Ne-Yo ‘Never Knew I Needed’ Video

Ne-Yo is out with the video to his new single ‘Never Knew I Needed’, featured in Disney’s Animated Picture and Soundtrack ‘The Princess and the Frog’. Watch it via YouTube below.

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Ne-Yo Discusses Tearful Concert Cancellation In Manchester

Ne-Yo is sounding off on the critics after his concert in Manchester on Thursday night, where the singer was forced to cancel a concert midway through due to illness and a shot voice. The R&B singer songwriter tells readers at globalgrind.com:

THIS IS MY LIFE!! Not much else matters to me, honestly. My music, my family and the people that appreciate my music…..the fans. THAT’S ABOUT IT!! I’ve never had to stop a show, never dreamed I’d ever have to. So when I had to walk out on that stage and tell 12,000 of the people responsible for making me who I am that I could not perform for them, it literally broke my heart. I cried harder than I have in a very long time with no shame whatsoever.

Check out the entire post here and watch the singer’s tearful message to the audience below.

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Essence Music Festival Artists Remember Michael Jackson

Celebrities at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, including Ne-Yo, John Legend, Salt-N-Pepa, Anita Baker and Brian McKnight, shared their memories of Michael Jackson with CNN. Watch the red carpet interviews below.

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Ne-Yo Comments On Michael Jackson’s Death

Ne-Yo spoke with the media in Los Angeles before hopping in an awaiting SUV, commenting on the death of Michael Jackson. Asked about Jackson’s role in his career, Ne-Yo responded, “Michael Jackson is half the reason I’m even here. If not for Michael and what he did, I wouldn’t be standing here in front of you guys right now. I think I speak for all R&B and pop music when I say that.” Watch the comments via Hollywood.tv below.

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Ne-Yo’s Songwriting Speed Amazes Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland and David Guetta revealed how Ne-Yo left them in shock with his speedy work in the studio in an interview with ITN. “He wrote the song in eight minutes,” the former Destiny’s Child star said, referring to their new single ‘When Love Takes Over’. “That’s the fastest I’ve ever seen a song written.” Watch the comments below.

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Ne-Yo ‘Part Of The List’ Video

Ne-Yo is out with the video to his new single ‘Part Of The List’, the fourth release off the Sherman Oaks, California R&B singer’s third studio album ‘Year of the Gentleman’, out now on Def Jam. Watch the TAJ directed video below.

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Ne-Yo Talks With B96 Before Chicago Theater Concert

Justin Roman from B96 radio interviewed Ne-Yo just before his concert at the Chicago Theater on Friday (February 27). The singer talked about his route into the industry, not having a favorite among his collection of songs, his song ‘Closer’ getting covered on ‘American Idol’ earlier in the week, and he ended by playing a bit of lyrical trivia for songs he’s written. Watch the interview below.

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Ne-Yo Hears From Rihanna, Wants To Speak With Chris Brown

Ne-Yo tells MTV News he was grief-stricken after viewing the recently leaked photo of Rihanna shortly after her alleged assault by the hands of boyfriend Chris Brown. “I saw the picture,” he said solemnly. “That just really — that hurt me to my heart, man. Again, I still don’t know what happened, ’cause I haven’t had the opportunity to talk to Chris yet. But to take it to that level really hurt my heart. All I can say is, I’m praying for both of them. They’re both in my prayers. I haven’t had a chance to talk to Chris yet. I just wanna sit down and talk to that dude and just explain if he doesn’t understand: ‘That’s not something that’s excusable, bruh. You have to get a little smarter about whatever it is going on in your relationship. You have to get a little smarter about how you handle certain situations.’”

Ne-Yo added that he’s been in contact with Rihanna since the incident. “I spoke to Rihanna,” he said. “She says she’s fine. She didn’t go into detail about what happened. I understand it’s a painful situation; I didn’t push.”

Watch his comments below.

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Ne-Yo Discusses Chris Brown, Feeling Underappreciated, Blog Rumors

KIIS FM's DJ Skee interviewed Ne-Yo during the New Music Show, talking about the beef with Chris Brown with 'With You' and 'Gone Girl' sounding too similar, not being a controversial person and "not being the dude to sell my soul in order to sell records", thus feeling underappreciated in the process, and how he's subject to rumors on blog sites "because there's nothing else to say" since there's no dirt on him. Watch the interview below.

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Ne-Yo Explains Why He Addressed The Rumors

Radio 538's Juize welcomed Ne-Yo to the studio in Amsterdam, where the singer and producer talked about how he's able to be so successful, not liking to be isolated and being a people person, not having a specific songwriting method, how he decides what songs to keep and which ones to give to other artists, how he's been able to write songs for women from their perspective, how 'The Year of the Gentleman' doesn't have to be just 365 days, wanting to continue pushing the envelope in the future, how he feels about his Grammy chances, and speaking out against internet rumors. "I've been very passive in all of these situations over the last three years or so," Ne-Yo said of the chatter. "I understand in this business you have to develop a thicker skin because people are gonna talk no matter what the truth is people are gonna feel what they want to feel, think what they wanna think, say what they wanna say. Cool, fine and good. I understand that a hater's job is to hate. But when people start putting stock into what they're saying, that's when something has to happen. So that's why I spoke out." Watch the 2-part interview below.

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