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Ne Yo
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Ne-Yo en enero de 2013
Nació
Shaffer Chimere Smith

(1979-10-18) 18 de octubre de 1979 (41 años) [1]
Camden, Arkansas , Estados Unidos
Otros nombresGogo
EducaciónAcademia de Las Vegas
Ocupación
Años activos1998-presente
Esposos)
Crystal Renay Williams
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( M.  2016 )
Socios)Monyetta Shaw (2009-2013)
Niños4
PremiosLista llena
Carrera musical
OrigenLas Vegas , Nevada , EE. UU.
Géneros
InstrumentosVoz
Etiquetas
Actos asociados
Sitio webneyothegentleman .com

Shaffer Chimere Smith (nacido el 18 de octubre de 1979), más conocido por su nombre artístico Ne-Yo , es un cantautor, productor discográfico, actor, bailarín y juez de televisión estadounidense. Ganó fama por sus habilidades para escribir canciones cuando escribió su éxito de 2004 " Let Me Love You " para el cantante Mario . El exitoso lanzamiento del sencillo en los Estados Unidos provocó una reunión informal entre Ne-Yo y el director del sello de Def Jam y la firma de un contrato de grabación.

El sencillo debut en solitario de Ne-Yo, " Stay ", fue lanzado en 2005 con un éxito moderado. Su álbum de estudio debut, In My Own Words (2006), fue un éxito comercial y crítico, alcanzando el número uno en la lista Billboard 200 en los Estados Unidos. Tiene certificación de platino en los Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Japón y Australia y vio el éxito del sencillo " So Sick ", que encabezó la lista Billboard Hot 100 en los Estados Unidos.

Debido a ti (2007), el segundo álbum de estudio de Ne-Yo, fue el segundo álbum número uno en ventas de platino que debutó en las listas Billboard 200 y Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums , y recibió el premio Grammy al Mejor Álbum de R&B Contemporáneo en la 50 premios Grammy . Su tercer álbum de estudio, Year of the Gentleman (2008), tuvo un éxito continuo y más nominaciones a los premios Grammy como Mejor Álbum de R&B Contemporáneo y Álbum del Año . Sus sencillos " Closer " y " Miss Independent " también fueron nominados al premio Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación Vocal Pop Masculina , Mejor R & MasculinoB interpretación vocaly Mejor Canción de R&B . Year of the Gentleman ha sido certificado platino dos veces en los Estados Unidos, vendiendo dos millones de copias, también platino tres veces en el Reino Unido y una vez en Japón.

Libra Scale (2010), Ne-Yo's fourth studio album, reached number one in the UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts and number nine on the US Billboard 200, seeing a decline in overall sales. His fifth studio album, R.E.D. (2012), saw the international success of its lead single "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)", which certified platinum in the United States, became Ne-Yo's fifth chart-topping song in the United Kingdom, and sold over two million copies. Ne-Yo's sixth studio album, Non-Fiction, followed in 2015. His seventh studio album, Good Man, was released on June 8, 2018.[3][4]Además de la música, Ne-Yo actualmente se desempeña como juez de la serie de competencia de telerrealidad World of Dance junto a Jennifer Lopez y Derek Hough . En 2021, Ne-Yo competido como tejón en la segunda temporada de The Masked cantante Reino Unido , y terminó en el segundo lugar.

Early life[edit]

Shaffer Chimere Smith was born in Camden, Arkansas. His parents were musicians. As a young child, he was raised by his mother after she separated from his father.[5] In hopes of better opportunity, his mother relocated the family to Las Vegas, Nevada.

