Ne-Yo takes steps toward the path of becoming a music mogul by signing his first artist, Jadyn Maria, to Compound Entertainment. The attributes that drew Ne-Yo to Jadyn Maria were “[her] sweet tone, a gorgeous smile, a bubbly yet strong persona, (not to mention a rather strong pen game) made ...Read
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on 03/26/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Ne Yo
Recent Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo is getting closer to Pop-sensation and The X-Factor winner Leona Lewis.
"I can give her songs she can dazzle us with," says Ne-Yo.
No stranger to penning some of the best charting singles over the last few years, including Jennifer Hudson's "Spotlight," Ne-Yo has taken his pen to Leona Lewis' forthcoming sophomore album.
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on 03/19/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Filed Under: R&B News, Ne-Yo
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo leads the pack of nominated international artists for this year's MTV Video Music Awards Japan !
Tying only with Coldplay and Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro, Ne-Yo earned nods for 2008s "Year of the Gentleman" including Album of the Year and Best Male video.
Beating out fellow nominees, who each earned at least one nomination, including U ...Read
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on 02/11/09 | By SingersroomNews | Filed Under: R&B News, Ne-Yo
R&B/songwriter Ne-Yo is facing another court case -- this time over a missed New Year's Eve concert in Bellevue, Washington.
As reported on Singersroom in January, Ne-Yo had been booked for what was to be a 'big' New Year's Bash at the Meydenbauer Center. Unfortunately for fans who paid $75 - $1,200 for tickets and exclusive VIP access Ne-Yo only showed up via a club television screen.< ...Read
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Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne and Al Green packed in the majority of R&B and Hip Hop Grammy Awards during the coveted awards' pre-telecast Sunday.
In an unprecedented move, the Grammy Awards gave out 100 of its 110 awards during a pre-telecast Sunday, including 7 of 8 R&B/Soul Awards and 4 of 5 Rap/Hip Hop Awards. (See list of winners below)
Leading winners in the R&B category are R ...Read
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Grammy Weekend is in full swing and buzzing full of parties, rare appearances and even a bit of unfortunate news.
While the awards are just hours away from being handed out, Singersroom is popping at the seams with news, photos of Chrianna (Chris Brown & Rihanna), Missy Elliott's new look, and a surprising appearance from a young R&B heart-throb who's been in hiding out for a minu ...Read
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on 01/29/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Filed Under: Hollywood, Ne-Yo
Now that Ne-Yo has a firm grip on music he's content with spending the rest of 2009 putting his recently learned and modified acting chops to good use.
"I wanted to spend the money to get the right acting coach so I'm not just the R&B guy trying to act, but an actual actor."
Confirming that his work with the coach has paid off, Ne-Yo told ArtistDirect that he would be seen in sor ...Read
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