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class="external text" href="http://amerie.co">amerie<wbr />.co</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Amerie Mi Marie Rogers Nicholson</b> (born January 12, 1980)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and writer. She has released four studio albums to date: <i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have</a></i> (2002), <i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i> (2005), <i><a href="/wiki/Because_I_Love_It" title="Because I Love It">Because I Love It</a></i> (2007), <i><a href="/wiki/In_Love_%26_War_(Amerie_album)" title="In Love & War (Amerie album)">In Love & War</a></i> (2009). She is best known for her 2005 single "<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rogers was born in <a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg, Massachusetts</a>, to a Korean mother named Mi Suk and an <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> father, Charles Rogers. A few months after she was born, the Rogers family moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, where Amerie lived for three years. Her father was a chief warrant officer in the U.S. military,<sup id="cite_ref-blender_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blender-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> so the family lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Virginia and Germany. She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who is now her lawyer. </p><p>Amerie has described her parents as conservative, protective, traditional Christians. Growing up, she and her sister were forbidden to leave the house or use the phone on school days. The singer enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> to study literature, and was in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">Navy ROTC</a>: "My dad didn't force me into it or anything. I joined so I could afford an education." She quit ROTC after her sophomore year and graduated with a B.A. in English and a Fine Arts minor in design. </p><p>While studying at Georgetown, Amerie befriended a Washington, D.C. club promoter who eventually put her in touch with producer <a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a>. During an interview with Maxim Magazine, Amerie said she agreed to meet up with Rich at a public location because she did not know Rich. The chosen location was a McDonald's parking lot, where Rich played his tracks and Amerie sang along. Instantly they knew it was something special. </p><p>Harrison, who had just worked on Mary J. Blige's albums <i><a href="/wiki/Mary_(Mary_J._Blige_album)" title="Mary (Mary J. Blige album)">Mary</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/No_More_Drama" title="No More Drama">No More Drama</a></i>, began recording and developing demos with Amerie. This led to her first record deal with Columbia Records. According to Amerie, she and Harrison immediately hit it off. In a 2002 Interview with Hip Online, she said: "For some reason we had a very special chemistry. When we would work together something great would happen."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2003:_All_I_Have"><span id="2001.E2.80.932003:_All_I_Have"></span>2001–2003: <i>All I Have</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2001–2003: All I Have"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have (album)</a></div> <p>Amerie recorded the chorus for the 2001 single "<a href="/wiki/Rule_(Nas_song)" title="Rule (Nas song)">Rule</a>", performed by <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The single peaked at number 67 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in the United States. She recorded a song with Detroit rapper <a href="/wiki/Royce_da_5%279%22" title="Royce da 5'9"">Royce da 5'9"</a>, titled "Life", the third and final single from his album <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(Version_2.0)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (Version 2.0)">Rock City (Version 2.0)</a></i>. In 2002, her debut single, "<a href="/wiki/Why_Don%27t_We_Fall_in_Love" title="Why Don't We Fall in Love">Why Don't We Fall in Love</a>", was released and peaked at number 23 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, becoming a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts. The song was an urban top 20 hit in Australia and reached the top 40 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amerie's debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have</a></i> (produced and co-written in its entirety by Rich Harrison), was released in 2002 to generally positive reviews. It peaked at number nine on the U.S. <i>Billboard</i> 200 selling 89,000 copies in its first week of release;<sup id="cite_ref-boss_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boss-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the album has since been certified gold by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> and had sold 657,000 copies by 2009, according to <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-riaa_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To promote the album, Amerie went on tour with <a href="/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (entertainer)">Usher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>—on the former's Evolution 8701 Tour—and with rapper <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second and final single from <i>All I Have</i> was "<a href="/wiki/Talkin%27_to_Me" title="Talkin' to Me">Talkin' to Me</a>", a top 20 entry on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, although it peaked outside the top 40 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100. </p><p>In 2003, Amerie won the <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_New_Artist" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist">Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist</a> and was also nominated for Best R&B/Soul Album (<i>All I Have</i>) and Best R&B Soul Single – Female ("Why Don't We Fall in Love"). She received a <a href="/wiki/BET_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Award">BET Award</a> nomination for Best Female R&B Artist and an <a href="/wiki/Image_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Image Award">Image Award</a> nomination for Outstanding New Artist. Amerie lent her vocals to the <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Paradise_(LL_Cool_J_song)" title="Paradise (LL Cool J song)">Paradise</a>", which reached number 14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and became