Amerie has confirmed that she’s divorcing her husband of 19 years, Lenny Nicholson.
The “1 Thing” hitmaker made the surprising revelation during a recent appearance on Way Up With Angela Yee recorded during the 2025 BET Awards. When Angela Yee suggested that Amerie’s relationship status was “locked in,” the singer responded candidly, “I was but not now.”
Yee and her cohost Jasmine were shocked by Amerie’s response and proceeded to ask her what happened. According to Amerie, divorce was the reason, and she explained that no one knew because “not everyone knows that.”
“We’re going through the divorce, but we’ve been separated since 2023,” said Amerie before expressing she’s contemplating whether or not she wants to date someone again.
The news marks the end of a nearly two-decade-long relationship between the two. Amerie and Nicholson, who once served as her manager, tied the knot in June 2011, after they began dating in 2007. The couple shares a 7-year-old son named River Rowe.
Amerie kept her marriage and much of her private life out of the spotlight since she made her debut in 2001, which led to many people on social media expressing their thoughts on the news. Many were shocked, while others claimed Amerie would be “outside” as a single woman this summer.
The 45-year-old is no stranger to making shocking revelations as she told The Joe Budden Podcast last month that she didn’t listen to music for a decade in order to focus on her literary career.
