He’s penned number one hits for Rihanna and Beyoncé Nowles, duetted with Mariah Carey and would have worked with will.i.am on a new Michael Jackson project if circumstances hadn’t intervened.
He’s a regular collaborator with the Norwegian production team Stargate. Sonically speaking he’s bang on the money. The most current album Non-Fiction made him only the second male R&B artist since Chris Brown to have six consecutive top ten entries. Year of the Gentleman had international success and double Platinum sakes in the UK, and reawakened interest in the Rat Pack, thanks to Ne-Yo citing Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. The second disc Because Of You won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album (and went straight to #1). The debut In My Own Words was top-dog on the main and hip-hop/R&B US charts. His discography to date has been immaculate. A fresh out the box ballad some compared to Michael Jackson, that song alerted the folks at Def Jam and Ne-You stated to zoom. That track spent nine consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #2 in the UK. He’s been a name to drop ever since he co-wrote the 2004 hit “Let Me Love You” for Mario. Ne-Yo is one of the prime American R&B singer/songwriter/producer/dancer/actor and all-round successful characters in the business. 6.1 million Twitter followers can’t be wrong.
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