the singer's second top 40 Hot 100 entry. She was featured on <a href="/wiki/DJ_Kayslay" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ Kayslay">DJ Kayslay</a>'s "Too Much for Me", on his 2003 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Streetsweeper_Vol._1" class="mw-redirect" title="The Streetsweeper Vol. 1">The Streetsweeper Vol. 1</a></i>, which peaked at number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Amerie appeared on <a href="/wiki/Bow_Wow_(rapper)" title="Bow Wow (rapper)">Bow Wow</a>'s third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Unleashed_(Bow_Wow_album)" title="Unleashed (Bow Wow album)">Unleashed</a></i>, singing the hook on the song "To My Mama". She was also featured on the <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Rodney Jerkins</a>-produced track "When I Think of You" from the soundtrack to the <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Alba" title="Jessica Alba">Jessica Alba</a> dance film <i><a href="/wiki/Honey_(2003_film)" title="Honey (2003 film)">Honey</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2005:_Touch"><span id="2004.E2.80.932005:_Touch"></span>2004–2005: <i>Touch</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2004–2005: Touch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch (Amerie album)</a></div> <p>Amerie gained additional recognition from her first acting role, in the 2004 film <i><a href="/wiki/First_Daughter_(2004_film)" title="First Daughter (2004 film)">First Daughter</a></i> (directed by <a href="/wiki/Forest_Whitaker" title="Forest Whitaker">Forest Whitaker</a>), in which she starred alongside <a href="/wiki/Katie_Holmes" title="Katie Holmes">Katie Holmes</a>. Also in 2004, she began working on her second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i>. As with <i>All I Have</i>, the album was co-written and produced by friend Rich Harrison, who contributed seven new tracks to the record; additional production came from <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Wilson" title="Bryce Wilson">Bryce Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Spyda" title="Red Spyda">Red Spyda</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Dre & Vidal</a>. Unlike her first album, Amerie co-wrote every track but one, "Come with Me", which Harrison wrote. She assumed more creative control over the visual imagery accompanying the album, such as videos and artwork—"I feel like when you do a record, you have a vision in your mind and you want to carry it across and it doesn't end with the studio", she has said.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Amerie released the album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>". The dance-pop song, which sampled <a href="/wiki/The_Meters" title="The Meters">The Meters</a>'s 1970s funk recording "<a href="/wiki/Oh!_Calcutta!" title="Oh! Calcutta!">Oh, Calcutta</a>!", became Amerie's biggest hit to date. In the United States, it reached number eight on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<sup id="cite_ref-acharts_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acharts-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RIAA certified the single gold.<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was a top five hit in the UK, where it became one of the year's best-selling singles, and attained top ten and top twenty positions across Continental Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-acharts_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acharts-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Touch</i> was released in 2005 and peaked at number five on the <i>Billboard</i> 200, selling 124,000 copies in its first week.<sup id="cite_ref-boss_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boss-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was certified gold by the RIAA, having sold 406,000 copies in the United States as of 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's title track, "<a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_song)" title="Touch (Amerie song)">Touch</a>", was released as the second single and peaked at number 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States, although it was a top 20 entry in the UK. A third single, "<a href="/wiki/Talkin%27_About" title="Talkin' About">Talkin' About</a>", was released in America only; an official music video was planned but eventually scrapped. Later in 2005, Amerie was featured alongside <a href="/wiki/Fat_Joe" title="Fat Joe">Fat Joe</a> on "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Care_(Ricky_Martin_song)" title="I Don't Care (Ricky Martin song)">I Don't Care</a>", the lead single from <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Martin" title="Ricky Martin">Ricky Martin</a>'s album <i><a href="/wiki/Life_(Ricky_Martin_album)" title="Life (Ricky Martin album)">Life</a></i>. The single entered the top 20 in several European countries and Australia. </p><p>The success of "1 Thing" and <i>Touch</i> led to two Grammy Award nominations for Amerie in 2006: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (for "1 Thing"), and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_R%26B_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album">Best Contemporary R&B Album</a> (for <i>Touch</i>). "1 Thing" earned nominations at the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>—for <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Female_Video" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video">Best Female Video</a> and <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a>—and <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards</a>— for Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo; R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year; Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video; and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut. At the 2005 <i>VIBE</i> Awards, Amerie won Club Banger of the Year for her hit. "1 Thing" was adapted into a variety of <a href="/wiki/Remix" title="Remix">remixes</a> by rappers such as <a href="/wiki/Eve_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eve (entertainer)">Eve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fabolous" title="Fabolous">Fabolous</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>. In 2009, "1 Thing" was sixth on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Root_(magazine)" title="The Root (magazine)">The Root</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of Top 10 Hip-Hop/R&B Songs of the 