While in the Las Vegas Academy, Smith adopted the stage name GoGo and joined an R&B group called Envy, who appeared during amateur night on Showtime at the Apollo[6] and on the short lived MTV series The Cut[7] (hosted by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC).[8] The group disbanded in 2000, and Smith continued to write songs for other artists before starting his solo career. The stage name Ne-Yo was coined by Big D Evans, a producer with whom Ne-Yo once worked,[9] because Evans claimed that Ne-Yo sees music like the character Neo sees la Matriz . [10]

Carrera musical [ editar ]

1998-2005: inicios de la carrera [ editar ]

Ne-Yo actuando en julio de 2005

Después de que Envy se disolviera en 2000, Columbia Records firmó con Ne-Yo, pero el sello lo dejó antes de que pudiera lanzar su primer álbum ya grabado. [11] El cantante estadounidense Marques Houston escuchó " That Girl ", que Ne-Yo había planeado lanzar como su sencillo debut de su álbum inédito. Houston volvió a grabar la canción y la lanzó como sencillo para su álbum de 2003 MH . [12] El lanzamiento de la canción llevó a que Ne-Yo fuera reconocido como uno de los mejores compositores. [12]

Durante los siguientes dos años, Ne-Yo continuó escribiendo canciones, algunas de las cuales no se han lanzado oficialmente. [12] Él contribuyó canciones con el cantante estadounidense Teedra Moses 's álbum de 2004 Complex Simplicity , Christina Milian Es Es sobre tiempo , y la banda juvenil estadounidense Youngstown , [13] ninguno de los cuales, sin embargo, trajo Ne-Yo mucho la atención de corriente. [12] Ne-Yo también ha contribuido con canciones para los cantantes Mary J. Blige , B2K , Faith Evans y Musiq , entre otros. [14]

A breakthrough came when Ne-Yo wrote "Let Me Love You" for American singer Mario. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and later stayed at the top spot for nine weeks.[13] After the successful release, Tina Davis, former A&R representative for Def Jam Recordings, arranged an informal meeting with label head L.A. Reid.[12] Despite not seeking a new contract at the time, then-CEO of Def Jam Jay Z signed Ne-Yo to a new deal after he performed for the label's executives.[11][14]

2006–07: En mis propias palabras y gracias a ti [ editar ]

Ne-Yo promociona debido a ti en 2007

A principios de 2006, Ne-Yo lanzó su álbum debut, In My Own Words , a través de Def Jam . Impulsado por su popular segundo sencillo " So Sick ", el álbum debutó en el número uno en Billboard 200 , vendiendo más de 301.000 copias en su primera semana a la venta. [15] Durante la misma semana, el sencillo alcanzó el número uno en el Billboard Hot 100. [16] Los sencillos posteriores lanzados fueron " When You're Mad " y " Sexy Love ", que alcanzaron el número 15 y el número siete, respectivamente. . [17] El álbum ha sido certificado platino por la Recording Industry Association of America.(RIAA) para un envío de más de un millón de unidades. [18]

His second album, Because of You, was released on May 1, 2007, and, fueled by its lead single, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 251,000 copies in the United States; the feat gave Ne-Yo his second number-one album.[19] The first single from the platinum-selling album was the title track, which peaked at the number-two spot.[17] Despite the success of "Because of You", later singles released charted lower and were unable to reach the Top 20.[17] The album has been certified platinum by RIAA for a shipment of over one million units.[18] In December 2007, Ne-Yo and the Goo Goo Dollsactuó en un concierto de recaudación de fondos para el entonces candidato presidencial, el senador Barack Obama . [20]

2008-10: Año del caballero y escala de Libra [ editar ]

El tercer álbum de Ne-Yo, Year of the Gentleman , fue lanzado internacionalmente el 5 de agosto de 2008. Hablando con el destacado escritor británico de R&B Pete Lewis sobre el galardonado Blues & Soul , Ne-Yo explicó el pensamiento detrás de su título: "Para mí Year of the Gentleman tiene que ver con una persona, un estilo y un encanto. Hice una evaluación del negocio de la música. Y, en mi opinión personal, la esencia del caballero está ausente en este momento. Todo el mundo parece un poco igual, todo el mundo es un poco haciendo lo mismo, todos son un poco groseros y llenos de sí mismos. Mientras que un caballero es tranquilo, cortés, amable, encantador ... Entonces, ese título básicamente me representa tratando de dar el ejemplo y mostrarles a estos gatos lo que es ser un caballero. en este negocio todavía ". [21]

