Ne-Yo

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Genre: Adult Contemporary R&B, Pop
Styles: Urban, Contemporary R&B
Biography: Songwriter, arranger, and vocalist Ne-Yo was born Shaffer Smith in Arkansas and raised in Las Vegas, NV. His start in the music industry came as a songwriter. Prior to exiting his teenage years, he penned material for Youngstown and broke through in 2004 with Mario's "Let Me Love You," one of the most-played ...Read full biography
In My Own Words
Released: 2006
Label: Def Jam
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Shaffer Smith has been writing material for mainstream acts since the tail end of the '90s, when he was barely old enough to drive. In 2004, after he adopted the name Ne-Yo -- a sensible move since his ...Read full review
Year of the Gentleman
Released: 2008
Label: Universal Japan
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Apart from a little more drama, a notion set with the desperate urgency of opening track "Closer," not much makes Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo's third album in as many years, all that different from In ...Read full review
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Ne-Yo performs at Day 1 of the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 3, 2009.
Ne-Yo attends Chrisette Michele's "Epiphany" showcase at The Canal Room in New York on March 9,...
Ne-Yo attends BET's "Spring Bling" taping on March 24, 2006.
Ne-Yo attends the Fourth Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Oct....
Ne-Yo performs at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on March 29, 2007.
Ne-Yo arrives for the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2009.
Ne-Yo attends the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2008.
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