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–2007:_Because_I_Love_It"><span id="2006.E2.80.932007:_Because_I_Love_It"></span>2006–2007: <i>Because I Love It</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2006–2007: Because I Love It"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Because_I_Love_It" title="Because I Love It">Because I Love It</a></div> <p>In 2006, Amerie returned to the studio to work on her third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Because_I_Love_It" title="Because I Love It">Because I Love It</a></i>, with producers such as <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">The Buchanans</a>, One Up, and Mike Caren. The album was her first not to feature writing and production from producer Rich Harrison. She cited music of the 1980s as a major influence on the album, saying "I love 80s music period! That's why I did <i>Because I Love It</i>, since it had mostly R&B, soul, and 80s new wave. When I said I wanted to do that in 2006, people were like, 'what?!' [...] but I love it."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Because I Love It'</i>s first single, "Take Control", (co-produced by Mike Caren and co-written by <a href="/wiki/Cee-Lo_Green" class="mw-redirect" title="Cee-Lo Green">Cee-Lo Green</a>), became a top 10 hit in the UK in 2007. <i>Because I Love It</i> was released in 2007 in Europe, Asia, and Australasia and reached the top 20 in the UK, where the album's second single, "<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Work" title="Gotta Work">Gotta Work</a>", peaked at number 21. The album has been certified silver by the <a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During 2007, the impending U.S. release of <i>Because I Love It</i> made <i><a href="/wiki/Blender_(magazine)" title="Blender (magazine)">Blender</a></i> magazine's list of "25 Reasons to Love '07".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official release date was delayed several times and the singles "Take Control" and "Gotta Work" were given little promotion (with the former peaking at number 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amerie spoke of her difficulties with Columbia Records in a late 2007 interview, stating that the label was not promoting <i>Because I Love It</i> adequately.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2010:_In_Love_&_War"><span id="2008.E2.80.932010:_In_Love_.26_War"></span>2008–2010: <i>In Love & War</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008–2010: In Love & War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/In_Love_%26_War_(Amerie_album)" title="In Love & War (Amerie album)">In Love & War (Amerie album)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg/220px-KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg/330px-KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg/440px-KoreAm_2009-09_Cover.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="604" /></a><figcaption>Amerie on the cover of <i>KoreAm</i> (September 2009)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2008, Amerie announced she had signed a label/production deal through the <a href="/wiki/Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Def Jam Music Group">Island Def Jam Music Group</a>, which allowed her to release her music under her own label, Feenix Rising.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, Columbia Records released the compilation album <i>Playlist: The Very Best of Amerie</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2009, the label released a second compilation album, <i><a href="/wiki/Best_15_Things" title="Best 15 Things">Best 15 Things</a></i>, in Japan only. </p><p>Amerie described her fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/In_Love_%26_War_(Amerie_album)" title="In Love & War (Amerie album)">In Love & War</a></i>, as "a fusion of hip-hop, soul, and rock" with elements of music of the 1970s, and "a direct extension of my first album [<i>All I Have</i>]".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/Why_R_U" title="Why R U">Why R U</a>", reached number 55 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Heard_%27Em_All" class="mw-redirect" title="Heard 'Em All">Heard 'Em All</a>", which featured rapper Lil Wayne, peaked at number 81 on the same chart;<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it did, however, enter the top 10 on the <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korean</a> pop charts.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With little radio support—the third single, "Pretty Brown" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Trey_Songz" title="Trey Songz">Trey Songz</a>), was released only two weeks before the album—and hindered by distribution problems, <i>In Love & War</i> peaked at number 46 on the <i>Billboard</i> 200 and at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Amerie announced that she had changed the spelling of her stage name to Ameriie, explaining: "I operate on vibes and intuition, and I believe everything is energy; the vibration of the double I is right for me. Slightly different spelling, completely same pronunciation!"<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, she premiered a new song titled "Outside Your Body".<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–present:_BILI,_Cymatika_trilogy_and_independent_releases"><span id="2011.E2.80.93present:_BILI.2C_Cymatika_trilogy_and_independent_releases"></span>2011–present: <i>BILI</i>, <i>Cymatika</i> trilogy and independent releases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2011–present: BILI, Cymatika trilogy and independent releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, it was reported that Amerie was in the studio working on her fifth studio album, titled <i>Cymatika Vol. 1</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's title is based on the word <i><a href="/wiki/Cymatics" title="Cymatics">cymatics</a></i>, the study of visible sound and vibration. The production lineup consisted of Riley Urick, The Buchanans, and Andre Harris (of <a href="/wiki/Dre_%26_Vidal" title="Dre & Vidal">Dre & Vidal</a>), among others; Amerie said that she may reunite with Rich Harrison for the project but that it would be "a matter of when and in what way." <i>Cymatika Vol. 1</i> was also to include special guest appearances from Drunken Tiger's <a href="/wiki/Tiger_JK" title="Tiger JK">Tiger JK</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tasha_Reid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasha Reid">Tasha Reid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Amerie, <i>Cymatika</i> would explore freedom, androgyny, and the New world order, and was influenced by trance music, electronica, house music, and New wave music.