The album sold 250,000 copies in its first week in the United States, debuting on the Billboard 200 at number two.[22] Reviews for the album were positive: in one, Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that Year of the Gentleman is "actually a superb concept album about what a great boyfriend he [Ne-Yo] can be".[23]

The first two singles, "Closer" and "Miss Independent", peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards, "Closer" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and "Miss Independent" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.[24] Year of the Gentleman has been certified platinum by RIAA for a shipment of more than one million copies.[18] The third single, "Mad", peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Caliente 100.

El 12 de agosto de 2008, New Kids on the Block lanzó "Single", el segundo sencillo de su quinto álbum de estudio, The Block , que es un dueto con Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo incluyó una versión en solitario de la canción en su álbum Year of the Gentleman .

En diciembre de 2008, Ne-Yo actuó en el Kennedy Center Honors como parte del tributo a Barbra Streisand ; cantó y bailó la canción " Lover Come Back to Me ", que Streisand grabó en su segundo álbum en 1963.

En 2009, Billboard lo clasificó como el artista número 57 de la década de 2000. [25]

El 2 de septiembre de 2009, Ne-Yo lanzó el álbum de grandes éxitos Ne-Yo: The Collection en Japón. [26] El álbum también fue lanzado con una edición limitada de CD + DVD completa con los videos musicales de los singles. [27] Debutó en el número cuatro en la lista de álbumes semanales Oricon de Japón , vendiendo 55,625 copias en la primera semana. [28]

En enero de 2010, Ne-Yo apareció en un dueto con la cantante Mariah Carey titulado " Angels Cry ".

In June 2010, Ne-Yo released the single "Beautiful Monster", which became Ne-Yo's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

On October 8, 2010, Ne-Yo performed some of his songs from the new album at P.C. Richard & Son Theater in New York City, an event hosted by iHeartRadio.[29] Ne-Yo made an appearance at New York ComicCon to announce that he was collaborating with Stan Lee for a Libra Scale comic.[30] Ne-Yo also met with fans for pictures and autographs in the Cultyard of the ComicCon.[31] The second and third singles released from the album are "Champagne Life" and "One in a Million", respectively.

Libra Scale was released on November 22, 2010. It received critical acclaim from music critics, but was a commercial disappointment, debuting at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling less than all of his previous three studio albums. Ne-Yo stated: "The album is based upon this short story which basically follows these three characters who are forced to choose between money-power-and-fame versus love. Which in turn is why I've called it 'Libra Scale'. You know, its whole concept is based on that question of morality – that, if you weighed it all out on a libra scale, which one of those two options would you choose?".[32] Libra Scale sold 112,000 copies in its first week. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, while debuting at number one on the UK R&B Chart.

2011–12: R.E.D.[edit]

Ne-Yo in a recording studio in 2011

El 25 de febrero de 2011, mientras estaba de gira en el Reino Unido, anunció que su nuevo álbum se llamaría Love and Passion y se lanzaría en septiembre, pero se demostró que esto era falso ya que el título era tentativo. El rapero estadounidense Fabolous dijo en una entrevista que también está planeando un álbum de colaboración con Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo también ha escrito canciones para los próximos álbumes de Mary J. Blige , JB , Beyoncé , Monica , Alexandra Burke , Cheryl Cole y Willow Smith . Ne-Yo protagonizó dos películas, el proyecto de gestación de George Lucas Red Tails, lanzado a principios de 2012, y Battle: Los Angeles , que fue lanzado en los Estados Unidos el 11 de marzo de 2011. Ne-Yo ya ha terminado de escribir canciones para la cantante estadounidense y artista de Roc Nation Alexis Jordan y su álbum debut homónimo como así como Jennifer Hudson por su segundo álbum de estudio, I Remember Me , que tuvo un lanzamiento en Norteamérica el 22 de marzo de 2011. Ne-Yo apareció en el programa de preescolar para niños The Fresh Beat Band y fue uno de los pocos artistas que no canceló apariciones a raíz del terremoto de Japón de 2011 . [33]

In the spring of 2011, Ne-Yo collaborated with American rapper Pitbull and Nayer on his single "Give Me Everything", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Ne-Yo his second US number-one single, his first since 2006's "So Sick" and his first as a guest artist. Ne-Yo also revealed in an interview that he would like to collaborate with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Drake on his upcoming album.

