Anthony Hamilton - Amen

What this video is

Released January 22, 2016 as the lead single from Anthony Hamilton's fifth studio album What I'm Feelin' (RCA Records, March 25, 2016), 'Amen' arrived at a moment when classic soul aesthetics were experiencing a commercial and critical resurgence amid the streaming era. Produced by Salaam Remi and James Poyser of The Roots, the track carries gospel undertones framing romantic devotion as spiritual praise — a…

Why it matters

Represents a key artifact of mid-2010s neo-soul's mainstream reintegration, where gospel-inflected song structures, analog visual aesthetics, and emotionally direct lyricism offered a deliberate counterweight to the AutoTune-heavy, EDM-influenced R&B mainstream. The track's production by Salaam…