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Second and third volumes of <i>Cymatika</i> were planned.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SoSoGay_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SoSoGay-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Amerie announced a forthcoming "mini-LP" titled <i>The Prelude</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, she stated that she had been working on a new project, <i>Because I Love It Vol. II</i>, a follow-up to her 2007 album.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She said this album, <i>BILI</i>, stemmed from songs that did not fit sonically or thematically onto <i>Cymatika</i>—"songs that are heavy in percussion, but have a very aggressive, soulful element to them. They don't exist in any one time, or sound of the moment". <i>BILI</i> and <i>Cymatika</i> were both slated for release in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A single, "What I Want" (which samples "<a href="/wiki/Apache_(instrumental)" title="Apache (instrumental)">Apache</a>" by Incredible Bongo Band), was released from <i>BILI</i> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-SoSoGay_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SoSoGay-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in 2014, she premiered the track "Mustang" and announced a UK tour for 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Amerie collaborated with producer Rich Harrison on a new single, "Out Loud". </p><p>In 2016, Amerie appeared on the radio show <a href="/wiki/The_Breakfast_Club_(radio_show)" title="The Breakfast Club (radio show)">The Breakfast Club, 105.1</a> and announced an EP titled <i><a href="/wiki/Drive_(Amerie_EP)" title="Drive (Amerie EP)">Drive</a></i>, a second untitled EP due later in the year, and that she was still at work on her album <i>Cymatika</i> (which was to be part of a trilogy).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Drive</i> was initially released on the streaming service <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a>. In 2017, Amerie released the single "REDRUM", which was set to be featured on an upcoming album titled <i>MA3</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Amerie simultaneously released two albums, <i><a href="/wiki/4AM_Mulholland" title="4AM Mulholland">4AM Mulholland</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/After_4AM" title="After 4AM">After 4AM</a></i>;<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this was her first full-length album since 2009 and her second independent release (following <i>Drive</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, she performed alongside <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_David" title="Craig David">Craig David</a> at R'n'B Vine Days, a one-day music festival in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2022, it was announced that Amerie's children's picture book, <i>You Will Do Great Things</i>, was due to be published by Macmillan in March 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artistry">Artistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Artistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the start of her career, Amerie has been heavily involved within the creative process of her music, receiving not only writing credits but production and instrumentation credits as well.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amerie is a <a href="/wiki/Soprano" title="Soprano">soprano</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with Myplay.com, she described her early process of recording music: "I used to record songs that I wrote by using two different tape recorders and two separate tapes. I would start by recording myself on the first tape, singing the song down from top to finish. Then, I would play it back, while singing the harmonies and recording them on the second tape. I'd just keep repeating the process, going back and forth between tapes until I had a final version of the full song on one tape, with stacked harmonies, backgrounds and everything!".<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amerie listed diverse musical influences in a 2014 interview, including the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Grease_(musical)" title="Grease (musical)">Grease</a></i>, Motown era soul music, late 1960s rock and roll, Heavy metal music, 1980s pop music and new wave music, music of Germany, <a href="/wiki/Traditional_music_of_Korea" title="Traditional music of Korea">Korean traditional music</a>, R&B, and hip hop music. She cited film score as an inspiration, describing them as "that very surround-sound, immersive experience".<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While she almost exclusively releases English-language songs, Amerie has recorded with Korean artists such as <a href="/wiki/4minute" class="mw-redirect" title="4minute">4minute</a> on "<a href="/wiki/Heard_%27em_All" title="Heard 'em All">Heard 'em All</a>", a performance of which aired on <a href="/wiki/Korean_Broadcasting_System" title="Korean Broadcasting System">KBS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mnet_(TV_channel)" title="Mnet (TV channel)">Mnet</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_projects">Other projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Amerie was the presenter of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a> teen/youth lifestyle series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Center_(TV_series)" title="The Center (TV series)">The Center</a></i>, which she also helped to develop. In 2004, Amerie earned her first acting role, portraying the role of Mia Thompson, a college student who rooms with the president's daughter, in the film <i><a href="/wiki/First_Daughter_(2004_film)" title="First Daughter (2004 film)">First Daughter</a></i>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Katie_Holmes" title="Katie Holmes">Katie Holmes</a>. </p><p>In 2014, Amerie launched a YouTube video blog titled "Books Beauty Ameriie" and said that she was writing two novels, one <a href="/wiki/Young_adult_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Young adult fiction">young adult</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_literature" title="Fantasy literature">fantasy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Amerie published an anthology book via <a href="/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing" title="Bloomsbury Publishing">Bloomsbury Publishing</a> titled <i>Because You Love to Hate Me</i> and a sci-fi trilogy novel series.