Ne-Yo performing songs from R.E.D. in 2012

In January 2012, it was reported that Ne-Yo, along with his label imprint Compound Entertainment, had moved from Def Jam Recordings to Motown Records.[34][35] He was also appointed Senior Vice President of A&R of Motown, where he would serve "...as a producer and mentor to the label's artists, as well as seeking out and signing new talent to the label."[36] Ne-Yo was slated to release his fifth studio album, R.E.D. (as in "Realizing Every Dream"), on September 18, 2012.[37][38] The album was initially titled The Cracks in Mr. Perfect.[39]El primer sencillo oficial del álbum, "Lazy Love", fue lanzado el 12 de junio de 2012 y alcanzó el puesto cuarenta y dos en la lista de canciones Hot R & B / Hip-Hop de EE. UU . "Déjame amarte (hasta que aprendas a amarte a ti mismo)", coescrito por la cantautora australiana Sia , se lanzó como segundo sencillo el 31 de julio de 2012. La canción alcanzó el puesto número siete en el Billboard Hot 100 y se convirtió en La quinta canción número uno de Ne-Yo en el Reino Unido. [40] Por Kevin McCall's new album and the song Ne-Yo will be in, "Love Time", was not yet released because he and his friend Chris Brown will make an appearance on Ne-Yo's R.E.D. album in the song called "What I Do", which they all will be involved in writing the beat says Ne-Yo, who was interviewed by TMZ in New York. "I expect this to be a banger in clubs for the slow songs and to get Ne-Yo his first top 10 song in years," said Chris Brown, after a celebrity basketball game with Ne-Yo, Kevin Hart, and other celebrities in the month of July.

El 29 de agosto de 2012, Ne-Yo fue una de las cabezas de cartel junto a la artista de grabación de R&B Melanie Fiona , en la Serie de Conciertos Summer Beats , también conocida como el Concierto de Cumpleaños de MJ , que fue en lo que habría sido el 54 cumpleaños del fallecido estadounidense. el ícono del pop Michael Jackson que fue patrocinado y transmitido en vivo por Pepsi y Billboard . Realizó una mezcla de éxitos, además de interpretar " The Way You Make Me Feel ", " Smooth Criminal " y " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " del álbum de 1987 más vendido de Jackson, Bad , como preparación para lareedición de Bad 25 el 18 de septiembre de 2012. El concierto tuvo lugar en Gotham Hall en la ciudad de Nueva York. [41] RED se lanzó en el Reino Unido el 5 de noviembre y en Norteamérica el 6 de noviembre de 2012. [42] El 8 de diciembre de 2012, Ne-Yo fue el invitado musical de Saturday Night Live con Jamie Foxx como anfitrión invitado. para esa semana. [43]

En 2012, Ne-Yo recibió el premio Hal David Starlight del Salón de la Fama de los Compositores, que honra a los compositores talentosos que se encuentran en la cúspide de sus carreras y están teniendo un impacto significativo en la industria de la música a través de sus canciones originales. [44]

2013–present: Non-Fiction and Good Man[edit]

Ne-Yo performing at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in December 2014

