After nine years, Amerie has returned the music scene to bestow patient fans with a surprise double album.

The new mom’s last full-length album In Love & War was released in 2009. Although she hadn't been putting out music, she certainly kept herself busy editing the New York Times' best-selling anthology Because You Love to Hate Me: 14 Tales of Villainy and debuting several novels, Pitchfork reports.

According to Billboard, the singer-songwriter’s new album comes in twos. The double-album R&B project, 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM, aims to showcase her maturity as an artist.

“As I was recording, I wasn’t trying to limit myself in anyway,” Amerie told Billboard when asked about the decision to release a double album. “I had just come off of writing a new story, and I wanted to go full-out into the recording process. I didn’t want the album to be a smorgasbord of sound; it needs to have a vibe, and that’s why there are two projects.”

Upon hearing news of the new release, fans rejoiced:

We've got NEW Amerie, Solange, NAO and Brent Faiyaz on the way. pic.twitter.com/bbswaoaAIK— V.E. (@VICKY__smalls) October 18, 2018

*sees Amerie trending…finds out why* pic.twitter.com/QhPiPBA0sP— ~*~Bella Mila~*~ (@bella_meelah) October 18, 2018

Me if I hear any slander towards Amerie when she drops tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/ckH5f8YGgF— Patrick Lewis (@PatrickLewis_) October 18, 2018

Hold up amerie is coming with new music tomorrow pic.twitter.com/vq1SyRBmmS— Shawna ???? (@colorme_shawna) October 18, 2018

Me back in the day when 1 thing by #amerie came on pic.twitter.com/tryKWnRaVb— Miss Kim (@Misskim869) October 18, 2018

AMERIE IS DROPPING TOMORROW pic.twitter.com/IlchXlHaZA— Delete w/ a machete. (@mandarinmink_) October 18, 2018

Someone literally asked who is Amerie….. pic.twitter.com/jOD6Vz7W54— Clyve “CarbonClyve” Monroe (@clyveSPEAKS) October 18, 2018

"Amerie" is going to release new music pic.twitter.com/c4luy3oAld— Troll King (@FakeFac67460950) October 18, 2018

This week been too much & Amerie dropping an album?! WITH ONE i #AMERIE!? pic.twitter.com/Q0brfMogsw— Rosaura Rivera-Melendez (@officialrosaura) October 18, 2018

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