Five Reasons That You Should Pick Up Amerie’s “In Love And War”

noah | November 3, 2009 5:45 pm
noah | November 3, 2009 5:45 pm

inloveandwar“The new album by R & B spitfire Amerie is out today.” That’s a sentence that I thought I’d never get to write on Idolator, despite her being one of my favorite singers for the duration of this site’s existence. And to make the news even better, In Love And War—which is her first U.S. release since 2005, thanks to Sony botching the release of Because I Love It two years ago—is quite good, even joy-inducing in spots. (It could maybe be pared of a song or two; the Lil Wayne remix of her artistic-statement single “Heard ‘Em All” is the definition of CD-era filler.) “But why do you like it,” you ask? I’ll tell you! After the jump, five reasons why it’s worth hunting it down at your preferred outlet for purchasing music. More »


Amerie Gets A Room At The Disturbia Inn

noah | September 24, 2009 8:00 am
noah | September 24, 2009 8:00 am

amerieWhile I like that R & B singer Amerie’s new label home, Def Jam, seems to at least be trying to properly release her forthcoming album In Love & War, there’s something about the video for the banging “Heard ‘Em All” that makes me wonder just how hard she’s going to be pushed as Rihanna Mach II. The video’s directed by Anthony Mandler, who also was behind the clips for “Disturbia” and “Run This Town,” and “Heard” has a similarly post-apocalyptic feel, only with some added plot about her being “difficult.” Love, love, love the ferocity of the song, though—especially that bit about having a Sean Kingston feature forced upon her! Clip after the jump. More »


Amerie Stitches A Sampler

noah | September 17, 2009 9:45 am
noah | September 17, 2009 9:45 am

inloveandwarrrrIsland Def Jam has posted a sampler of Amerie’s forthcoming record In Love & War, which comes out Nov. 3, and it has snippets of three new-to-me tracks: the crackling bit of funk-rock “Higher”; the busting-loose “Tell Me You Love Me”; and the luscious “Pretty Brown.” (Also streaming: a snippet of the extended flight-as-sex metaphor “Red Eye”; the full version of the blistering “Heard ‘Em All”; and the summer-jam-that-shoulda-been “Why R U.”) So I guess this album is actually coming out, unlike last time! Awesome. [IDJ via ItsMeAmerie@Twitter] More »



noah | August 24, 2009 9:45 am
noah | August 24, 2009 9:45 am

51fzo7wvwpl_sl500_aa280_In case you missed my appearance on All Things Considered this weekend—in which I discuss the calculus for determining summer songs, why we’re probably stuck with the Black Eyed Peas forever, and the awesomeness of Amerie—it’s streaming at the public-radio network’s Web site. (Bonus: The transcript, in which it is revealed that I said “you know” approximately 1,438 times during the segment, and in which my “songs coming out of car radios” metric for judging a summer song’s power is compared by a slightly overzealous commenter to condoning torture.) [NPR] More »


What Was Your Song Of The Summer For 2009?

noah | August 21, 2009 1:00 pm
noah | August 21, 2009 1:00 pm

summerI’m taking off a little bit early today because I’m going to tape an appearance on NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered, in which I will be quizzed about this year’s contenders for Song Of The Summer, and why this summer’s most-people-unifying songs probably weren’t ones that came out this year, let alone this decade. (Michael Jackson, duh.) (Well, Michael Jackson and the ever-atomizing nature of “pop music,” which is resulting in things like gym staples not getting anywhere near the pop charts and the Black Eyed Peas being the only force that can unify us all. Anyway, given that the sweltering season of this year is nearing its close, I figured I’d ask: What song defined the summer of 2009 for you the most? My pick, after the jump. More »


Tapemasters’ “Future Of R & B 28” Will Bring You Joy

noah | August 17, 2009 1:00 pm
noah | August 17, 2009 1:00 pm

the-future-of-r-b-28Regular readers of this site know that I’m a big fan of the Future Of R&B series of mixes put forth by the mix-happy outfit Tapemasters. The set’s 28th installment hit file-sharing sites over the weekend, and it’s a pretty fantastic collection, programmed like the all-new-tracks R & B station in some alternate universe where things are a lot better than this one. It kicks off with a new track by Beyoncé—the ProToolsy ode to making whoopee “Slow Love”—and kicks into overdrive from there, with contributions by Amerie, Lloyd, Ne-Yo, and Mary J. Blige, among others. My five favorite tracks after the jump. More »



Amerie Becomes A November Girl

noah | August 13, 2009 10:30 am
noah | August 13, 2009 10:30 am

ameriethreeAfter being delayed from Aug. 11 until Sept. 8 at the end of last month, Amerie’s In Love & War—her first album under her deal with Def Jam—has been pushed back yet again. But lest you think it’s a bad sign, the Nov. 3 release date is a good thing—at least, according to a missive from the singer herself. “Very happy w/my album date! Got the one I wanted,” she Twittered last night, appending a smiley-face and a cryptic note about how the date had a special significance to her. Hmm. Anyway, a new single from the album came out last week—the muscular “Heard ‘Em All,” which is a nice little workout that’s a product of a collaboration between Amerie and “Flashing Lights” co-producer Eric Hudson. Clip after the jump. More »


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