En marzo de 2013, Ne-Yo colaboró ​​con Akon en el sencillo " Play Hard " de David Guetta , de su álbum de 2012 Nothing but the Beat 2.0 . También colaboró ​​con Jessica Sánchez en su sencillo " Tonight " de su álbum debut Me, You & the Music . El sencillo, junto con el video musical, fue lanzado el 21 de marzo de 2013. En abril, Ne-Yo y Cher Lloyd colaboraron en su sencillo "It's All Good", que finalmente apareció en los comerciales de Fruttare. [45] Casi al mismo tiempo, él y Celine Dion grabaron " Incredible " para el álbum de Dion de 2013.Loved Me Back to Life . "Increíble" fue lanzado como sencillo en febrero de 2014 y el video musical se estrenó en junio de 2014. [46]

El 29 de mayo de 2014, Ne-Yo anunció que su próximo sexto álbum de estudio se llamaría Non-Fiction . Ese mismo día, anunció un nuevo single, " Money Can't Buy ". [47] El 16 de septiembre de 2014, el primer sencillo de "no ficción" fue enviado a la radio de corriente titula " Ella sabe ", con Juicy J . [48] Unos meses más tarde, Ne-Yo anunció que la nueva fecha de lanzamiento de Non-Fiction era el 27 de enero de 2015. [49] El álbum incluía colaboraciones con Pitbull y Charisse Mills . [50] El álbum alcanzó el puesto número cinco en la lista Billboard 200.

En julio de 2015, Ne-Yo colaboró ​​con Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike en una nueva canción para el himno de Tomorrowland titulada " Higher Place ". [51] En 2016, Ne-Yo colaboró ​​con Yunel y J Alvarez para su sencillo titulado "Sin Miedo", lanzado el 12 de noviembre de 2016 y con Diamond Platnumz para su sencillo titulado "Marry You", lanzado el 2 de febrero de 2017.

On May 8, 2017, Ne-Yo released a single "Earn Your Love" from his forthcoming seventh album, whilst announcing that the album is slated for a release in 2017.[52][53] A new single, "Another Love Song" was released on May 30, 2017.[54] In July 2017, he made a cameo in the comedy film Girls Trip, starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Regina Hall.[55]

On March 27, 2020, Ne-Yo collaborated with Jamaican dancehall singer Charly Black for a new single, Over Again. [56]

De 2020 a 2021, Ne-Yo compitió en la segunda temporada de la versión británica de The Masked Singer . Terminó como el subcampeón de Joss Stone .

Arte [ editar ]

Estilo e influencias musicales [ editar ]

Ne-Yo ha acreditado a Michael Jackson como una gran influencia.

La música de Ne-Yo es generalmente R&B , mientras que ocasionalmente también incorpora pop y hip hop . Sus influencias musicales incluyen a Michael Jackson , Luther Vandross , R. Kelly , Babyface , Blackstreet y Usher . [57] [58] Ne-Yo se destaca por su voz de tenor , incluida la aplicación del falsete en sus obras. [59] [60] [61] [62]

Composición y producción [ editar ]

Ne-Yo coescribe frecuentemente con Tor Erik Hermansen y Mikkel S. Eriksen del equipo de producción noruego Stargate . Ne-Yo los conoció en un pasillo de Sony Music Studios en Nueva York, y sabiendo que el equipo producía discos de R&B, decidió colaborar con ellos. Los primeros trabajos del colectivo fueron temas de In My Own Words , incluido "So Sick". [63]

Aside from working on his own album, Ne-Yo also collaborates with several other artists. His works include: Rihanna's top-ten singles "Unfaithful", "Russian Roulette", and her number-one hit "Take a Bow", Mario Vazquez's "Gallery", Paula DeAnda's "Walk Away (Remember Me)", and Beyoncé Knowles' Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Irreplaceable", which stayed at the top of the chart for ten consecutive weeks.[64] He wrote the song "I'm You" for Leona Lewis's debut album Spirit, y actualmente está escribiendo canciones para su próximo álbum y para el álbum debut de su compañera ganadora de X Factor , Alexandra Burke . También ha estado trabajando con Sugababes para su séptimo álbum , con la integrante Keisha Buchanan confirmando que Ne-Yo había escrito una canción llamada "No More You" para su álbum. [sesenta y cinco]

