Amerie Announces Return To Music, Album Coming In 2025

The singer previewed her new single, “Undeniable,” with the caption, “I’m back.”

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Amerie released her last full projects, 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM, in 2018. The following year, she released two singles, “Curious” and “A Heart’s For The Breaking.” Prior to that, it’d been a decade since anyone heard from the “Talkin’ To Me” singer from a music standpoint.

However, on Friday (Nov. 8), her retirement ended as she formally announced her return with a preview of new music and a caption that simply read, “I’m back.”

Amerie teased the single, “Undeniable,” with songwriter-producer Troy Taylor.

“You ain’t gotta play pretend/ Don’t be afraid/ Imma take you as you are/ ‘Cause you’re the star in my whole galaxy/ It’s undeniable/ It’s a fact that you can feel it/ And I know you feel it,” she sang on the hook.

Amerie shared that she and Troy have roughly “20 ideas,” but “Undeniable” is the first one they recorded in full. “We just started really […] We’re just giving y’all a little taste,” she explained.

Troy chimed in, praising her timeless vocals: “Her voice has not changed. It’s classic. Mint condition classic.”

Of their partnership, Amerie spoke on how Troy has made so much music “just for” her. “That’s why I was able to pick so many tracks […] He knows my voice so well,” she noted.

Troy added, “I’ve been waiting years. We’ve been stacking a folder, waiting for her.” His goal is make sure she “sounds classic [but] still current.”

In a separate post, which Amerie jokingly quipped wasn’t a paid sentiment, Troy expressed, “Working with Amerie is amazing because she is invested in every note, tone, expression, harmonies and adlibs that comes out. She locks in and is dedicated til the end of the song.”

Over the years, the “Why Don’t We Fall In Love” songbird has performed at the Roots Picnic and toured with Femme It Forward, but mostly stepped away from music to start a book club. She also became an author herself and a mother.

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