Career

Hamilton started singing in his church's choir at age 10. He attended South Mecklenburg High School where he sang in their award winning choir under the direction of Mark Setzer. In 1992, he met producer Mark Sparks who encouraged the soulful crooner to leave Charlotte and head to New York City where he signed with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Hamilton also co-wrote the 1999 hit "U Know What's Up" for singer Donell Jones. In 2000, he joined soul singer D'Angelo's international tour in promotion of the Voodoo album, on which he was a backup singer. On March 25, 2016, he released his ninth studio album What I'm Feelin' featuring guitarists Gary Clark, Jr. and Vince Gill with tracks produced by Mark Batson, Salaam Remi, and James Poyser. After one week, the project ranked number two on the Billboard R&B chart, representing his highest career debut. Hamilton works with the background singers the HamilTones, often performing soul renditions of Hip-Hop tracks.

Roots

Hamilton was first introduced to mainstream audiences with his singing of the chorus of Nappy Roots 2002 single "Po' Folks" which earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" in 2003. "Po' Folks" is the second single from the multi-platinum Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz album. Hamilton followed up with three collaborations on Nappy Roots next Atlantic Records release Wooden Leather with "Sick & Tired", "Push On", "Organic" and then one feature on The Humdinger on the single "Down N' Out". Nappy Roots and Anthony Hamilton also have a song together called "Bluegrass Stain'd" with Mark Ronson that was released through Elektra Records.

2004 to present

Hamilton was featured on Jadakiss' 2004 hit "Why" (which was also nominated for "Best Rap/Song Collaboration", in 2005) and two of 2Pac's remixed songs. Hamilton also contributed to 2002's "Thugz Mansion" (7" remix) and 2006's "Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix). Hamilton's first compilation album, Soulife, was composed of songs recorded during the early part of his career. These previous works were released in June 2005. Ain't Nobody Worryin', his gold-selling third studio album, was released on December 13, 2005.

Hamilton was featured on a track from The RH Factor's 2003 album Hard Groove called "Kwah/Home". He also appeared on Angie Stone's "Stay For A While" in 2004. He also made a guest appearance on blues singer-guitarist Buddy Guy's 2005 album Bring 'Em In, contributing vocals to a cover of Bob Dylan's 1969 "Lay Lady Lay," which also featured Robert Randolph.

At the 2006 BET Awards, Hamilton won the BET J "Cool Like That" Award. Comedian Dave Chappelle had Hamilton as a musical guest on his show Chappelle's Show in episode 6, Season 2 that premiered on Comedy Central. He also made a guest appearance on the UPN show All of Us in Season 2. Hamilton made a cameo as a soul singer in the film American Gangster, to whose soundtrack he also contributed. During the 2008 BET Awards, Hamilton performed Al Green's "Tired of Being Alone" during a tribute to Green's career. Later in 2008, he was featured on The Recession the certified Gold selling album by Young Jeezy.

In July 2011, Grammy Award winner Jill Scott released her hit single "So In Love" featuring Hamilton. The track spent 19 weeks at the number one spot on the Urban AC charts.

2012 found Hamilton on two successful Def Jam releases: Big K.R.I.T.'s Live from the Underground and Life Is Good by Nas, which debuted at #1 on Billboard 200. Later on in 2012 Hamilton was featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained in the track "Freedom" in a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton. British DJ Ben Pearce sampled vocals from Hamilton's song, "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens" in his 2013 song, "What I Might Do". In 2015, Hamilton made a guest appearance on the song "That One", the first single from Teedra Moses' second album Cognac & Conversation.

Further demonstrating his diversity, Hamilton made a cameo appearance on the hit Fox show, EMPIRE, where he performed "Point of It All" as part of main character Luscious Lyon's proposal to his girlfriend. The episode aired February 4, 2015.

On February 24, 2016, Hamilton performed at the last "In Performance at the White House" hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle as part of a tribute to iconic singer Ray Charles. On March 25, he released his 9th studio album "What I'm Feelin," which he describes as an "emotional" cleanse reflecting on some of the hurdles he has faced. Hamilton partnered with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to release a deluxe version of the album sold online and in stores across the country. On March 28, 2016 Hamilton performed on NPR's critically acclaimed Tiny Desk Concerts where he performed his new single "Amen," "Best of Me," "Cool," and "Charlene." Grammy Award winner Chris Brown recruited Hamilton to perform on the "Legends" remix to his hit single "Back to Sleep," which was released on April 10, 2016. On April 21st, Hamilton embarked on a nationwide tour with fellow Grammy Award winner Fantasia.