Ne-Yo actuando en 2012

En 2010, hizo un dueto con Mariah Carey en "Angel's Cry", una canción para su álbum cancelado, Angels Advocate . Ne-Yo también ha escrito canciones para Celine Dion , Whitney Houston , Carrie Underwood , Anastacia , Ciara , Corbin Bleu , Enrique Iglesias y Dima Bilan . [64] Colaboró ​​con Lindsay Lohan en su nuevo material, después de haber terminado " Bossy ", un pre-single de su nuevo álbum Spirit in the Dark . [66] In 2007, Ne-Yo confirmed that he had been contacted by producer will.i.am to work on what would have been Michael Jackson's new album.[67] However, at the time of Jackson's death, Ne-Yo's collaborations with him had yet to move past the writing stage.[68] In an interview in 2010, Ne-Yo said that, since Jackson's death, he had been confused as what to do with the songs, as he felt that selling them to another artist or even releasing the songs himself would be disrespectful to Jackson's legacy.[69] In 2009, he wrote "Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)" for w-inds., the Japanese pop group.[70]

Ne-Yo se aventuró a abrir su propio estudio de grabación, llamado Carrington House, en Atlanta, Georgia. [71] También había comenzado su propia compañía de producción, Compound Entertainment, en 2007, y ha contratado a varios productores y compositores con la esperanza de convertirlo en un sello discográfico de pleno derecho . Se convirtió con éxito en un sello, y artistas como RaVaughn , Paula Campbell , Sixx John, Adrienne Bailon y Shanell ahora están asociados con Compound. [11] [71]

Otras empresas [ editar ]

Televisión [ editar ]

In 2011 Ne-Yo was approached by Cartoon Network to help create an animated series. Ne-Yo announced that the show would be titled I Heart Tuesday and that he had created it for his sister.[72] He also stated that he wanted to avoid having the show resemble the anime art style of The Boondocks due to the potential cost of the show's animation style.[72][73]

Ne-Yo appeared in an episode of the seventh season of CSI: NY as a hit-man, under his birth name of Shaffer Smith.

In 2011, Ne-Yo appeared in an episode of The Fresh Beat Band as himself.

He starred as the Tin Man in NBC's musical telecast adaptation of The Wiz alongside David Alan Grier, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, Common, Amber Riley, Uzo Aduba and Mary J. Blige. The musical telecast premiered December 3, 2015 as a three-hour event. For his performance, he received a Critics' Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie made for Television or Limited Series.[74]In May 2018, he took part in the Celebrity Ninja Warrior special for Red Nose Day. He completed the course, resulting in a $30,000 donation.[75]

In December 2018, he was the entertainment at 67th Miss Universe pageant where he performed during the final catwalk.

In 2021, Ne-Yo competed as "Badger" on the second season of the British version of The Masked Singer and finished in second place.

Philanthropy[edit]

Ne-Yo is passionate about the arts and children, and has shown his support for Little Kids Rock by filming a PSA for the organization.[76]

Personal life[edit]

Family[edit]

In 2005, Jesseca White, Ne-Yo's girlfriend at the time, gave birth to a boy, naming him Chimere after Ne-Yo's middle name.[64] Though Ne-Yo believed he was the father, he later discovered the child was not his.[77][78]

In June 2010, Ne-Yo told Ebony that he and his then-girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw, were expecting their first child together – a girl due early in 2011.[79] Shaw gave birth early to daughter Madilyn Grace Smith on November 12, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia. Announcing the birth, Ne-Yo said of his first child, "I've been in love before but this feels like nothing I've ever felt... like I'm in love for the first time."[80]

In September 2011, Ne-Yo revealed that he was expecting his second child with Monyetta Shaw. Shaw gave birth to a boy, Mason Evan Smith, on October 9, 2011.[81]