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Amerie started her own Book Club, "Amerie's Book Club"<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where she highlights diverse and unique perspectives and voices. </p><p>In 2019, Amerie performed on tour with other artists such as <a href="/wiki/Ashanti_(singer)" title="Ashanti (singer)">Ashanti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keri_Hilson" title="Keri Hilson">Keri Hilson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Monica_(singer)" title="Monica (singer)">Monica</a> for the Femme It Forward movement.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, Amerie began dating her manager, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music" title="Sony Music">Sony Music</a> executive Lenny Nicholson. It was officially announced that Amerie and Nicholson were engaged on February 27, 2010, and the couple married on June 25, 2011, in an oceanfront ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a>. She now goes by Amerie Nicholson or Amerie Rogers Nicholson.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 15, 2018, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, Amerie became a Muslim and celebrated Eid Al-Fitr, with fans speculating her advocacy for <a href="/wiki/Palestine_(region)" title="Palestine (region)">Palestine</a> inspired her to embrace the religion.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Amerie_discography" title="Amerie discography">Amerie discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Because_I_Love_It" title="Because I Love It">Because I Love It</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Love_%26_War_(Amerie_album)" title="In Love & War (Amerie album)">In Love & War</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Amerie_videography" class="mw-redirect" title="Amerie videography">Amerie videography</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Film and television roles </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Center_(TV_series)" title="The Center (TV series)">The Center</a></i> </td> <td>Herself / Hostess </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/First_Daughter_(2004_film)" title="First Daughter (2004 film)">First Daughter</a></i> </td> <td>Mia Thompson </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Books</dt></dl> <ul><li><i>Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy</i> (contributing writer and editor) (2017)</li> <li><i>Behind the Song</i> (contributing writer) (2017)</li> <li><i>A Phoenix First Must Burn</i> (contributing writer) (2020)</li> <li><i>Cool. Awkward. Black.</i> (contributing writer) (TBA, 2023)</li> <li><i>You Will Do Great Things</i> (author) (TBA, 2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amerie&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Awards</th> <th>Work</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7">2003 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="5">Herself </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_New_Artist" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/BET_Awards" title="BET Awards">BET Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Female R&B Artist </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Best New R&B/Hip Hop Artist </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Female R&B Hip Hop Artist </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_(album)" title="All I Have (album)">All I Have</a></i> </td> <td>Best R&B/Soul Album – Female </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">"<a href="/wiki/Why_Don%27t_We_Fall_in_Love" title="Why Don't We Fall in Love">Why Don't We Fall in Love</a>" </td> <td>Best R&B Soul Single – Female </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2004 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Black_Reel_Awards" title="Black Reel Awards">Black Reel Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="1">"<a href="/wiki/Paradise_(LL_Cool_J_song)" title="Paradise (LL Cool J song)">Paradise</a>" (<a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> feat. Amerie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Reel_Award_for_Best_Original_or_Adapted_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song">Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11">2005 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">"<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>" </td> <td>Best Female Video </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Choreography </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Top Soundtrack Single </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Teen_Choice_Awards" title="Teen Choice Awards">Teen Choice Awards</a> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Choice Female Breakout Artist </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>" </td> <td>Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Track </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/BET_Awards" title="BET Awards">BET Awards</a> </td> <td>Video of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Herself </td> <td>Best Female R&B Artist </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards </td> <td>Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Music Television Awards </td> <td>Best New Act </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/MOBO_Awards" title="MOBO Awards">MOBO Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">" <a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>" </td> <td>Best Single </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Vibe_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Vibe Awards">Vibe Awards</a> </td> <td>Club Banger of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2006 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_(Amerie_album)" title="Touch (Amerie album)">Touch</a></i> </td> <td>Best Contemporary R&B Album </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">"<a href="/wiki/1_Thing" title="1 Thing">1 Thing</a>" </td> <td>Best R&B Female Vocal Performance </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People's Choice Awards">People's Choice Awards</a> </td> <td>Favorite Song From a Movie </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan" title="MTV Video Music Awards Japan">MTV Video Music Awards Japan</a> </td> <td>Best Video from a Film </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; 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