Saturday, June 6, 2009

Amerie Makes Def Jam Debut With New Album 'In Love & War'


AMERIE’s DEF JAM DEBUT ALBUM IN LOVE & WAR SET TO ARRIVE IN AUGUST

“WHY R U” GOES TO RADIO JUNE 15th AS FIRST SINGLE – VIDEO DIRECTED BY RAY KAY PREMIERES JUNE 8th ON BET

New album producers include The Buchanans (“Why R U”), Teddy Riley, Sean Garrett & Eric Hudson, Jim Johnson & Rico Love, Brian Cox and others.

(New York, NY) Multiple award winning, RIAA platinum singer and songwriter Amerie has completed her premiere album for Def Jam Recordings (her fourth career album), entitled IN LOVE & WAR, scheduled to arrive in the physical and digital marketplace in August.

Anticipation for Amerie’s new album reached a fever pitch when “Why R U” debuted May 11th on her MySpace website, http://www.myspace.com/ameriemimarie. New York City Hot 97 radio dj Funk Master Flex caught the buzz when he played “Why R U” for 15 minutes straight. The track officially goes to all radio formats on June 15th as the first single from IN LOVE & WAR. The video for “Why R U,” which premieres June 8th on BET, was directed by Ray Kay (whose credits include fellow Def Jam artist The-Dream’s “Shawty Is a 10” featuring Fabolous, Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” and more).


Listen to "Why R U"