Personal life

On November 2, 2010, Hamilton and his wife Tarsha welcomed twin boys. He is also the father of Anthony, Romeiro, and Tristen. On his official Facebook page on June 11, 2012, Hamilton announced the birth of another son, Princeton Harris Hamilton. The couple announced on June 20, 2015, after 10 years of marriage, that they were divorcing.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

• 1996: XTC
• 2003: Comin' From Where I'm From - No. 33 on the Billboard 200 - RIAA certification: Platinum
• 2005: Ain't Nobody Worryin' - No. 19 on the Billboard 200 - RIAA certification: Gold
• 2008: The Point of It All - No. 11 on the Billboard 200 - RIAA certification: Gold
• 2011: Back to Love - No. 12 on the Billboard 200
• 2014: Home for the Holidays - No. 80 on the Billboard 200
• 2016: What I'm Feelin' - No. 17 on the Billboard 200

Compilation albums

• 2005: Soulife - No. 12 on the Billboard 200
• 2007: Southern Comfort - No. 90 on the Billboard 200

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions					Album
1996	"Nobody Else"	—	63	—	—	—	XTC
2003	"Comin' from Where I'm From"	—	60	—	—	—	Comin' from Where I'm From
2004	"Charlene"	19	3	—	—	—
2005	"Can't Let Go"	71	13	—	—	—	Ain't Nobody Worryin'
2006	"Sista Big Bones"	—	51	—	—	—
2007	"Struggle No More (The Main Event)"	—	32	—	—	—	Daddy's Little Girls soundtrack
	"Do You Feel Me"	—	61	—	—	—	American Gangster soundtrack
2008	"Cool"	79	19	—	—	—	The Point of It All
2009	"The Point of It All"	—	19	—	—	—
2011	"Woo"	—	24	—	—	—	Back to Love
	"I'll Wait (To Fall In Love)"	—	77	—	—	—
2012	"Pray for Me"	122	21	—	—	—
2013	"Best of Me"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Freedom"	—	—	46	28	32	Django Unchained soundtrack
2016	"Amen"	—	—	—	—	—	What I'm Feelin'
	"What I'm Feelin'"	—	—	—	—	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
2002	"Thugz Mansion"	—	111	Better Dayz
2002	"Po' Folks"	21	13	Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
2003	"Sunshine"	—	—	Kamikaze
2004	"Stay for a While"	—	70	Stone Love
	"Why"	11	4	Kiss of Death
2005	"Can I Live?"	—	—	Non-album single
2006	"Hustler's Dream"	—	—	(unreleased)
2007	"I'm Not Perfect"	—	111	V2... The J. Moss Project
2008	"Down N' Out"	—	91	The Humdinger
2011	"So In Love"	97	10	The Light of the Sun

