Excerpted from the magazine for Billboard.com. By Billboard Staff Last December, Amerie and co-manager Lenny Nicholson decided to leak her new song “1 Thing.” Some four months later, the pair’s gamble ...

“There’s something about the aggression,” Amerie told Okayplayer over the phone. “There’s something about the excitement, the way it makes you want to move...There’s a certain confidence that’s in ...

This week Amerie develops into a real artist with her latest, “Touch.” Ben Folds proves that he’s more than a one-hit wonder with “Songs for Silverman.” And the passionate and inventive Diane Schuur ...

When Amerie's debut single "Why Don't We Fall in Love" burst on the airwaves like a gardenia-scented breeze in summer 2002, most listeners had no problem doing exactly what the leggy songbird proposed ...

Amerie joined NPR for a soulful “Tiny Desk” concert celebrating hits from her albums All I Have and Touch. Backed by the Backyard Band, she performed fan-favorites including “1 Thing” and “Why Don’t ...

Amerie, Touch (Columbia)Amerie first caught our ear in 2002 with the sugary Why Dont We Fall In Love, an uptempo love ditty that had just enough of a groove to keep our attention but just barely.Now ...

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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture. When Amerie arrived at the Tiny Desk, her enthusiastic energy and bright ...

Just like Janet Jackson’s independent-woman anthem, “Control,” Amerie Rogers “got her own mind, and she wants to make her own decisions.” When the 25-year-old singer saw that her record company wasn’t ...