Latest Release
- NOV 15, 2024
- 1 Song
Time of Our Lives
Globalization · 2014
Leave You Alone (feat. Ne-Yo)
TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition (Deluxe Version) · 2011
Closer
Year of the Gentleman (Deluxe Edition) · 2008
So Sick
In My Own Words · 2005
Nothing But the Beat 2.0 · 2012
Miss Independent
Year of the Gentleman (Deluxe Edition) · 2008
Planet Pit (Deluxe Version) · 2011
In a Perfect World... (Bonus Track Version) · 2009
Because of You
Because of You · 2007
Mad
Year of the Gentleman (Deluxe Edition) · 2008
Essential Albums
Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Edition)
Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Edition)
Ne-Yo’s third full-length finds him moving away from R&B and towards acoustic-and-piano-driven pop in the mold of “Take A Bow” and “Irreplaceable," the hit singles he wrote for Rihanna and Beyoncé. “Closer” and “Miss Independent” maintain the rushing pulse of club music without becoming bombastic, while the smooth dance cut “Nobody” looks to the always-relevant Michael Jackson for inspiration.
In My Own Words (Deluxe 15th Anniversary Edition)
In My Own Words (Deluxe 15th Anniversary Edition)
“Shorty, I ain’t got no game,” R&B hip-hopper Ne-Yo sings on “I Ain’t Gotta Tell You That,” working it even as he denies it. The latest, and one of the best, in a long row of artists melding luscious soul verities with boomin’-system beats, the singer multitracks himself into a vocal orchestra; the result is an album that pays off from end to end. Ne-Yo spins line after line, each a little worn and each freshened by his sensual, witty approach. He’s “So Sick” of love songs that remind him of you, loves the sex that happens “When You’re Mad,” wants to do it in front of the “Mirror,” “Ain’t Gotta Tell You” how fine you are ’cause he knows you hear it all the time. A boyishly raised eyebrow helps get him over, while never obscuring the beauty of this music.
Self Explanatory
Self Explanatory
2022
Another Kind Of Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
Another Kind Of Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
2019
GOOD MAN (Deluxe)
GOOD MAN (Deluxe)
2018
B.O.S.S. Building of a Supa Star (The Ne-Yo Story)
B.O.S.S. Building of a Supa Star (The Ne-Yo Story)
2017
Non-Fiction (Deluxe)
Non-Fiction (Deluxe)
2015
The Birth of Ne-Yo
The Birth of Ne-Yo
2013
Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) [Remixes]
Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) [Remixes]
2012
Heavenly Hell (feat. Ne-Yo)
2024
2 Million Secret
2024
Link Up (Remix)
2023
Link Up (Director's Cut)
2023
Link Up
2023
Mexico
2023
Artist Playlists
Ne-Yo Essentials
Ne-Yo Essentials
He's written for the world's biggest stars—now he's happy telling his own tale.
Ne-Yo: The Songwriters
Ne-Yo: The Songwriters
This prodigious pop songwriter defines smooth.
Ne-Yo: Influences
Ne-Yo: Influences
The streetwise pop and danceable beats that inspired him.
2024
2 The Moon (IAmChino x Salvi Remix) - Single
2 The Moon (IAmChino x Salvi Remix) - Single
2024
2 The Moon (The Remixes) - Single
2 The Moon (The Remixes) - Single
2024
2 Million Secrets - Single
2 Million Secrets - Single
2024
2 The Moon (feat. DJ Buddha) - Single
2 The Moon (feat. DJ Buddha) - Single
2024
Sage - Single
Sage - Single
2024
Another Kind Of Christmas Reimagined - EP
Another Kind Of Christmas Reimagined - EP
2023
Compilations
Another Kind Of Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
Another Kind Of Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
2019
MR.XXL (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
MR.XXL (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
HyenaXXL
Two Million Secrets - Single (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Two Million Secrets - Single (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Killa Ben
Feels (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Feels (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Iakopo
Don't Fall Out of Love (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Don't Fall Out of Love (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Jhonni Blaze
Real Man (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Real Man (feat. Ne-Yo) - Single
Behani
Real Man (feat. Ne-Yo) [Remixes] - Single
Real Man (feat. Ne-Yo) [Remixes] - Single
Behani
Rezquizit
More To Hear
Ne-Yo, ScHoolboy Q
Ne-Yo, ScHoolboy Q
The MC discusses Step Up: High Water. ScHoolboy Q on CrasH Talk.
About Ne-Yo
Only a singer and writer of Ne-Yo’s suaveness and sensitivity could call an album Year of the Gentleman and mean it. Released in 2008, the third full-length studio effort by the R&B performer, songwriter, and producer—who was born Shaffer Chimere Smith in Camden, Arkansas, in 1979—demonstrated his mastery when it comes to crafting love songs that are sweet and sincere but never sentimental. The album’s biggest hit, “Miss Independent,” is equally remarkable as a male-sung celebration of women’s power, performed in the impeccably smooth manner that became one of Ne-Yo’s signatures after he made the transition from a writer of other people’s hits (including “Irreplaceable” for Beyoncé) to a star in his own right with his 2006 debut In My Own Words. His first hit, “So Sick,” pointed to his knack for instantly engaging yet subtly sophisticated melodies, a gift that served him well on solo smashes like “Miss Independent” and 2012’s “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself),” as well as on his club-friendly collaborations with Pitbull and Afrojack (2011’s “Give Me Everything”) and Akon and David Guetta (2013’s “Play Hard”). Whatever the tempo or the style of the song at hand, Ne-Yo is sure to maintain the poise and finesse that are hallmarks of the best kind of gentleman.
- HOMETOWN
- Camden, AR, United States
- BORN
- October 18, 1979
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul
- USHER
- Mario
- Trey Songz
- Chris Brown
- Rihanna
- Lloyd
- Alicia Keys
- 112
- Ciara
- Justin Bieber