Other contributions

Year	Song	Artist	Album
1994	"Flipped It"	Kirk	Makin' Moves
1995	"Wherever You Are" "I Will Go"	Anthony Hamilton	— New York Undercover
1997	"Pay Attention"	Cru	Da Dirty 30
	"Things We Be Doin' for Money, Pt. 2"	Busta Rhymes	When Disaster Strikes
1998	"Hold Your Head Up"	Heltah Skeltah	Magnum Force
1999	"On Da Grind"	JT Money	Pimpin' on Wax
2001	"Last Night"	Sunshine Anderson	Your Woman
2002	"The Gambler"	Xzibit	Man vs. Machine
	"Twisted"	Santana	All That I Am
	"Thugz Mansion" (7 Remix)	2Pac	Better Dayz
	"Ryde Away"	Eve	Eve-Olution
2003	"I Was the One"	Da Brat	Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz
	"Can I Live"	Nick Cannon	Nick Cannon
	"Bluegrass Stain'd"	Mark Ronson	Here Comes the Fuzz
	"'Bout to Get Ugly"
	"Push On"	Nappy Roots	Wooden Leather
	"Sick and Tired"
	"Kwah/Home"	The RH Factor	Hard Groove
2004	"Make It Home"	Spitfiya	BarberShop 2: Back in Business soundtrack
	"Ghetto Show"	Talib Kweli	The Beautiful Struggle
2005	"Around the World"	Lina	The Inner Beauty Movement
	"Long Time"	Ying Yang Twins	U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
	"Nobody Knows"	Nelly	Suit
	"Sunshine to the Rain"	Miri Ben-Ari	The Hip-Hop Violinist
	"She Was Just a Friend"
	"Lay Lady Lay"	Buddy Guy	Bring 'Em In
	"Carolina Pride"	Nomb	Smoke in the City
	"Can I Live"	Nick Cannon	Stages
	"More"	Syleena Johnson	Chapter 3: The Flesh
	"Some Kind of Wonderful"	Anthony Hamilton	In the Mix Soundtrack
	"Since I Seen U"	3160011	Sex, Money, and Clubs
	"Bad On You"	Sy Smith	The Syberspace Social
2006	"Dear Life"	Anthony Hamilton	Step Up (Original Soundtrack)
	"Hustler's Dream"	The Game	Doctor's Advocate (unreleased track)
	"Let's Ride"	Young Buck	Welcome To The Traphouse
	"Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix)	2pac	Pac's Life
	"Since I Seen't U (Be Wit You)"	Splitzide	2 Sides of the Story
2007	"Losing You"	Keyshia Cole	Just Like You
	"Nowhere Fast"	Josh Turner	Everything Is Fine
	"How We Feel"	Chingy	Hate It or Love It
	"The Cleanse"	The Bottom Dwellerz	Cracks of the Concrete
	"Silent Night"	Boney James	This Christmas Soundtrack
2008	"Baby Boy, Baby Girl"	Mint Condition	E-Life
	"Silence Kills"	Tarsha' McMillian Hamilton	The McMillian Story
	"Lay It Down"	Al Green	Lay It Down
	"You've Got the Love I Need"
	"Everything"	Young Jeezy	The Recession
	"Home"	John Rich	Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
2012	"Porchlight"	Big K.R.I.T.	Live from the Underground
	"World's An Addiction"	Nas	Life Is Good
	"Bleed The Same Blood"	Busta Rhymes, Maino	Year of the Dragon
	"Freedom"	Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton	Django Unchained: Original Soundtrack
2013	"The Come Up"	Ace Hood	Trials & Tribulations
	"Never Surrender"	DJ Khaled	Suffering from Success
2014	"Water (Remix)"	Lil Bibby, Jadakiss	Free Crack 2
2015	"That One"	Teedra Moses	Cognac & Conversation
	"Icon"	Rick Ross	Black Dollar
	"Job"	August Alsina, Jadakiss	This Thing Called Life
2016	"Back to Sleep (Remix)"	Chris Brown, Tank, R. Kelly	{{{1}}}

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2004	Anthony Hamilton	Best New Artist	Nominated
		Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
2005			Nominated
	"Why" (with Jadakiss)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2006	Anthony Hamilton	BET J Cool Like Dat Award	Won
		Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated

Critic's Choice Movie Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2007	"Do You Feel Me"	Best Song	Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2009	"You've Got The Love I Need" (with Al Green)	Best Traditional R&B Performance	Won
2010	"Soul Music"	Best Traditional R&B Performance	Nominated
	"The Point Of It All"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
	The Point Of It All	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2013	Back To Love	Best R&B Album	Nominated
	"Pray For Me"	Best R&B Song	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2004	Anthony Hamilton	Outstanding New Artist	Nominated
2005	Anthony Hamilton	Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated
	"Charlene"	Outstanding Song	Nominated

• MOBO Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2006	Himself	Best Reggae	Nominated

• Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2004	"Comin' From Where I'm From"	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Single	Nominated
	Comin' From Where I'm From	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Album	Nominated
2005	"Charlene"	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Single	Nominated
2006	Soulife	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Album	Nominated

• Vibe Music Awards
  • 2004, Best Collaboration (Winner)
  • 2004, Vibe Next Award (Winner)
  • 2004, R&B Song of the Year: "Charlene" (Nominated)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]