Both Ne-Yo and Johnta Austin are responsible for some of the best R&B tunes we’ve heard in our lifetimes. At times music consumers are only aware of the artists who perform the songs we love, but few are attentive to the composers who those classic melodies. Two of R&B’s bests took to Instagram Live Sunday […]
Dancehall crooner Charly Black taps the songwriting and R&B maven Ne-Yo to enter his reggae world to drop a sultry new song titled “Over Again.” Black Divulges into the subject matter about multiple topics about love; the deep thinking subject matter gets perfectly balanced out by the dancehall production. The single has the duo going […]
Fabolous returned to the Drink Champs podcast and he shared a bunch of stories behind his hit records, and the beginning of his major-label career. Apparently there was a small mix up about his 2007 collaboration with Ne-Yo, “Make Me Better.” JAY-Z originally passed on the Timbaland-produced beat, and as the Brooklyn rapper was gearing […]
Believe it or not, the holiday season is approaching quickly. To get the spirit right in your home and headphones, NE-YO has released his first-holiday album, Another Kind of Christmas. The three-time GRAMMY winner has penned five new songs and reimagined Christmas classics like “Someday At Christmas,” which was a plea for peace performed by […]
IFC has given the green light for a series pickup to a sketch variety comedy Sherman’s Showcase from writers Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The show is being executive produced by John Legend and his Get Lifted Film Co. The series is a spoof of the 1970s and ’80s musical variety shows with Salahuddin playing […]
PartyNextDoor has been working hard behind the scenes. He has another no. 1 hit under his belt for his writing credits on DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller. Party also had an interview with Nardwuar, where he opened up about meeting Drake and Jamaican influence in Canada. The “Freak In You” singer […]
The Georgia Dome is going out with a bang! Not only will eight HBCUs go head-to-head at the annual Honda Battle of the Bands, but Ne-Yo will also perform that night [January 28, 2017] at the Atlanta stadium before facilities shut down. The dome currently houses football teams Georgia State University and the Atlanta Falcons, […]
Ne-Yo is planning on giving back in a major way. The singer is teaming up with StockX, a sneaker trading company with stock market-like visibility. The singer plans on selling 20 pairs of sneakers to raise money for children growing up in foster care through The Compound Foundation. It also is in partnership with the […]
This weekend R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo made it official with fiancée Crystal Renay by tying the knot in an intimate ceremony. The two had been dating for a year prior to sealing the deal, and are currently expecting their first child together. According to reports, the two did the deed Saturday [February 20,2016] among family and friends […]
DJ Khaled has spent the past few months teaching us the keys to success on Snapchat; but today, his duties were heightened. Becoming more and more known for taking control of the circumstances in his own life, the sought-after motivational speaker and multi-platinum and gold-selling DJ-producer temporarily took over for Principal Sonia Romero at Carol […]
Pras is widely known as 1/3 of the legendary group The Fugees. Now, you can add filmmaker to his resume. After four years, his documentary Sweet Mickey For President is getting ready to be released nationwide. The film covers the presidential campaign of an unlikely candidate Michel Martelly and his journey from dismissal to the seat of […]
Here’s the latest visual from Kiss’ new album Top 5 Dead Or Alive featuring Ne-Yo and L.A. street legend Nipsey Hussle titled “Ain’t Nothing New”. This exclusive “director’s cut” version shows how Jada keeps it 100% street; proving how respect is much more important that the fame and fortune.
Ne-Yo gets down to the nitty gritty when discussing R&B with us back in 2012, as he was prepping one of his most underrated albums, R.E.D., and just how R&B was doing in 2012. In his interview with one of our editors, one of the biggest R&B hitmakers of the 2000’s told us that he […]
The anticipated three-hour production of The Wiz Live! airs this week [Thursday, December 3] 8/7c on NBC. The groundbreaking television event stars heavy hitters Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Shanice Williams, David Alan Grier, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Amber Riley, Stephanie Mills, Uzo Aduba and Common. New Jersey resident Williams makes her professional acting debut as […]
The 2015 BET Awards performance line up just got better. Recently BET announced that Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar would be performing at the BET Awards. As BET continues to roll out the expected performers, they tweeted that Meek Mill will be added on the bill: Advertisement BET also confirmed that Nicki Minaj and Ne-yo will be hitting the stage. So far the list is full of […]
Details of the new season of Empire have already been surfacing. FOX’s co-chairs Dana Walden and Gary Newman announced that Ne-Yo and Timbaland will be working together on the music. FOX executives also mentioned that the second season will consist of 18 episodes that will be cut in half with a cliffhanger in between. Spoiler alert: A fourth […]
Check out the all new theme song from Disney’s film Cinderella.
The Grammy festivities continued last night with the “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life” All Star Grammy Salute at the Nokia Theatre in DTLA.
On Saturday, February 7 the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) hosted their annual GRAMMY Nominees Brunch at the exclusive SLS Hotel located in Beverly Hills.
Pitbull Prepares For The Release Of His New Album During Hip-Hop History Month Entitled “Globalization” Some Say Artist Is Ready To Address Poverty, Education, Gun & Gang Violence Through The “GLOBALIZATION MOVEMENT” Pitbull’s quest to dominate the world will become a reality on November 24, 2014 when he releases his 8th studio album […]