Namie Amuro's 'Checkmate!' to feature 23 artists

Feb. 18, 2011 04:43 am JST 15 Comments

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Pop superstar Namie Amuro, 33, announced this week that she will be releasing her first Best of Collaborations album. Titled “Checkmate!” the new album, set for release March 23, will feature 13 collaborations and a total of 23 artists.

The album, featuring both Japanese and foreign artists, will also include four all-new songs. Amuro will team for the first time with NEWS frontman Tomohisa Yamashita for one of the new pieces.

Other artists include female singers AI and Ana Tsuchiya, CHEMISTRY's Kaname Kawabata and Korean girl group After School.

Most recently, Amuro embarked on her largest all-Japan tour yet, with 80 performances spanning 8 months. That tour ended in December.

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papigiulio
Feb. 18, 2011 08:28 am JST

tsuchiya ana yay :D shes cool.

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nath
Feb. 18, 2011 08:53 am JST

Amuro is cool, love her and will be buying this one for sure

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goddog
Feb. 18, 2011 09:21 am JST

She is so hot and can sing great.

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Junnama
Feb. 18, 2011 09:50 am JST

I agree with the "hot" bit... "sing great"... Not so sure about that ;)

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mikehuntez
Feb. 18, 2011 10:15 am JST

I agree Junnama. She's still one of the cutest even at 33.

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Smorkian
Feb. 18, 2011 10:35 am JST

Love her, love her music.

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Junnama
Feb. 18, 2011 10:39 am JST

Yeah, I took a YouTube plunge a while back to see what she was all about. I watched several videos, but had to hit mute after the first video...

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mikehuntez
Feb. 18, 2011 12:02 pm JST

I once had a smokin pic of her on my phone wallpaper. Still have it somewhere. Tight white one piece and long straight hair. Looked better than a hot fudge sundae.

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LoveUSA
Feb. 18, 2011 02:47 pm JST

I like the title checkmate, it is cool.

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Bogi
Feb. 18, 2011 06:44 pm JST

She puts on a great show, too. Certainly no diva, but she can hold a tune, great dancer and yes, very hot.

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oberst
Feb. 18, 2011 09:48 pm JST

kindly do not insult the simian, thank you.

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asianTourist
Feb. 19, 2011 01:29 am JST

She could incorporated her real-life experience into her music performance; more than that, she has blended R&B of J-Pop and American styles to keep her popularity alive for more than a decade. I have justed previewed some video clips of hers on Youtube. She has added more English sentences in her song lyrics.

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Stephen Jez
Feb. 19, 2011 10:35 am JST

Very talented and beautiful woman.

Gotta love the Uchinanchu women!

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Alexander Warrick
Feb. 19, 2011 05:46 pm JST

one of the few J-pop singers worth listening to

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blunderbuss
Feb. 22, 2011 06:33 pm JST

I don't really care if she can sing, but she's built like a figure skater.

Ganbatte, cutie!

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