Friday, February 6, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Talking 'bout that Southen boy.
"Everybody knows me for my ballads," says Hamilton. "This time I wanted to have a little boogie-oogie-oogie on there-live instruments supported by some hip-hop beats to keep the young kids into it and some old-school horns to keep grandma and them wanting to know, 'Who that in there sanging?'".....JET MAGAZINE
The Point Of It All is another near-perfect Hamilton epic in which regret ("Please Stay") and romanticism ("The Point Of It All") are given such heartfelt nuance that the singer seems to be sculpting each emotion".....THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"While proving he can get down with the best of them, Hamilton doesn't forsake his stock in the ballad market. He poignantly shifts into Smokey Robinson falsetto on the moving confessional 'Please Stay'".....BILLBOARD
"In the Auto-Tune generation of R&B, Anthony Hamilton is a throw-back to the days when singers were singers and songs were songs".....PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"Songs like the title track serve up promises and loyalty over stately tempos and warm gospel piano chords. 'The point of it all, is I love you', he sings".....ROLLING STONE
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Talking 'bout that Southern boy!
"Anthony Hamilton has proven himself to be one of the logical heirs to Marvin Gaye. His rich vocal prowess, steeped both in sexy R&B and the traditions of the church, is a rarity during a time when soul has been hijacked by computers.....BOSTON.COM
"In the songs he writes with his producers, Mr. Hamilton sings in long lines and storytelling crescendos rather than hip-hop sound bites. He uses all the grain, ache and fervor in his voice to admit sins and beg for forgiveness in songs like “Please Stay” and “Fine Again.” In “Soul’s on Fire,” a confession of pure despair, he moans, “Gonna take trials to be delivered".....NEW YORK TIMES
"Few pop singers are as steeped in the pressing rhythms, melismatic vocal styles and fevered call-and-response of black gospel music as Anthony Hamilton. Take "Praying for You (Superman)," the eight-minute tour de force that anchors the back half of "The Point of It All," the North Carolina native's latest album".....WASHINGTON POST
"In the songs he writes with his producers, Mr. Hamilton sings in long lines and storytelling crescendos rather than hip-hop sound bites. He uses all the grain, ache and fervor in his voice to admit sins and beg for forgiveness in songs like “Please Stay” and “Fine Again.” In “Soul’s on Fire,” a confession of pure despair, he moans, “Gonna take trials to be delivered".....NEW YORK TIMES
"Few pop singers are as steeped in the pressing rhythms, melismatic vocal styles and fevered call-and-response of black gospel music as Anthony Hamilton. Take "Praying for You (Superman)," the eight-minute tour de force that anchors the back half of "The Point of It All," the North Carolina native's latest album".....WASHINGTON POST
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Anthony performs "Cool" on Ellen!
Also be on the lookout for Ant on Good Morning America this Thursday, December 18th.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Talking 'bout that 7 time Grammy nominated Southern boy!
"Hamilton, who moved back to Charlotte in 2004 after spending about 10 years in New York, was nominated in the category of best traditional R&B vocal performance for his collaboration with Al Green on “You've Got the Love I Need.” It is his seventh nomination".....CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
"He's the rare R&B artist able to incorporate hip-hop elements in his music without suffocating the songs. He writes and sings with craft and conviction. He's not lacking ambitious scope: Hamilton's new album, out December 16th, is titled The Point of It All".....CHRON.COM
"The highlight of the night was when Anthony came out into the audience and danced with his fans -- the females were very appreciative".....PEGASUS NEWS
"He's the rare R&B artist able to incorporate hip-hop elements in his music without suffocating the songs. He writes and sings with craft and conviction. He's not lacking ambitious scope: Hamilton's new album, out December 16th, is titled The Point of It All".....CHRON.COM
"The highlight of the night was when Anthony came out into the audience and danced with his fans -- the females were very appreciative".....PEGASUS NEWS
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Talking 'bout that Southern boy.
"Hamilton hit his stride midway through his set with a propulsive "Sista Big Bones." He started out nice and slow like a preacher man at the pulpit, then locked into a steady groove that took him into the audience for nearly 10 minutes to dance with the ladies"....THE BOSTON GLOBE
"In this unstable job market, everyone ought to have a fall-back career -- including popular soul singers. At Anthony Hamilton's sold-out Lincoln Theatre concert Thursday, it was hard to imagine demand for the North Carolina crooner's warm, crackly voice and solid songwriting ever drying up, but if that day comes, he's ready".....THE WASHINGTON POST
"The Point Of It All...it's a seamless blend of R&B with southern blues sensibility. It's a return to sounds long thought dead, like neo-soul with a southern twang".....AM NEW YORK
Check out more Q&A with Anthony HERE.
"In this unstable job market, everyone ought to have a fall-back career -- including popular soul singers. At Anthony Hamilton's sold-out Lincoln Theatre concert Thursday, it was hard to imagine demand for the North Carolina crooner's warm, crackly voice and solid songwriting ever drying up, but if that day comes, he's ready".....THE WASHINGTON POST
"The Point Of It All...it's a seamless blend of R&B with southern blues sensibility. It's a return to sounds long thought dead, like neo-soul with a southern twang".....AM NEW YORK
Check out more Q&A with Anthony HERE.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Talking 'bout that Southern boy.
"Besides being way “Cool,” the lead single from Anthony Hamilton’s forthcoming “The Point of It All” (Dec. 16) serves as further evidence that the gritty, North Carolina-bred crooner may be incapable of making a bad song. Rather than rely on overproduction to steamroll listeners, Hamilton lets his vocals work magic on top of a twangy guitar riff. It’s more of that country-tinged, down-home soul we’ve come to love from a young, old-school cat who always keeps it real".....BOSTON HERALD
"Hamilton often sings touchingly of romantic love on the new album. But unlike the R&B veterans he evokes (namely Womack and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band), the artist isn't packaged as a virile sex symbol. His sound certainly suggests a rugged and sweaty masculinity uncommon in today's mainstream R&B"....BALTIMORE SUN
"Even with the doors opening up late, a DJ that didn't do what was expected, and a sold out standing room only section, everyone had a great time. Anthony Hamilton put on a show like none other. A true entertainer and a unique sound is what the music industry needs right now, and Anthony Hamilton has both of those qualities".....URBAN NEWZ
"Hamilton, a little firecracker of a performer with the swagger of a charismatic Southern preacher, got down to the nitty-gritty, especially gritty in his case, on the reliable soul burners he’s known for such as "Coming From Where I’m From," "Sista Big Bones," "Charlene" and "Can’t Let Go."".....ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Plus check out: Q&A with Anthony, VIBE.COM PT.1 & PT.2
"Hamilton often sings touchingly of romantic love on the new album. But unlike the R&B veterans he evokes (namely Womack and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band), the artist isn't packaged as a virile sex symbol. His sound certainly suggests a rugged and sweaty masculinity uncommon in today's mainstream R&B"....BALTIMORE SUN
"Even with the doors opening up late, a DJ that didn't do what was expected, and a sold out standing room only section, everyone had a great time. Anthony Hamilton put on a show like none other. A true entertainer and a unique sound is what the music industry needs right now, and Anthony Hamilton has both of those qualities".....URBAN NEWZ
"Hamilton, a little firecracker of a performer with the swagger of a charismatic Southern preacher, got down to the nitty-gritty, especially gritty in his case, on the reliable soul burners he’s known for such as "Coming From Where I’m From," "Sista Big Bones," "Charlene" and "Can’t Let Go."".....ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Plus check out: Q&A with Anthony, VIBE.COM PT.1 & PT.2
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
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