Amerie is making it clear that she’s back outside summer, dropping some new music while still celebrating her classic hits. After shutting down the 2025 BET Awards with a throwback performance, sis hit fans with some bombshell news. She officially confirmed that she and her husband, Lenny Nicholson, are getting divorced.
Amerie has been getting her flowers for holding it down since the early 2000s. With classics like ‘1 Thing’ and ‘Talkin’ To Me,’ she snatched hearts and stayed running every summer with her go-to anthem, ‘Why Don’t We Fall In Love.’ Now that she’s back in her bag and cooking up some new heat, she dropped a bomb on her fans, confirming that she has officially split from her longtime hubby, Lenny Nicholson.
BET says the singer spilled the tea during a joint interview with Muni Long on Angela Yee’s radio show, ‘Way Up with Angela Yee.’ While chopping it up, Angela pointed out that Amerie has been “locked in” with her man for a minute. However, Amerie jumped in real quick, saying they used to be solid.
“I was but not now. I’m getting a divorce,” the R&B songstress explained.
Amerie went on to say that she and Lenny Nicholson have been separated since 2023 and the divorce is already in motion. Additionally, Amerie let Muni Long and the radio crew know that she never made an announcement about it. She only brought it up on ‘The Joe Budden Podcast’ because it came up accidentally.
Essence reports that Amerie met Lenny Nicholson in the early 2000s while working together, and he used to manage her career at one point. They started dating in 2007 and tied the knot in 2011.
During their relationship, they had a son named River Rowe Charles, who’s now 7. As for what’s next, Amerie says she’s “still figuring it out” and feels like “a 22-year-old in her single era at this time and is unsure how to navigate it.”
Amerie isn’t letting her divorce stop her shine, though! She popped out and gave fans a full dose of nostalgia during a throwback medley at the 2025 BET Awards. She joined Ashanti, B2K, Keyshia Cole, T.I,. and more to celebrate 25 years of ‘106 & Park.’ Everybody brought the heat with their early 2000s hits, and Amerie shut it down with her own classic bop, ‘1 Thing.’ Peep the full recap below.
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