Amerie Mi Marie Rogers, better known online as Amerie, (born January 12, 1980)[2] formerly Books Beauty Ameriie[3] is an R&B musician and YouTuber who makes videos about books.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
Amerie was born in Massachusetts,[4] to a Korean mother and an African-American father, and speaks Korean as a first language. She received a bachelor’s degree[5] in English Literature and Fine Arts from Georgetown University.[6]
In 2010, she got engaged to her manager.[7] They got married in 2011.[8] They married in June 2011.[9]
Her son, River, was born on May 15, 2018).[10]
Music[]
Amerie professionally debuted in 2002. After releasing her debut LP, All I Have, she took a two-year break, and developed a show about music videos on the BET network. After shooting the last episode, she acted in the film First Daughter.
In 2005, she released the LP Touch, was nominated for two Grammys, received the ASCAP Soundtrack Song of the Year Award, and was named one of People Magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful of the Year.” In August 2005, she became the first Asian-American on the cover of Vibe magazine.[11]
In 2007, she released the album Because I Love It.[12] Thee were significant delays to its release in the United States.[13]
In August 2009, Amerie released her fourth album, In Love & War.[14] The record was initially called “Make Ups to Break Ups.” It "is all about the turbulent times in a relationship. The ups & downs and all of that."[15]
In July 2010, she began spelling her name "Ameriie," with two "i"s.[16]
In 2011, Ameriie released her fifth album, Cymatika Vol. 1. The main genres are Trance and electronic, and the album "experiment[s] with androgyny."[17] Songs originally planned for Cymatika turned into the album Bili,[18] the title of which is s reference to Because I Love It.[19]
In 2013, she announced Because I Love It Vol. II.[20]
In 2016, she released the EP Drive.[21]
In September 2018, Amerie released the double album 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM, which was recorded while she was pregnant.[22]
Writing[]
Amerie edited the book Because You Love To Hate Me, which was released in 2017.[23]
YouTube[]
Amerie uploaded her first video, Amerie - Talkin' To Me (Edit), on October 25, 2009.[24]
References[]
- ↑ Dancefloor dynamite. Stevie Chick – The Guardian (May 11, 2007).
- ↑ Miss Thing. Jonah Weiner – Blender.com (May 24, 2005).
- ↑ Ameriie Drops New Track 'Mustang' - Listen Now!. Lucy Bacon – MTV.co.uk (December 30, 2014).
- ↑ Miss Thing. Jonah Weiner – Blender.com (May 24, 2005).
- ↑ Amerie Bio. Myplay.com.
- ↑ Dancefloor dynamite. Stevie Chick – The Guardian (May 11, 2007).
- ↑ Exclusive: Amerie Reveals Name Change. Rap-up.com (July 16, 2010).
- ↑ MUSIC NEWS: AMERIIE DISCUSSES “CYMATIKA, VOL. 1″ + POSSIBLE RICH HARRISON REUNION. ConcreteLoop.com (July 18, 2011).
- ↑ Congratulations: Ameriie & Lenny Nicholson Tie The Knot In The West Indies. Bossip.com (June 26, 2011).
- ↑ May 15, 2021 ~ So much gratitude to have my son, my blessing, my shining star, my lil mochi, my butter-biscuit baby. “Goodbye 2, Hello 3!” as River likes to say. We celebrated with full yet weighted hearts yesterday because there is so much pain and loss in the world. So this weekend we held our son tighter and prayed for more love more love more love.❤️. amerie – Instagram (May 16, 2021).
- ↑ Amerie Bio. Myplay.com.
- ↑ Dancefloor dynamite. Stevie Chick – The Guardian (May 11, 2007).
- ↑ A Please Release Me Special: The Amerie Album Is Still M.I.A. In The U.S.A.. Idolator.com (June 26, 2007).
- ↑ Amerie’s Def Jam Debut Due In August. Mariel Concepcion – Billboard (June 2, 2009).
- ↑ That Grape Juice Interviews Amerie. ThatGrapeJuice.net (July 2, 2009).
- ↑ Exclusive: Amerie Reveals Name Change (July 16, 2010).
- ↑ Ameriie Shares Exclusive Details on Upcoming Album, ‘Cymatika Vol. 1’. Jeff Benjamin – Billboard.com (July 14, 2011).
- ↑ AMERIIE INTERVIEW: ‘I WANT TO BE NAKED ON A HORSE!’. Attitude.co.uk (August 18, 2017).
- ↑ And Another Thing: Ameriie Interviewed. Mike Diver – ClashMusic.com (September 1, 2014).
- ↑ Ameriie Plots Comeback With ‘Because I Love It Vol. II’. ThatGrapeJuice.net (November 10, 2013).
- ↑ Ameriie - Drive EP (2016). L. Michael Gipson – SoulTracks.com.
- ↑ Amerie Returns With Surprise Double-Album & Explains What She Still Has to Prove: Exclusive. Jeff Benjamin – Billboard.com (October 18, 2018).
- ↑ Thank you for making #BecauseYouLovetoHateMe a New York Times bestseller!! Shoutout to the readers & all the contributors who killed it with their creativity! ❤️😈🥀 #villainisbae. amerie – Instagram (July 19, 2017).
- ↑ Amerie - Talkin' To Me (Edit). Amerie – YouTube (October 25, 2009).