In September 2015, the singer announced that he and Crystal Renay Williams were engaged and expecting a child.[82] They were married on February 20, 2016.[83] Their son, Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr., was born on March 15, 2016.[84] Their second son, Roman Alexander-Raj Smith was born on June 14, 2018.[85] In February 2020, Ne-Yo announced that he and Crystal Smith would end their marriage,[86] and he withdrew his divorce case afterwards.[87] The pair reconciled during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, with Ne-Yo telling CBS chat show The Talk: "Before the quarantine happened, we were definitely talking divorce, and the quarantine forced us to sit still, block out the noise from the world - you know the world can get very, very loud, and we tend to let the world's opinion mean more in certain situations than it should."[88]

In 2019, in wake of the television documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, Ne-Yo confirmed his support for the Mute R. Kelly campaign, for the protection of his own daughter.[89]

In February 2021, Ne-Yo announced via Instagram that he and Williams were expecting a third child together. [90]

Legal issues[edit]

  • On February 19, 2008, Ne-Yo was arrested for reckless driving and driving without a valid license after driving through Cobb County, Georgia in his 2006 Range Rover. It was reported that he was doing about 150 mph, 100 mph over the speed limit. On June 2, 2008, Ne-Yo pleaded guilty to the driving without a valid license charge and no contest to the reckless driving charge. He was sentenced to 24 hours of community service.[91]
  • On August 22, 2011, Ne-Yo was sued along with rapper Pitbull and DJ Afrojack by actress Lindsay Lohan, claiming that their song "Give Me Everything" referenced her by name in the lyrics. A judge ruled that Pitbull's use of her name was protected by the First Amendment and that Lohan was barely mentioned in the song. Pitbull then won the lawsuit.[92]

Health[edit]

In August 2017, Ne-Yo announced he had adopted a vegan diet after viewing the documentary What the Health.[93] In February 2019 he said in an interview that he had lost "like 30 pounds" and had also reversed his tendinitis since he became vegan, calling it "one of the best things he's ever done".[94] His representative confirmed in March 2020 that he was no longer a vegan.[95]

Discography[edit]

Main article: Ne-Yo discography
Studio albums
  • In My Own Words (2006)
  • Because of You (2007)
  • Year of the Gentleman (2008)
  • Libra Scale (2010)
  • R.E.D. (2012)
  • Non-Fiction (2015)
  • Good Man (2018)
  • Another Kind of Christmas (2019)

Filmography[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Save the Last Dance 2MixxDirect to video
2007Wild 'N OutHimself
2007Stomp the YardRich BrownFilm[96]
2011CSI: NYHitman[97]Episode: "Smooth Criminal"[98]
2011The Fresh Beat BandHimselfEpisode: "Band in a Jam"[99]
2011Battle: Los AngelesSpecksFilm[100]
2012Red TailsAndrew 'Smoky' SalemFilm[101]
2012The X FactorGuest Mentor
2012Never Mind the BuzzcocksGuest Host
201290210Himself
2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!Secret Service Agent DeverouxTV movie
2015EmpireHimselfEpisode: "Be True"
2015The Wiz Live!The Tin-Man / John The Farmhand Man #1TV movie
2016The Mindy ProjectMarcusEpisode: "Baby Got Backslide"
Episode 4.20 "The Greatest Date in the World"
2016 America's Got TalentGuest judgeJudge Cuts Day 1
2017–presentWorld of DanceJudge
2017Hollywood Game NightHimselfEpisode: "Super Duper Store Night"
2017Girls Trip
2017Lip Sync BattleEpisode "Taye Diggs vs. Ne-Yo"
2018–presentStep Up: High WaterSage OdomSeries regular
2019The SubstituteHimselfEpisode: "Ne-Yo"[102]
2020Nickelodeon's UnfilteredHimselfEpisode: "Porcupines Rock High Tops!"
2020–2021The Masked Singer UKBadgerSeries 2; runner up[103]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Ne-Yo

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McKynzie, Amber (February 8, 2018). "Ne-Yo Talks Fatherhood, Life as a Husband, and Breaks Down New Single, 'Good Man '[EXCLUSIVE]". WBLS 107.5 FM. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Ne-Yo at IMDb